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. Temple (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.337 (3) | 5.062 5.062  1 | |||
| 2. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.072 (5) | 4.254 4.254  1 | |||
| 3. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.406 (2) | 4.184 4.184  4 | |||
| 4. Northern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.293 (12) | 4.048 4.048  1 | |||
| 5. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.221 (13) | 3.988 3.988  4 | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.763 (8) | 3.794 3.794  | |||
| 7. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.064 (6) | 3.689 3.689  3 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.156 (4) | 3.138 3.138  3 | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.031 (7) | 2.93 2.93  1 | |||
| 10. Kent St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.572 (9) | 2.82 2.82  1 | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.463 (1) | 1.855 1.855  1 | |||
| 12. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.392 (10) | 1.84 1.84  | |||
| 13. Akron (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.345 (11) | 0.168 0.168  |