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. Western Michigan (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.476 (12) | 5.082 5.082  3 | |||
| 2. Kent St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.095 (9) | 4.862 4.862  6 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.129 (8) | 4.728 4.728  2 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.443 (1) | 4.703 4.703  2 | |||
| 5. Akron (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.956 (2) | 4.444 4.444  4 | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.81 (3) | 4.042 4.042  3 | |||
| 7. Bowling Green (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.282 (6) | 3.727 3.727  4 | |||
| 8. Toledo (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.241 (7) | 3.531 3.531  1 | |||
| 9. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.672 (4) | 3.186 3.186  | |||
| 10. Ball St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.812 (11) | 3.159 3.159  4 | |||
| 11. Miami OH (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.629 (5) | 2.203 2.203  1 | |||
| 12. Eastern Michigan (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.064 (10) | 1.437 1.437  2 |