Week 4
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big West | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.738 (2) | 9.914 9.914  | |||
| 2. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.449 (8) | 9.243 9.243  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.323 (3) | 7.448 7.448  | |||
| 4. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.52 (6) | 7.225 7.225  | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.105 (5) | 6.637 6.637  | |||
| 6. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.467 (7) | 5.91 5.91  | |||
| 7. Maryland (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.217 (9) | 5.787 5.787  | |||
| 8. Wake Forest (0 - 3) Schedule: 7.603 (1) | 4.654 4.654  | |||
| 9. Duke (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.224 (4) | 2.508 2.508  |