Week 5
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Great West Conference | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Coastal Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.694 (2) | 3.528 3.528  | |||
| 2. Liberty (5 - 0) Schedule: 1.109 (6) | 3.096 3.096  | |||
| 3. Charleston Southern (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.852 (1) | 2.207 2.207  1 | |||
| 4. Gardner-Webb (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.715 (4) | 1.785 1.785  1 | |||
| 5. Stony Brook (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.639 (3) | 0.841 0.841  | |||
| 6. VMI (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.232 (5) | 0.598 0.598  |