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. Toledo (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.382 (3) | 6.403 6.403  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.11 (4) | 5.853 5.853  3 | |||
| 3. Miami OH (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.617 (2) | 5.837 5.837  2 | |||
| 4. Western Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.79 (6) | 5.587 5.587  1 | |||
| 5. Buffalo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.532 (7) | 5.441 5.441  1 | |||
| 6. Eastern Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.919 (9) | 4.45 4.45  2 | |||
| 7. Ohio U. (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.242 (11) | 4.254 4.254  | |||
| 8. Akron (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.442 (8) | 3.862 3.862  2 | |||
| 9. Kent St (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.239 (1) | 3.582 3.582  | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.133 (12) | 2.897 2.897  4 | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.872 (10) | 2.548 2.548  | |||
| 12. Bowling Green (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.028 (5) | 2.387 2.387  |