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. LSU (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.374 (11) | 8.832 8.832  | |||
| 2. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.07 (28) | 8.146 8.146  | |||
| 3. Oregon (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.474 (54) | 8.041 8.041  | |||
| 4. Ohio State (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.26 (65) | 7.978 7.978  | |||
| 5. Southern Cal (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.386 (58) | 7.837 7.837  | |||
| 6. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.791 (88) | 7.682 7.682  | |||
| 7. South Florida (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.875 (33) | 7.414 7.414  | |||
| 8. West Virginia (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.693 (90) | 7.359 7.359  | |||
| 9. Missouri (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.662 (46) | 7.208 7.208  | |||
| 10. Boston College (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.484 (52) | 7.139 7.139  | |||
| 11. Kentucky (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.386 (59) | 7.029 7.029  | |||
| 12. Alabama (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.299 (15) | 6.905 6.905  | |||
| 13. Georgia (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.092 (27) | 6.871 6.871  | |||
| 14. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.962 (81) | 6.829 6.829  | |||
| 15. Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.561 (49) | 6.811 6.811  | |||
| 16. California (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.459 (55) | 6.8 6.8  | |||
| 17. Cincinnati (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.766 (111) | 6.657 6.657  | |||
| 18. Arizona St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.686 (91) | 6.648 6.648  | |||
| 19. South Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.304 (13) | 6.648 6.648  | |||
| 20. Virginia Tech  (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.952 (30) | 6.441 6.441  | |||
| 21. Rutgers (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.068 (107) | 6.402 6.402  | |||
| 22. Texas (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.902 (86) | 6.38 6.38  | |||
| 23. Arkansas (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.399 (1) | 6.307 6.307  | |||
| 24. Wisconsin (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.366 (61) | 6.23 6.23  | |||
| 25. Central Florida (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.837 (36) | 6.098 6.098  | |||
| 26. Connecticut (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.944 (110) | 6.068 6.068  | |||
| 27. Auburn (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.293 (16) | 6.06 6.06  | |||
| 28. Nebraska (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.287 (17) | 6.036 6.036  | |||
| 29. Vanderbilt (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.115 (25) | 6.032 6.032  | |||
| 30. Brigham Young (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.907 (32) | 5.883 5.883  | |||
| 31. Florida St (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.746 (39) | 5.815 5.815  | |||
| 32. Tennessee (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.75 (4) | 5.787 5.787  | |||
| 33. UCLA (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.797 (37) | 5.768 5.768  | |||
| 34. Houston (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.748 (38) | 5.738 5.738  | |||
| 35. Purdue (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.327 (117) | 5.676 5.676  | |||
| 36. Mississippi St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.722 (41) | 5.579 5.579  | |||
| 37. Washington (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.153 (22) | 5.55 5.55  | |||
| 38. Wake Forest (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.397 (10) | 5.547 5.547  | |||
| 39. Michigan St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.101 (106) | 5.526 5.526  | |||
| 40. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.111 (70) | 5.46 5.46  | |||
| 41. Hawai`i (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.125 (119) | 5.375 5.375  | |||
| 42. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.486 (8) | 5.263 5.263  | |||
| 43. Tulsa (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.281 (18) | 5.249 5.249  | |||
| 44. Kansas (4 - 0) Schedule: 1.43 (120) | 5.212 5.212  | |||
| 45. Wyoming (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.78 (89) | 5.139 5.139  | |||
| 46. Kansas St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.384 (98) | 5.093 5.093  | |||
| 47. Texas Tech (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.645 (112) | 5.026 5.026  | |||
| 48. Maryland (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.552 (50) | 5.022 5.022  | |||
| 49. Mississippi (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.201 (2) | 5.022 5.022  | |||
| 50. Indiana (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.667 (93) | 5.007 5.007  | |||
| 51. Oregon St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.583 (48) | 4.998 4.998  | |||
| 52. Air Force (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.29 (64) | 4.987 4.987  | |||
| 53. Iowa (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.552 (95) | 4.919 4.919  | |||
| 54. Pittsburgh (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.121 (69) | 4.904 4.904  | |||
| 55. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.45 (97) | 4.862 4.862  | |||
| 56. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.168 (20) | 4.828 4.828  | |||
| 57. TCU  (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.105 (71) | 4.718 4.718  | |||
| 58. North Carolina St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.89 (3) | 4.712 4.712  | |||
| 59. Penn State (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.397 (115) | 4.679 4.679  | |||
| 60. Washington St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.847 (34) | 4.67 4.67  | |||
| 61. Colorado (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.926 (31) | 4.67 4.67  | |||
| 62. Colorado St (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.736 (5) | 4.465 4.465  | |||
| 63. UNLV (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.481 (53) | 4.346 4.346  | |||
| 64. Ball St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.59 (94) | 4.341 4.341  | |||
| 65. Akron (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.166 (21) | 4.32 4.32  | |||
| 66. Kent St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.048 (73) | 4.289 4.289  | |||
| 67. Georgia Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.25 (101) | 4.285 4.285  | |||
| 68. Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.155 (67) | 4.216 4.216  | |||
| 69. Western Kentucky (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.977 (109) | 4.207 4.207  | |||
| 70. Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.314 (62) | 4.18 4.18  | |||
| 71. Ohio U. (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.126 (68) | 4.159 4.159  | |||
| 72. North Carolina (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.695 (43) | 4.14 4.14  | |||
| 73. Boise St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.146 (104) | 4.135 4.135  | |||
| 74. Arkansas St (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.734 (40) | 4.06 4.06  | |||
| 75. Stanford (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.339 (12) | 4.043 4.043  | |||
| 76. Southern Miss (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.31 (100) | 3.996 3.996  | |||
| 77. Louisiana Tech (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.373 (60) | 3.957 3.957  | |||
| 78. Fresno St (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.196 (66) | 3.935 3.935  | |||
| 79. Louisville (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.007 (108) | 3.924 3.924  | |||
| 80. Bowling Green (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.463 (96) | 3.802 3.802  | |||
| 81. East Carolina (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.484 (9) | 3.797 3.797  | |||
| 82. Navy (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.914 (84) | 3.752 3.752  | |||
| 83. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.125 (23) | 3.744 3.744  | |||
| 84. Utah (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.025 (29) | 3.71 3.71  | |||
| 85. New Mexico (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.345 (116) | 3.656 3.656  | |||
| 86. Northwestern (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.848 (87) | 3.654 3.654  | |||
| 87. Arizona (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.491 (51) | 3.626 3.626  | |||
| 88. Florida Atlantic (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.127 (105) | 3.513 3.513  | |||
| 89. Nevada (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.685 (92) | 3.424 3.424  | |||
| 90. Memphis (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.976 (78) | 3.42 3.42  | |||
| 91. Army (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.716 (42) | 3.39 3.39  | |||
| 92. Iowa St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.299 (63) | 3.16 3.16  | |||
| 93. New Mexico St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.325 (99) | 3.086 3.086  | |||
| 94. Duke (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.423 (56) | 3.056 3.056  | |||
| 95. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.193 (118) | 3.015 3.015  | |||
| 96. Minnesota (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.942 (83) | 3.007 3.007  | |||
| 97. UTEP  (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.439 (114) | 2.983 2.983  | |||
| 98. San Diego St (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.997 (75) | 2.869 2.869  | |||
| 99. Middle Tennessee St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.119 (24) | 2.827 2.827  | |||
| 100. Miami OH (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.669 (44) | 2.778 2.778  | |||
| 101. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.988 (76) | 2.757 2.757  | |||
| 102. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.237 (102) | 2.738 2.738  | |||
| 103. Syracuse (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.301 (14) | 2.731 2.731  | |||
| 104. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.258 (19) | 2.664 2.664  | |||
| 105. Utah St (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.844 (35) | 2.61 2.61  | |||
| 106. Idaho (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.964 (80) | 2.452 2.452  | |||
| 107. Louisiana-Monroe (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.647 (6) | 2.277 2.277  | |||
| 108. Marshall (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.581 (7) | 2.21 2.21  | |||
| 109. San Jose St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.599 (47) | 2.209 2.209  | |||
| 110. Northern Illinois (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.186 (103) | 2.089 2.089  | |||
| 111. SMU (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.912 (85) | 2.037 2.037  | |||
| 112. Central Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.02 (74) | 1.891 1.891  | |||
| 113. Temple (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.095 (72) | 1.857 1.857  | |||
| 114. North Texas (0 - 3) Schedule: 4.411 (57) | 1.846 1.846  | |||
| 115. Eastern Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.503 (113) | 1.794 1.794  | |||
| 116. Tulane (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.973 (79) | 1.738 1.738  | |||
| 117. Florida Int'l (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.094 (26) | 1.688 1.688  | |||
| 118. Toledo (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.985 (77) | 1.536 1.536  | |||
| 119. Notre Dame  (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.668 (45) | 0.961 0.961  | |||
| 120. Rice (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.947 (82) | 0.732 0.732  |