Week 5
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.636 (6) | 6.378 6.378  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.563 (8) | 6.068 6.068  1 | |||
| 3. Eastern Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.382 (9) | 5.704 5.704  1 | |||
| 4. Towson (6 - 0) Schedule: 2.497 (33) | 5.665 5.665  1 | |||
| 5. Villanova (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.667 (5) | 4.801 4.801  1 | |||
| 6. Bethune-Cookman (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.985 (14) | 4.691 4.691  1 | |||
| 7. Maine (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.78 (21) | 4.667 4.667  1 | |||
| 8. McNeese St (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.336 (42) | 4.503 4.503  7 | |||
| 9. Harvard (3 - 0) Schedule: 1.975 (60) | 4.474 4.474  1 | |||
| 10. Coastal Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 1.684 (69) | 4.267 4.267  3 | |||
| 11. Montana St (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.202 (48) | 4.175 4.175  11 | |||
| 12. William & Mary (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.084 (53) | 4.056 4.056  | |||
| 13. Fordham (6 - 0) Schedule: 1.473 (76) | 3.862 3.862  7 | |||
| 14. Eastern Washington (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.789 (20) | 3.688 3.688  5 | |||
| 15. Tennessee St (5 - 1) Schedule: 1 (92) | 3.621 3.621  4 | |||
| 16. Montana (4 - 1) Schedule: 0.994 (93) | 3.473 3.473  22 | |||
| 17. South Carolina St (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.226 (47) | 3.454 3.454  4 | |||
| 18. Stony Brook (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.717 (4) | 3.45 3.45  14 | |||
| 19. SE Louisiana St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.499 (32) | 3.401 3.401  1 | |||
| 20. Samford (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.436 (39) | 3.363 3.363  9 | |||
| 21. Sam Houston St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.48 (75) | 3.335 3.335  10 | |||
| 22. Chattanooga (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.677 (70) | 3.308 3.308  5 | |||
| 23. Jacksonville St (5 - 1) Schedule: 1.918 (64) | 3.293 3.293  24 | |||
| 24. Wofford (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.805 (18) | 3.246 3.246  1 | |||
| 25. Yale (3 - 0) Schedule: 0.469 (102) | 3.237 3.237  19 | |||
| 26. Southern Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.532 (29) | 3.213 3.213  | |||
| 27. Murray St (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.236 (13) | 3.213 3.213  | |||
| 28. Georgia Southern (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.107 (50) | 3.183 3.183  12 | |||
| 29. Northern Arizona (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.327 (12) | 3.139 3.139  5 | |||
| 30. Old Dominion (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.518 (31) | 3.098 3.098  4 | |||
| 31. Youngstown St (5 - 1) Schedule: 1.362 (80) | 3.072 3.072  14 | |||
| 32. Richmond (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.614 (24) | 3.02 3.02  4 | |||
| 33. South Dakota St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.381 (10) | 2.877 2.877  | |||
| 34. Eastern Kentucky (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.596 (26) | 2.819 2.819  12 | |||
| 35. Bryant (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.99 (59) | 2.813 2.813  1 | |||
| 36. Delaware (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.315 (43) | 2.682 2.682  1 | |||
| 37. Tennessee-Martin (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.798 (19) | 2.663 2.663  23 | |||
| 38. James Madison (4 - 2) Schedule: 0.916 (95) | 2.585 2.585  5 | |||
| 39. Liberty (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.261 (84) | 2.537 2.537  10 | |||
| 40. Gardner-Webb (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.011 (58) | 2.52 2.52  10 | |||
| 41. Brown (2 - 1) Schedule: 1.188 (88) | 2.505 2.505  26 | |||
| 42. North Carolina Central (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.456 (37) | 2.401 2.401  3 | |||
| 43. North Carolina A&T (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.41 (78) | 2.4 2.4  13 | |||
| 44. New Hampshire (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.391 (41) | 2.383 2.383  35 | |||
| 45. Lehigh (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.973 (61) | 2.372 2.372  21 | |||
| 46. Stephen F. Austin (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.462 (35) | 2.295 2.295  6 | |||
| 47. Holy Cross (2 - 4) Schedule: 2.648 (23) | 2.227 2.227  15 | |||
| 48. Sacramento St (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.442 (38) | 2.214 2.214  7 | |||
| 49. Cal Poly SLO (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.859 (16) | 2.176 2.176  14 | |||
| 50. Charleston Southern (6 - 0) Schedule: 0.109 (111) | 2.164 2.164  11 | |||
| 51. Illinois St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.37 (11) | 2.16 2.16  4 | |||
| 52. Princeton (2 - 1) Schedule: -0.124 (116) | 2.099 2.099  22 | |||
| 53. Southern Utah (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.123 (49) | 2.091 2.091  32 | |||
| 54. Missouri St (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.563 (28) | 2.081 2.081  23 | |||
| 55. Central Arkansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.457 (36) | 2.061 2.061  32 | |||
| 56. Monmouth NJ (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.641 (71) | 1.993 1.993  17 | |||
| 57. Portland St (3 - 3) Schedule: 0.962 (94) | 1.975 1.975  9 | |||
| 58. Drake (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.47 (34) | 1.887 1.887  6 | |||
| 59. Abilene Christian (3 - 3) Schedule: 0.798 (98) | 1.785 1.785  | |||
| 60. Northwestern St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.266 (83) | 1.708 1.708  18 | |||
| 61. Nicholls St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.103 (51) | 1.679 1.679  3 | |||
| 62. Alabama St (4 - 2) Schedule: 0.037 (113) | 1.609 1.609  9 | |||
| 63. Western Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.364 (79) | 1.587 1.587  13 | |||
| 64. Furman (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.723 (68) | 1.565 1.565  11 | |||
| 65. UC-Davis (2 - 4) Schedule: 2.275 (44) | 1.546 1.546  21 | |||
| 66. Pennsylvania (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.256 (46) | 1.544 1.544  19 | |||
| 67. Jackson St (4 - 2) Schedule: 1.27 (82) | 1.53 1.53  7 | |||
| 68. Delaware St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.997 (2) | 1.512 1.512  3 | |||
| 69. Dartmouth (1 - 2) Schedule: 1.561 (73) | 1.417 1.417  | |||
| 70. Sacred Heart (5 - 1) Schedule: -1.07 (124) | 1.368 1.368  19 | |||
| 71. Tennessee Tech (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.825 (65) | 1.328 1.328  1 | |||
| 72. UNC-Charlotte (4 - 2) Schedule: 0.62 (101) | 1.287 1.287  11 | |||
| 73. South Dakota (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.266 (45) | 1.286 1.286  8 | |||
| 74. Indiana St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.049 (55) | 1.267 1.267  6 | |||
| 75. The Citadel (2 - 4) Schedule: 1.937 (63) | 1.256 1.256  1 | |||
| 76. Prairie View A&M (4 - 2) Schedule: 0.275 (108) | 1.255 1.255  22 | |||
| 77. San Diego (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.844 (97) | 1.193 1.193  19 | |||
| 78. Idaho St (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.24 (86) | 1.161 1.161  15 | |||
| 79. Appalachian St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.033 (56) | 1.05 1.05  10 | |||
| 80. Northern Colorado (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.597 (25) | 1.044 1.044  23 | |||
| 81. Weber St (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.864 (3) | 0.956 0.956  6 | |||
| 82. Norfolk St (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.426 (40) | 0.933 0.933  11 | |||
| 83. Butler (4 - 2) Schedule: 0.019 (114) | 0.912 0.912  1 | |||
| 84. Florida A&M (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.523 (30) | 0.892 0.892  12 | |||
| 85. Elon (2 - 4) Schedule: 2.026 (57) | 0.869 0.869  10 | |||
| 86. North Dakota (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.783 (67) | 0.772 0.772  16 | |||
| 87. Lamar (3 - 2) Schedule: -0.068 (115) | 0.713 0.713  | |||
| 88. Southern U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.797 (66) | 0.71 0.71  8 | |||
| 89. Rhode Island (2 - 4) Schedule: 2.089 (52) | 0.656 0.656  5 | |||
| 90. Austin Peay (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.301 (1) | 0.59 0.59  13 | |||
| 91. Savannah St (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.58 (27) | 0.568 0.568  1 | |||
| 92. Lafayette (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.233 (87) | 0.549 0.549  5 | |||
| 93. Western Carolina (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.807 (17) | 0.501 0.501  1 | |||
| 94. SE Missouri St (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.602 (7) | 0.461 0.461  16 | |||
| 95. Howard (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.473 (77) | 0.266 0.266  4 | |||
| 96. Mercer (4 - 1) Schedule: -1.252 (125) | 0.078 0.078  12 | |||
| 97. St Francis PA (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.07 (91) | 0.052 0.052  9 | |||
| 98. Wagner (2 - 4) Schedule: 1.541 (74) | -0.034 -0.034  13 | |||
| 99. Dayton (3 - 2) Schedule: -0.207 (117) | -0.035 -0.035  8 | |||
| 100. Duquesne (2 - 2) Schedule: 0.115 (110) | -0.045 -0.045  12 | |||
| 101. Alcorn St (4 - 2) Schedule: -0.65 (120) | -0.056 -0.056  1 | |||
| 102. Jacksonville FL (2 - 4) Schedule: 0.393 (104) | -0.082 -0.082  6 | |||
| 103. Morgan St (1 - 5) Schedule: 1.942 (62) | -0.128 -0.128  11 | |||
| 104. Marist (3 - 2) Schedule: -1.008 (122) | -0.172 -0.172  | |||
| 105. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.062 (54) | -0.176 -0.176  5 | |||
| 106. Robert Morris (2 - 3) Schedule: 0.752 (100) | -0.285 -0.285  | |||
| 107. Hampton (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.938 (15) | -0.288 -0.288  4 | |||
| 108. Presbyterian (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.603 (72) | -0.299 -0.299  3 | |||
| 109. Incarnate Word (3 - 3) Schedule: 0.101 (112) | -0.362 -0.362  18 | |||
| 110. Colgate (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.255 (85) | -0.376 -0.376  11 | |||
| 111. Cornell NY (1 - 2) Schedule: 0.275 (107) | -0.393 -0.393  47 | |||
| 112. Central Conn St (2 - 4) Schedule: 1.171 (89) | -0.472 -0.472  4 | |||
| 113. Mississippi Valley St (1 - 4) Schedule: 0.394 (103) | -0.672 -0.672  4 | |||
| 114. Albany NY (1 - 5) Schedule: 0.908 (96) | -0.868 -0.868  5 | |||
| 115. VMI (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.156 (90) | -0.89 -0.89  2 | |||
| 116. Houston Christian (2 - 1) Schedule: -2.147 (127) | -0.941 -0.941  15 | |||
| 117. Alabama A&M (2 - 4) Schedule: 0.301 (106) | -1.034 -1.034  19 | |||
| 118. Columbia (0 - 3) Schedule: 2.651 (22) | -1.179 -1.179  | |||
| 119. Georgetown DC (1 - 4) Schedule: 0.159 (109) | -1.566 -1.566  3 | |||
| 120. Morehead St (2 - 4) Schedule: -0.4 (119) | -1.676 -1.676  3 | |||
| 121. Texas Southern (0 - 5) Schedule: 1.339 (81) | -1.992 -1.992  6 | |||
| 122. Bucknell (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.338 (105) | -2.036 -2.036  13 | |||
| 123. Grambling St (0 - 6) Schedule: 0.777 (99) | -2.378 -2.378  3 | |||
| 124. Stetson (1 - 4) Schedule: -0.908 (121) | -2.384 -2.384  2 | |||
| 125. Campbell (1 - 4) Schedule: -1.309 (126) | -2.565 -2.565  1 | |||
| 126. Valparaiso (1 - 4) Schedule: -1.032 (123) | -2.774 -2.774  1 | |||
| 127. Davidson (0 - 5) Schedule: -0.39 (118) | -3.604 -3.604  |