Week 5 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 0.849952 | 3 | 2 | 14.0836 | 1 | 16.0983 | 8 | |
| FBS | 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 0.759974 | 2 | 0 | 9.0907 | 8 | 28.9541 | 2 | |
| FBS | 3 | Washington | 4-0 | 0.756549 | 8 | 5 | 11.1607 | 3 | 20.0469 | 3 | |
| FBS | 4 | Florida State | 4-0 | 0.714869 | 4 | 0 | 10.5515 | 5 | 18.919 | 5 | |
| FBS | 5 | Clemson | 4-0 | 0.706868 | 10 | 5 | 11.5517 | 2 | 14.0577 | 11 | |
| FBS | 6 | Stanford | 4-0 | 0.676665 | 16 | 10 | 10.6593 | 4 | 15.1153 | 10 | |
| FBS | 7 | Baylor | 3-0 | 0.622292 | 5 | -2 | 6.10434 | 24 | 29.2775 | 1 | |
| FBS | 8 | Louisville | 4-0 | 0.605597 | 6 | -2 | 7.99578 | 14 | 19.9472 | 4 | |
| FBS | 9 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 0.592085 | 15 | 6 | 9.94219 | 6 | 10.6677 | 26 | |
| FBS | 10 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 0.589347 | 20 | 10 | 8.33877 | 12 | 17.0938 | 6 | |
| FBS | 11 | U.C.L.A. | 3-0 | 0.583565 | 7 | -4 | 8.37125 | 11 | 16.4509 | 7 | |
| FBS | 12 | Georgia | 3-1 | 0.582517 | 25 | 13 | 9.42915 | 7 | 11.9605 | 18 | |
| FBS | 13 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 0.553601 | 12 | -1 | 8.92527 | 10 | 11.5156 | 21 | |
| FBS | 14 | Miami-Florida | 4-0 | 0.544571 | 11 | -3 | 7.74506 | 17 | 15.6294 | 9 | |
| FBS | 15 | Missouri | 4-0 | 0.511357 | 19 | 4 | 7.79821 | 16 | 12.4912 | 15 | |
| FBS | 16 | Louisiana State | 4-1 | 0.485824 | 1 | -15 | 7.00083 | 20 | 13.5639 | 13 | |
| FBS | 17 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 0.478014 | 33 | 16 | 8.17239 | 13 | 8.00692 | 35 | |
| FBS | 18 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 0.453321 | 22 | 4 | 9.0718 | 9 | 2.09853 | 61 | |
| FBS | 19 | Houston | 4-0 | 0.445546 | 30 | 11 | 7.30174 | 18 | 8.77506 | 31 | |
| FBS | 20 | Texas A+M | 4-1 | 0.428536 | 31 | 11 | 6.55112 | 21 | 10.4018 | 27 | |
| FBS | 21 | Maryland | 4-0 | 0.386899 | 27 | 6 | 5.97841 | 25 | 9.12591 | 28 | |
| FBS | 22 | Michigan | 4-0 | 0.386864 | 18 | -4 | 7.13217 | 19 | 4.32586 | 49 | |
| FBS | 23 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 0.380075 | 41 | 18 | 6.36085 | 23 | 6.93648 | 40 | |
| FBS | 24 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 0.379921 | 43 | 19 | 5.10383 | 29 | 12.1492 | 17 | |
| FBS | 25 | Northern Illinois | 4-0 | 0.375383 | 37 | 12 | 7.99308 | 15 | -0.26195 | 73 | |
| FBS | 26 | Florida | 3-1 | 0.364922 | 34 | 8 | 5.13312 | 28 | 10.7101 | 25 | |
| FBS | 27 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 0.362565 | 24 | -3 | 6.49306 | 22 | 4.84882 | 46 | |
| FBS | 28 | Auburn | 3-1 | 0.345579 | 21 | -7 | 5.229 | 27 | 8.61247 | 32 | |
| FBS | 29 | Georgia Tech | 3-1 | 0.345354 | 13 | -16 | 4.01617 | 34 | 13.6354 | 12 | |
| FBS | 30 | Arizona | 3-1 | 0.343341 | 14 | -16 | 4.47339 | 31 | 11.5576 | 20 | |
| FBS | 31 | Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 0.318219 | 40 | 9 | 5.80404 | 26 | 3.81858 | 52 | |
| FBS | 32 | Penn State | 3-1 | 0.290745 | 29 | -3 | 3.40464 | 38 | 11.3814 | 23 | |
| FBS | 33 | U-C-F | 3-1 | 0.277507 | 17 | -16 | 3.72505 | 35 | 8.88651 | 29 | |
| FBS | 34 | Utah | 3-1 | 0.276344 | 42 | 8 | 3.07947 | 39 | 11.4685 | 22 | |
| FBS | 35 | Iowa | 4-1 | 0.268447 | 60 | 25 | 4.2041 | 33 | 6.099 | 42 | |
| FBS | 36 | Illinois | 3-1 | 0.256359 | 45 | 9 | 3.54081 | 36 | 7.79507 | 36 | |
| FBS | 37 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 0.256028 | 26 | -11 | 4.82043 | 30 | 2.44568 | 57 | |
| FBS | 38 | Ohio | 3-1 | 0.230435 | 39 | 1 | 4.39065 | 32 | 1.98471 | 62 | |
| FBS | 39 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 0.228346 | 9 | -30 | 2.17532 | 46 | 11.0119 | 24 | |
| FBS | 40 | Rutgers | 3-1 | 0.214737 | 38 | -2 | 3.53946 | 37 | 4.14492 | 51 | |
| FBS | 41 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 0.212907 | 36 | -5 | 2.75613 | 42 | 7.24099 | 39 | |
| FBS | 42 | Ball State | 4-1 | 0.185839 | 55 | 13 | 2.70026 | 44 | 5.09583 | 44 | |
| FBS | 43 | East Carolina | 3-1 | 0.175772 | 63 | 20 | 2.6169 | 45 | 4.55826 | 47 | |
| FBS | 44 | Tennessee | 3-2 | 0.162491 | 65 | 21 | 1.90395 | 47 | 6.356 | 41 | |
| FBS | 45 | Minnesota | 4-1 | 0.158228 | 23 | -22 | 2.75857 | 41 | 2.42828 | 59 | |
| FBS | 46 | Oregon State | 4-1 | 0.139439 | 70 | 24 | 2.72044 | 43 | 0.93655 | 69 | |
| FBS | 47 | Texas State | 3-1 | 0.136585 | 66 | 19 | 2.86493 | 40 | 0.08511 | 71 | |
| FBS | 48 | Southern Cal | 3-2 | 0.126933 | 35 | -13 | 1.42783 | 52 | 5.21233 | 43 | |
| FBS | 49 | Washington State | 3-2 | 0.125907 | 32 | -17 | 1.75698 | 49 | 3.75374 | 53 | |
| FBS | 50 | Bowling Green | 4-1 | 0.120117 | 49 | -1 | 1.70811 | 50 | 3.44837 | 55 | |
| FBS | 51 | Boise State | 3-2 | 0.115747 | 68 | 17 | 0.33367 | 56 | 8.77906 | 30 | |
| FBS | 52 | No Carolina State | 3-1 | 0.103916 | 61 | 9 | 1.85949 | 48 | 1.39605 | 64 | |
| FBS | 53 | North Texas | 2-2 | 0.0957868 | 57 | 4 | 1.49328 | 51 | 2.2046 | 60 | |
| FBS | 54 | Wisconsin | 3-2 | 0.08384 | 50 | -4 | -1.21567 | 70 | 12.4183 | 16 | |
| FBS | 55 | Utah State | 3-2 | 0.077741 | 69 | 14 | -1.57552 | 72 | 13.3787 | 14 | |
| FBS | 56 | Brigham Young | 2-2 | 0.0708554 | 74 | 18 | -0.27013 | 62 | 7.34654 | 37 | |
| FBS | 57 | Cincinnati | 3-1 | 0.0704646 | 54 | -3 | 0.26841 | 58 | 5.07312 | 45 | |
| FBS | 58 | Notre Dame | 3-2 | 0.0609633 | 44 | -14 | 1.39049 | 53 | -0.42667 | 74 | |
| FBS | 59 | Duke | 3-2 | 0.0525128 | 64 | 5 | 0.08263 | 60 | 4.26879 | 50 | |
| FBS | 60 | Indiana | 2-2 | 0.0501532 | 53 | -7 | -0.68732 | 65 | 7.26276 | 38 | |
| FBS | 61 | Navy | 2-1 | 0.0498862 | 28 | -33 | -0.02546 | 61 | 4.48749 | 48 | |
| FBS | 62 | Syracuse | 2-2 | 0.0458927 | 59 | -3 | -1.06557 | 69 | 8.4612 | 34 | |
| FBS | 63 | Virginia | 2-2 | 0.0264068 | 48 | -15 | 0.22639 | 59 | 1.37812 | 65 | |
| FBS | 64 | West Virginia | 3-2 | 0.0245899 | 92 | 28 | 1.01119 | 54 | -2.04443 | 79 | |
| FBS | 65 | Rice | 2-2 | 0.0225969 | 73 | 8 | 0.68083 | 55 | -0.84594 | 76 | |
| FBS | 66 | Mississippi State | 2-2 | 0.0209992 | 52 | -14 | -2.33845 | 79 | 11.567 | 19 | |
| FBS | 67 | Texas Christian | 2-2 | -0.00978806 | 80 | 13 | -0.79392 | 67 | 2.44117 | 58 | |
| FBS | 68 | Marshall | 2-2 | -0.0126324 | 72 | 4 | -2.337 | 78 | 8.60701 | 33 | |
| FBS | 69 | Arkansas | 3-2 | -0.0141074 | 51 | -18 | -0.53683 | 64 | 0.99289 | 68 | |
| FBS | 70 | Western Kentucky | 3-2 | -0.0222167 | 88 | 18 | -0.71592 | 66 | 1.02523 | 67 | |
| FBS | 71 | Wyoming | 3-2 | -0.0339909 | 47 | -24 | -1.59897 | 73 | 3.66253 | 54 | |
| FBS | 72 | Vanderbilt | 3-2 | -0.0378466 | 85 | 13 | -1.61367 | 74 | 3.38499 | 56 | |
| FBS | 73 | Nevada-Reno | 3-2 | -0.0678494 | 77 | 4 | 0.28421 | 57 | -7.14105 | 97 | |
| FBS | 74 | Colorado | 2-1 | -0.0809143 | 46 | -28 | -0.35386 | 63 | -5.63567 | 89 | |
| FBS | 75 | Michigan State | 3-1 | -0.0901801 | 71 | -4 | -1.92411 | 76 | 0.07912 | 72 | |
| FBS | 76 | Texas | 2-2 | -0.113493 | 76 | 0 | -2.648 | 84 | 1.04124 | 66 | |
| FBS | 77 | Boston College | 2-2 | -0.114271 | 67 | -10 | -1.37663 | 71 | -4.31312 | 84 | |
| FBS | 78 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3-2 | -0.141725 | 81 | 3 | -1.00962 | 68 | -8.25036 | 99 | |
| FBS | 79 | Kansas | 2-1 | -0.144168 | 84 | 5 | -1.82887 | 75 | -5.05879 | 86 | |
| FBS | 80 | Tulane | 3-2 | -0.160564 | 96 | 16 | -2.52308 | 81 | -3.61253 | 83 | |
| FBS | 81 | North Carolina | 1-3 | -0.162241 | 62 | -19 | -3.03942 | 85 | -1.6131 | 78 | |
| FBS | 82 | Middle Tennessee | 3-2 | -0.172709 | 58 | -24 | -2.25143 | 77 | -5.80868 | 91 | |
| FBS | 83 | South Alabama | 2-2 | -0.172941 | 78 | -5 | -2.6079 | 83 | -4.34697 | 85 | |
| FBS | 84 | Texas-San Antonio | 2-3 | -0.180414 | 56 | -28 | -2.46426 | 80 | -5.60057 | 88 | |
| FBS | 85 | Memphis | 1-2 | -0.184432 | 82 | -3 | -4.05253 | 88 | 0.65006 | 70 | |
| FBS | 86 | Buffalo | 2-2 | -0.186739 | 97 | 11 | -2.54804 | 82 | -5.80782 | 90 | |
| FBS | 87 | Toledo | 2-3 | -0.20747 | 79 | -8 | -3.59992 | 87 | -3.25526 | 81 | |
| FBS | 88 | Kentucky | 1-3 | -0.225524 | 87 | -1 | -5.13239 | 92 | 1.53058 | 63 | |
| FBS | 89 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | -0.243972 | 83 | -6 | -4.38196 | 89 | -3.20982 | 80 | |
| FBS | 90 | UL-Monroe | 2-3 | -0.274493 | 75 | -15 | -3.40466 | 86 | -9.95389 | 103 | |
| FBS | 91 | UL-Lafayette | 2-2 | -0.275144 | 95 | 4 | -5.58906 | 96 | -0.92899 | 77 | |
| FBS | 92 | California | 1-3 | -0.27857 | 94 | 2 | -4.40354 | 90 | -6.15896 | 94 | |
| FBS | 93 | Wake Forest | 2-3 | -0.315755 | 93 | 0 | -4.70791 | 91 | -8.15949 | 98 | |
| FBS | 94 | Army | 2-3 | -0.321729 | 107 | 13 | -5.3399 | 94 | -6.05663 | 92 | |
| FBS | 95 | Colorado State | 2-3 | -0.342107 | 104 | 9 | -5.72041 | 97 | -6.26439 | 96 | |
| FBS | 96 | Kansas State | 2-2 | -0.345603 | 101 | 5 | -7.13276 | 104 | -0.69934 | 75 | |
| FBS | 97 | Troy | 2-3 | -0.359953 | 91 | -6 | -6.79311 | 102 | -3.37193 | 82 | |
| FBS | 98 | Kent State | 2-3 | -0.370598 | 103 | 5 | -5.25835 | 93 | -10.688 | 105 | |
| FBS | 99 | San Jose State | 1-3 | -0.385208 | 90 | -9 | -6.65731 | 101 | -6.1547 | 93 | |
| FBS | 100 | Iowa State | 1-2 | -0.389551 | 118 | 18 | -6.96329 | 103 | -5.26405 | 87 | |
| FBS | 101 | Tulsa | 1-3 | -0.396106 | 89 | -12 | -5.58538 | 95 | -11.5687 | 108 | |
| FBS | 102 | New Mexico | 1-3 | -0.410945 | 86 | -16 | -6.35928 | 99 | -9.65441 | 102 | |
| FBS | 103 | S-M-U | 1-3 | -0.419002 | 98 | -5 | -6.06588 | 98 | -11.582 | 109 | |
| FBS | 104 | Eastern Michigan | 1-3 | -0.458513 | 106 | 2 | -6.47016 | 100 | -13.3714 | 114 | |
| FBS | 105 | Florida Atlantic | 1-4 | -0.461493 | 102 | -3 | -8.25947 | 106 | -6.19375 | 95 | |
| FBS | 106 | Akron | 1-4 | -0.528643 | 105 | -1 | -8.99899 | 110 | -9.01697 | 100 | |
| FBS | 107 | U-A-B | 1-3 | -0.531716 | 100 | -7 | -8.97685 | 109 | -9.37893 | 101 | |
| FBS | 108 | Hawaii | 0-4 | -0.565479 | 112 | 4 | -8.9437 | 108 | -12.4823 | 112 | |
| FBS | 109 | Idaho | 1-4 | -0.572994 | 114 | 5 | -8.06075 | 105 | -16.8134 | 117 | |
| FBS | 110 | Purdue | 1-4 | -0.575499 | 108 | -2 | -8.54819 | 107 | -15.0068 | 115 | |
| FBS | 111 | Air Force | 1-4 | -0.579157 | 110 | -1 | -9.8238 | 112 | -10.0245 | 104 | |
| FBS | 112 | UTEP | 1-3 | -0.603429 | 99 | -13 | -10.1274 | 114 | -10.8941 | 106 | |
| FBS | 113 | Louisiana Tech | 1-4 | -0.641085 | 113 | 0 | -10.7537 | 116 | -11.5975 | 110 | |
| FBS | 114 | San Diego State | 1-3 | -0.647325 | 120 | 6 | -10.5616 | 115 | -12.9443 | 113 | |
| FBS | 115 | Central Michigan | 1-4 | -0.666048 | 111 | -4 | -9.20395 | 111 | -20.2335 | 122 | |
| FBS | 116 | Southern Miss | 0-4 | -0.672423 | 109 | -7 | -9.91983 | 113 | -17.817 | 118 | |
| FBS | 117 | Miami-Ohio | 0-4 | -0.741115 | 115 | -2 | -11.688 | 117 | -16.499 | 116 | |
| FBS | 118 | Connecticut | 0-4 | -0.892027 | 117 | -1 | -15.8697 | 120 | -12.3678 | 111 | |
| FBS | 119 | Temple | 0-4 | -0.952131 | 119 | 0 | -17.4557 | 121 | -11.0526 | 107 | |
| FBS | 120 | Florida Intl | 0-4 | -0.990233 | 121 | 1 | -14.9104 | 118 | -24.9818 | 125 | |
| FBS | 121 | New Mexico State | 0-5 | -0.992094 | 116 | -5 | -15.7041 | 119 | -21.8454 | 123 | |
| FBS | 122 | South Florida | 0-4 | -1.04815 | 123 | 1 | -17.8397 | 123 | -17.8893 | 119 | |
| FBS | 123 | Western Michigan | 0-5 | -1.05429 | 122 | -1 | -17.6161 | 122 | -19.3588 | 121 | |
| FBS | 124 | Massachusetts | 0-4 | -1.06781 | 124 | 0 | -18.1185 | 124 | -18.4578 | 120 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 14-81 | -1.21043 | 125 | 0 | -19.8342 | 125 | -23.8505 | 124 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-4 | -1.47642 | 126 | 0 | -25.1129 | 126 | -25.266 | 126 |