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: 4.582 (6) | 7.851 7.851  | |||
| 2. Georgia Tech (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.692 (5) | 7.803 7.803  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.504 (2) | 6.794 6.794  | |||
| 4. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.023 (3) | 6.725 6.725  | |||
| 5. Florida St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.547 (7) | 5.592 5.592  | |||
| 6. Miami FL (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.942 (4) | 5.239 5.239  | |||
| 7. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.265 (9) | 4.721 4.721  | |||
| 8. Wake Forest (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.4 (12) | 4.622 4.622  | |||
| 9. Maryland (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.854 (1) | 4.29 4.29  | |||
| 10. North Carolina St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.684 (10) | 4.152 4.152  | |||
| 11. Duke (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.4 (8) | 3.973 3.973  | |||
| 12. Boston College (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.67 (11) | 2.878 2.878  |