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. Ball St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.75 (10) | 5.11 5.11  | |||
| 2. Kent St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.467 (5) | 4.99 4.99  1 | |||
| 3. Bowling Green (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.922 (9) | 4.903 4.903  2 | |||
| 4. Akron (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.86 (1) | 4.433 4.433  2 | |||
| 5. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.611 (3) | 4.313 4.313  1 | |||
| 6. Western Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.582 (4) | 3.955 3.955  | |||
| 7. Miami OH (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.876 (2) | 3.523 3.523  | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.744 (11) | 2.794 2.794  2 | |||
| 9. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.17 (8) | 2.437 2.437  1 | |||
| 10. Temple (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.452 (6) | 2.183 2.183  1 | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.346 (12) | 2.025 2.025  1 | |||
| 12. Toledo (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.265 (7) | 1.828 1.828  1 | |||
| 13. Northern Illinois (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.886 (13) | 1.252 1.252  4 |