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 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Miss (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.884 (7) | 7.309 7.309  | |||
| 2. Louisville (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.871 (8) | 6.689 6.689  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.253 (5) | 6.029 6.029  | |||
| 4. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.323 (10) | 5.777 5.777  | |||
| 5. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.663 (9) | 5.23 5.23  | |||
| 6. Memphis (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.27 (4) | 5.153 5.153  | |||
| 7. Cincinnati (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.954 (6) | 4.529 4.529  | |||
| 8. Tulane (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.7 (3) | 3.831 3.831  | |||
| 9. Houston (0 - 3) Schedule: 6.779 (1) | 3.664 3.664  | |||
| 10. Army (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.702 (2) | 2.911 2.911  |