Week 4
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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. Mississippi St (2 - 1) Schedule: 6.689 (2) | 8.588 8.588  | |||
| 2. South Carolina (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.808 (5) | 8.361 8.361  | |||
| 3. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.393 (9) | 8.236 8.236  | |||
| 4. Auburn (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.62 (7) | 7.893 7.893  | |||
| 5. Tennessee (2 - 1) Schedule: 6.603 (3) | 7.639 7.639  | |||
| 6. Arkansas (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.073 (11) | 7.126 7.126  | |||
| 7. Georgia (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.259 (10) | 7.027 7.027  | |||
| 8. Mississippi (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.714 (6) | 6.978 6.978  | |||
| 9. Kentucky (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.541 (4) | 6.519 6.519  | |||
| 10. Alabama (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.878 (1) | 6.082 6.082  | |||
| 11. LSU (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.371 (12) | 4.952 4.952  | |||
| 12. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.583 (8) | 4.83 4.83  |