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. Western Kentucky (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.821 (3) | 6.657 6.657  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.685 (4) | 6.234 6.234  | |||
| 3. Marshall (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.7 (10) | 5.299 5.299  1 | |||
| 4. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.428 (6) | 4.792 4.792  1 | |||
| 5. Southern Miss (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.559 (12) | 4.438 4.438  1 | |||
| 6. Florida Int'l (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.027 (8) | 3.876 3.876  1 | |||
| 7. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.06 (1) | 3.748 3.748  1 | |||
| 8. Florida Atlantic (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.662 (5) | 3.331 3.331  1 | |||
| 9. Rice (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.994 (9) | 3.252 3.252  | |||
| 10. Old Dominion (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.11 (7) | 2.497 2.497  | |||
| 11. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.513 (13) | 2.392 2.392  | |||
| 12. UTEP  (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.573 (11) | 1.834 1.834  | |||
| 13. North Texas (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.871 (2) | 1.586 1.586  |