Week 5 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Michigan | 5-0 | 0.977 | 2 | 1 | 14.459 | 3 | 29.743 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Clemson | 5-0 | 0.851 | 3 | 1 | 14.725 | 2 | 17.407 | 8 | |
| FBS | 3 | Tennessee | 5-0 | 0.781 | 5 | 2 | 14.97 | 1 | 10.189 | 22 | |
| FBS | 4 | Texas A&M | 5-0 | 0.773 | 4 | 0 | 13.235 | 4 | 16.356 | 9 | |
| FBS | 5 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 0.768 | 6 | 1 | 9.868 | 9 | 29.317 | 2 | |
| FBS | 6 | Alabama | 5-0 | 0.758 | 8 | 2 | 11.348 | 5 | 22.577 | 4 | |
| FBS | 7 | Miami | 4-0 | 0.675 | 11 | 4 | 9.841 | 10 | 21.083 | 5 | |
| FBS | 8 | Houston | 5-0 | 0.67 | 7 | -1 | 10.583 | 7 | 17.75 | 7 | |
| FBS | 9 | Washington | 5-0 | 0.668 | 15 | 6 | 10.972 | 6 | 16.031 | 10 | |
| FBS | 10 | W Michigan | 5-0 | 0.642 | 12 | 2 | 10.437 | 8 | 15.819 | 12 | |
| FBS | 11 | Louisville | 4-1 | 0.624 | 1 | -10 | 6.889 | 21 | 28.289 | 3 | |
| FBS | 12 | Nebraska | 5-0 | 0.534 | 13 | 1 | 9.252 | 11 | 10.895 | 20 | |
| FBS | 13 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | 0.519 | 9 | -4 | 7.639 | 17 | 15.985 | 11 | |
| FBS | 14 | Stanford | 3-1 | 0.482 | 10 | -4 | 7.208 | 18 | 14.321 | 14 | |
| FBS | 15 | Boise State | 4-0 | 0.455 | 18 | 3 | 8.145 | 14 | 8.253 | 30 | |
| FBS | 16 | Maryland | 4-0 | 0.455 | 30 | 14 | 8.132 | 15 | 8.295 | 29 | |
| FBS | 17 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 0.451 | 21 | 4 | 8.535 | 12 | 6.309 | 38 | |
| FBS | 18 | Baylor | 5-0 | 0.45 | 14 | -4 | 7.652 | 16 | 9.753 | 23 | |
| FBS | 19 | Florida | 4-1 | 0.446 | 20 | 1 | 7.125 | 19 | 11.485 | 19 | |
| FBS | 20 | Air Force | 4-0 | 0.433 | 33 | 13 | 8.204 | 13 | 6.027 | 39 | |
| FBS | 21 | Troy | 4-1 | 0.423 | 23 | 2 | 7.089 | 20 | 9.61 | 25 | |
| FBS | 22 | Colorado | 4-1 | 0.402 | 28 | 6 | 5.127 | 24 | 15.476 | 13 | |
| FBS | 23 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 0.356 | 24 | 1 | 5.006 | 26 | 11.896 | 16 | |
| FBS | 24 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 0.295 | 25 | 1 | 6.473 | 22 | 0.618 | 68 | |
| FBS | 25 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 0.291 | 17 | -8 | 4.609 | 27 | 7.697 | 36 | |
| FBS | 26 | North Carolina | 4-1 | 0.291 | 41 | 15 | 5.369 | 23 | 4.613 | 46 | |
| FBS | 27 | Ole Miss | 3-2 | 0.271 | 45 | 18 | 3.113 | 40 | 11.82 | 17 | |
| FBS | 28 | Wake Forest | 4-1 | 0.267 | 16 | -12 | 5.08 | 25 | 3.667 | 50 | |
| FBS | 29 | Georgia Tech | 3-2 | 0.256 | 31 | 2 | 3.577 | 35 | 8.632 | 27 | |
| FBS | 30 | Southern Miss | 4-1 | 0.253 | 35 | 5 | 3.7 | 33 | 7.904 | 35 | |
| FBS | 31 | UCLA | 3-2 | 0.248 | 46 | 15 | 3.525 | 36 | 8.087 | 34 | |
| FBS | 32 | Memphis | 3-1 | 0.243 | 19 | -13 | 0.731 | 55 | 18.792 | 6 | |
| FBS | 33 | USF | 4-1 | 0.242 | 39 | 6 | 3.382 | 38 | 8.162 | 32 | |
| FBS | 34 | Florida State | 3-2 | 0.236 | 26 | -8 | 3.249 | 39 | 8.156 | 33 | |
| FBS | 35 | NC State | 3-1 | 0.231 | 60 | 25 | 3.092 | 41 | 8.35 | 28 | |
| FBS | 36 | Auburn | 3-2 | 0.225 | 40 | 4 | 3.762 | 31 | 5.107 | 45 | |
| FBS | 37 | Utah | 4-1 | 0.219 | 27 | -10 | 3.956 | 30 | 3.779 | 48 | |
| FBS | 38 | Ga Southern | 3-1 | 0.216 | 36 | -2 | 3.971 | 29 | 3.496 | 52 | |
| FBS | 39 | Indiana | 3-1 | 0.194 | 37 | -2 | 3.654 | 34 | 2.763 | 55 | |
| FBS | 40 | Appalachian St | 3-2 | 0.192 | 85 | 45 | 4.04 | 28 | 1.09 | 62 | |
| FBS | 41 | Texas Tech | 3-1 | 0.191 | 48 | 7 | 1.697 | 49 | 10.319 | 21 | |
| FBS | 42 | Oklahoma | 2-2 | 0.19 | 52 | 10 | 2.039 | 44 | 8.871 | 26 | |
| FBS | 43 | Navy | 3-1 | 0.186 | 22 | -21 | 3.739 | 32 | 1.757 | 58 | |
| FBS | 44 | Cal | 3-2 | 0.161 | 58 | 14 | 2.753 | 42 | 3.433 | 53 | |
| FBS | 45 | Oklahoma State | 3-2 | 0.147 | 61 | 16 | 1.221 | 53 | 8.252 | 31 | |
| FBS | 46 | UCF | 3-2 | 0.141 | 66 | 20 | 1.867 | 48 | 5.2 | 44 | |
| FBS | 47 | Georgia | 3-2 | 0.14 | 44 | -3 | 3.388 | 37 | -0.991 | 77 | |
| FBS | 48 | Penn State | 3-2 | 0.118 | 71 | 23 | 2.501 | 43 | 0.595 | 69 | |
| FBS | 49 | LSU | 3-2 | 0.117 | 63 | 14 | 1.507 | 50 | 4.474 | 47 | |
| FBS | 50 | USC | 2-3 | 0.105 | 72 | 22 | 1.031 | 54 | 5.274 | 42 | |
| FBS | 51 | Mid Tennessee | 4-1 | 0.099 | 53 | 2 | 1.916 | 47 | 1.245 | 61 | |
| FBS | 52 | Tulsa | 3-1 | 0.078 | 47 | -5 | 1.235 | 52 | 2.069 | 56 | |
| FBS | 53 | Army | 3-1 | 0.076 | 49 | -4 | 0.105 | 60 | 6.396 | 37 | |
| FBS | 54 | Missouri | 2-3 | 0.071 | 43 | -11 | -1.993 | 79 | 14.23 | 15 | |
| FBS | 55 | San Diego State | 3-1 | 0.065 | 34 | -21 | 2.008 | 45 | -2.145 | 82 | |
| FBS | 56 | Toledo | 3-1 | 0.065 | 32 | -24 | -1.445 | 75 | 11.543 | 18 | |
| FBS | 57 | Minnesota | 3-1 | 0.065 | 29 | -28 | 1.407 | 51 | 0.2 | 75 | |
| FBS | 58 | Pitt | 3-2 | 0.059 | 77 | 19 | 0.572 | 56 | 2.998 | 54 | |
| FBS | 59 | E Michigan | 4-1 | 0.038 | 55 | -4 | 1.995 | 46 | -4.553 | 92 | |
| FBS | 60 | Kansas State | 2-2 | 0.031 | 50 | -10 | -1.744 | 78 | 9.735 | 24 | |
| FBS | 61 | BYU | 2-3 | 0.02 | 82 | 21 | -0.481 | 65 | 3.683 | 49 | |
| FBS | 62 | Kentucky | 2-3 | 0.013 | 62 | 0 | 0.214 | 59 | 0.323 | 74 | |
| FBS | 63 | Tulane | 3-2 | 0.006 | 54 | -9 | -0.075 | 61 | 0.844 | 65 | |
| FBS | 64 | Texas | 2-2 | 0.001 | 51 | -13 | -1.303 | 72 | 5.256 | 43 | |
| FBS | 65 | Cent Michigan | 3-2 | 0 | 57 | -8 | -0.145 | 62 | 0.55 | 71 | |
| FBS | 66 | TCU | 3-2 | -0.004 | 38 | -28 | -0.975 | 68 | 3.543 | 51 | |
| FBS | 67 | Miss St | 2-2 | -0.022 | 70 | 3 | -0.991 | 69 | 1.955 | 57 | |
| FBS | 68 | Vanderbilt | 2-3 | -0.032 | 59 | -9 | -0.808 | 66 | 0.388 | 73 | |
| FBS | 69 | Cincinnati | 3-2 | -0.038 | 42 | -27 | -0.253 | 63 | -2.36 | 85 | |
| FBS | 70 | Boston College | 3-2 | -0.038 | 78 | 8 | -1.017 | 70 | 0.675 | 67 | |
| FBS | 71 | South Carolina | 2-3 | -0.049 | 68 | -3 | -1.212 | 71 | 0.475 | 72 | |
| FBS | 72 | Washington St | 2-2 | -0.051 | 95 | 23 | -2.594 | 80 | 5.785 | 41 | |
| FBS | 73 | Temple | 3-2 | -0.056 | 86 | 13 | -1.512 | 76 | 0.982 | 63 | |
| FBS | 74 | South Alabama | 3-2 | -0.068 | 90 | 16 | 0.391 | 57 | -7.665 | 104 | |
| FBS | 75 | Akron | 3-2 | -0.069 | 80 | 5 | -0.956 | 67 | -2.379 | 86 | |
| FBS | 76 | Old Dominion | 3-2 | -0.074 | 99 | 23 | -1.381 | 73 | -1.077 | 78 | |
| FBS | 77 | Michigan State | 2-2 | -0.076 | 56 | -21 | -1.397 | 74 | -1.257 | 79 | |
| FBS | 78 | Ohio | 3-2 | -0.093 | 75 | -3 | -1.543 | 77 | -2.156 | 83 | |
| FBS | 79 | Oregon | 2-3 | -0.112 | 65 | -14 | -4.017 | 91 | 5.988 | 40 | |
| FBS | 80 | Texas State | 2-2 | -0.132 | 88 | 8 | 0.243 | 58 | -12.763 | 115 | |
| FBS | 81 | Purdue | 2-2 | -0.143 | 67 | -14 | -2.664 | 81 | -2.217 | 84 | |
| FBS | 82 | W Kentucky | 3-2 | -0.145 | 76 | -6 | -2.73 | 82 | -2.124 | 81 | |
| FBS | 83 | East Carolina | 2-3 | -0.15 | 74 | -9 | -2.946 | 83 | -1.696 | 80 | |
| FBS | 84 | Arizona | 2-3 | -0.153 | 97 | 13 | -3.208 | 84 | -0.935 | 76 | |
| FBS | 85 | Northwestern | 2-3 | -0.172 | 102 | 17 | -4.002 | 90 | 0.56 | 70 | |
| FBS | 86 | Illinois | 1-3 | -0.186 | 92 | 6 | -4.404 | 94 | 0.922 | 64 | |
| FBS | 87 | Wyoming | 3-2 | -0.189 | 101 | 14 | -0.335 | 64 | -15.575 | 124 | |
| FBS | 88 | La Tech | 2-3 | -0.21 | 104 | 16 | -4.032 | 92 | -2.685 | 88 | |
| FBS | 89 | Ball State | 3-2 | -0.213 | 64 | -25 | -3.97 | 89 | -3.212 | 89 | |
| FBS | 90 | Notre Dame | 2-3 | -0.216 | 94 | 4 | -5.03 | 100 | 0.705 | 66 | |
| FBS | 91 | Iowa | 3-2 | -0.234 | 69 | -22 | -5.621 | 101 | 1.497 | 59 | |
| FBS | 92 | Rutgers | 2-3 | -0.235 | 87 | -5 | -3.901 | 88 | -5.467 | 94 | |
| FBS | 93 | UConn | 2-3 | -0.239 | 91 | -2 | -4.471 | 95 | -3.537 | 91 | |
| FBS | 94 | Utah State | 2-3 | -0.248 | 98 | 4 | -4.704 | 97 | -3.453 | 90 | |
| FBS | 95 | Syracuse | 2-3 | -0.257 | 73 | -22 | -4.5 | 96 | -5.025 | 93 | |
| FBS | 96 | Hawai'i | 2-3 | -0.265 | 111 | 15 | -4.05 | 93 | -7.557 | 102 | |
| FBS | 97 | LA-Lafayette | 2-3 | -0.282 | 83 | -14 | -3.773 | 87 | -10.172 | 109 | |
| FBS | 98 | Duke | 2-3 | -0.307 | 84 | -14 | -6.258 | 106 | -2.496 | 87 | |
| FBS | 99 | Marshall | 1-3 | -0.311 | 93 | -6 | -7.315 | 111 | 1.319 | 60 | |
| FBS | 100 | Colorado State | 2-3 | -0.319 | 81 | -19 | -4.905 | 99 | -8.959 | 107 | |
| FBS | 101 | Oregon State | 1-3 | -0.328 | 89 | -12 | -5.937 | 102 | -5.644 | 95 | |
| FBS | 102 | SMU | 2-3 | -0.329 | 79 | -23 | -4.751 | 98 | -10.496 | 110 | |
| FBS | 103 | Idaho | 2-3 | -0.334 | 107 | 4 | -3.531 | 85 | -15.74 | 125 | |
| FBS | 104 | UNLV | 2-3 | -0.336 | 114 | 10 | -6.072 | 104 | -5.814 | 96 | |
| FBS | 105 | New Mexico | 2-2 | -0.348 | 112 | 7 | -6.214 | 105 | -6.319 | 98 | |
| FBS | 106 | New Mexico St | 2-3 | -0.348 | 115 | 9 | -3.573 | 86 | -16.845 | 126 | |
| FBS | 107 | North Texas | 2-3 | -0.359 | 96 | -11 | -6.058 | 103 | -7.954 | 105 | |
| FBS | 108 | Virginia | 2-3 | -0.384 | 118 | 10 | -6.698 | 108 | -7.612 | 103 | |
| FBS | 109 | UMass | 1-4 | -0.384 | 108 | -1 | -6.966 | 109 | -6.551 | 99 | |
| FBS | 110 | Kansas | 1-3 | -0.43 | 100 | -10 | -8.064 | 115 | -6.306 | 97 | |
| FBS | 111 | Nevada | 2-3 | -0.45 | 103 | -8 | -7.828 | 113 | -9.046 | 108 | |
| FBS | 112 | UL Monroe | 1-3 | -0.453 | 105 | -7 | -6.549 | 107 | -14.387 | 119 | |
| FBS | 113 | UTSA | 1-3 | -0.471 | 116 | 3 | -8.802 | 116 | -7.022 | 100 | |
| FBS | 114 | Georgia State | 0-4 | -0.484 | 109 | -5 | -9.017 | 118 | -7.352 | 101 | |
| FBS | 115 | FIU | 1-4 | -0.5 | 123 | 8 | -7.739 | 112 | -13.817 | 118 | |
| FBS | 116 | UTEP | 1-4 | -0.502 | 110 | -6 | -7.025 | 110 | -16.853 | 127 | |
| FBS | 117 | Fresno State | 1-4 | -0.566 | 106 | -11 | -9.866 | 120 | -11.3 | 111 | |
| FBS | 118 | Charlotte | 1-4 | -0.57 | 117 | -1 | -8.976 | 117 | -15.165 | 123 | |
| FBS | 119 | Bowling Green | 1-4 | -0.58 | 119 | 0 | -7.841 | 114 | -20.57 | 128 | |
| FBS | 120 | N Illinois | 1-4 | -0.593 | 127 | 7 | -9.581 | 119 | -14.842 | 121 | |
| FBS | 121 | Buffalo | 1-3 | -0.608 | 113 | -8 | -10.014 | 121 | -14.461 | 120 | |
| FBS | 122 | FAU | 1-4 | -0.644 | 125 | 3 | -11.076 | 122 | -13.429 | 116 | |
| FBS | 123 | Iowa State | 1-4 | -0.651 | 120 | -3 | -12.504 | 124 | -8.401 | 106 | |
| FBS | 124 | Rice | 0-5 | -0.69 | 122 | -2 | -12.399 | 123 | -12.289 | 114 | |
| FBS | 125 | San Jose State | 1-4 | -0.714 | 121 | -4 | -12.564 | 125 | -13.809 | 117 | |
| FBS | 126 | Kent State | 1-4 | -0.725 | 124 | -2 | -13.185 | 126 | -12.256 | 113 | |
| FBS | 127 | Arkansas State | 0-4 | -0.947 | 128 | 1 | -17.511 | 127 | -14.933 | 122 | |
| FBS | 128 | Miami (OH) | 0-5 | -0.971 | 126 | -2 | -18.938 | 128 | -11.419 | 112 | |
| FBS | 129 | Average FCS Team | 10-87 | -1.209 | 129 | 0 | -20.647 | 129 | -25.793 | 129 |