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. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.783 (5) | 8.193 8.193  | |||
| 2. Pittsburgh (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.463 (2) | 7.719 7.719  3 | |||
| 3. Florida St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.234 (12) | 7.435 7.435  | |||
| 4. North Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.734 (8) | 7.089 7.089  2 | |||
| 5. North Carolina St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.076 (13) | 6.905 6.905  3 | |||
| 6. Louisville (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.335 (3) | 6.724 6.724  3 | |||
| 7. Virginia Tech  (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.187 (4) | 6.715 6.715  1 | |||
| 8. Duke (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.504 (9) | 6.262 6.262  1 | |||
| 9. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.324 (11) | 6.007 6.007  5 | |||
| 10. Georgia Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.159 (7) | 5.724 5.724  1 | |||
| 11. Syracuse (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.422 (10) | 5.656 5.656  1 | |||
| 12. Wake Forest (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.235 (6) | 5.146 5.146  1 | |||
| 13. Virginia (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.527 (1) | 4.618 4.618  3 | |||
| 14. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.723 (14) | 4.466 4.466  |