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 League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.677 (6) | 6.042 6.042  | |||
| 2. Missouri St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.248 (1) | 5.216 5.216  1 | |||
| 3. Indiana St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.779 (2) | 5.036 5.036  1 | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.814 (5) | 4.963 4.963  | |||
| 5. Northern Iowa (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.096 (4) | 4.487 4.487  1 | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.359 (8) | 4.222 4.222  1 | |||
| 7. South Dakota (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.762 (3) | 3.69 3.69  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.563 (9) | 3.482 3.482  1 | |||
| 9. Illinois St (3 - 0) Schedule: -0.106 (10) | 3.469 3.469  2 | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.584 (7) | 2.142 2.142  |