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. James Madison (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.505 (13) | 7.588 7.588  | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.308 (8) | 6.315 6.315  3 | |||
| 3. Coastal Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.916 (9) | 6.264 6.264  | |||
| 4. Georgia Southern (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.7 (5) | 6.196 6.196  2 | |||
| 5. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.787 (14) | 5.725 5.725  2 | |||
| 6. Marshall (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.01 (4) | 5.584 5.584  4 | |||
| 7. Arkansas St (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.496 (1) | 5.523 5.523  3 | |||
| 8. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.831 (10) | 5.488 5.488  6 | |||
| 9. Troy (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.019 (3) | 5.081 5.081  1 | |||
| 10. Old Dominion (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.168 (2) | 5.011 5.011  3 | |||
| 11. Appalachian St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.65 (6) | 4.9 4.9  1 | |||
| 12. South Alabama (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.701 (11) | 4.882 4.882  3 | |||
| 13. Georgia St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.358 (7) | 4.102 4.102  2 | |||
| 14. Southern Miss (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.544 (12) | 2.651 2.651  |