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. Appalachian St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.478 (5) | 5.744 5.744  | |||
| 2. Arkansas St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.963 (1) | 5.38 5.38  | |||
| 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.077 (8) | 5.286 5.286  | |||
| 4. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.958 (9) | 4.338 4.338  | |||
| 5. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.923 (2) | 3.9 3.9  3 | |||
| 6. Coastal Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.708 (10) | 3.881 3.881  1 | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.321 (6) | 3.652 3.652  1 | |||
| 8. Georgia Southern (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.818 (3) | 3.426 3.426  1 | |||
| 9. Georgia St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.758 (4) | 3.203 3.203  | |||
| 10. South Alabama (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.22 (7) | 1.476 1.476  |