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. Marshall (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.455 (13) | 6.034 6.034  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.995 (1) | 5.75 5.75  1 | |||
| 3. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.866 (3) | 5.417 5.417  1 | |||
| 4. Florida Atlantic (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.989 (2) | 5.225 5.225  1 | |||
| 5. Western Kentucky (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.377 (7) | 5.194 5.194  1 | |||
| 6. UTEP  (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.562 (6) | 4.336 4.336  1 | |||
| 7. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.896 (10) | 4.333 4.333  2 | |||
| 8. North Texas (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.035 (9) | 4.136 4.136  2 | |||
| 9. Rice (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.579 (4) | 4.121 4.121  3 | |||
| 10. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.281 (12) | 4.118 4.118  6 | |||
| 11. Florida Int'l (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.143 (8) | 3.792 3.792  2 | |||
| 12. Old Dominion (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.291 (11) | 3.781 3.781  4 | |||
| 13. Southern Miss (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.796 (5) | 3.033 3.033  2 |