Week 4
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All | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 10 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big East Conference | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | Mountain West Conference | Pacific 10 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Western Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanford (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.694 (32) | 8.639 8.639  | |||
| 2. LSU (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.615 (8) | 8.124 8.124  | |||
| 3. Alabama (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.479 (39) | 7.729 7.729  | |||
| 4. Boise St (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.051 (16) | 7.43 7.43  | |||
| 5. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.196 (3) | 7.358 7.358  | |||
| 6. Kansas St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.771 (7) | 7.327 7.327  | |||
| 7. Arizona (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.957 (21) | 7.306 7.306  | |||
| 8. TCU  (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.208 (55) | 7.182 7.182  | |||
| 9. UCLA (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.814 (1) | 7.162 7.162  | |||
| 10. Ohio State (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.013 (65) | 7.111 7.111  | |||
| 11. Florida (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.715 (81) | 7.06 7.06  | |||
| 12. Texas A&M (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.168 (57) | 6.882 6.882  | |||
| 13. Northwestern (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.533 (37) | 6.809 6.809  | |||
| 14. South Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.872 (25) | 6.771 6.771  | |||
| 15. Iowa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.217 (53) | 6.716 6.716  | |||
| 16. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.213 (54) | 6.679 6.679  | |||
| 17. Auburn (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.894 (24) | 6.432 6.432  | |||
| 18. Michigan (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.089 (60) | 6.302 6.302  | |||
| 19. Nevada (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.198 (101) | 6.292 6.292  | |||
| 20. Oklahoma St (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.689 (83) | 6.288 6.288  | |||
| 21. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.774 (111) | 6.274 6.274  | |||
| 22. Oregon (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.784 (110) | 6.208 6.208  | |||
| 23. Miami FL (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.014 (64) | 6.148 6.148  | |||
| 24. Southern Cal (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.721 (80) | 6.122 6.122  | |||
| 25. California (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.095 (14) | 6.117 6.117  | |||
| 26. Penn State (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.837 (26) | 6.116 6.116  | |||
| 27. Missouri (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.444 (90) | 5.914 5.914  | |||
| 28. West Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.352 (46) | 5.895 5.895  | |||
| 29. Central Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.754 (29) | 5.887 5.887  | |||
| 30. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.836 (76) | 5.8 5.8  | |||
| 31. Iowa St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.392 (11) | 5.772 5.772  | |||
| 32. Houston (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.016 (63) | 5.74 5.74  | |||
| 33. Wisconsin (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.276 (98) | 5.731 5.731  | |||
| 34. Central Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.002 (66) | 5.702 5.702  | |||
| 35. Utah (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.556 (116) | 5.605 5.605  | |||
| 36. Mississippi St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.442 (10) | 5.603 5.603  | |||
| 37. North Carolina (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.998 (5) | 5.601 5.601  | |||
| 38. Texas (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.256 (51) | 5.552 5.552  | |||
| 39. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.922 (72) | 5.536 5.536  | |||
| 40. Temple (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.001 (20) | 5.523 5.523  | |||
| 41. Michigan St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.855 (107) | 5.37 5.37  | |||
| 42. Vanderbilt (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.279 (2) | 5.36 5.36  | |||
| 43. Colorado (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.272 (50) | 5.35 5.35  | |||
| 44. East Carolina (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.038 (17) | 5.238 5.238  | |||
| 45. Arizona St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.229 (52) | 5.174 5.174  | |||
| 46. Navy (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.169 (56) | 5.158 5.158  | |||
| 47. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.304 (96) | 5.08 5.08  | |||
| 48. Georgia Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.675 (33) | 5.066 5.066  | |||
| 49. Oregon St (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.905 (6) | 5.039 5.039  | |||
| 50. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.975 (68) | 5.036 5.036  | |||
| 51. Florida St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.233 (100) | 5.032 5.032  | |||
| 52. Notre Dame  (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.036 (4) | 4.963 4.963  | |||
| 53. Toledo (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.296 (49) | 4.917 4.917  | |||
| 54. Virginia (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.847 (108) | 4.914 4.914  | |||
| 55. Clemson (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.631 (113) | 4.83 4.83  | |||
| 56. Southern Miss (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.897 (73) | 4.821 4.821  | |||
| 57. Rutgers (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.555 (87) | 4.804 4.804  | |||
| 58. Tulsa (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.454 (41) | 4.77 4.77  | |||
| 59. Air Force (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.6 (114) | 4.573 4.573  | |||
| 60. Texas Tech (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.571 (85) | 4.541 4.541  | |||
| 61. SMU (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.121 (58) | 4.502 4.502  | |||
| 62. Army (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.905 (106) | 4.497 4.497  | |||
| 63. Illinois (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.744 (78) | 4.493 4.493  | |||
| 64. Fresno St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.329 (93) | 4.466 4.466  | |||
| 65. Boston College (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.362 (45) | 4.451 4.451  | |||
| 66. San Diego St (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.9 (118) | 4.431 4.431  | |||
| 67. Hawai`i (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.376 (43) | 4.354 4.354  | |||
| 68. Idaho (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.376 (92) | 4.274 4.274  | |||
| 69. Georgia (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.819 (27) | 4.225 4.225  | |||
| 70. Kentucky (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.797 (109) | 4.161 4.161  | |||
| 71. Florida Int'l (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.574 (9) | 4.156 4.156  | |||
| 72. Pittsburgh (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.708 (31) | 4.097 4.097  | |||
| 73. Connecticut (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.735 (79) | 4.077 4.077  | |||
| 74. South Florida (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.266 (99) | 3.984 3.984  | |||
| 75. Mississippi (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.768 (77) | 3.903 3.903  | |||
| 76. Cincinnati (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.297 (48) | 3.883 3.883  | |||
| 77. Louisiana Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.004 (19) | 3.861 3.861  | |||
| 78. Miami OH (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.506 (38) | 3.837 3.837  | |||
| 79. Purdue (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.09 (59) | 3.833 3.833  | |||
| 80. Northern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.948 (70) | 3.832 3.832  | |||
| 81. Kansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.689 (82) | 3.758 3.758  | |||
| 82. Ohio U. (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.375 (44) | 3.734 3.734  | |||
| 83. UTEP  (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.739 (112) | 3.732 3.732  | |||
| 84. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.564 (86) | 3.61 3.61  | |||
| 85. Ball St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.546 (35) | 3.553 3.553  | |||
| 86. Bowling Green (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.536 (36) | 3.524 3.524  | |||
| 87. Marshall (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.066 (15) | 3.463 3.463  | |||
| 88. Wake Forest (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.052 (62) | 3.302 3.302  | |||
| 89. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.37 (117) | 3.281 3.281  | |||
| 90. Indiana (3 - 0) Schedule: 0.316 (120) | 3.28 3.28  | |||
| 91. San Jose St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.292 (12) | 3.18 3.18  | |||
| 92. Kent St (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.891 (74) | 3.175 3.175  | |||
| 93. Louisville (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.422 (91) | 3.102 3.102  | |||
| 94. Washington (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.846 (75) | 3.055 3.055  | |||
| 95. Memphis (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.463 (40) | 2.986 2.986  | |||
| 96. Minnesota (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.981 (67) | 2.93 2.93  | |||
| 97. Tennessee (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.659 (84) | 2.878 2.878  | |||
| 98. Duke (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.315 (47) | 2.819 2.819  | |||
| 99. Syracuse (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.621 (119) | 2.774 2.774  | |||
| 100. Wyoming (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.914 (23) | 2.756 2.756  | |||
| 101. Eastern Michigan (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.287 (13) | 2.706 2.706  | |||
| 102. Washington St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.029 (18) | 2.688 2.688  | |||
| 103. Rice (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.796 (28) | 2.564 2.564  | |||
| 104. Brigham Young (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.738 (30) | 2.49 2.49  | |||
| 105. Arkansas St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.081 (103) | 2.37 2.37  | |||
| 106. Colorado St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.938 (22) | 2.346 2.346  | |||
| 107. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.929 (71) | 2.32 2.32  | |||
| 108. Western Michigan (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.124 (102) | 2.313 2.313  | |||
| 109. UNLV (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.068 (61) | 2.287 2.287  | |||
| 110. Florida Atlantic (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.061 (104) | 2.27 2.27  | |||
| 111. Utah St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.328 (94) | 2.202 2.202  | |||
| 112. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.315 (95) | 2.073 2.073  | |||
| 113. Tulane (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.472 (89) | 1.847 1.847  | |||
| 114. North Texas (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.54 (88) | 1.741 1.741  | |||
| 115. Western Kentucky (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.425 (42) | 1.324 1.324  | |||
| 116. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 2) Schedule: 2.981 (105) | 1.181 1.181  | |||
| 117. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.292 (97) | 1.101 1.101  | |||
| 118. New Mexico (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.66 (34) | 0.66 0.66  | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (0 - 3) Schedule: 3.973 (69) | 0.4 0.4  | |||
| 120. Akron (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.585 (115) | -0.299 -0.299  |