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. Appalachian St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.577 (2) | 6.091 6.091  1 | |||
| 2. Troy (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.505 (11) | 5.866 5.866  1 | |||
| 3. Georgia Southern (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.256 (9) | 5.629 5.629  | |||
| 4. South Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.512 (7) | 4.595 4.595  3 | |||
| 5. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.074 (5) | 4.324 4.324  1 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.416 (3) | 4.005 4.005  | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.451 (8) | 3.683 3.683  2 | |||
| 8. Georgia St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.813 (1) | 3.352 3.352  | |||
| 9. Idaho (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.988 (6) | 3.128 3.128  | |||
| 10. Arkansas St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.28 (4) | 2.487 2.487  | |||
| 11. New Mexico St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.782 (10) | 2.415 2.415  |