Week 5
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | 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. Coastal Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 1.684 (2) | 4.267 4.267  | |||
| 2. Liberty (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.261 (4) | 2.537 2.537  1 | |||
| 3. Gardner-Webb (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.011 (1) | 2.52 2.52  1 | |||
| 4. Charleston Southern (6 - 0) Schedule: 0.109 (6) | 2.164 2.164  | |||
| 5. Presbyterian (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.603 (3) | -0.299 -0.299  | |||
| 6. VMI (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.156 (5) | -0.89 -0.89  |