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 (4) | 8.832 8.832  | |||
| 2. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.07 (10) | 8.146 8.146  | |||
| 3. Kentucky (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.386 (12) | 7.029 7.029  | |||
| 4. Alabama (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.299 (6) | 6.905 6.905  | |||
| 5. Georgia (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.092 (9) | 6.871 6.871  | |||
| 6. South Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.304 (5) | 6.648 6.648  | |||
| 7. Arkansas (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.399 (1) | 6.307 6.307  | |||
| 8. Auburn (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.293 (7) | 6.06 6.06  | |||
| 9. Vanderbilt (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.115 (8) | 6.032 6.032  | |||
| 10. Tennessee (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.75 (3) | 5.787 5.787  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.722 (11) | 5.579 5.579  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.201 (2) | 5.022 5.022  |