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. Tulsa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.57 (12) | 5.034 5.034  1 | |||
| 2. Central Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.186 (10) | 4.806 4.806  1 | |||
| 3. SMU (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.963 (2) | 4.43 4.43  1 | |||
| 4. Marshall (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.612 (7) | 4.359 4.359  1 | |||
| 5. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.311 (9) | 4.291 4.291  1 | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.085 (1) | 3.784 3.784  2 | |||
| 7. Houston (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.822 (5) | 3.621 3.621  2 | |||
| 8. UTEP  (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.579 (8) | 2.921 2.921  1 | |||
| 9. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.724 (6) | 2.792 2.792  4 | |||
| 10. Southern Miss (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.099 (4) | 2.375 2.375  2 | |||
| 11. Memphis (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.814 (11) | 1.691 1.691  | |||
| 12. Tulane (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.413 (3) | 1.676 1.676  2 |