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. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.781 (1) | 4.939 4.939  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.899 (10) | 4.91 4.91  1 | |||
| 3. Akron (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.775 (2) | 4.393 4.393  3 | |||
| 4. Ball St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.479 (5) | 4.334 4.334  1 | |||
| 5. Buffalo (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.505 (11) | 3.759 3.759  3 | |||
| 6. Bowling Green (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.975 (9) | 3.682 3.682  2 | |||
| 7. Western Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.117 (13) | 3.549 3.549  4 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.336 (8) | 3.45 3.45  1 | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.218 (12) | 2.808 2.808  1 | |||
| 10. Miami OH (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.641 (4) | 2.552 2.552  1 | |||
| 11. Massachusetts (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.47 (7) | 2.235 2.235  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.757 (3) | 1.986 1.986  1 | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.479 (6) | 1.969 1.969  2 |