Week 5
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Illinois St (5 - 0) Schedule: 2.239 (8) | 4.899 4.899  | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 1.454 (10) | 4.776 4.776  1 | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.518 (6) | 4.606 4.606  1 | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.782 (5) | 4.227 4.227  | |||
| 5. Indiana St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.207 (9) | 3.554 3.554  1 | |||
| 6. Northern Iowa (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.784 (3) | 3.377 3.377  1 | |||
| 7. South Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.16 (1) | 2.894 2.894  2 | |||
| 8. Western Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.671 (4) | 2.444 2.444  1 | |||
| 9. Southern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.257 (7) | 1.46 1.46  1 | |||
| 10. Missouri St (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.009 (2) | 1.347 1.347  |