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. TCU  (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.988 (6) | 7.248 7.248  | |||
| 2. Utah (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.644 (8) | 5.72 5.72  | |||
| 3. Air Force (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.144 (7) | 5.08 5.08  | |||
| 4. San Diego St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.437 (9) | 4.967 4.967  | |||
| 5. Wyoming (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.701 (4) | 3.289 3.289  | |||
| 6. Brigham Young (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.008 (2) | 2.74 2.74  | |||
| 7. UNLV (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.612 (5) | 2.575 2.575  1 | |||
| 8. Colorado St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.463 (1) | 2.508 2.508  1 | |||
| 9. New Mexico (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.755 (3) | 0.901 0.901  |