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. Coastal Carolina (5 - 0) Schedule: 1.555 (2) | 4.147 4.147  | |||
| 2. Gardner-Webb (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.184 (1) | 2.928 2.928  | |||
| 3. Liberty (3 - 2) Schedule: 0.455 (5) | 2.12 2.12  | |||
| 4. Charleston Southern (5 - 0) Schedule: -0.432 (6) | 1.591 1.591  | |||
| 5. Presbyterian (1 - 3) Schedule: 0.933 (4) | -0.517 -0.517  | |||
| 6. VMI (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.06 (3) | -0.995 -0.995  |