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. Florida St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.464 (9) | 6.531 6.531  | |||
| 2. Clemson (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.537 (5) | 6.379 6.379  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.728 (3) | 5.471 5.471  1 | |||
| 4. North Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.354 (10) | 5.304 5.304  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.031 (6) | 5.147 5.147  | |||
| 6. Duke (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.096 (12) | 4.654 4.654  | |||
| 7. Maryland (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.565 (4) | 4.491 4.491  1 | |||
| 8. Boston College (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.842 (1) | 4.364 4.364  1 | |||
| 9. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.313 (11) | 4.204 4.204  1 | |||
| 10. Georgia Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.708 (7) | 4.158 4.158  3 | |||
| 11. Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.787 (2) | 3.899 3.899  | |||
| 12. Wake Forest (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.694 (8) | 3.247 3.247  |