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. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.196 (1) | 7.358 7.358  | |||
| 2. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.213 (6) | 6.679 6.679  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.014 (8) | 6.148 6.148  | |||
| 4. North Carolina (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.998 (2) | 5.601 5.601  | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.675 (3) | 5.066 5.066  | |||
| 6. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.975 (9) | 5.036 5.036  | |||
| 7. Florida St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.233 (10) | 5.032 5.032  | |||
| 8. Virginia (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.847 (11) | 4.914 4.914  | |||
| 9. Clemson (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.631 (12) | 4.83 4.83  | |||
| 10. Boston College (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.362 (4) | 4.451 4.451  | |||
| 11. Wake Forest (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.052 (7) | 3.302 3.302  | |||
| 12. Duke (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.315 (5) | 2.819 2.819  |