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 (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.074 (2) | 8.254 8.254  1 | |||
| 2. Louisville (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.843 (7) | 7.903 7.903  1 | |||
| 3. Miami FL (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.179 (11) | 7.771 7.771  1 | |||
| 4. Florida St (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.757 (1) | 7.424 7.424  1 | |||
| 5. Virginia Tech  (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.106 (5) | 7.057 7.057  | |||
| 6. North Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.401 (4) | 6.958 6.958  2 | |||
| 7. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.806 (3) | 6.148 6.148  | |||
| 8. North Carolina St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.767 (14) | 6.071 6.071  3 | |||
| 9. Pittsburgh (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.983 (6) | 5.996 5.996  | |||
| 10. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.397 (10) | 5.682 5.682  | |||
| 11. Wake Forest (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.431 (9) | 5.361 5.361  5 | |||
| 12. Syracuse (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.772 (8) | 3.678 3.678  1 | |||
| 13. Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.885 (13) | 3.523 3.523  1 | |||
| 14. Duke (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.905 (12) | 3.507 3.507  2 |