Week 4
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | 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. Northern Iowa (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.042 (18) | 6.351 6.351  | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.031 (19) | 6.281 6.281  | |||
| 3. Towson (5 - 0) Schedule: 2.155 (43) | 5.56 5.56  | |||
| 4. Eastern Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.114 (15) | 5.445 5.445  | |||
| 5. Bethune-Cookman (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.977 (21) | 4.295 4.295  | |||
| 6. Villanova (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.92 (23) | 4.16 4.16  | |||
| 7. Coastal Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 1.555 (63) | 4.147 4.147  | |||
| 8. Maine (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.59 (29) | 4.139 4.139  | |||
| 9. Eastern Washington (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.468 (8) | 3.828 3.828  | |||
| 10. Harvard (2 - 0) Schedule: 0.709 (93) | 3.812 3.812  | |||
| 11. Sam Houston St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.963 (49) | 3.79 3.79  | |||
| 12. William & Mary (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.11 (78) | 3.752 3.752  | |||
| 13. South Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.443 (35) | 3.706 3.706  | |||
| 14. Tennessee-Martin (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.207 (11) | 3.68 3.68  | |||
| 15. McNeese St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.786 (57) | 3.519 3.519  | |||
| 16. Georgia Southern (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.878 (53) | 3.504 3.504  | |||
| 17. Chattanooga (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.121 (45) | 3.422 3.422  | |||
| 18. SE Louisiana St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.193 (12) | 3.416 3.416  | |||
| 19. Tennessee St (4 - 1) Schedule: 0.952 (85) | 3.406 3.406  | |||
| 20. Fordham (5 - 0) Schedule: 0.98 (83) | 3.397 3.397  | |||
| 21. Southern Utah (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.534 (32) | 3.366 3.366  | |||
| 22. Montana St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.703 (60) | 3.337 3.337  | |||
| 23. Central Arkansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.717 (24) | 3.317 3.317  | |||
| 24. Northern Arizona (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.574 (30) | 3.266 3.266  | |||
| 25. Wofford (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.572 (6) | 3.196 3.196  | |||
| 26. Southern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.495 (34) | 3.035 3.035  | |||
| 27. Murray St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.339 (9) | 3.006 3.006  | |||
| 28. Richmond (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.541 (31) | 2.938 2.938  | |||
| 29. Samford (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.064 (48) | 2.934 2.934  | |||
| 30. Gardner-Webb (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.184 (40) | 2.928 2.928  | |||
| 31. Missouri St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.27 (10) | 2.824 2.824  | |||
| 32. Stony Brook (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.487 (7) | 2.813 2.813  | |||
| 33. South Dakota St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.08 (17) | 2.724 2.724  | |||
| 34. Old Dominion (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.153 (44) | 2.698 2.698  | |||
| 35. Cal Poly SLO (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.612 (28) | 2.568 2.568  | |||
| 36. Bryant (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.151 (76) | 2.544 2.544  | |||
| 37. Delaware (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.35 (73) | 2.505 2.505  | |||
| 38. Montana (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.259 (101) | 2.487 2.487  | |||
| 39. North Carolina Central (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.95 (22) | 2.44 2.44  | |||
| 40. Stephen F. Austin (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.526 (33) | 2.351 2.351  | |||
| 41. Sacramento St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.081 (16) | 2.348 2.348  | |||
| 42. Northwestern St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.89 (51) | 2.342 2.342  | |||
| 43. James Madison (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.005 (82) | 2.257 2.257  | |||
| 44. Yale (2 - 0) Schedule: -0.328 (114) | 2.25 2.25  | |||
| 45. Youngstown St (4 - 1) Schedule: 0.627 (95) | 2.24 2.24  | |||
| 46. Eastern Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.666 (26) | 2.201 2.201  | |||
| 47. Jacksonville St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.054 (81) | 2.199 2.199  | |||
| 48. Portland St (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.269 (100) | 2.172 2.172  | |||
| 49. Liberty (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.455 (97) | 2.12 2.12  | |||
| 50. Western Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.43 (68) | 2.103 2.103  | |||
| 51. Sacred Heart (5 - 0) Schedule: -1.098 (122) | 2.095 2.095  | |||
| 52. Drake (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.18 (14) | 2.042 2.042  | |||
| 53. Furman (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.884 (52) | 2.033 2.033  | |||
| 54. Prairie View A&M (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.416 (70) | 1.82 1.82  | |||
| 55. Illinois St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.801 (4) | 1.792 1.792  | |||
| 56. North Carolina A&T (3 - 0) Schedule: 0.134 (104) | 1.773 1.773  | |||
| 57. Northern Colorado (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.188 (13) | 1.765 1.765  | |||
| 58. Nicholls St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.11 (46) | 1.696 1.696  | |||
| 59. Abilene Christian (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.271 (99) | 1.681 1.681  | |||
| 60. Jackson St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.529 (64) | 1.622 1.622  | |||
| 61. Charleston Southern (5 - 0) Schedule: -0.432 (118) | 1.591 1.591  | |||
| 62. Holy Cross (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.802 (56) | 1.564 1.564  | |||
| 63. Idaho St (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.325 (74) | 1.549 1.549  | |||
| 64. Cornell NY (1 - 1) Schedule: 0.707 (94) | 1.49 1.49  | |||
| 65. Delaware St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.683 (5) | 1.458 1.458  | |||
| 66. Lehigh (4 - 0) Schedule: 0.384 (98) | 1.434 1.434  | |||
| 67. Brown (1 - 1) Schedule: 0.767 (91) | 1.361 1.361  | |||
| 68. Indiana St (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.728 (58) | 1.311 1.311  | |||
| 69. Dartmouth (1 - 1) Schedule: 1.127 (77) | 1.266 1.266  | |||
| 70. Tennessee Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.467 (67) | 1.175 1.175  | |||
| 71. Alabama St (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.139 (103) | 1.159 1.159  | |||
| 72. Florida A&M (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.714 (25) | 1.149 1.149  | |||
| 73. Monmouth NJ (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.359 (72) | 1.067 1.067  | |||
| 74. Princeton (1 - 1) Schedule: -0.422 (116) | 1.058 1.058  | |||
| 75. Weber St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.837 (3) | 0.987 0.987  | |||
| 76. The Citadel (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.948 (50) | 0.98 0.98  | |||
| 77. Austin Peay (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.595 (1) | 0.93 0.93  | |||
| 78. SE Missouri St (0 - 4) Schedule: 3.929 (2) | 0.89 0.89  | |||
| 79. New Hampshire (1 - 2) Schedule: 0.125 (106) | 0.837 0.837  | |||
| 80. Southern U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.866 (54) | 0.789 0.789  | |||
| 81. South Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.161 (42) | 0.781 0.781  | |||
| 82. Butler (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.227 (102) | 0.69 0.69  | |||
| 83. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.03 (108) | 0.678 0.678  | |||
| 84. Mercer (4 - 0) Schedule: -1.871 (126) | 0.673 0.673  | |||
| 85. Pennsylvania (1 - 1) Schedule: 2.083 (47) | 0.66 0.66  | |||
| 86. UC-Davis (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.347 (37) | 0.621 0.621  | |||
| 87. Lamar (3 - 2) Schedule: -0.196 (112) | 0.594 0.594  | |||
| 88. St Francis PA (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.49 (65) | 0.51 0.51  | |||
| 89. Appalachian St (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.477 (66) | 0.426 0.426  | |||
| 90. Savannah St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.649 (27) | 0.385 0.385  | |||
| 91. Incarnate Word (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.061 (107) | 0.238 0.238  | |||
| 92. Western Carolina (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.393 (36) | 0.225 0.225  | |||
| 93. Norfolk St (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.268 (38) | 0.223 0.223  | |||
| 94. Rhode Island (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.367 (71) | 0.209 0.209  | |||
| 95. Elon (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.712 (59) | 0.057 0.057  | |||
| 96. San Diego (2 - 2) Schedule: 0.547 (96) | 0.056 0.056  | |||
| 97. Lafayette (0 - 3) Schedule: 2.169 (41) | 0.006 0.006  | |||
| 98. Alabama A&M (2 - 3) Schedule: 0.813 (88) | -0.004 -0.004  | |||
| 99. Howard (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.952 (84) | -0.081 -0.081  | |||
| 100. Alcorn St (3 - 2) Schedule: -0.127 (110) | -0.148 -0.148  | |||
| 101. Houston Christian (2 - 1) Schedule: -1.41 (123) | -0.189 -0.189  | |||
| 102. North Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.423 (69) | -0.208 -0.208  | |||
| 103. Hampton (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.977 (20) | -0.222 -0.222  | |||
| 104. Marist (2 - 2) Schedule: -0.402 (115) | -0.261 -0.261  | |||
| 105. Presbyterian (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.933 (86) | -0.517 -0.517  | |||
| 106. Robert Morris (2 - 2) Schedule: -0.157 (111) | -0.526 -0.526  | |||
| 107. Dayton (2 - 2) Schedule: 0.125 (105) | -0.587 -0.587  | |||
| 108. Jacksonville FL (2 - 3) Schedule: -0.459 (119) | -0.711 -0.711  | |||
| 109. Bucknell (1 - 2) Schedule: 1.108 (79) | -0.836 -0.836  | |||
| 110. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0 - 4) Schedule: 1.67 (61) | -0.853 -0.853  | |||
| 111. Wagner (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.209 (75) | -0.947 -0.947  | |||
| 112. Duquesne (1 - 2) Schedule: -0.017 (109) | -0.952 -0.952  | |||
| 113. VMI (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.06 (80) | -0.995 -0.995  | |||
| 114. Morgan St (0 - 5) Schedule: 1.597 (62) | -1.249 -1.249  | |||
| 115. Texas Southern (0 - 4) Schedule: 1.807 (55) | -1.262 -1.262  | |||
| 116. Central Conn St (1 - 4) Schedule: 0.752 (92) | -1.425 -1.425  | |||
| 117. Mississippi Valley St (0 - 4) Schedule: 0.779 (90) | -1.535 -1.535  | |||
| 118. Columbia (0 - 2) Schedule: 2.232 (39) | -1.659 -1.659  | |||
| 119. Albany NY (1 - 4) Schedule: -0.323 (113) | -1.703 -1.703  | |||
| 120. Grambling St (0 - 5) Schedule: 0.861 (87) | -2.126 -2.126  | |||
| 121. Colgate (0 - 4) Schedule: 0.785 (89) | -2.145 -2.145  | |||
| 122. Georgetown DC (1 - 4) Schedule: -0.544 (120) | -2.278 -2.278  | |||
| 123. Morehead St (1 - 4) Schedule: -0.429 (117) | -2.296 -2.296  | |||
| 124. Campbell (1 - 3) Schedule: -1.667 (125) | -2.829 -2.829  | |||
| 125. Valparaiso (1 - 3) Schedule: -1.607 (124) | -2.857 -2.857  | |||
| 126. Stetson (1 - 3) Schedule: -2.008 (127) | -3.103 -3.103  | |||
| 127. Davidson (0 - 4) Schedule: -0.865 (121) | -3.932 -3.932  |