Week 5
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Boise St (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.122 (5) | 7.455 7.455  1 | |||
| 2. Fresno St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.41 (8) | 6.457 6.457  1 | |||
| 3. UTEP  (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.578 (4) | 5.795 5.795  2 | |||
| 4. Louisiana Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.795 (3) | 5.16 5.16  | |||
| 5. Hawai`i (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.637 (7) | 4.819 4.819  3 | |||
| 6. Rice (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.929 (6) | 4.568 4.568  3 | |||
| 7. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.272 (1) | 4.396 4.396  1 | |||
| 8. Tulsa (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.822 (2) | 3.765 3.765  1 | |||
| 9. San Jose St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.152 (9) | 3.137 3.137  1 | |||
| 10. Nevada (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.325 (10) | 2.999 2.999  1 |