Week 4
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.369 (14) | 8.817 8.817  | |||
| 2. Auburn (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.724 (6) | 8.602 8.602  | |||
| 3. Alabama (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.988 (25) | 8.019 8.019  | |||
| 4. TCU  (2 - 0) Schedule: 4.156 (63) | 7.871 7.871  | |||
| 5. Missouri (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.097 (22) | 7.408 7.408  | |||
| 6. Oklahoma St (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.665 (7) | 7.371 7.371  | |||
| 7. Notre Dame  (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.806 (83) | 7.257 7.257  | |||
| 8. Mississippi (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.339 (102) | 7.245 7.245  | |||
| 9. Oregon (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.362 (50) | 7.204 7.204  | |||
| 10. Brigham Young (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.384 (47) | 7.044 7.044  | |||
| 11. Kansas St (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.898 (4) | 7.022 7.022  | |||
| 12. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.279 (56) | 6.841 6.841  | |||
| 13. Baylor (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.925 (116) | 6.83 6.83  | |||
| 14. Mississippi St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.084 (65) | 6.808 6.808  | |||
| 15. Texas A&M (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.942 (115) | 6.774 6.774  | |||
| 16. West Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.379 (1) | 6.676 6.676  | |||
| 17. Arizona St (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.124 (108) | 6.643 6.643  | |||
| 18. Florida St (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.712 (36) | 6.606 6.606  | |||
| 19. Utah (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.959 (114) | 6.576 6.576  | |||
| 20. UCLA (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.369 (13) | 6.566 6.566  | |||
| 21. Indiana (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.32 (17) | 6.549 6.549  | |||
| 22. LSU (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.716 (35) | 6.502 6.502  | |||
| 23. Louisville (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.908 (77) | 6.466 6.466  | |||
| 24. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.733 (32) | 6.441 6.441  | |||
| 25. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.53 (45) | 6.386 6.386  | |||
| 26. Tennessee (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.618 (12) | 6.381 6.381  | |||
| 27. Wisconsin (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.083 (66) | 6.226 6.226  | |||
| 28. Washington (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.893 (78) | 6.192 6.192  | |||
| 29. Duke (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.599 (122) | 6.185 6.185  | |||
| 30. Georgia (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.067 (68) | 6.164 6.164  | |||
| 31. Penn State (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.711 (85) | 6.121 6.121  | |||
| 32. Marshall (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.525 (123) | 6.104 6.104  | |||
| 33. Syracuse (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.309 (18) | 6.08 6.08  | |||
| 34. California (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.549 (40) | 6.063 6.063  | |||
| 35. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.635 (10) | 6.052 6.052  | |||
| 36. Arizona (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.339 (53) | 5.992 5.992  | |||
| 37. East Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.13 (64) | 5.892 5.892  | |||
| 38. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.283 (106) | 5.832 5.832  | |||
| 39. Southern Cal (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.337 (54) | 5.766 5.766  | |||
| 40. Florida (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.13 (20) | 5.622 5.622  | |||
| 41. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.853 (5) | 5.564 5.564  | |||
| 42. Michigan St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.924 (75) | 5.562 5.562  | |||
| 43. Georgia Tech (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.601 (89) | 5.561 5.561  | |||
| 44. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.649 (37) | 5.517 5.517  | |||
| 45. Kentucky (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.311 (104) | 5.483 5.483  | |||
| 46. Cincinnati (2 - 0) Schedule: 3.554 (91) | 5.473 5.473  | |||
| 47. Louisiana Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.751 (30) | 5.454 5.454  | |||
| 48. Boise St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.228 (61) | 5.451 5.451  | |||
| 49. Pittsburgh (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.574 (90) | 5.436 5.436  | |||
| 50. South Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.207 (19) | 5.423 5.423  | |||
| 51. Oregon St (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.726 (119) | 5.315 5.315  | |||
| 52. Miami FL (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.536 (44) | 5.157 5.157  | |||
| 53. Stanford (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.098 (110) | 5.146 5.146  | |||
| 54. Texas (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.662 (8) | 5.139 5.139  | |||
| 55. Minnesota (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.057 (69) | 5.096 5.096  | |||
| 56. Boston College (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.431 (97) | 5.082 5.082  | |||
| 57. Central Florida (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.35 (16) | 5.016 5.016  | |||
| 58. Colorado St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.489 (95) | 4.948 4.948  | |||
| 59. Clemson (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.108 (21) | 4.927 4.927  | |||
| 60. Memphis (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.981 (112) | 4.915 4.915  | |||
| 61. Georgia Southern (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.237 (107) | 4.88 4.88  | |||
| 62. Iowa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.37 (48) | 4.836 4.836  | |||
| 63. Iowa St (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.041 (2) | 4.803 4.803  | |||
| 64. Rutgers (3 - 1) Schedule: 4 (71) | 4.77 4.77  | |||
| 65. Wyoming (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.04 (23) | 4.7 4.7  | |||
| 66. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.753 (118) | 4.693 4.693  | |||
| 67. Ohio State (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.304 (105) | 4.63 4.63  | |||
| 68. Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.543 (41) | 4.616 4.616  | |||
| 69. Florida Atlantic (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.632 (11) | 4.525 4.525  | |||
| 70. Arkansas St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.53 (46) | 4.449 4.449  | |||
| 71. Western Kentucky (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.847 (81) | 4.413 4.413  | |||
| 72. Northern Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.348 (100) | 4.412 4.412  | |||
| 73. UTEP  (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.491 (93) | 4.407 4.407  | |||
| 74. Toledo (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.756 (29) | 4.404 4.404  | |||
| 75. Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.364 (49) | 4.378 4.378  | |||
| 76. Air Force (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.712 (120) | 4.289 4.289  | |||
| 77. North Carolina (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.985 (72) | 4.271 4.271  | |||
| 78. Houston (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.648 (88) | 4.195 4.195  | |||
| 79. Nevada (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.342 (101) | 4.168 4.168  | |||
| 80. Texas Tech (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.539 (42) | 4.137 4.137  | |||
| 81. Washington St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.25 (58) | 4.083 4.083  | |||
| 82. Northwestern (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.181 (62) | 4.077 4.077  | |||
| 83. Western Michigan (2 - 1) Schedule: 2.357 (125) | 3.924 3.924  | |||
| 84. Navy (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.916 (76) | 3.85 3.85  | |||
| 85. Old Dominion (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.632 (121) | 3.796 3.796  | |||
| 86. Hawai`i (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.743 (31) | 3.785 3.785  | |||
| 87. Purdue (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.289 (55) | 3.765 3.765  | |||
| 88. San Jose St (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.826 (27) | 3.764 3.764  | |||
| 89. Colorado (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.279 (57) | 3.752 3.752  | |||
| 90. Temple (2 - 1) Schedule: 1.594 (128) | 3.746 3.746  | |||
| 91. Bowling Green (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.34 (52) | 3.679 3.679  | |||
| 92. Utah St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.681 (86) | 3.589 3.589  | |||
| 93. San Diego St (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.765 (84) | 3.537 3.537  | |||
| 94. Ball St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.672 (87) | 3.527 3.527  | |||
| 95. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.492 (92) | 3.485 3.485  | |||
| 96. North Texas (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.329 (103) | 3.376 3.376  | |||
| 97. Akron (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.723 (34) | 3.319 3.319  | |||
| 98. Central Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.865 (79) | 3.253 3.253  | |||
| 99. Kansas (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.378 (99) | 3.245 3.245  | |||
| 100. New Mexico (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.725 (33) | 3.211 3.211  | |||
| 101. Southern Miss (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.585 (38) | 3.13 3.13  | |||
| 102. New Mexico St (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.969 (113) | 3.125 3.125  | |||
| 103. South Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.232 (60) | 3.089 3.089  | |||
| 104. Rice (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.942 (3) | 3.037 3.037  | |||
| 105. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.49 (94) | 3.006 3.006  | |||
| 106. Tulsa (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.351 (15) | 2.967 2.967  | |||
| 107. Fresno St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.784 (28) | 2.784 2.784  | |||
| 108. Buffalo (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.807 (117) | 2.778 2.778  | |||
| 109. Tulane (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.05 (70) | 2.711 2.711  | |||
| 110. Miami OH (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.021 (24) | 2.704 2.704  | |||
| 111. Florida Int'l (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.86 (80) | 2.669 2.669  | |||
| 112. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.569 (39) | 2.569 2.569  | |||
| 113. Texas St-San Marcos (1 - 2) Schedule: 2.428 (124) | 2.517 2.517  | |||
| 114. Georgia St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.971 (74) | 2.468 2.468  | |||
| 115. Wake Forest (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.257 (126) | 2.417 2.417  | |||
| 116. Ohio U. (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.421 (98) | 2.363 2.363  | |||
| 117. Army (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.447 (96) | 2.264 2.264  | |||
| 118. Connecticut (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.981 (73) | 2.149 2.149  | |||
| 119. South Alabama (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.077 (67) | 2.01 2.01  | |||
| 120. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.538 (43) | 1.998 1.998  | |||
| 121. Eastern Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.345 (51) | 1.889 1.889  | |||
| 122. Troy (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.83 (26) | 1.851 1.851  | |||
| 123. SMU (0 - 3) Schedule: 5.66 (9) | 1.755 1.755  | |||
| 124. Massachusetts (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.238 (59) | 1.738 1.738  | |||
| 125. Appalachian St (1 - 2) Schedule: 1.875 (127) | 1.637 1.637  | |||
| 126. UNLV (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.817 (82) | 1.562 1.562  | |||
| 127. Idaho (0 - 3) Schedule: 3.098 (109) | 1.551 1.551  | |||
| 128. Kent St (0 - 3) Schedule: 3.001 (111) | 0.544 0.544  |