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. Jacksonville St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.024 (1) | 6.227 6.227  | |||
| 2. Tennessee St (4 - 0) Schedule: 0.079 (9) | 2.122 2.122  3 | |||
| 3. SE Missouri St (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.566 (2) | 2.031 2.031  1 | |||
| 4. Eastern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.854 (4) | 2.018 2.018  2 | |||
| 5. Tennessee-Martin (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.55 (6) | 1.849 1.849  2 | |||
| 6. Tennessee Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.35 (7) | 0.926 0.926  | |||
| 7. Murray St (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.837 (5) | 0.67 0.67  2 | |||
| 8. Eastern Kentucky (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.832 (8) | -0.051 -0.051  1 | |||
| 9. Austin Peay (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.37 (3) | -1.332 -1.332  1 |