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. North Dakota St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.636 (1) | 6.378 6.378  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.563 (2) | 6.068 6.068  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.532 (6) | 3.213 3.213  | |||
| 4. Youngstown St (5 - 1) Schedule: 1.362 (10) | 3.072 3.072  2 | |||
| 5. South Dakota St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.381 (3) | 2.877 2.877  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.37 (4) | 2.16 2.16  2 | |||
| 7. Missouri St (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.563 (5) | 2.081 2.081  3 | |||
| 8. Western Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.364 (9) | 1.587 1.587  1 | |||
| 9. South Dakota (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.266 (7) | 1.286 1.286  1 | |||
| 10. Indiana St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.049 (8) | 1.267 1.267  1 |