Week 5
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.644 (1) | 6.294 6.294  | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.236 (2) | 4.711 4.711  1 | |||
| 3. South Dakota St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.497 (3) | 4.412 4.412  1 | |||
| 4. Youngstown St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.192 (9) | 3.809 3.809  3 | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.85 (5) | 3.54 3.54  3 | |||
| 6. Illinois St (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.904 (4) | 2.81 2.81  1 | |||
| 7. Southern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.535 (7) | 2.766 2.766  1 | |||
| 8. Missouri St (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.835 (10) | 2.051 2.051  2 | |||
| 9. Indiana St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.406 (8) | 1.832 1.832  3 | |||
| 10. South Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.838 (6) | 1.558 1.558  1 |