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. Nebraska (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.626 (2) | 7.212 7.212  | |||
| 2. Texas (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.719 (8) | 6.983 6.983  | |||
| 3. Missouri (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.999 (5) | 6.703 6.703  | |||
| 4. Kansas (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.567 (9) | 6.698 6.698  | |||
| 5. Oklahoma (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.744 (1) | 6.161 6.161  | |||
| 6. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.833 (7) | 5.272 5.272  2 | |||
| 7. Oklahoma St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.32 (11) | 4.996 4.996  | |||
| 8. Kansas St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.534 (3) | 4.95 4.95  3 | |||
| 9. Iowa St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.893 (6) | 4.785 4.785  3 | |||
| 10. Texas Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.107 (12) | 4.675 4.675  | |||
| 11. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.55 (10) | 4.628 4.628  2 | |||
| 12. Colorado (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.388 (4) | 4.066 4.066  |