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. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.544 (51) | 8.306 8.306  3 | |||
| 2. Texas Tech (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.676 (43) | 8.237 8.237  1 | |||
| 3. Texas (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.006 (25) | 8.078 8.078  2 | |||
| 4. South Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.526 (54) | 7.711 7.711  5 | |||
| 5. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.076 (20) | 7.65 7.65  2 | |||
| 6. Notre Dame  (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.016 (24) | 7.639 7.639  1 | |||
| 7. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.808 (35) | 7.433 7.433  10 | |||
| 8. West Virginia (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.835 (32) | 7.346 7.346  2 | |||
| 9. Georgia (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.187 (67) | 7.148 7.148  2 | |||
| 10. Oregon St (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.868 (5) | 7.067 7.067  2 | |||
| 11. Stanford (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.745 (7) | 7.002 7.002  9 | |||
| 12. Arizona St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.372 (62) | 6.907 6.907  | |||
| 13. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.994 (27) | 6.896 6.896  10 | |||
| 14. Kansas St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.135 (73) | 6.857 6.857  1 | |||
| 15. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.86 (87) | 6.829 6.829  1 | |||
| 16. Purdue (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.667 (45) | 6.642 6.642  2 | |||
| 17. Southern Cal (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.715 (41) | 6.639 6.639  7 | |||
| 18. Ohio State (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.408 (61) | 6.553 6.553  2 | |||
| 19. Oregon (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.302 (113) | 6.536 6.536  4 | |||
| 20. Florida St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.464 (106) | 6.531 6.531  1 | |||
| 21. Clemson (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.537 (53) | 6.379 6.379  8 | |||
| 22. Iowa St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.199 (16) | 6.371 6.371  2 | |||
| 23. UCLA (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.173 (71) | 6.368 6.368  5 | |||
| 24. Northwestern (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.146 (72) | 6.249 6.249  7 | |||
| 25. TCU  (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.086 (119) | 6.239 6.239  3 | |||
| 26. Mississippi St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.309 (112) | 6.221 6.221  9 | |||
| 27. Oklahoma (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.01 (79) | 6.077 6.077  8 | |||
| 28. San Jose St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.896 (85) | 6.072 6.072  1 | |||
| 29. Arizona (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.517 (10) | 6 6  7 | |||
| 30. Boise St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.696 (42) | 5.946 5.946  3 | |||
| 31. Rutgers (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.295 (114) | 5.934 5.934  10 | |||
| 32. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.991 (28) | 5.932 5.932  6 | |||
| 33. Nebraska (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.424 (108) | 5.674 5.674  4 | |||
| 34. Nevada (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.993 (81) | 5.669 5.669  12 | |||
| 35. Cincinnati (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.025 (121) | 5.637 5.637  10 | |||
| 36. Washington (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.999 (26) | 5.615 5.615  13 | |||
| 37. Michigan St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.053 (22) | 5.61 5.61  5 | |||
| 38. Utah St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.592 (99) | 5.587 5.587  5 | |||
| 39. Louisiana Tech (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.352 (110) | 5.582 5.582  13 | |||
| 40. Missouri (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.723 (9) | 5.481 5.481  10 | |||
| 41. Miami FL (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.728 (38) | 5.471 5.471  1 | |||
| 42. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.837 (31) | 5.435 5.435  8 | |||
| 43. Brigham Young (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.445 (107) | 5.395 5.395  12 | |||
| 44. Tennessee (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.283 (64) | 5.31 5.31  7 | |||
| 45. North Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.354 (109) | 5.304 5.304  6 | |||
| 46. Penn State (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.889 (86) | 5.28 5.28  6 | |||
| 47. Louisville (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.224 (115) | 5.275 5.275  17 | |||
| 48. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.437 (57) | 5.25 5.25  16 | |||
| 49. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.711 (93) | 5.245 5.245  9 | |||
| 50. Wisconsin (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.925 (29) | 5.237 5.237  5 | |||
| 51. Ohio U. (5 - 0) Schedule: 2.809 (122) | 5.224 5.224  23 | |||
| 52. Toledo (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.754 (91) | 5.162 5.162  9 | |||
| 53. Western Kentucky (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.626 (97) | 5.158 5.158  3 | |||
| 54. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.031 (78) | 5.147 5.147  12 | |||
| 55. Iowa (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.411 (60) | 5.081 5.081  16 | |||
| 56. Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.344 (13) | 5.066 5.066  3 | |||
| 57. Troy (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.188 (66) | 5.04 5.04  23 | |||
| 58. Tulsa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.57 (100) | 5.034 5.034  5 | |||
| 59. Auburn (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.17 (1) | 4.914 4.914  7 | |||
| 60. Northern Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.134 (117) | 4.889 4.889  | |||
| 61. Fresno St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.714 (92) | 4.872 4.872  2 | |||
| 62. South Florida (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.046 (23) | 4.824 4.824  12 | |||
| 63. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.069 (120) | 4.808 4.808  33 | |||
| 64. Central Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.186 (68) | 4.806 4.806  16 | |||
| 65. Minnesota (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.936 (84) | 4.779 4.779  21 | |||
| 66. Kent St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.811 (90) | 4.676 4.676  18 | |||
| 67. California (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.745 (8) | 4.666 4.666  10 | |||
| 68. Duke (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.096 (118) | 4.654 4.654  21 | |||
| 69. Utah (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.721 (40) | 4.634 4.634  9 | |||
| 70. New Mexico (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.058 (21) | 4.608 4.608  5 | |||
| 71. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.203 (15) | 4.546 4.546  6 | |||
| 72. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.317 (14) | 4.545 4.545  7 | |||
| 73. Kentucky (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.094 (2) | 4.526 4.526  | |||
| 74. Maryland (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.565 (49) | 4.491 4.491  4 | |||
| 75. Ball St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.57 (48) | 4.488 4.488  2 | |||
| 76. Temple (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.482 (55) | 4.483 4.483  6 | |||
| 77. Indiana (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.942 (83) | 4.483 4.483  10 | |||
| 78. Syracuse (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.161 (17) | 4.442 4.442  2 | |||
| 79. SMU (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.963 (4) | 4.43 4.43  8 | |||
| 80. Boston College (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.842 (30) | 4.364 4.364  8 | |||
| 81. Marshall (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.612 (46) | 4.359 4.359  19 | |||
| 82. Connecticut (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.479 (104) | 4.296 4.296  14 | |||
| 83. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.311 (63) | 4.291 4.291  9 | |||
| 84. Arkansas (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.753 (6) | 4.263 4.263  6 | |||
| 85. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.313 (111) | 4.204 4.204  3 | |||
| 86. San Diego St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.119 (75) | 4.172 4.172  17 | |||
| 87. Georgia Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.708 (94) | 4.158 4.158  33 | |||
| 88. Wyoming (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.12 (18) | 4.048 4.048  3 | |||
| 89. Air Force (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.666 (123) | 3.957 3.957  4 | |||
| 90. Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.787 (36) | 3.899 3.899  5 | |||
| 91. Alabama-Birmingham (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.085 (3) | 3.784 3.784  8 | |||
| 92. Kansas (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.537 (52) | 3.688 3.688  4 | |||
| 93. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.177 (69) | 3.647 3.647  7 | |||
| 94. Houston (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.822 (33) | 3.621 3.621  10 | |||
| 95. Western Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.069 (77) | 3.487 3.487  28 | |||
| 96. Pittsburgh (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.478 (105) | 3.485 3.485  2 | |||
| 97. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 0) Schedule: 0.355 (124) | 3.317 3.317  17 | |||
| 98. Wake Forest (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.694 (95) | 3.247 3.247  3 | |||
| 99. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.516 (102) | 3.173 3.173  4 | |||
| 100. Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.127 (74) | 3.095 3.095  19 | |||
| 101. Bowling Green (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.599 (98) | 3.035 3.035  7 | |||
| 102. UTEP  (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.579 (47) | 2.921 2.921  5 | |||
| 103. UNLV (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.217 (65) | 2.852 2.852  2 | |||
| 104. Florida Atlantic (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.819 (34) | 2.8 2.8  7 | |||
| 105. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.073 (76) | 2.797 2.797  12 | |||
| 106. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.724 (39) | 2.792 2.792  17 | |||
| 107. Washington St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.005 (80) | 2.775 2.775  5 | |||
| 108. Hawai`i (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.752 (37) | 2.752 2.752  10 | |||
| 109. Navy (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.674 (44) | 2.746 2.746  2 | |||
| 110. Arkansas St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.646 (96) | 2.677 2.677  4 | |||
| 111. Central Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.944 (82) | 2.641 2.641  9 | |||
| 112. Florida Int'l (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.425 (58) | 2.568 2.568  11 | |||
| 113. Eastern Michigan (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.41 (12) | 2.485 2.485  4 | |||
| 114. Southern Miss (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.099 (19) | 2.375 2.375  7 | |||
| 115. Colorado St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.421 (59) | 2.283 2.283  2 | |||
| 116. Akron (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.205 (116) | 2.143 2.143  | |||
| 117. South Alabama (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.175 (70) | 2.04 2.04  1 | |||
| 118. New Mexico St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.48 (103) | 1.858 1.858  8 | |||
| 119. Colorado (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.526 (101) | 1.713 1.713  4 | |||
| 120. Memphis (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.814 (89) | 1.691 1.691  | |||
| 121. Idaho (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.549 (50) | 1.69 1.69  1 | |||
| 122. Tulane (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.413 (11) | 1.676 1.676  3 | |||
| 123. Massachusetts (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.448 (56) | 1.475 1.475  1 | |||
| 124. Army (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.822 (88) | 1.143 1.143  9 |