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. Florida (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.38 (2) | 9.36 9.36  | |||
| 2. Tennessee (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.737 (1) | 8.779 8.779  | |||
| 3. Auburn (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.088 (9) | 8.032 8.032  | |||
| 4. LSU (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.535 (10) | 7.3 7.3  | |||
| 5. Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.936 (3) | 6.445 6.445  | |||
| 6. Georgia (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.579 (12) | 6.402 6.402  1 | |||
| 7. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.648 (5) | 6.038 6.038  1 | |||
| 8. Vanderbilt (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.142 (8) | 5.528 5.528  | |||
| 9. Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.258 (7) | 5.348 5.348  | |||
| 10. South Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.321 (11) | 4.947 4.947  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.66 (4) | 3.341 3.341  1 | |||
| 12. Mississippi (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.603 (6) | 3.281 3.281  1 |