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. Georgia Southern (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.56 (6) | 6.673 6.673  | |||
| 2. Arkansas St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.488 (3) | 4.783 4.783  3 | |||
| 3. Appalachian St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.818 (11) | 4.626 4.626  | |||
| 4. Troy (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.312 (4) | 4.006 4.006  2 | |||
| 5. Texas St-San Marcos (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.252 (5) | 4.002 4.002  1 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.55 (2) | 3.85 3.85  2 | |||
| 7. Idaho (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.079 (1) | 3.812 3.812  | |||
| 8. South Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.415 (7) | 3.684 3.684  | |||
| 9. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.229 (8) | 3.065 3.065  | |||
| 10. Georgia St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.346 (10) | 2.034 2.034  | |||
| 11. New Mexico St (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.526 (9) | 1.661 1.661  |