Week 4
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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. Louisville (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.436 (8) | 8.549 8.549  | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (2 - 0) Schedule: 4.287 (9) | 6.716 6.716  | |||
| 3. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 1) Schedule: 6.162 (2) | 6.444 6.444  | |||
| 4. TCU  (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.242 (1) | 6.073 6.073  | |||
| 5. South Florida (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.484 (6) | 5.615 5.615  | |||
| 6. Memphis (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.622 (11) | 5.324 5.324  | |||
| 7. Cincinnati (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.241 (7) | 4.685 4.685  | |||
| 8. Houston (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.111 (3) | 4.369 4.369  | |||
| 9. East Carolina (0 - 3) Schedule: 6.096 (4) | 3.472 3.472  | |||
| 10. Army (0 - 3) Schedule: 6.032 (5) | 2.689 2.689  | |||
| 11. Tulane (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.865 (10) | 2.437 2.437  |