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. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.045 (9) | 8.652 8.652  | |||
| 2. Kentucky (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.585 (11) | 7.447 7.447  1 | |||
| 3. Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.214 (7) | 7.423 7.423  1 | |||
| 4. Auburn (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.242 (1) | 7.09 7.09  4 | |||
| 5. South Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.333 (5) | 6.914 6.914  1 | |||
| 6. Georgia (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.736 (10) | 6.906 6.906  1 | |||
| 7. Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.259 (6) | 6.232 6.232  3 | |||
| 8. Arkansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.196 (8) | 6.066 6.066  1 | |||
| 9. Vanderbilt (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.164 (12) | 5.783 5.783  | |||
| 10. Mississippi St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.475 (4) | 5.655 5.655  1 | |||
| 11. Tennessee (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.586 (3) | 5.622 5.622  1 | |||
| 12. Mississippi (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.043 (2) | 4.345 4.345  |