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. Ohio State (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.15 (39) | 8.775 8.775  | |||
| 2. Michigan (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.378 (31) | 8.756 8.756  | |||
| 3. Stanford (3 - 0) Schedule: 6.247 (12) | 8.742 8.742  | |||
| 4. Alabama (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.546 (22) | 8.732 8.732  | |||
| 5. Texas A&M (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.004 (15) | 8.641 8.641  | |||
| 6. Louisville (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.46 (85) | 8.46 8.46  | |||
| 7. Houston (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.977 (48) | 8.361 8.361  | |||
| 8. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.675 (20) | 8.225 8.225  | |||
| 9. Tennessee (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.359 (10) | 8.173 8.173  | |||
| 10. Boise St (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.476 (27) | 7.985 7.985  | |||
| 11. Florida St (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.811 (4) | 7.959 7.959  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.719 (5) | 7.868 7.868  | |||
| 13. Wisconsin (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.329 (34) | 7.827 7.827  | |||
| 14. Miami FL (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.754 (104) | 7.669 7.669  | |||
| 15. Virginia Tech  (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.512 (26) | 7.496 7.496  | |||
| 16. LSU (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.611 (7) | 7.153 7.153  | |||
| 17. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.438 (9) | 7.091 7.091  | |||
| 18. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.403 (88) | 7.087 7.087  | |||
| 19. Colorado (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.305 (35) | 6.986 6.986  | |||
| 20. TCU  (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.87 (53) | 6.898 6.898  | |||
| 21. Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.551 (76) | 6.885 6.885  | |||
| 22. Wake Forest (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.031 (47) | 6.858 6.858  | |||
| 23. Oklahoma (1 - 2) Schedule: 7.178 (1) | 6.802 6.802  | |||
| 24. West Virginia (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.739 (60) | 6.802 6.802  | |||
| 25. San Diego St (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.45 (87) | 6.751 6.751  | |||
| 26. UCLA (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.473 (8) | 6.739 6.739  | |||
| 27. Auburn (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.641 (6) | 6.732 6.732  | |||
| 28. South Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.584 (73) | 6.714 6.714  | |||
| 29. Toledo (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.87 (124) | 6.709 6.709  | |||
| 30. Minnesota (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.699 (67) | 6.602 6.602  | |||
| 31. Utah (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.455 (86) | 6.556 6.556  | |||
| 32. Baylor (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.212 (122) | 6.549 6.549  | |||
| 33. Washington (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.376 (117) | 6.544 6.544  | |||
| 34. Western Michigan (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.604 (109) | 6.497 6.497  | |||
| 35. Georgia Tech (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.352 (32) | 6.479 6.479  | |||
| 36. Texas Tech (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.108 (42) | 6.438 6.438  | |||
| 37. Arizona St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.488 (82) | 6.355 6.355  | |||
| 38. Iowa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.282 (91) | 6.267 6.267  | |||
| 39. Washington St (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.682 (18) | 6.264 6.264  | |||
| 40. North Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.478 (83) | 6.11 6.11  | |||
| 41. Southern Cal (1 - 3) Schedule: 7.005 (2) | 6.001 6.001  | |||
| 42. Kansas St (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.268 (92) | 6 6  | |||
| 43. Memphis (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.547 (125) | 5.973 5.973  | |||
| 44. Troy (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.989 (100) | 5.965 5.965  | |||
| 45. California (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.536 (24) | 5.95 5.95  | |||
| 46. Pittsburgh (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.196 (38) | 5.928 5.928  | |||
| 47. Appalachian St (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.034 (14) | 5.904 5.904  | |||
| 48. Brigham Young (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.321 (11) | 5.821 5.821  | |||
| 49. Air Force (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.233 (119) | 5.807 5.807  | |||
| 50. Tulsa (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.508 (79) | 5.76 5.76  | |||
| 51. Penn State (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.804 (16) | 5.724 5.724  | |||
| 52. Indiana (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.329 (89) | 5.72 5.72  | |||
| 53. Navy (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.601 (110) | 5.691 5.691  | |||
| 54. Georgia (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.714 (17) | 5.669 5.669  | |||
| 55. Oregon St (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.593 (21) | 5.658 5.658  | |||
| 56. Southern Miss (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.532 (111) | 5.621 5.621  | |||
| 57. Georgia Southern (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.238 (94) | 5.611 5.611  | |||
| 58. Louisiana Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.424 (28) | 5.592 5.592  | |||
| 59. Texas (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.323 (90) | 5.571 5.571  | |||
| 60. Boston College (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.845 (57) | 5.526 5.526  | |||
| 61. Oregon (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.602 (70) | 5.511 5.511  | |||
| 62. Cincinnati (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.462 (84) | 5.445 5.445  | |||
| 63. North Carolina St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.218 (121) | 5.419 5.419  | |||
| 64. Army (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.007 (123) | 5.357 5.357  | |||
| 65. Central Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.611 (69) | 5.337 5.337  | |||
| 66. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.918 (50) | 5.336 5.336  | |||
| 67. Tulane (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.955 (49) | 5.318 5.318  | |||
| 68. Michigan St (2 - 1) Schedule: 5.295 (36) | 5.266 5.266  | |||
| 69. Mississippi St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.719 (65) | 5.218 5.218  | |||
| 70. Arizona (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.782 (59) | 5.187 5.187  | |||
| 71. Ohio U. (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.512 (78) | 5.152 5.152  | |||
| 72. East Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.137 (40) | 5.107 5.107  | |||
| 73. Akron (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.575 (74) | 4.99 4.99  | |||
| 74. Temple (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.105 (97) | 4.969 4.969  | |||
| 75. Missouri (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.044 (98) | 4.931 4.931  | |||
| 76. Vanderbilt (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.092 (44) | 4.931 4.931  | |||
| 77. Notre Dame  (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.869 (54) | 4.908 4.908  | |||
| 78. Maryland (3 - 0) Schedule: 1.789 (128) | 4.906 4.906  | |||
| 79. Ball St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.503 (113) | 4.873 4.873  | |||
| 80. Central Michigan (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.224 (120) | 4.841 4.841  | |||
| 81. Northwestern (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.531 (25) | 4.776 4.776  | |||
| 82. Colorado St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.723 (61) | 4.763 4.763  | |||
| 83. Western Kentucky (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.689 (68) | 4.753 4.753  | |||
| 84. Duke (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.497 (81) | 4.676 4.676  | |||
| 85. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.45 (115) | 4.642 4.642  | |||
| 86. Texas St-San Marcos (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.868 (3) | 4.62 4.62  | |||
| 87. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.268 (37) | 4.505 4.505  | |||
| 88. South Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.888 (51) | 4.495 4.495  | |||
| 89. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.06 (45) | 4.397 4.397  | |||
| 90. Syracuse (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.108 (43) | 4.363 4.363  | |||
| 91. South Alabama (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.82 (58) | 4.305 4.305  | |||
| 92. Kentucky (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.704 (66) | 4.296 4.296  | |||
| 93. SMU (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.875 (52) | 4.129 4.129  | |||
| 94. Iowa St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.12 (41) | 4.05 4.05  | |||
| 95. Utah St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.854 (103) | 3.99 3.99  | |||
| 96. Nevada (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.249 (93) | 3.962 3.962  | |||
| 97. Purdue (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.447 (116) | 3.942 3.942  | |||
| 98. Georgia St (0 - 3) Schedule: 6.169 (13) | 3.905 3.905  | |||
| 99. Wyoming (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.875 (102) | 3.732 3.732  | |||
| 100. Connecticut (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.886 (101) | 3.694 3.694  | |||
| 101. Northern Illinois (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.679 (19) | 3.639 3.639  | |||
| 102. Fresno St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.847 (56) | 3.595 3.595  | |||
| 103. Kent St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.72 (64) | 3.561 3.561  | |||
| 104. Hawai`i (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.545 (23) | 3.466 3.466  | |||
| 105. Eastern Michigan (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.466 (126) | 3.456 3.456  | |||
| 106. Florida Atlantic (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.378 (30) | 3.453 3.453  | |||
| 107. Old Dominion (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.659 (107) | 3.304 3.304  | |||
| 108. Rutgers (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.523 (112) | 3.297 3.297  | |||
| 109. Miami OH (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.053 (46) | 3.257 3.257  | |||
| 110. Idaho (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.508 (80) | 3.136 3.136  | |||
| 111. Buffalo (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.59 (72) | 3.114 3.114  | |||
| 112. Virginia (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.144 (95) | 3.017 3.017  | |||
| 113. Massachusetts (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.721 (62) | 2.921 2.921  | |||
| 114. Bowling Green (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.417 (29) | 2.886 2.886  | |||
| 115. North Texas (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.281 (118) | 2.813 2.813  | |||
| 116. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.496 (114) | 2.805 2.805  | |||
| 117. San Jose St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.563 (75) | 2.788 2.788  | |||
| 118. UNC-Charlotte (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.524 (77) | 2.784 2.784  | |||
| 119. Marshall (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.106 (96) | 2.734 2.734  | |||
| 120. Kansas (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.682 (106) | 2.72 2.72  | |||
| 121. UNLV (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.616 (108) | 2.689 2.689  | |||
| 122. Illinois (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.041 (99) | 2.583 2.583  | |||
| 123. Arkansas St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.337 (33) | 2.544 2.544  | |||
| 124. New Mexico (1 - 2) Schedule: 1.949 (127) | 2.506 2.506  | |||
| 125. UTEP  (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.591 (71) | 2.112 2.112  | |||
| 126. Rice (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.868 (55) | 1.835 1.835  | |||
| 127. New Mexico St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.72 (105) | 1.814 1.814  | |||
| 128. Florida Int'l (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.721 (63) | 1.256 1.256  |