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 (4) | 6.351 6.351  | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.031 (5) | 6.281 6.281  | |||
| 3. Southern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.495 (6) | 3.035 3.035  | |||
| 4. Missouri St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.27 (2) | 2.824 2.824  | |||
| 5. South Dakota St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.08 (3) | 2.724 2.724  | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (4 - 1) Schedule: 0.627 (10) | 2.24 2.24  | |||
| 7. Western Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.43 (9) | 2.103 2.103  | |||
| 8. Illinois St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.801 (1) | 1.792 1.792  | |||
| 9. Indiana St (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.728 (8) | 1.311 1.311  | |||
| 10. South Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.161 (7) | 0.781 0.781  |