Week 5
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All | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 10 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big East Conference | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | Mountain West Conference | Pacific 10 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Western Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.052 (1) | 6.406 6.406  | |||
| 2. North Carolina St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.757 (2) | 6.317 6.317  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.85 (8) | 5.935 5.935  | |||
| 4. Florida St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.575 (9) | 5.791 5.791  3 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.632 (3) | 5.211 5.211  1 | |||
| 6. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.07 (5) | 4.651 4.651  1 | |||
| 7. Clemson (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.929 (11) | 4.094 4.094  2 | |||
| 8. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.387 (10) | 4.006 4.006  | |||
| 9. Maryland (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.649 (12) | 3.657 3.657  3 | |||
| 10. Boston College (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.022 (6) | 3.233 3.233  | |||
| 11. Wake Forest (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.973 (7) | 3.103 3.103  | |||
| 12. Duke (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.088 (4) | 2.764 2.764  |