Week 5
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.72 (26) | 8.05 8.05  2 | |||
| 2. Stanford (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.973 (15) | 7.616 7.616  1 | |||
| 3. Oregon (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.204 (48) | 7.456 7.456  19 | |||
| 4. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.69 (29) | 7.441 7.441  11 | |||
| 5. TCU  (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.988 (62) | 7.248 7.248  3 | |||
| 6. Arizona (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.757 (24) | 7.133 7.133  1 | |||
| 7. Kansas St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.519 (3) | 7.114 7.114  1 | |||
| 8. Ohio State (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.821 (76) | 6.861 6.861  2 | |||
| 9. Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.882 (16) | 6.848 6.848  2 | |||
| 10. Boise St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.955 (66) | 6.827 6.827  6 | |||
| 11. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.616 (33) | 6.764 6.764  9 | |||
| 12. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.126 (105) | 6.653 6.653  9 | |||
| 13. Oklahoma (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.813 (18) | 6.428 6.428  26 | |||
| 14. Oklahoma St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.27 (45) | 6.421 6.421  6 | |||
| 15. Nevada (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.301 (94) | 6.41 6.41  4 | |||
| 16. UCLA (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.769 (1) | 6.409 6.409  7 | |||
| 17. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.052 (11) | 6.406 6.406  12 | |||
| 18. South Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.423 (40) | 6.349 6.349  4 | |||
| 19. North Carolina St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.757 (23) | 6.317 6.317  3 | |||
| 20. Missouri (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.777 (78) | 6.287 6.287  7 | |||
| 21. California (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.195 (10) | 6.217 6.217  4 | |||
| 22. Michigan (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.087 (54) | 6.164 6.164  4 | |||
| 23. Central Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.877 (17) | 6.01 6.01  6 | |||
| 24. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.85 (70) | 5.935 5.935  1 | |||
| 25. Iowa St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.288 (7) | 5.922 5.922  6 | |||
| 26. Baylor (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.749 (81) | 5.9 5.9  21 | |||
| 27. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.847 (71) | 5.824 5.824  3 | |||
| 28. Auburn (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.832 (74) | 5.815 5.815  11 | |||
| 29. Florida St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.575 (87) | 5.791 5.791  22 | |||
| 30. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.824 (75) | 5.736 5.736  18 | |||
| 31. Utah (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.644 (113) | 5.72 5.72  4 | |||
| 32. Houston (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.964 (65) | 5.714 5.714  | |||
| 33. Penn State (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.209 (9) | 5.523 5.523  7 | |||
| 34. Arizona St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.804 (19) | 5.451 5.451  11 | |||
| 35. Fresno St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.835 (73) | 5.439 5.439  29 | |||
| 36. Southern Cal (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.796 (77) | 5.426 5.426  12 | |||
| 37. Wisconsin (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.636 (84) | 5.348 5.348  4 | |||
| 38. Michigan St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.026 (107) | 5.344 5.344  3 | |||
| 39. Texas (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.576 (37) | 5.311 5.311  1 | |||
| 40. Colorado (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.316 (44) | 5.287 5.287  3 | |||
| 41. Northwestern (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.192 (102) | 5.282 5.282  28 | |||
| 42. Oregon St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.754 (2) | 5.267 5.267  7 | |||
| 43. Notre Dame  (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.333 (5) | 5.212 5.212  9 | |||
| 44. North Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.632 (31) | 5.211 5.211  7 | |||
| 45. Mississippi St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.222 (47) | 5.103 5.103  9 | |||
| 46. Air Force (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.144 (104) | 5.08 5.08  13 | |||
| 47. Temple (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.337 (43) | 5.062 5.062  7 | |||
| 48. San Diego St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.437 (116) | 4.967 4.967  18 | |||
| 49. Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.981 (14) | 4.921 4.921  14 | |||
| 50. Tulsa (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.666 (83) | 4.788 4.788  8 | |||
| 51. West Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.237 (97) | 4.781 4.781  23 | |||
| 52. Connecticut (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.945 (67) | 4.75 4.75  21 | |||
| 53. Idaho (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.195 (101) | 4.679 4.679  15 | |||
| 54. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.07 (56) | 4.651 4.651  6 | |||
| 55. SMU (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.862 (69) | 4.597 4.597  6 | |||
| 56. Southern Miss (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.147 (103) | 4.597 4.597  | |||
| 57. Cincinnati (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.989 (13) | 4.575 4.575  19 | |||
| 58. Texas Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.183 (49) | 4.525 4.525  2 | |||
| 59. Pittsburgh (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.992 (61) | 4.46 4.46  13 | |||
| 60. Washington (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.693 (28) | 4.45 4.45  34 | |||
| 61. Hawai`i (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.841 (72) | 4.378 4.378  6 | |||
| 62. South Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.912 (110) | 4.377 4.377  12 | |||
| 63. Purdue (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.537 (38) | 4.305 4.305  16 | |||
| 64. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.072 (55) | 4.254 4.254  11 | |||
| 65. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.965 (64) | 4.241 4.241  10 | |||
| 66. Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.279 (96) | 4.225 4.225  4 | |||
| 67. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.406 (41) | 4.184 4.184  18 | |||
| 68. Georgia (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.765 (22) | 4.16 4.16  1 | |||
| 69. Clemson (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.929 (109) | 4.094 4.094  14 | |||
| 70. Tennessee (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.778 (20) | 4.067 4.067  27 | |||
| 71. Northern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.293 (95) | 4.048 4.048  9 | |||
| 72. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.387 (92) | 4.006 4.006  18 | |||
| 73. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.221 (98) | 3.988 3.988  39 | |||
| 74. Army (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.997 (108) | 3.984 3.984  12 | |||
| 75. Syracuse (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.801 (120) | 3.954 3.954  24 | |||
| 76. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.259 (8) | 3.92 3.92  34 | |||
| 77. Navy (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.605 (86) | 3.899 3.899  31 | |||
| 78. East Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.598 (35) | 3.884 3.884  34 | |||
| 79. Indiana (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.979 (119) | 3.858 3.858  11 | |||
| 80. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.763 (80) | 3.794 3.794  2 | |||
| 81. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.064 (57) | 3.689 3.689  3 | |||
| 82. Maryland (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.649 (112) | 3.657 3.657  32 | |||
| 83. UTEP  (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.03 (118) | 3.498 3.498  | |||
| 84. Louisville (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.2 (100) | 3.489 3.489  9 | |||
| 85. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.419 (90) | 3.464 3.464  1 | |||
| 86. Utah St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.74 (82) | 3.308 3.308  25 | |||
| 87. Wyoming (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.701 (27) | 3.289 3.289  13 | |||
| 88. Kansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.92 (68) | 3.266 3.266  7 | |||
| 89. Boston College (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.022 (60) | 3.233 3.233  24 | |||
| 90. Rutgers (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.614 (114) | 3.227 3.227  33 | |||
| 91. Buffalo (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.156 (50) | 3.138 3.138  16 | |||
| 92. Wake Forest (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.973 (63) | 3.103 3.103  4 | |||
| 93. Washington St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.325 (6) | 3.089 3.089  9 | |||
| 94. Minnesota (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.145 (51) | 3.055 3.055  2 | |||
| 95. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.119 (117) | 3.03 3.03  6 | |||
| 96. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.031 (59) | 2.93 2.93  10 | |||
| 97. Kent St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.572 (88) | 2.82 2.82  5 | |||
| 98. Duke (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.088 (53) | 2.764 2.764  | |||
| 99. Tulane (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.631 (85) | 2.763 2.763  14 | |||
| 100. Brigham Young (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.008 (12) | 2.74 2.74  4 | |||
| 101. Louisiana Tech (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.14 (52) | 2.681 2.681  24 | |||
| 102. San Jose St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.621 (32) | 2.64 2.64  11 | |||
| 103. Marshall (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.593 (36) | 2.599 2.599  16 | |||
| 104. UNLV (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.612 (34) | 2.575 2.575  5 | |||
| 105. Colorado St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.463 (4) | 2.508 2.508  1 | |||
| 106. Florida Int'l (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.27 (46) | 2.28 2.28  35 | |||
| 107. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.403 (42) | 2.23 2.23  4 | |||
| 108. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.46 (89) | 2.217 2.217  4 | |||
| 109. Arkansas St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.108 (106) | 2.105 2.105  4 | |||
| 110. Memphis (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.061 (58) | 1.988 1.988  15 | |||
| 111. Eastern Michigan (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.463 (39) | 1.855 1.855  10 | |||
| 112. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.392 (91) | 1.84 1.84  4 | |||
| 113. Florida Atlantic (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.216 (99) | 1.71 1.71  3 | |||
| 114. Western Kentucky (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.778 (21) | 1.651 1.651  1 | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.772 (79) | 1.508 1.508  1 | |||
| 116. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.555 (115) | 1.262 1.262  1 | |||
| 117. North Texas (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.656 (111) | 0.926 0.926  3 | |||
| 118. New Mexico (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.755 (25) | 0.901 0.901  | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.64 (30) | 0.859 0.859  | |||
| 120. Akron (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.345 (93) | 0.168 0.168  |