Week 5
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.132 (13) | 8.678 8.678  1 | |||
| 2. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.44 (43) | 7.724 7.724  1 | |||
| 3. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.703 (29) | 7.716 7.716  2 | |||
| 4. Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.292 (6) | 7.678 7.678  10 | |||
| 5. Georgia (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.299 (1) | 7.5 7.5  2 | |||
| 6. Stanford (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.95 (17) | 7.467 7.467  1 | |||
| 7. Missouri (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.372 (46) | 7.439 7.439  8 | |||
| 8. Baylor (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.747 (92) | 7.364 7.364  3 | |||
| 9. Oregon (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.401 (104) | 7.343 7.343  1 | |||
| 10. LSU (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.868 (20) | 7.321 7.321  2 | |||
| 11. Texas Tech (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.827 (84) | 7.178 7.178  5 | |||
| 12. Washington (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.863 (21) | 7.136 7.136  8 | |||
| 13. Texas A&M (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.841 (22) | 7.007 7.007  4 | |||
| 14. Louisville (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.295 (110) | 6.976 6.976  2 | |||
| 15. UCLA (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.762 (90) | 6.843 6.843  2 | |||
| 16. Miami FL (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.819 (86) | 6.711 6.711  19 | |||
| 17. Oklahoma (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.152 (59) | 6.701 6.701  2 | |||
| 18. Ohio State (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.777 (89) | 6.43 6.43  5 | |||
| 19. Maryland (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.345 (48) | 6.334 6.334  1 | |||
| 20. South Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.239 (7) | 6.266 6.266  8 | |||
| 21. TCU  (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.651 (3) | 6.157 6.157  1 | |||
| 22. Arizona (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.964 (74) | 6.156 6.156  5 | |||
| 23. Indiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.909 (19) | 6.115 6.115  16 | |||
| 24. Central Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.021 (70) | 5.965 5.965  3 | |||
| 25. Arizona St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.118 (14) | 5.904 5.904  7 | |||
| 26. Auburn (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.936 (18) | 5.832 5.832  8 | |||
| 27. Virginia Tech  (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.698 (30) | 5.716 5.716  | |||
| 28. Ball St (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.308 (109) | 5.693 5.693  13 | |||
| 29. Brigham Young (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.24 (57) | 5.68 5.68  35 | |||
| 30. Northwestern (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.974 (73) | 5.667 5.667  4 | |||
| 31. Nebraska (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.086 (64) | 5.613 5.613  13 | |||
| 32. Northern Illinois (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.47 (100) | 5.597 5.597  7 | |||
| 33. Southern Cal (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.767 (26) | 5.597 5.597  5 | |||
| 34. East Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.932 (77) | 5.583 5.583  6 | |||
| 35. Washington St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.314 (51) | 5.539 5.539  3 | |||
| 36. Michigan (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.347 (107) | 5.517 5.517  34 | |||
| 37. Bowling Green (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.227 (114) | 5.461 5.461  1 | |||
| 38. Michigan St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.27 (111) | 5.448 5.448  39 | |||
| 39. Utah (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.729 (28) | 5.429 5.429  2 | |||
| 40. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.214 (11) | 5.422 5.422  16 | |||
| 41. Tennessee (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.228 (9) | 5.422 5.422  12 | |||
| 42. Oklahoma St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.374 (106) | 5.392 5.392  6 | |||
| 43. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.309 (52) | 5.345 5.345  7 | |||
| 44. Wisconsin (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.38 (105) | 5.271 5.271  1 | |||
| 45. Navy (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.833 (82) | 5.245 5.245  16 | |||
| 46. Ohio U. (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.049 (67) | 5.222 5.222  13 | |||
| 47. Pittsburgh (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.593 (34) | 5.219 5.219  13 | |||
| 48. Arkansas (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.774 (25) | 5.19 5.19  | |||
| 49. Houston (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.432 (122) | 5.161 5.161  2 | |||
| 50. Penn State (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.199 (58) | 5.131 5.131  19 | |||
| 51. Oregon St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.512 (99) | 5.115 5.115  5 | |||
| 52. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.551 (40) | 5.113 5.113  19 | |||
| 53. Marshall (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.249 (112) | 5.094 5.094  | |||
| 54. Toledo (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.637 (32) | 5.078 5.078  11 | |||
| 55. Utah St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.798 (87) | 5.052 5.052  25 | |||
| 56. Notre Dame  (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.563 (39) | 5.043 5.043  19 | |||
| 57. Fresno St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.133 (115) | 4.974 4.974  1 | |||
| 58. Iowa (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.752 (91) | 4.953 4.953  34 | |||
| 59. Kansas St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.306 (53) | 4.895 4.895  7 | |||
| 60. Boise St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.648 (96) | 4.869 4.869  13 | |||
| 61. Rutgers (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.239 (113) | 4.861 4.861  1 | |||
| 62. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.82 (24) | 4.771 4.771  13 | |||
| 63. Vanderbilt (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.921 (78) | 4.732 4.732  21 | |||
| 64. West Virginia (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.216 (10) | 4.7 4.7  4 | |||
| 65. Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.913 (79) | 4.66 4.66  36 | |||
| 66. Buffalo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.338 (49) | 4.648 4.648  7 | |||
| 67. Western Kentucky (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.438 (102) | 4.618 4.618  13 | |||
| 68. Wyoming (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.891 (120) | 4.501 4.501  14 | |||
| 69. Duke (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.909 (80) | 4.313 4.313  9 | |||
| 70. Rice (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.251 (56) | 4.301 4.301  2 | |||
| 71. Syracuse (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.465 (42) | 4.292 4.292  2 | |||
| 72. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.646 (97) | 4.234 4.234  5 | |||
| 73. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.724 (95) | 4.183 4.183  14 | |||
| 74. Kentucky (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.149 (12) | 4.06 4.06  14 | |||
| 75. Texas St-San Marcos (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.734 (94) | 4.045 4.045  30 | |||
| 76. Wake Forest (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.738 (93) | 4.034 4.034  15 | |||
| 77. Texas (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.94 (75) | 4.007 4.007  7 | |||
| 78. Iowa St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.374 (45) | 4.002 4.002  23 | |||
| 79. Nevada (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.004 (72) | 3.996 3.996  3 | |||
| 80. Mississippi St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.283 (54) | 3.981 3.981  6 | |||
| 81. Minnesota (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.047 (117) | 3.968 3.968  23 | |||
| 82. North Carolina (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.236 (8) | 3.938 3.938  1 | |||
| 83. Tulane (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.03 (118) | 3.845 3.845  | |||
| 84. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.876 (2) | 3.655 3.655  2 | |||
| 85. Memphis (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.068 (65) | 3.654 3.654  10 | |||
| 86. Florida Atlantic (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.047 (68) | 3.638 3.638  17 | |||
| 87. South Alabama (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.78 (88) | 3.638 3.638  8 | |||
| 88. Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.609 (33) | 3.441 3.441  2 | |||
| 89. Colorado (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.358 (47) | 3.4 3.4  18 | |||
| 90. Cincinnati (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.023 (124) | 3.394 3.394  27 | |||
| 91. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.832 (83) | 3.269 3.269  14 | |||
| 92. San Jose St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.124 (60) | 3.211 3.211  7 | |||
| 93. Kent St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.578 (37) | 3.185 3.185  1 | |||
| 94. San Diego St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.251 (55) | 3.122 3.122  4 | |||
| 95. California (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.391 (5) | 3.062 3.062  6 | |||
| 96. Connecticut (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.541 (4) | 3.007 3.007  6 | |||
| 97. UNLV (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.111 (116) | 3.002 3.002  3 | |||
| 98. Kansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.58 (98) | 2.98 2.98  1 | |||
| 99. Army (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.007 (71) | 2.959 2.959  5 | |||
| 100. Troy (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.963 (119) | 2.924 2.924  | |||
| 101. Colorado St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.325 (108) | 2.914 2.914  15 | |||
| 102. Akron (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.822 (23) | 2.813 2.813  5 | |||
| 103. Arkansas St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.935 (76) | 2.724 2.724  5 | |||
| 104. Texas-San Antonio (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.101 (63) | 2.58 2.58  8 | |||
| 105. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.065 (66) | 2.551 2.551  12 | |||
| 106. Tulsa (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.676 (31) | 2.466 2.466  5 | |||
| 107. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.031 (69) | 2.393 2.393  1 | |||
| 108. Florida Int'l (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.103 (15) | 2.241 2.241  3 | |||
| 109. Temple (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.576 (38) | 2.134 2.134  5 | |||
| 110. New Mexico (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.335 (123) | 1.941 1.941  5 | |||
| 111. Hawai`i (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.579 (36) | 1.919 1.919  2 | |||
| 112. Air Force (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.881 (81) | 1.915 1.915  | |||
| 113. Central Michigan (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.404 (103) | 1.903 1.903  8 | |||
| 114. South Florida (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.739 (27) | 1.865 1.865  11 | |||
| 115. Idaho (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.586 (35) | 1.838 1.838  8 | |||
| 116. Purdue (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.114 (62) | 1.673 1.673  3 | |||
| 117. Massachusetts (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.005 (16) | 1.567 1.567  | |||
| 118. Louisiana Tech (2 - 4) Schedule: 2.599 (121) | 1.556 1.556  1 | |||
| 119. Southern Miss (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.392 (44) | 1.551 1.551  9 | |||
| 120. Georgia St (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.478 (41) | 1.448 1.448  4 | |||
| 121. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.12 (61) | 1.44 1.44  5 | |||
| 122. Western Michigan (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.335 (50) | 1.419 1.419  4 | |||
| 123. UTEP  (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.801 (125) | 0.86 0.86  3 | |||
| 124. Miami OH (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.822 (85) | 0.208 0.208  2 | |||
| 125. New Mexico St (0 - 6) Schedule: 3.457 (101) | 0.012 0.012  2 |