Week 5
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Villanova (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.667 (18) | 6.06 6.06  2 | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.677 (42) | 6.042 6.042  | |||
| 3. Coastal Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 2.363 (55) | 5.538 5.538  2 | |||
| 4. Eastern Washington (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.17 (27) | 5.324 5.324  2 | |||
| 5. McNeese St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.108 (29) | 5.296 5.296  4 | |||
| 6. Missouri St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.248 (3) | 5.216 5.216  2 | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.779 (12) | 5.036 5.036  | |||
| 8. South Dakota St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.814 (39) | 4.963 4.963  2 | |||
| 9. Northwestern St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.768 (2) | 4.647 4.647  5 | |||
| 10. Northern Iowa (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.096 (31) | 4.487 4.487  8 | |||
| 11. Stephen F. Austin (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.985 (35) | 4.382 4.382  1 | |||
| 12. Montana (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.247 (24) | 4.359 4.359  3 | |||
| 13. Youngstown St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.359 (56) | 4.222 4.222  2 | |||
| 14. Fordham (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.619 (78) | 4.055 4.055  1 | |||
| 15. Jacksonville St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.427 (21) | 4.008 4.008  16 | |||
| 16. Eastern Kentucky (4 - 0) Schedule: 0.69 (101) | 3.978 3.978  1 | |||
| 17. South Dakota (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.762 (13) | 3.69 3.69  6 | |||
| 18. Chattanooga (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.538 (48) | 3.606 3.606  26 | |||
| 19. New Hampshire (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.684 (41) | 3.605 3.605  13 | |||
| 20. Sam Houston St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.073 (6) | 3.589 3.589  9 | |||
| 21. Albany NY (4 - 0) Schedule: 0.597 (104) | 3.545 3.545  17 | |||
| 22. Central Arkansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.291 (23) | 3.534 3.534  6 | |||
| 23. Duquesne (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.105 (30) | 3.509 3.509  4 | |||
| 24. Montana St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.087 (33) | 3.494 3.494  2 | |||
| 25. Southern Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.563 (80) | 3.482 3.482  5 | |||
| 26. North Carolina A&T (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.311 (85) | 3.472 3.472  1 | |||
| 27. Illinois St (3 - 0) Schedule: -0.106 (113) | 3.469 3.469  5 | |||
| 28. Yale (2 - 0) Schedule: 2.388 (53) | 3.458 3.458  20 | |||
| 29. Tennessee St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.13 (93) | 3.398 3.398  10 | |||
| 30. SE Louisiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.568 (79) | 3.296 3.296  36 | |||
| 31. William & Mary (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.949 (69) | 3.26 3.26  6 | |||
| 32. Delaware (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.794 (40) | 3.23 3.23  29 | |||
| 33. Western Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.014 (96) | 3.179 3.179  5 | |||
| 34. Samford (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.644 (43) | 3.076 3.076  13 | |||
| 35. Richmond (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.434 (52) | 3.06 3.06  5 | |||
| 36. Bethune-Cookman (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.956 (36) | 2.997 2.997  | |||
| 37. Monmouth NJ (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.74 (71) | 2.933 2.933  14 | |||
| 38. Liberty (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.213 (64) | 2.93 2.93  3 | |||
| 39. James Madison (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.745 (15) | 2.93 2.93  15 | |||
| 40. Idaho St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.689 (17) | 2.903 2.903  27 | |||
| 41. Alabama St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.209 (90) | 2.863 2.863  17 | |||
| 42. The Citadel (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.802 (10) | 2.824 2.824  13 | |||
| 43. Harvard (2 - 0) Schedule: 0.121 (110) | 2.769 2.769  42 | |||
| 44. Alcorn St (4 - 1) Schedule: -0.267 (116) | 2.662 2.662  10 | |||
| 45. Abilene Christian (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.197 (92) | 2.601 2.601  1 | |||
| 46. Northern Arizona (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.376 (54) | 2.578 2.578  16 | |||
| 47. South Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.352 (57) | 2.484 2.484  13 | |||
| 48. Elon (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.194 (4) | 2.282 2.282  15 | |||
| 49. Sacramento St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.695 (75) | 2.267 2.267  30 | |||
| 50. Colgate (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.699 (74) | 2.258 2.258  37 | |||
| 51. Bucknell (4 - 0) Schedule: -0.43 (119) | 2.213 2.213  12 | |||
| 52. Jacksonville FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.208 (91) | 2.177 2.177  63 | |||
| 53. Western Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.584 (46) | 2.142 2.142  4 | |||
| 54. Charleston Southern (5 - 0) Schedule: -0.101 (112) | 2.092 2.092  18 | |||
| 55. Towson (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.314 (60) | 2.084 2.084  8 | |||
| 56. Tennessee Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.199 (26) | 2.038 2.038  11 | |||
| 57. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.513 (106) | 2.015 2.015  16 | |||
| 58. Bryant (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.991 (97) | 1.967 1.967  10 | |||
| 59. Maine (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.547 (47) | 1.952 1.952  23 | |||
| 60. Cal Poly SLO (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.93 (37) | 1.939 1.939  3 | |||
| 61. Howard (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.156 (28) | 1.823 1.823  8 | |||
| 62. UC-Davis (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.746 (14) | 1.801 1.801  11 | |||
| 63. Tennessee-Martin (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.886 (38) | 1.736 1.736  11 | |||
| 64. SE Missouri St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.367 (82) | 1.634 1.634  20 | |||
| 65. Pennsylvania (0 - 2) Schedule: 4.118 (5) | 1.618 1.618  54 | |||
| 66. Lehigh (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.231 (25) | 1.606 1.606  12 | |||
| 67. Lafayette (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.312 (84) | 1.585 1.585  25 | |||
| 68. Holy Cross (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.521 (50) | 1.548 1.548  52 | |||
| 69. Sacred Heart (3 - 1) Schedule: -0.242 (115) | 1.531 1.531  19 | |||
| 70. Weber St (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.949 (7) | 1.515 1.515  28 | |||
| 71. Dayton (2 - 1) Schedule: 0.766 (100) | 1.505 1.505  14 | |||
| 72. Eastern Illinois (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.065 (34) | 1.504 1.504  2 | |||
| 73. Presbyterian (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.154 (65) | 1.404 1.404  4 | |||
| 74. Southern Utah (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.889 (9) | 1.4 1.4  24 | |||
| 75. North Dakota (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.614 (45) | 1.395 1.395  8 | |||
| 76. Wagner (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.007 (68) | 1.387 1.387  1 | |||
| 77. Morgan St (2 - 3) Schedule: 0.794 (99) | 1.265 1.265  34 | |||
| 78. Murray St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.091 (32) | 1.259 1.259  19 | |||
| 79. Stony Brook (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.806 (70) | 1.213 1.213  12 | |||
| 80. Wofford (2 - 2) Schedule: 0.647 (103) | 1.188 1.188  9 | |||
| 81. North Carolina Central (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.126 (66) | 1.158 1.158  11 | |||
| 82. Furman (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.653 (77) | 1.149 1.149  17 | |||
| 83. Dartmouth (1 - 1) Schedule: 2.288 (61) | 1.133 1.133  63 | |||
| 84. Mercer (4 - 1) Schedule: -0.514 (120) | 1.098 1.098  5 | |||
| 85. Nicholls St (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.844 (1) | 1.097 1.097  5 | |||
| 86. Portland St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.364 (22) | 1.062 1.062  5 | |||
| 87. Lamar (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.682 (102) | 1.038 1.038  23 | |||
| 88. Central Conn St (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.676 (76) | 0.971 0.971  38 | |||
| 89. Florida A&M (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.894 (8) | 0.754 0.754  1 | |||
| 90. Texas Southern (4 - 1) Schedule: -0.632 (121) | 0.7 0.7  15 | |||
| 91. St Francis PA (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.364 (83) | 0.619 0.619  15 | |||
| 92. Grambling St (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.725 (72) | 0.606 0.606  3 | |||
| 93. Butler (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.267 (87) | 0.587 0.587  37 | |||
| 94. Northern Colorado (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.331 (58) | 0.548 0.548  8 | |||
| 95. Delaware St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.527 (49) | 0.459 0.459  12 | |||
| 96. Norfolk St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.633 (44) | 0.459 0.459  10 | |||
| 97. Jackson St (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.262 (108) | 0.404 0.404  4 | |||
| 98. Alabama A&M (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.243 (88) | 0.283 0.283  5 | |||
| 99. Southern U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.368 (81) | 0.274 0.274  3 | |||
| 100. Hampton (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.271 (62) | 0.119 0.119  | |||
| 101. VMI (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.295 (86) | 0.107 0.107  7 | |||
| 102. Gardner-Webb (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.027 (95) | 0.098 0.098  7 | |||
| 103. Rhode Island (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.651 (19) | 0.068 0.068  43 | |||
| 104. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.051 (94) | -0.199 -0.199  3 | |||
| 105. Columbia (0 - 2) Schedule: 3.8 (11) | -0.2 -0.2  8 | |||
| 106. Incarnate Word (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.718 (16) | -0.247 -0.247  13 | |||
| 107. Prairie View A&M (0 - 4) Schedule: 1.719 (73) | -0.254 -0.254  5 | |||
| 108. Georgetown DC (2 - 3) Schedule: 0.194 (109) | -0.283 -0.283  3 | |||
| 109. Austin Peay (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.53 (20) | -0.381 -0.381  | |||
| 110. Cornell NY (0 - 2) Schedule: 2.236 (63) | -0.483 -0.483  7 | |||
| 111. Morehead St (2 - 2) Schedule: 0.529 (105) | -0.602 -0.602  5 | |||
| 112. San Diego (3 - 1) Schedule: -0.913 (123) | -0.668 -0.668  10 | |||
| 113. Drake (2 - 2) Schedule: -0.183 (114) | -0.895 -0.895  1 | |||
| 114. Robert Morris (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.116 (67) | -0.927 -0.927  | |||
| 115. Princeton (1 - 1) Schedule: -2.133 (124) | -0.933 -0.933  9 | |||
| 116. Savannah St (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.469 (51) | -0.982 -0.982  12 | |||
| 117. Stetson (2 - 2) Schedule: -0.685 (122) | -1.143 -1.143  1 | |||
| 118. Houston Christian (1 - 3) Schedule: -0.401 (118) | -1.22 -1.22  19 | |||
| 119. Brown (0 - 2) Schedule: 1.243 (89) | -1.307 -1.307  4 | |||
| 120. Mississippi Valley St (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.319 (59) | -1.441 -1.441  7 | |||
| 121. Campbell (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.978 (98) | -1.593 -1.593  3 | |||
| 122. Valparaiso (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.002 (111) | -1.92 -1.92  12 | |||
| 123. Marist (0 - 5) Schedule: 0.38 (107) | -2.874 -2.874  2 | |||
| 124. Davidson (0 - 4) Schedule: -0.31 (117) | -3.597 -3.597  4 |