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. Virginia Tech  (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.675 (12) | 7.294 7.294  | |||
| 2. Wake Forest (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.552 (7) | 6.922 6.922  | |||
| 3. Boston College (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.909 (3) | 6.543 6.543  | |||
| 4. Clemson (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.378 (9) | 6.465 6.465  | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.297 (10) | 6.283 6.283  | |||
| 6. North Carolina St (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.026 (2) | 5.757 5.757  | |||
| 7. Florida St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.502 (8) | 5.648 5.648  | |||
| 8. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.912 (11) | 4.612 4.612  | |||
| 9. Miami FL (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.609 (6) | 4.193 4.193  | |||
| 10. Duke (0 - 3) Schedule: 6.572 (1) | 3.786 3.786  | |||
| 11. North Carolina (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.752 (4) | 3.605 3.605  | |||
| 12. Virginia (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.608 (5) | 3.566 3.566  |