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. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.236 (6) | 7.36 7.36  | |||
| 2. Duke (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.977 (10) | 5.935 5.935  3 | |||
| 3. Wake Forest (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.851 (11) | 5.872 5.872  1 | |||
| 4. Virginia (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.106 (8) | 5.602 5.602  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.837 (1) | 5.496 5.496  1 | |||
| 6. Florida St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.74 (3) | 5.363 5.363  1 | |||
| 7. Miami FL (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.342 (4) | 5.085 5.085  3 | |||
| 8. Syracuse (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.32 (5) | 4.799 4.799  1 | |||
| 9. Louisville (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.143 (7) | 4.547 4.547  3 | |||
| 10. Pittsburgh (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.759 (2) | 4.538 4.538  2 | |||
| 11. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.783 (14) | 3.554 3.554  | |||
| 12. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.809 (13) | 3.32 3.32  2 | |||
| 13. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.597 (12) | 3.167 3.167  3 | |||
| 14. Georgia Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.099 (9) | 2.116 2.116  1 |