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. Tulsa (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.414 (12) | 4.854 4.854  3 | |||
| 2. Houston (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.513 (10) | 4.578 4.578  1 | |||
| 3. Marshall (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.601 (2) | 4.498 4.498  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.766 (8) | 4.263 4.263  1 | |||
| 5. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.383 (3) | 4.068 4.068  | |||
| 6. UTEP  (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.603 (1) | 3.934 3.934  3 | |||
| 7. SMU (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.249 (4) | 3.773 3.773  | |||
| 8. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.193 (11) | 3.71 3.71  2 | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.549 (9) | 3.06 3.06  1 | |||
| 10. Tulane (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.923 (7) | 2.408 2.408  1 | |||
| 11. Memphis (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.006 (6) | 2.27 2.27  3 | |||
| 12. Rice (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.184 (5) | 1.028 1.028  |