Week 5 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 0.971193 | 1 | 0 | 11.514 | 2 | 22.0786 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Georgia | 5-0 | 0.883738 | 7 | 5 | 11.1079 | 6 | 17.7761 | 5 | |
| FBS | 3 | South Carolina | 5-0 | 0.878076 | 8 | 5 | 11.1927 | 4 | 17.0902 | 7 | |
| FBS | 4 | Florida State | 5-0 | 0.86483 | 2 | -2 | 10.609 | 8 | 18.3544 | 4 | |
| FBS | 5 | Oregon | 5-0 | 0.838026 | 3 | -2 | 10.0509 | 11 | 18.6269 | 2 | |
| FBS | 6 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 0.824198 | 4 | -2 | 11.4691 | 3 | 12.5073 | 12 | |
| FBS | 7 | Florida | 4-0 | 0.804568 | 6 | -1 | 10.6236 | 7 | 14.3094 | 10 | |
| FBS | 8 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 0.778324 | 14 | 6 | 10.1138 | 10 | 14.4415 | 9 | |
| FBS | 9 | Texas | 4-0 | 0.776947 | 10 | 1 | 9.32336 | 13 | 17.2509 | 6 | |
| FBS | 10 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 0.769286 | 12 | 2 | 11.1469 | 5 | 10.0523 | 17 | |
| FBS | 11 | Oregon State | 3-0 | 0.748733 | 13 | 2 | 12.0341 | 1 | 5.43552 | 34 | |
| FBS | 12 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 0.743397 | 9 | -3 | 10.2433 | 9 | 11.6532 | 14 | |
| FBS | 13 | Louisiana State | 5-0 | 0.704425 | 11 | -2 | 9.97042 | 12 | 10.073 | 16 | |
| FBS | 14 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 0.613522 | 20 | 6 | 9.07783 | 14 | 7.32729 | 24 | |
| FBS | 15 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 0.570032 | 15 | 0 | 8.07519 | 17 | 8.12572 | 20 | |
| FBS | 16 | Stanford | 3-1 | 0.526099 | 5 | -11 | 7.1524 | 20 | 8.60186 | 19 | |
| FBS | 17 | Louisiana Tech | 4-0 | 0.52176 | 18 | 1 | 8.07008 | 18 | 4.94715 | 37 | |
| FBS | 18 | Louisville | 5-0 | 0.5173 | 16 | -2 | 8.49083 | 15 | 3.10784 | 45 | |
| FBS | 19 | U.C.L.A. | 4-1 | 0.501235 | 21 | 2 | 6.52117 | 21 | 9.27116 | 18 | |
| FBS | 20 | Northwestern | 5-0 | 0.492895 | 23 | 3 | 8.08093 | 16 | 2.99545 | 46 | |
| FBS | 21 | Texas Christian | 4-0 | 0.466221 | 22 | 1 | 6.32443 | 23 | 7.67391 | 23 | |
| FBS | 22 | Ohio | 5-0 | 0.458335 | 19 | -3 | 7.90925 | 19 | 1.33624 | 53 | |
| FBS | 23 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 0.441542 | 34 | 11 | 4.56294 | 31 | 12.5028 | 13 | |
| FBS | 24 | Clemson | 4-1 | 0.42439 | 26 | 2 | 5.86289 | 26 | 6.59675 | 26 | |
| FBS | 25 | Texas A+M | 3-1 | 0.421447 | 35 | 10 | 2.53564 | 43 | 18.6107 | 3 | |
| FBS | 26 | Iowa State | 3-1 | 0.40061 | 17 | -9 | 5.96335 | 25 | 4.65304 | 38 | |
| FBS | 27 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 0.396264 | 31 | 4 | 3.73145 | 36 | 12.5548 | 11 | |
| FBS | 28 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 0.357002 | 41 | 13 | 6.04473 | 24 | 1.46601 | 51 | |
| FBS | 29 | Western Kentucky | 4-1 | 0.352079 | 38 | 9 | 4.86491 | 29 | 5.4691 | 33 | |
| FBS | 30 | Missouri | 3-2 | 0.324544 | 49 | 19 | 4.28412 | 33 | 5.77647 | 30 | |
| FBS | 31 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 0.323337 | 25 | -6 | 6.34402 | 22 | -1.86202 | 69 | |
| FBS | 32 | Michigan State | 3-2 | 0.314032 | 24 | -8 | 4.50189 | 32 | 4.28112 | 39 | |
| FBS | 33 | Arizona | 3-2 | 0.309312 | 27 | -6 | 4.12441 | 35 | 5.35357 | 35 | |
| FBS | 34 | Boise State | 3-1 | 0.304826 | 40 | 6 | 4.5837 | 30 | 3.37116 | 43 | |
| FBS | 35 | Washington | 3-1 | 0.299384 | 56 | 21 | 5.52069 | 27 | -0.42748 | 60 | |
| FBS | 36 | Southern Cal | 3-1 | 0.2763 | 30 | -6 | 2.86541 | 40 | 7.78675 | 22 | |
| FBS | 37 | Miami-Florida | 4-1 | 0.268948 | 44 | 7 | 5.21375 | 28 | -1.31715 | 67 | |
| FBS | 38 | Oklahoma State | 2-2 | 0.255066 | 33 | -5 | 0.40174 | 59 | 15.4204 | 8 | |
| FBS | 39 | Tulsa | 4-1 | 0.253843 | 37 | -2 | 3.48574 | 38 | 4.02307 | 41 | |
| FBS | 40 | Baylor | 3-1 | 0.25181 | 28 | -12 | 3.13442 | 39 | 5.17754 | 36 | |
| FBS | 41 | Purdue | 3-1 | 0.25075 | 51 | 10 | 2.53801 | 42 | 7.29577 | 25 | |
| FBS | 42 | Texas-San Antonio | 5-0 | 0.218139 | 45 | 3 | 4.27665 | 34 | -1.24397 | 64 | |
| FBS | 43 | Tennessee | 3-2 | 0.207979 | 32 | -11 | 2.10697 | 46 | 6.04442 | 29 | |
| FBS | 44 | Duke | 4-1 | 0.186922 | 50 | 6 | 3.54999 | 37 | -0.64527 | 62 | |
| FBS | 45 | San Jose State | 4-1 | 0.177384 | 42 | -3 | 2.68495 | 41 | 1.89714 | 48 | |
| FBS | 46 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 0.168987 | 43 | -3 | 0.84766 | 55 | 8.08261 | 21 | |
| FBS | 47 | UL-Lafayette | 3-1 | 0.15229 | 59 | 12 | 2.03743 | 47 | 2.61098 | 47 | |
| FBS | 48 | Nevada-Reno | 4-1 | 0.141602 | 54 | 6 | 2.15344 | 45 | 1.4774 | 50 | |
| FBS | 49 | Utah State | 4-1 | 0.116404 | 52 | 3 | 1.72739 | 51 | 1.3717 | 52 | |
| FBS | 50 | North Carolina | 3-2 | 0.115321 | 58 | 8 | -0.83269 | 66 | 10.6939 | 15 | |
| FBS | 51 | Michigan | 2-2 | 0.114687 | 53 | 2 | 0.57936 | 58 | 5.4705 | 32 | |
| FBS | 52 | Toledo | 4-1 | 0.100451 | 61 | 9 | 2.44411 | 44 | -2.31488 | 72 | |
| FBS | 53 | Wisconsin | 3-2 | 0.0983763 | 39 | -14 | 1.89766 | 49 | -0.44717 | 61 | |
| FBS | 54 | Northern Illinois | 4-1 | 0.0857844 | 66 | 12 | 1.89478 | 50 | -1.27064 | 66 | |
| FBS | 55 | Penn State | 3-2 | 0.0814239 | 62 | 7 | 0.30722 | 60 | 4.26588 | 40 | |
| FBS | 56 | U-C-F | 2-2 | 0.0693611 | 36 | -20 | -0.30331 | 63 | 5.70715 | 31 | |
| FBS | 57 | Fresno State | 3-2 | 0.0669473 | 63 | 6 | -0.52683 | 64 | 6.36745 | 27 | |
| FBS | 58 | Troy | 3-2 | 0.0645575 | 64 | 6 | 0.95029 | 54 | 0.78906 | 55 | |
| FBS | 59 | Minnesota | 4-1 | 0.0520443 | 29 | -30 | 1.91352 | 48 | -3.57421 | 77 | |
| FBS | 60 | Iowa | 3-2 | 0.0465781 | 74 | 14 | 1.61842 | 52 | -2.85344 | 73 | |
| FBS | 61 | Mississippi | 3-2 | 0.0461933 | 47 | -14 | 0.71973 | 57 | 0.4187 | 58 | |
| FBS | 62 | No Carolina State | 3-2 | 0.00556032 | 46 | -16 | -0.07777 | 62 | 0.65366 | 57 | |
| FBS | 63 | Brigham Young | 3-2 | -0.00899066 | 80 | 17 | -1.84837 | 76 | 6.18685 | 28 | |
| FBS | 64 | Kent State | 3-1 | -0.0185453 | 79 | 15 | 1.52135 | 53 | -6.81076 | 92 | |
| FBS | 65 | Ball State | 3-2 | -0.0349313 | 48 | -17 | 0.76626 | 56 | -5.1254 | 82 | |
| FBS | 66 | Virginia Tech | 3-2 | -0.0507997 | 55 | -11 | -1.42536 | 70 | 1.86541 | 49 | |
| FBS | 67 | Auburn | 1-3 | -0.0790468 | 69 | 2 | -1.62059 | 74 | 0.71081 | 56 | |
| FBS | 68 | Connecticut | 3-2 | -0.0909132 | 72 | 4 | -1.53041 | 72 | -0.40608 | 59 | |
| FBS | 69 | UL-Monroe | 2-2 | -0.0914451 | 82 | 13 | -2.59617 | 78 | 3.46936 | 42 | |
| FBS | 70 | Utah | 2-2 | -0.10711 | 77 | 7 | -1.72544 | 75 | -0.76326 | 63 | |
| FBS | 71 | Kentucky | 1-4 | -0.110433 | 71 | 0 | -1.53269 | 73 | -1.69062 | 68 | |
| FBS | 72 | Wake Forest | 3-2 | -0.129163 | 57 | -15 | 0.20929 | 61 | -9.32317 | 104 | |
| FBS | 73 | East Carolina | 3-2 | -0.13215 | 87 | 14 | -0.93867 | 68 | -5.30872 | 84 | |
| FBS | 74 | South Florida | 2-3 | -0.132332 | 67 | -7 | -1.46025 | 71 | -3.40694 | 75 | |
| FBS | 75 | Middle Tennessee | 3-1 | -0.138335 | 95 | 20 | -2.15173 | 77 | -1.26723 | 65 | |
| FBS | 76 | Vanderbilt | 1-3 | -0.190643 | 85 | 9 | -3.67608 | 86 | 0.86146 | 54 | |
| FBS | 77 | Georgia Tech | 2-3 | -0.20769 | 60 | -17 | -4.63082 | 90 | 3.23564 | 44 | |
| FBS | 78 | Texas State | 2-2 | -0.224184 | 76 | -2 | -1.20581 | 69 | -10.4244 | 105 | |
| FBS | 79 | New Mexico | 2-3 | -0.226938 | 78 | -1 | -2.76476 | 80 | -4.88653 | 81 | |
| FBS | 80 | Maryland | 2-2 | -0.228548 | 86 | 6 | -2.66623 | 79 | -5.35468 | 85 | |
| FBS | 81 | Miami-Ohio | 3-2 | -0.230394 | 90 | 9 | -0.79193 | 65 | -12.3545 | 112 | |
| FBS | 82 | Indiana | 2-2 | -0.24247 | 70 | -12 | -3.18227 | 84 | -4.38327 | 80 | |
| FBS | 83 | North Texas | 2-3 | -0.245551 | 96 | 13 | -3.0281 | 82 | -5.15309 | 83 | |
| FBS | 84 | Marshall | 2-3 | -0.250756 | 73 | -11 | -2.84596 | 81 | -6.16617 | 89 | |
| FBS | 85 | Central Michigan | 2-2 | -0.260967 | 65 | -20 | -0.87102 | 67 | -14.0893 | 115 | |
| FBS | 86 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | -0.268227 | 81 | -5 | -4.32217 | 88 | -1.90659 | 70 | |
| FBS | 87 | Virginia | 2-3 | -0.273645 | 83 | -4 | -3.04862 | 83 | -6.93862 | 93 | |
| FBS | 88 | Illinois | 2-3 | -0.278648 | 68 | -20 | -3.34667 | 85 | -6.17633 | 90 | |
| FBS | 89 | Houston | 1-3 | -0.334487 | 108 | 19 | -4.19212 | 87 | -6.77261 | 91 | |
| FBS | 90 | Boston College | 1-3 | -0.346299 | 88 | -2 | -5.14196 | 92 | -4.06965 | 78 | |
| FBS | 91 | Western Michigan | 2-3 | -0.353807 | 75 | -16 | -4.39464 | 89 | -7.3092 | 96 | |
| FBS | 92 | Pittsburgh | 2-2 | -0.36376 | 93 | 1 | -4.97404 | 91 | -5.84241 | 87 | |
| FBS | 93 | San Diego State | 2-3 | -0.386255 | 84 | -9 | -6.00568 | 93 | -3.54687 | 76 | |
| FBS | 94 | Syracuse | 1-3 | -0.430593 | 94 | 0 | -6.2063 | 95 | -5.74749 | 86 | |
| FBS | 95 | Air Force | 2-2 | -0.432335 | 111 | 16 | -7.18104 | 102 | -2.2862 | 71 | |
| FBS | 96 | S-M-U | 1-3 | -0.436955 | 97 | 1 | -6.24185 | 96 | -6.03846 | 88 | |
| FBS | 97 | California | 1-4 | -0.444474 | 98 | 1 | -7.13472 | 101 | -3.26024 | 74 | |
| FBS | 98 | Temple | 1-2 | -0.45254 | 102 | 4 | -6.9816 | 100 | -4.35635 | 79 | |
| FBS | 99 | Bowling Green | 2-3 | -0.455749 | 106 | 7 | -6.01697 | 94 | -8.10843 | 100 | |
| FBS | 100 | Navy | 1-3 | -0.483971 | 100 | 0 | -6.28241 | 97 | -9.00377 | 103 | |
| FBS | 101 | Florida Intl | 1-4 | -0.485711 | 89 | -12 | -6.35556 | 98 | -8.85064 | 102 | |
| FBS | 102 | Buffalo | 1-3 | -0.494727 | 99 | -3 | -6.92573 | 99 | -7.35561 | 97 | |
| FBS | 103 | U-A-B | 0-4 | -0.51469 | 104 | 1 | -7.38094 | 104 | -7.00757 | 94 | |
| FBS | 104 | UTEP | 1-4 | -0.530955 | 92 | -12 | -7.52746 | 105 | -7.54727 | 98 | |
| FBS | 105 | Rice | 1-4 | -0.55557 | 91 | -14 | -7.18628 | 103 | -10.4296 | 106 | |
| FBS | 106 | Kansas | 1-3 | -0.588739 | 110 | 4 | -8.64158 | 112 | -7.28654 | 95 | |
| FBS | 107 | Arkansas | 1-4 | -0.595075 | 105 | -2 | -7.76744 | 107 | -10.9137 | 108 | |
| FBS | 108 | Southern Miss | 0-4 | -0.600003 | 115 | 7 | -8.45838 | 111 | -8.70483 | 101 | |
| FBS | 109 | Washington State | 2-3 | -0.60547 | 112 | 3 | -8.00422 | 109 | -10.7334 | 107 | |
| FBS | 110 | South Alabama | 1-4 | -0.622366 | 103 | -7 | -7.94968 | 108 | -12.0526 | 111 | |
| FBS | 111 | Florida Atlantic | 1-4 | -0.642522 | 109 | -2 | -8.35674 | 110 | -11.8941 | 110 | |
| FBS | 112 | Hawaii | 1-3 | -0.667433 | 101 | -11 | -7.72187 | 106 | -15.8737 | 117 | |
| FBS | 113 | Akron | 1-4 | -0.702446 | 107 | -6 | -10.5718 | 115 | -7.73521 | 99 | |
| FBS | 114 | New Mexico State | 1-4 | -0.753371 | 114 | 0 | -10.1717 | 114 | -12.5764 | 114 | |
| FBS | 115 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-4 | -0.827995 | 117 | 2 | -11.8349 | 116 | -11.4164 | 109 | |
| FBS | 116 | Wyoming | 1-3 | -0.844668 | 119 | 3 | -11.855 | 117 | -12.4471 | 113 | |
| FBS | 117 | Tulane | 0-4 | -0.877405 | 113 | -4 | -9.79929 | 113 | -22.1585 | 123 | |
| FBS | 118 | Colorado State | 1-4 | -0.95969 | 118 | 0 | -12.9416 | 119 | -16.0783 | 118 | |
| FBS | 119 | Massachusetts | 0-5 | -0.990241 | 121 | 2 | -12.0219 | 118 | -21.4767 | 122 | |
| FBS | 120 | Colorado | 1-4 | -1.00848 | 120 | 0 | -13.0703 | 120 | -18.838 | 120 | |
| FBS | 121 | Eastern Michigan | 0-4 | -1.16378 | 122 | 1 | -16.1364 | 121 | -17.8736 | 119 | |
| FBS | 122 | Memphis | 0-4 | -1.18723 | 123 | 1 | -17.5466 | 122 | -14.252 | 116 | |
| FBS | 123 | Army | 0-4 | -1.26787 | 116 | -7 | -17.716 | 123 | -18.9723 | 121 | |
| FBS | 124 | Idaho | 0-5 | -1.49528 | 124 | 0 | -20.1984 | 124 | -24.9259 | 124 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-87 | -1.62229 | 125 | 0 | -20.6468 | 125 | -31.6929 | 125 |