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. Michigan (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.974 (12) | 8.955 8.955  1 | |||
| 2. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.255 (28) | 8.535 8.535  2 | |||
| 3. Ohio State (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.655 (55) | 8.288 8.288  2 | |||
| 4. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.074 (8) | 8.254 8.254  4 | |||
| 5. Texas A&M (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.478 (20) | 8.087 8.087  | |||
| 6. Louisville (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.843 (48) | 7.903 7.903  | |||
| 7. Houston (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.415 (72) | 7.862 7.862  | |||
| 8. Washington (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.551 (59) | 7.808 7.808  25 | |||
| 9. Miami FL (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.179 (86) | 7.771 7.771  5 | |||
| 10. Tennessee (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.055 (10) | 7.738 7.738  1 | |||
| 11. Stanford (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.689 (2) | 7.624 7.624  8 | |||
| 12. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.164 (6) | 7.574 7.574  | |||
| 13. Wisconsin (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.825 (14) | 7.502 7.502  | |||
| 14. Florida St (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.757 (1) | 7.424 7.424  3 | |||
| 15. LSU (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.066 (9) | 7.231 7.231  1 | |||
| 16. Western Michigan (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.038 (94) | 7.212 7.212  18 | |||
| 17. Virginia Tech  (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.106 (32) | 7.057 7.057  2 | |||
| 18. North Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.401 (24) | 6.958 6.958  22 | |||
| 19. Boise St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.53 (61) | 6.948 6.948  9 | |||
| 20. UCLA (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.132 (7) | 6.911 6.911  6 | |||
| 21. Auburn (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.013 (11) | 6.79 6.79  6 | |||
| 22. West Virginia (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.037 (34) | 6.737 6.737  1 | |||
| 23. Nebraska (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.121 (91) | 6.729 6.729  5 | |||
| 24. Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.398 (75) | 6.696 6.696  3 | |||
| 25. South Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.176 (88) | 6.668 6.668  3 | |||
| 26. Oklahoma (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.579 (3) | 6.611 6.611  2 | |||
| 27. Colorado (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.489 (64) | 6.582 6.582  8 | |||
| 28. Washington St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.216 (29) | 6.196 6.196  11 | |||
| 29. Arkansas (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.856 (47) | 6.17 6.17  12 | |||
| 30. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.815 (50) | 6.16 6.16  10 | |||
| 31. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.806 (17) | 6.148 6.148  4 | |||
| 32. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.977 (38) | 6.143 6.143  33 | |||
| 33. Southern Cal (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.339 (4) | 6.14 6.14  8 | |||
| 34. Appalachian St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.577 (19) | 6.091 6.091  13 | |||
| 35. Utah (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.562 (58) | 6.085 6.085  4 | |||
| 36. North Carolina St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.767 (105) | 6.071 6.071  27 | |||
| 37. Toledo (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.326 (117) | 6.019 6.019  8 | |||
| 38. Brigham Young (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.261 (5) | 6.001 6.001  10 | |||
| 39. Pittsburgh (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.983 (36) | 5.996 5.996  7 | |||
| 40. Air Force (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.457 (113) | 5.963 5.963  9 | |||
| 41. Kansas St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.786 (51) | 5.898 5.898  1 | |||
| 42. Troy (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.505 (112) | 5.866 5.866  2 | |||
| 43. Baylor (5 - 0) Schedule: 2.94 (123) | 5.851 5.851  11 | |||
| 44. Texas Tech (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.903 (100) | 5.815 5.815  8 | |||
| 45. Penn State (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.726 (18) | 5.803 5.803  6 | |||
| 46. Maryland (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.516 (127) | 5.79 5.79  32 | |||
| 47. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.397 (76) | 5.682 5.682  13 | |||
| 48. Georgia Southern (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.256 (81) | 5.629 5.629  9 | |||
| 49. Georgia (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.902 (13) | 5.616 5.616  5 | |||
| 50. Arizona (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.82 (15) | 5.551 5.551  20 | |||
| 51. Memphis (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.656 (111) | 5.545 5.545  8 | |||
| 52. Iowa (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.219 (84) | 5.502 5.502  14 | |||
| 53. Tulsa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.172 (89) | 5.425 5.425  3 | |||
| 54. California (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.939 (41) | 5.419 5.419  9 | |||
| 55. Mississippi St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.884 (43) | 5.372 5.372  14 | |||
| 56. Wake Forest (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.431 (70) | 5.361 5.361  34 | |||
| 57. Louisiana Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.406 (74) | 5.292 5.292  1 | |||
| 58. Oklahoma St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.457 (67) | 5.228 5.228  8 | |||
| 59. Oregon (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.939 (40) | 5.204 5.204  2 | |||
| 60. Arizona St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.299 (79) | 5.178 5.178  23 | |||
| 61. Indiana (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.888 (101) | 5.095 5.095  9 | |||
| 62. San Diego St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.978 (97) | 5.073 5.073  37 | |||
| 63. Southern Miss (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.967 (122) | 5.061 5.061  7 | |||
| 64. Army (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.666 (125) | 5.038 5.038  | |||
| 65. Temple (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.658 (110) | 5.017 5.017  9 | |||
| 66. Akron (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.422 (71) | 5.014 5.014  7 | |||
| 67. Navy (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.011 (96) | 4.981 4.981  14 | |||
| 68. Minnesota (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.745 (107) | 4.963 4.963  38 | |||
| 69. Ohio U. (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.756 (106) | 4.813 4.813  2 | |||
| 70. Northwestern (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.152 (31) | 4.799 4.799  11 | |||
| 71. Vanderbilt (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.319 (26) | 4.742 4.742  4 | |||
| 72. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.016 (121) | 4.651 4.651  13 | |||
| 73. South Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.428 (22) | 4.623 4.623  15 | |||
| 74. South Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.512 (62) | 4.595 4.595  17 | |||
| 75. Michigan St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.783 (52) | 4.575 4.575  7 | |||
| 76. East Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.165 (30) | 4.556 4.556  4 | |||
| 77. Tulane (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.95 (98) | 4.533 4.533  10 | |||
| 78. Central Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.09 (93) | 4.524 4.524  2 | |||
| 79. Texas (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.162 (90) | 4.519 4.519  20 | |||
| 80. Western Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.687 (109) | 4.478 4.478  3 | |||
| 81. Missouri (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.488 (65) | 4.44 4.44  5 | |||
| 82. Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.466 (21) | 4.382 4.382  10 | |||
| 83. Wyoming (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.704 (108) | 4.331 4.331  16 | |||
| 84. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.074 (33) | 4.324 4.324  2 | |||
| 85. Utah St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.6 (56) | 4.271 4.271  10 | |||
| 86. Notre Dame  (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.776 (104) | 4.27 4.27  9 | |||
| 87. Cincinnati (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.229 (83) | 4.192 4.192  25 | |||
| 88. Old Dominion (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.432 (116) | 4.008 4.008  19 | |||
| 89. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.416 (23) | 4.005 4.005  | |||
| 90. Oregon St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.859 (46) | 3.972 3.972  35 | |||
| 91. Rutgers (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.86 (45) | 3.922 3.922  17 | |||
| 92. Iowa St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.978 (37) | 3.863 3.863  2 | |||
| 93. Hawai`i (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.875 (44) | 3.842 3.842  11 | |||
| 94. Kent St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.888 (42) | 3.701 3.701  9 | |||
| 95. Ball St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.893 (124) | 3.696 3.696  16 | |||
| 96. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.451 (68) | 3.683 3.683  9 | |||
| 97. Syracuse (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.772 (53) | 3.678 3.678  7 | |||
| 98. Illinois (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.392 (25) | 3.667 3.667  24 | |||
| 99. Connecticut (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.451 (69) | 3.54 3.54  1 | |||
| 100. Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.885 (102) | 3.523 3.523  12 | |||
| 101. Duke (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.905 (99) | 3.507 3.507  17 | |||
| 102. Eastern Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.365 (128) | 3.417 3.417  3 | |||
| 103. UNLV (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.453 (114) | 3.397 3.397  18 | |||
| 104. Colorado St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.091 (92) | 3.372 3.372  22 | |||
| 105. Georgia St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.813 (16) | 3.352 3.352  7 | |||
| 106. Northern Illinois (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.662 (54) | 3.341 3.341  5 | |||
| 107. New Mexico (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.641 (126) | 3.248 3.248  17 | |||
| 108. Idaho (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.988 (35) | 3.128 3.128  2 | |||
| 109. Massachusetts (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.841 (49) | 3.089 3.089  4 | |||
| 110. SMU (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.303 (78) | 3.021 3.021  17 | |||
| 111. Marshall (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.533 (60) | 2.935 2.935  8 | |||
| 112. Florida Atlantic (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.41 (73) | 2.73 2.73  6 | |||
| 113. San Jose St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.23 (82) | 2.668 2.668  4 | |||
| 114. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.947 (39) | 2.662 2.662  | |||
| 115. Fresno St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.291 (80) | 2.604 2.604  13 | |||
| 116. Nevada (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.45 (115) | 2.599 2.599  20 | |||
| 117. Purdue (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.133 (119) | 2.546 2.546  20 | |||
| 118. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.18 (118) | 2.489 2.489  2 | |||
| 119. Arkansas St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.28 (27) | 2.487 2.487  4 | |||
| 120. New Mexico St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.782 (103) | 2.415 2.415  7 | |||
| 121. Kansas (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.014 (95) | 2.356 2.356  1 | |||
| 122. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.314 (77) | 2.271 2.271  11 | |||
| 123. Miami OH (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.2 (85) | 2.219 2.219  14 | |||
| 124. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.095 (120) | 2.041 2.041  9 | |||
| 125. UNC-Charlotte (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.176 (87) | 1.924 1.924  7 | |||
| 126. Florida Int'l (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.569 (57) | 1.92 1.92  2 | |||
| 127. UTEP  (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.465 (66) | 1.73 1.73  2 | |||
| 128. Rice (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.494 (63) | 1.645 1.645  2 |