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 (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.623 (4) | 7.862 7.862  | |||
| 2. Ohio U. (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.497 (10) | 6.23 6.23  | |||
| 3. Bowling Green (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.558 (5) | 5.745 5.745  1 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.38 (6) | 5.091 5.091  5 | |||
| 5. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.76 (1) | 4.982 4.982  3 | |||
| 6. Akron (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.16 (7) | 4.94 4.94  | |||
| 7. Northern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.645 (9) | 4.856 4.856  4 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.319 (11) | 4.782 4.782  3 | |||
| 9. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.739 (2) | 4.213 4.213  2 | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.635 (3) | 3.895 3.895  1 | |||
| 11. Kent St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.898 (13) | 3.697 3.697  1 | |||
| 12. Miami OH (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.678 (8) | 3.391 3.391  2 | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.051 (12) | 2.707 2.707  |