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. Georgia (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.445 (27) | 9.092 9.092  | |||
| 2. Penn State (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.325 (32) | 8.402 8.402  | |||
| 3. Southern Cal (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.603 (23) | 8.36 8.36  | |||
| 4. Ohio State (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.885 (50) | 8.349 8.349  | |||
| 5. Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.566 (24) | 8.248 8.248  | |||
| 6. Alabama (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.985 (46) | 8.166 8.166  | |||
| 7. Iowa St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.803 (15) | 7.67 7.67  | |||
| 8. Syracuse (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.234 (34) | 7.666 7.666  | |||
| 9. Clemson (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.374 (80) | 7.596 7.596  | |||
| 10. Washington (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.596 (69) | 7.543 7.543  | |||
| 11. Kansas (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.055 (40) | 7.481 7.481  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.35 (83) | 7.47 7.47  | |||
| 13. Iowa (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.487 (25) | 7.364 7.364  | |||
| 14. Mississippi St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.21 (35) | 7.346 7.346  | |||
| 15. Oregon (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.221 (2) | 7.257 7.257  | |||
| 16. Kentucky (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.335 (84) | 7.103 7.103  | |||
| 17. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.065 (39) | 7.085 7.085  | |||
| 18. Cincinnati (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.751 (59) | 7.071 7.071  | |||
| 19. Oregon St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.36 (28) | 7.055 7.055  | |||
| 20. Oklahoma (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.364 (82) | 7.022 7.022  | |||
| 21. TCU  (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.854 (102) | 6.978 6.978  | |||
| 22. LSU (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.616 (68) | 6.938 6.938  | |||
| 23. Texas (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.675 (19) | 6.926 6.926  | |||
| 24. Brigham Young (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.871 (11) | 6.913 6.913  | |||
| 25. Central Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.434 (76) | 6.849 6.849  | |||
| 26. Minnesota (4 - 0) Schedule: 2.886 (128) | 6.818 6.818  | |||
| 27. Kansas St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.022 (43) | 6.803 6.803  | |||
| 28. James Madison (3 - 0) Schedule: 3.772 (106) | 6.727 6.727  | |||
| 29. Florida St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.244 (87) | 6.709 6.709  | |||
| 30. Tennessee (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.225 (90) | 6.707 6.707  | |||
| 31. Wake Forest (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.97 (47) | 6.647 6.647  | |||
| 32. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.688 (63) | 6.631 6.631  | |||
| 33. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.668 (20) | 6.603 6.603  | |||
| 34. Air Force (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.915 (100) | 6.597 6.597  | |||
| 35. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.746 (107) | 6.553 6.553  | |||
| 36. UCLA (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.289 (120) | 6.471 6.471  | |||
| 37. California (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.013 (44) | 6.466 6.466  | |||
| 38. Michigan (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.256 (122) | 6.419 6.419  | |||
| 39. Purdue (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.727 (17) | 6.409 6.409  | |||
| 40. Utah (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.744 (108) | 6.394 6.394  | |||
| 41. Auburn (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.84 (14) | 6.361 6.361  | |||
| 42. Indiana (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.153 (3) | 6.352 6.352  | |||
| 43. Louisville (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.147 (4) | 6.233 6.233  | |||
| 44. Notre Dame  (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.012 (6) | 6.003 6.003  | |||
| 45. Tulsa (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.334 (30) | 5.996 5.996  | |||
| 46. Duke (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.968 (96) | 5.989 5.989  | |||
| 47. Washington St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.693 (62) | 5.982 5.982  | |||
| 48. Pittsburgh (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.371 (81) | 5.969 5.969  | |||
| 49. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.544 (73) | 5.926 5.926  | |||
| 50. SMU (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.507 (74) | 5.898 5.898  | |||
| 51. West Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.594 (70) | 5.872 5.872  | |||
| 52. Memphis (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.898 (49) | 5.785 5.785  | |||
| 53. Wyoming (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.859 (12) | 5.778 5.778  | |||
| 54. South Alabama (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.486 (114) | 5.777 5.777  | |||
| 55. Virginia (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.909 (8) | 5.638 5.638  | |||
| 56. Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.892 (9) | 5.584 5.584  | |||
| 57. Wisconsin (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.88 (52) | 5.562 5.562  | |||
| 58. Stanford (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.886 (10) | 5.549 5.549  | |||
| 59. Appalachian St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.617 (22) | 5.549 5.549  | |||
| 60. Liberty (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.655 (65) | 5.528 5.528  | |||
| 61. East Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.428 (77) | 5.512 5.512  | |||
| 62. UNLV (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.404 (115) | 5.498 5.498  | |||
| 63. Western Kentucky (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.264 (121) | 5.46 5.46  | |||
| 64. Texas Tech (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.616 (67) | 5.422 5.422  | |||
| 65. Tulane (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.307 (118) | 5.414 5.414  | |||
| 66. Missouri (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.874 (53) | 5.324 5.324  | |||
| 67. Houston (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.652 (21) | 5.303 5.303  | |||
| 68. Michigan St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.88 (51) | 5.301 5.301  | |||
| 69. South Carolina (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.992 (45) | 5.284 5.284  | |||
| 70. Coastal Carolina (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.504 (113) | 5.242 5.242  | |||
| 71. Oklahoma St (3 - 0) Schedule: 2.36 (131) | 5.142 5.142  | |||
| 72. Vanderbilt (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.03 (42) | 5.125 5.125  | |||
| 73. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.862 (101) | 5.095 5.095  | |||
| 74. North Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.958 (97) | 5.019 5.019  | |||
| 75. Rice (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.785 (57) | 5.007 5.007  | |||
| 76. San Jose St (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.925 (99) | 5.002 5.002  | |||
| 77. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.402 (116) | 4.97 4.97  | |||
| 78. Miami FL (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.043 (92) | 4.968 4.968  | |||
| 79. Florida Atlantic (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.566 (71) | 4.938 4.938  | |||
| 80. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.818 (104) | 4.913 4.913  | |||
| 81. Fresno St (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.18 (36) | 4.801 4.801  | |||
| 82. Troy (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.483 (75) | 4.797 4.797  | |||
| 83. Arizona (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.305 (33) | 4.761 4.761  | |||
| 84. Texas-San Antonio (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.548 (72) | 4.699 4.699  | |||
| 85. Ohio U. (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.068 (5) | 4.568 4.568  | |||
| 86. Boise St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.228 (89) | 4.512 4.512  | |||
| 87. Army (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.004 (94) | 4.417 4.417  | |||
| 88. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.161 (37) | 4.411 4.411  | |||
| 89. Buffalo (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.33 (31) | 4.391 4.391  | |||
| 90. Nevada (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.048 (41) | 4.335 4.335  | |||
| 91. Old Dominion (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.787 (56) | 4.316 4.316  | |||
| 92. Kent St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.853 (13) | 4.309 4.309  | |||
| 93. Arkansas St (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.863 (54) | 4.229 4.229  | |||
| 94. Marshall (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.707 (109) | 4.213 4.213  | |||
| 95. Northern Illinois (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.903 (48) | 4.189 4.189  | |||
| 96. Navy (1 - 2) Schedule: 5.72 (18) | 4.069 4.069  | |||
| 97. Southern Miss (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.035 (93) | 4.035 4.035  | |||
| 98. Georgia Southern (3 - 1) Schedule: 2.847 (129) | 3.977 3.977  | |||
| 99. Central Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.817 (55) | 3.963 3.963  | |||
| 100. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.377 (79) | 3.949 3.949  | |||
| 101. Rutgers (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.206 (123) | 3.888 3.888  | |||
| 102. Georgia Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.009 (7) | 3.883 3.883  | |||
| 103. Virginia Tech  (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.308 (117) | 3.769 3.769  | |||
| 104. Toledo (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.997 (126) | 3.747 3.747  | |||
| 105. New Mexico (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.602 (111) | 3.588 3.588  | |||
| 106. Utah St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.479 (26) | 3.476 3.476  | |||
| 107. Miami OH (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.23 (88) | 3.405 3.405  | |||
| 108. South Florida (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.766 (58) | 3.365 3.365  | |||
| 109. Bowling Green (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.356 (29) | 3.356 3.356  | |||
| 110. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.292 (119) | 3.318 3.318  | |||
| 111. Temple (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.9 (127) | 3.312 3.312  | |||
| 112. Northwestern (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.992 (95) | 3.216 3.216  | |||
| 113. Nebraska (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.936 (98) | 3.186 3.186  | |||
| 114. UTEP  (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.318 (85) | 3.157 3.157  | |||
| 115. San Diego St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.657 (110) | 3.109 3.109  | |||
| 116. Akron (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.073 (38) | 2.97 2.97  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.847 (103) | 2.895 2.895  | |||
| 118. Louisiana Tech (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.746 (61) | 2.87 2.87  | |||
| 119. Colorado (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.716 (1) | 2.716 2.716  | |||
| 120. Arizona St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.798 (105) | 2.69 2.69  | |||
| 121. Connecticut (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.626 (66) | 2.658 2.658  | |||
| 122. New Mexico St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.297 (86) | 2.519 2.519  | |||
| 123. Ball St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.139 (125) | 2.379 2.379  | |||
| 124. Boston College (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.542 (112) | 2.325 2.325  | |||
| 125. Georgia St (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.397 (78) | 2.232 2.232  | |||
| 126. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.663 (64) | 2.189 2.189  | |||
| 127. Colorado St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.762 (16) | 2.119 2.119  | |||
| 128. UNC-Charlotte (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.746 (60) | 2.042 2.042  | |||
| 129. Hawai`i (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.2 (91) | 1.615 1.615  | |||
| 130. Florida Int'l (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.143 (124) | 0.855 0.855  | |||
| 131. Massachusetts (1 - 3) Schedule: 2.758 (130) | 0.777 0.777  |