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. Ohio State (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.168 (27) | 9.036 9.036  4 | |||
| 2. Auburn (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.153 (2) | 8.925 8.925  1 | |||
| 3. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.809 (42) | 8.542 8.542  1 | |||
| 4. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.79 (45) | 8.313 8.313  14 | |||
| 5. Oregon (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.813 (10) | 8.283 8.283  2 | |||
| 6. Washington (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.508 (16) | 8.069 8.069  | |||
| 7. Michigan St (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.339 (19) | 7.627 7.627  1 | |||
| 8. Arizona St (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.896 (8) | 7.484 7.484  11 | |||
| 9. Georgia (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.291 (64) | 7.483 7.483  1 | |||
| 10. Utah (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.855 (38) | 7.417 7.417  5 | |||
| 11. SMU (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.707 (49) | 7.393 7.393  2 | |||
| 12. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.236 (66) | 7.36 7.36  9 | |||
| 13. Missouri (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.803 (44) | 7.29 7.29  7 | |||
| 14. Notre Dame  (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.184 (26) | 7.266 7.266  9 | |||
| 15. Oklahoma St (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.049 (33) | 7.252 7.252  1 | |||
| 16. Penn State (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.828 (89) | 7.132 7.132  1 | |||
| 17. Wisconsin (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.891 (87) | 7.118 7.118  15 | |||
| 18. Cincinnati (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.628 (14) | 7.068 7.068  23 | |||
| 19. Texas (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.011 (34) | 6.88 6.88  2 | |||
| 20. Florida (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.939 (85) | 6.74 6.74  4 | |||
| 21. Iowa (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.532 (101) | 6.636 6.636  8 | |||
| 22. California (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.637 (13) | 6.594 6.594  10 | |||
| 23. Southern Cal (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.067 (4) | 6.578 6.578  4 | |||
| 24. TCU  (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.034 (78) | 6.564 6.564  2 | |||
| 25. LSU (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.363 (107) | 6.486 6.486  7 | |||
| 26. Mississippi St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.989 (6) | 6.479 6.479  15 | |||
| 27. Hawai`i (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.474 (17) | 6.477 6.477  10 | |||
| 28. Boise St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.245 (65) | 6.344 6.344  1 | |||
| 29. Central Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.605 (96) | 6.294 6.294  5 | |||
| 30. San Diego St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.578 (53) | 6.29 6.29  8 | |||
| 31. Memphis (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.562 (98) | 6.271 6.271  4 | |||
| 32. Arizona (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.851 (39) | 6.126 6.126  2 | |||
| 33. Colorado (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.272 (22) | 6.121 6.121  6 | |||
| 34. Kansas St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.347 (61) | 6.024 6.024  18 | |||
| 35. Duke (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.977 (81) | 5.935 5.935  13 | |||
| 36. Utah St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.419 (58) | 5.91 5.91  10 | |||
| 37. Texas A&M (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.068 (32) | 5.898 5.898  6 | |||
| 38. Wake Forest (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.851 (88) | 5.872 5.872  13 | |||
| 39. Appalachian St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.478 (104) | 5.744 5.744  6 | |||
| 40. Wyoming (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.354 (60) | 5.7 5.7  4 | |||
| 41. Tulane (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.414 (59) | 5.659 5.659  17 | |||
| 42. Iowa St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.008 (35) | 5.638 5.638  14 | |||
| 43. Virginia (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.106 (72) | 5.602 5.602  10 | |||
| 44. Texas Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.163 (28) | 5.501 5.501  8 | |||
| 45. North Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.837 (9) | 5.496 5.496  4 | |||
| 46. Air Force (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.962 (82) | 5.443 5.443  6 | |||
| 47. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.103 (31) | 5.435 5.435  31 | |||
| 48. Fresno St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.817 (41) | 5.401 5.401  14 | |||
| 49. Arkansas St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.963 (36) | 5.38 5.38  6 | |||
| 50. Baylor (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.804 (120) | 5.37 5.37  15 | |||
| 51. Florida St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.74 (48) | 5.363 5.363  3 | |||
| 52. Tulsa (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.061 (5) | 5.34 5.34  1 | |||
| 53. Mississippi (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.81 (11) | 5.323 5.323  11 | |||
| 54. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.077 (116) | 5.286 5.286  2 | |||
| 55. Navy (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.367 (106) | 5.278 5.278  12 | |||
| 56. Minnesota (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.146 (69) | 5.261 5.261  7 | |||
| 57. Washington St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.453 (57) | 5.257 5.257  13 | |||
| 58. South Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.313 (20) | 5.125 5.125  22 | |||
| 59. Miami FL (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.342 (62) | 5.085 5.085  13 | |||
| 60. UCLA (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.611 (1) | 5.075 5.075  23 | |||
| 61. Nebraska (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.61 (52) | 5.035 5.035  11 | |||
| 62. Oregon St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.192 (25) | 5.017 5.017  11 | |||
| 63. West Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.702 (50) | 4.984 4.984  6 | |||
| 64. Southern Miss (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.775 (46) | 4.924 4.924  4 | |||
| 65. Western Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.086 (74) | 4.885 4.885  9 | |||
| 66. Stanford (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.071 (3) | 4.867 4.867  16 | |||
| 67. Indiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.04 (77) | 4.803 4.803  25 | |||
| 68. Syracuse (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.32 (63) | 4.799 4.799  1 | |||
| 69. Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.255 (23) | 4.784 4.784  29 | |||
| 70. Michigan (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.772 (90) | 4.766 4.766  9 | |||
| 71. Brigham Young (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.926 (7) | 4.581 4.581  3 | |||
| 72. Louisville (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.143 (70) | 4.547 4.547  15 | |||
| 73. Pittsburgh (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.759 (47) | 4.538 4.538  14 | |||
| 74. Toledo (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.521 (102) | 4.534 4.534  7 | |||
| 75. Miami OH (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.526 (15) | 4.532 4.532  14 | |||
| 76. Maryland (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.897 (86) | 4.527 4.527  10 | |||
| 77. Nevada (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.114 (30) | 4.467 4.467  13 | |||
| 78. Kent St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.196 (24) | 4.446 4.446  3 | |||
| 79. Florida Atlantic (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.222 (67) | 4.404 4.404  19 | |||
| 80. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.565 (54) | 4.379 4.379  33 | |||
| 81. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.958 (118) | 4.338 4.338  9 | |||
| 82. Northwestern (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.46 (18) | 4.181 4.181  18 | |||
| 83. Army (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.986 (129) | 4.012 4.012  7 | |||
| 84. Purdue (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.804 (43) | 3.944 3.944  1 | |||
| 85. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.923 (37) | 3.9 3.9  16 | |||
| 86. Arkansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.063 (76) | 3.892 3.892  9 | |||
| 87. Coastal Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.708 (123) | 3.881 3.881  10 | |||
| 88. Marshall (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.207 (68) | 3.869 3.869  15 | |||
| 89. Temple (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.289 (128) | 3.77 3.77  17 | |||
| 90. Kansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.127 (71) | 3.769 3.769  11 | |||
| 91. San Jose St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.069 (75) | 3.666 3.666  12 | |||
| 92. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.321 (108) | 3.652 3.652  4 | |||
| 93. Louisiana Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.761 (122) | 3.643 3.643  4 | |||
| 94. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.783 (121) | 3.554 3.554  8 | |||
| 95. Georgia Southern (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.818 (40) | 3.426 3.426  1 | |||
| 96. Eastern Michigan (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.31 (109) | 3.398 3.398  3 | |||
| 97. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.809 (119) | 3.32 3.32  3 | |||
| 98. South Florida (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.672 (51) | 3.31 3.31  27 | |||
| 99. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.698 (94) | 3.306 3.306  18 | |||
| 100. Liberty (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.21 (114) | 3.304 3.304  9 | |||
| 101. Northern Illinois (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.499 (55) | 3.266 3.266  11 | |||
| 102. Buffalo (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.754 (92) | 3.232 3.232  3 | |||
| 103. Georgia St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.758 (91) | 3.203 3.203  5 | |||
| 104. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.597 (97) | 3.167 3.167  20 | |||
| 105. Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.412 (125) | 3.151 3.151  3 | |||
| 106. Colorado St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.018 (80) | 3.126 3.126  8 | |||
| 107. New Mexico (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.959 (83) | 3.105 3.105  6 | |||
| 108. Tennessee (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.726 (93) | 3.032 3.032  1 | |||
| 109. Western Kentucky (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.25 (111) | 2.931 2.931  13 | |||
| 110. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.295 (21) | 2.925 2.925  6 | |||
| 111. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.257 (110) | 2.871 2.871  7 | |||
| 112. Ohio U. (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.555 (99) | 2.821 2.821  1 | |||
| 113. New Mexico St (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.719 (12) | 2.738 2.738  7 | |||
| 114. Ball St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.152 (115) | 2.728 2.728  5 | |||
| 115. Rice (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.156 (29) | 2.663 2.663  5 | |||
| 116. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.181 (130) | 2.538 2.538  17 | |||
| 117. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.307 (127) | 2.306 2.306  1 | |||
| 118. UTEP  (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.489 (56) | 2.273 2.273  3 | |||
| 119. UNLV (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.948 (84) | 2.227 2.227  5 | |||
| 120. Florida Int'l (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.42 (105) | 2.22 2.22  7 | |||
| 121. Georgia Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.099 (73) | 2.116 2.116  30 | |||
| 122. Middle Tennessee St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.027 (79) | 2.086 2.086  1 | |||
| 123. Old Dominion (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.068 (117) | 1.919 1.919  11 | |||
| 124. Rutgers (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.539 (100) | 1.874 1.874  7 | |||
| 125. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.499 (103) | 1.691 1.691  1 | |||
| 126. Connecticut (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.608 (95) | 1.498 1.498  2 | |||
| 127. South Alabama (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.22 (113) | 1.476 1.476  4 | |||
| 128. Bowling Green (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.234 (112) | 1.234 1.234  3 | |||
| 129. Akron (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.554 (124) | -0.283 -0.283  | |||
| 130. Massachusetts (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.343 (126) | -0.566 -0.566  |