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. Central Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.823 (8) | 5.447 5.447  | |||
| 2. Houston (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.85 (4) | 5.288 5.288  | |||
| 3. Tulsa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.68 (5) | 4.919 4.919  | |||
| 4. East Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.76 (2) | 4.657 4.657  1 | |||
| 5. Southern Miss (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.005 (7) | 3.688 3.688  1 | |||
| 6. UTEP  (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.769 (12) | 3.451 3.451  1 | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.033 (6) | 3.396 3.396  1 | |||
| 8. Memphis (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.666 (11) | 3.053 3.053  2 | |||
| 9. Marshall (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.941 (1) | 2.569 2.569  | |||
| 10. Tulane (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.123 (3) | 2.378 2.378  1 | |||
| 11. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.814 (9) | 2.068 2.068  1 | |||
| 12. Rice (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.8 (10) | 0.586 0.586  |