Week 4
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Illinois St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.246 (6) | 5.259 5.259  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.241 (7) | 4.339 4.339  | |||
| 3. North Dakota St (3 - 0) Schedule: 0.666 (10) | 4.323 4.323  | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.664 (5) | 3.916 3.916  | |||
| 5. Northern Iowa (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.316 (4) | 3.381 3.381  | |||
| 6. Indiana St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.025 (9) | 2.657 2.657  | |||
| 7. Western Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.567 (2) | 2.35 2.35  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.177 (8) | 2.233 2.233  | |||
| 9. South Dakota (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.328 (3) | 2.05 2.05  | |||
| 10. Missouri St (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.31 (1) | 1.525 1.525  |