It's the surprises -- the upsets, the unexpected conference champions, the dark horse Heisman Trophy contenders -- that enliven each college football season.

Each week, this column will attempt to identify those surprising results before they happen. For Week 5, this revolves around the classic adage that says a team's prospects are based on both talent and schedule. There are teams in the ACC and Big Ten that could use this formula to win their division titles and potentially win conference championships.

(Note: Unless otherwise specified, all of the metrics detailed below are from Power 5 contests and the associated rankings are among qualifying Power 5 teams.)