Week 5
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Illinois (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.6 (3) | 5.594 5.594  1 | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.233 (5) | 5.383 5.383  1 | |||
| 3. South Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.405 (8) | 5.287 5.287  1 | |||
| 4. South Dakota (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.996 (2) | 5.251 5.251  1 | |||
| 5. Missouri St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.384 (1) | 3.653 3.653  | |||
| 6. North Dakota (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.317 (4) | 3.197 3.197  1 | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.474 (7) | 2.946 2.946  1 | |||
| 8. Northern Iowa (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.036 (6) | 2.536 2.536  2 | |||
| 9. Illinois St (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.01 (12) | 2.446 2.446  | |||
| 10. Murray St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.139 (10) | 1.502 1.502  2 | |||
| 11. Western Illinois (0 - 4) Schedule: 1.845 (11) | -0.913 -0.913  | |||
| 12. Indiana St (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.184 (9) | -0.947 -0.947  |