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 (9) | 8.306 8.306  | |||
| 2. South Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.526 (10) | 7.711 7.711  1 | |||
| 3. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.076 (6) | 7.65 7.65  1 | |||
| 4. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.808 (8) | 7.433 7.433  2 | |||
| 5. Georgia (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.187 (12) | 7.148 7.148  1 | |||
| 6. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.86 (13) | 6.829 6.829  1 | |||
| 7. Mississippi St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.309 (14) | 6.221 6.221  1 | |||
| 8. Missouri (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.723 (4) | 5.481 5.481  1 | |||
| 9. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.837 (7) | 5.435 5.435  2 | |||
| 10. Tennessee (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.283 (11) | 5.31 5.31  | |||
| 11. Auburn (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.17 (1) | 4.914 4.914  | |||
| 12. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.317 (5) | 4.545 4.545  1 | |||
| 13. Kentucky (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.094 (2) | 4.526 4.526  1 | |||
| 14. Arkansas (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.753 (3) | 4.263 4.263  |