Week 4 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 0.89631 | 1 | 0 | 9.61631 | 6 | 22.2687 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Florida State | 4-0 | 0.864679 | 13 | 11 | 9.79955 | 5 | 19.4389 | 2 | |
| FBS | 3 | Oregon | 4-0 | 0.850537 | 17 | 14 | 9.58361 | 7 | 19.3387 | 3 | |
| FBS | 4 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 0.850307 | 3 | -1 | 11.3874 | 1 | 12.2686 | 14 | |
| FBS | 5 | Stanford | 3-0 | 0.830207 | 2 | -3 | 11.157 | 2 | 11.8266 | 15 | |
| FBS | 6 | Florida | 4-0 | 0.828433 | 7 | 1 | 10.8168 | 3 | 13.0387 | 13 | |
| FBS | 7 | Georgia | 4-0 | 0.775856 | 5 | -2 | 8.62896 | 11 | 18.0832 | 4 | |
| FBS | 8 | South Carolina | 4-0 | 0.76082 | 8 | 0 | 8.97184 | 10 | 15.7377 | 6 | |
| FBS | 9 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 0.730213 | 14 | 5 | 9.55113 | 8 | 11.4273 | 16 | |
| FBS | 10 | Texas | 3-0 | 0.720029 | 11 | 1 | 8.05402 | 13 | 16.6023 | 5 | |
| FBS | 11 | Louisiana State | 4-0 | 0.711561 | 6 | -5 | 8.30925 | 12 | 15.0383 | 8 | |
| FBS | 12 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 0.687582 | 10 | -2 | 9.08002 | 9 | 10.4218 | 17 | |
| FBS | 13 | Oregon State | 2-0 | 0.645698 | 29 | 16 | 9.92461 | 4 | 4.32048 | 38 | |
| FBS | 14 | Texas Tech | 3-0 | 0.636563 | 12 | -2 | 7.20215 | 18 | 14.358 | 9 | |
| FBS | 15 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 0.571913 | 18 | 3 | 7.78291 | 16 | 7.76754 | 23 | |
| FBS | 16 | Louisville | 4-0 | 0.530079 | 21 | 5 | 8.03709 | 14 | 3.97868 | 39 | |
| FBS | 17 | Iowa State | 3-0 | 0.52494 | 15 | -2 | 8.00152 | 15 | 3.77446 | 41 | |
| FBS | 18 | Louisiana Tech | 3-0 | 0.51599 | 25 | 7 | 7.02519 | 20 | 6.99508 | 26 | |
| FBS | 19 | Ohio | 4-0 | 0.515933 | 19 | 0 | 7.68396 | 17 | 4.41477 | 37 | |
| FBS | 20 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 0.473927 | 27 | 7 | 6.52432 | 22 | 6.14395 | 28 | |
| FBS | 21 | U.C.L.A. | 3-1 | 0.442465 | 9 | -12 | 5.1683 | 29 | 9.34565 | 18 | |
| FBS | 22 | Texas Christian | 3-0 | 0.438334 | 30 | 8 | 5.30989 | 27 | 8.51591 | 20 | |
| FBS | 23 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 0.421278 | 20 | -3 | 6.79058 | 21 | 1.58534 | 48 | |
| FBS | 24 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 0.416318 | 28 | 4 | 6.13951 | 24 | 3.80034 | 40 | |
| FBS | 25 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 0.399933 | 22 | -3 | 7.04334 | 19 | -0.82923 | 59 | |
| FBS | 26 | Clemson | 3-1 | 0.399759 | 16 | -10 | 5.26234 | 28 | 6.1248 | 29 | |
| FBS | 27 | Arizona | 3-1 | 0.390505 | 4 | -23 | 5.32647 | 26 | 5.2558 | 32 | |
| FBS | 28 | Baylor | 3-0 | 0.390406 | 33 | 5 | 5.52568 | 25 | 4.47003 | 36 | |
| FBS | 29 | Minnesota | 4-0 | 0.383312 | 37 | 8 | 6.44107 | 23 | 0.41594 | 54 | |
| FBS | 30 | Southern Cal | 3-1 | 0.379394 | 26 | -4 | 4.14526 | 32 | 9.13331 | 19 | |
| FBS | 31 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 0.349268 | 38 | 7 | 2.44839 | 42 | 13.7573 | 12 | |
| FBS | 32 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 0.334366 | 34 | 2 | 4.27165 | 31 | 5.63086 | 30 | |
| FBS | 33 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 0.322496 | 23 | -10 | 1.65531 | 49 | 15.0706 | 7 | |
| FBS | 34 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 0.310774 | 32 | -2 | 1.772 | 47 | 13.8312 | 11 | |
| FBS | 35 | Texas A+M | 2-1 | 0.2965 | 39 | 4 | 1.47914 | 51 | 14.023 | 10 | |
| FBS | 36 | U-C-F | 2-1 | 0.258649 | 31 | -5 | 2.34166 | 44 | 8.12086 | 22 | |
| FBS | 37 | Tulsa | 3-1 | 0.244037 | 42 | 5 | 2.79013 | 40 | 5.39071 | 31 | |
| FBS | 38 | Western Kentucky | 3-1 | 0.232177 | 46 | 8 | 3.03097 | 38 | 3.65643 | 42 | |
| FBS | 39 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 0.224983 | 57 | 18 | 4.37064 | 30 | -2.06374 | 69 | |
| FBS | 40 | Boise State | 2-1 | 0.203227 | 59 | 19 | 2.75012 | 41 | 2.82085 | 43 | |
| FBS | 41 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 0.201818 | 41 | 0 | 3.36584 | 36 | 0.31855 | 55 | |
| FBS | 42 | San Jose State | 3-1 | 0.200298 | 53 | 11 | 2.80249 | 39 | 2.42031 | 45 | |
| FBS | 43 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 0.195319 | 24 | -19 | 1.24758 | 53 | 8.16907 | 21 | |
| FBS | 44 | Miami-Florida | 3-1 | 0.177072 | 63 | 19 | 3.62097 | 34 | -2.33245 | 70 | |
| FBS | 45 | Texas-San Antonio | 4-0 | 0.1655 | 45 | 0 | 3.61503 | 35 | -3.08234 | 72 | |
| FBS | 46 | No Carolina State | 3-1 | 0.16422 | 40 | -6 | 2.24108 | 45 | 2.2058 | 46 | |
| FBS | 47 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 0.153046 | 58 | 11 | 2.3615 | 43 | 0.98838 | 51 | |
| FBS | 48 | Ball State | 3-1 | 0.150075 | 56 | 8 | 3.76657 | 33 | -4.70547 | 78 | |
| FBS | 49 | Missouri | 2-2 | 0.14539 | 35 | -14 | 1.24509 | 54 | 4.84326 | 34 | |
| FBS | 50 | Duke | 3-1 | 0.128207 | 48 | -2 | 2.04173 | 46 | 0.57964 | 52 | |
| FBS | 51 | Purdue | 2-1 | 0.100837 | 50 | -1 | -0.26199 | 61 | 7.76122 | 24 | |
| FBS | 52 | Utah State | 3-1 | 0.0886834 | 52 | 0 | 1.67359 | 48 | -0.62098 | 58 | |
| FBS | 53 | Michigan | 2-2 | 0.0675177 | 36 | -17 | -0.02298 | 60 | 4.60047 | 35 | |
| FBS | 54 | Nevada-Reno | 3-1 | 0.0647212 | 69 | 15 | 0.68139 | 56 | 1.65879 | 47 | |
| FBS | 55 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 0.0555989 | 71 | 16 | 0.31656 | 59 | 2.47625 | 44 | |
| FBS | 56 | Washington | 2-1 | 0.049421 | 49 | -7 | 1.35332 | 52 | -1.99134 | 68 | |
| FBS | 57 | Wake Forest | 3-1 | 0.0439138 | 78 | 21 | 3.16738 | 37 | -9.45421 | 102 | |
| FBS | 58 | North Carolina | 2-2 | 0.0169852 | 87 | 29 | -1.01968 | 67 | 5.12278 | 33 | |
| FBS | 59 | UL-Lafayette | 2-1 | 0.00725005 | 61 | 2 | 0.47772 | 57 | -1.38406 | 61 | |
| FBS | 60 | Georgia Tech | 2-2 | -0.0144287 | 43 | -17 | -2.07456 | 75 | 7.14987 | 25 | |
| FBS | 61 | Toledo | 3-1 | -0.0274746 | 47 | -14 | 0.90008 | 55 | -5.35577 | 85 | |
| FBS | 62 | Penn State | 2-2 | -0.0509956 | 80 | 18 | -1.25396 | 69 | 1.49754 | 49 | |
| FBS | 63 | Fresno State | 2-2 | -0.0619237 | 62 | -1 | -2.63748 | 81 | 6.17855 | 27 | |
| FBS | 64 | Troy | 2-2 | -0.0686802 | 84 | 20 | -0.79672 | 64 | -1.47221 | 62 | |
| FBS | 65 | Central Michigan | 2-1 | -0.0808597 | 94 | 29 | 1.51919 | 50 | -11.3436 | 112 | |
| FBS | 66 | Northern Illinois | 3-1 | -0.0860266 | 72 | 6 | -0.46961 | 63 | -3.91041 | 75 | |
| FBS | 67 | South Florida | 2-2 | -0.0878249 | 55 | -12 | -0.29015 | 62 | -4.73243 | 79 | |
| FBS | 68 | Illinois | 2-2 | -0.0929711 | 64 | -4 | -1.09028 | 68 | -1.94685 | 67 | |
| FBS | 69 | Auburn | 1-3 | -0.117332 | 65 | -4 | -2.14073 | 77 | 0.53411 | 53 | |
| FBS | 70 | Indiana | 2-1 | -0.131051 | 75 | 5 | -1.29723 | 70 | -3.68139 | 73 | |
| FBS | 71 | Kentucky | 1-3 | -0.131332 | 73 | 2 | -1.76899 | 73 | -1.85509 | 65 | |
| FBS | 72 | Connecticut | 2-2 | -0.132027 | 44 | -28 | -2.27067 | 78 | 0.0606 | 57 | |
| FBS | 73 | Marshall | 2-2 | -0.137617 | 95 | 22 | -0.81221 | 65 | -6.017 | 89 | |
| FBS | 74 | Iowa | 2-2 | -0.138273 | 51 | -23 | -0.82784 | 66 | -5.99971 | 88 | |
| FBS | 75 | Western Michigan | 2-2 | -0.142835 | 100 | 25 | -1.9502 | 74 | -1.91483 | 66 | |
| FBS | 76 | Texas State | 2-1 | -0.146242 | 70 | -6 | 0.31945 | 58 | -11.0193 | 111 | |
| FBS | 77 | Utah | 2-2 | -0.166469 | 54 | -23 | -2.37465 | 79 | -1.83366 | 64 | |
| FBS | 78 | New Mexico | 2-2 | -0.166914 | 92 | 14 | -1.40087 | 71 | -5.67194 | 86 | |
| FBS | 79 | Kent State | 2-1 | -0.198859 | 101 | 22 | -1.40131 | 72 | -7.80435 | 97 | |
| FBS | 80 | Brigham Young | 2-2 | -0.206385 | 60 | -20 | -3.87824 | 87 | 1.38036 | 50 | |
| FBS | 81 | Arkansas State | 2-2 | -0.221396 | 98 | 17 | -3.55576 | 85 | -0.88368 | 60 | |
| FBS | 82 | UL-Monroe | 1-2 | -0.236846 | 76 | -6 | -3.6043 | 86 | -1.72601 | 63 | |
| FBS | 83 | Virginia | 2-2 | -0.239154 | 74 | -9 | -2.10965 | 76 | -7.7259 | 96 | |
| FBS | 84 | San Diego State | 2-2 | -0.239689 | 68 | -16 | -3.46102 | 84 | -2.47632 | 71 | |
| FBS | 85 | Vanderbilt | 1-3 | -0.254175 | 77 | -8 | -4.42204 | 90 | 0.31459 | 56 | |
| FBS | 86 | Maryland | 2-2 | -0.275738 | 67 | -19 | -3.24115 | 83 | -5.74455 | 87 | |
| FBS | 87 | East Carolina | 2-2 | -0.297824 | 66 | -21 | -2.97291 | 82 | -8.26909 | 98 | |
| FBS | 88 | Boston College | 1-2 | -0.3141 | 96 | 8 | -4.32888 | 88 | -4.05316 | 77 | |
| FBS | 89 | Florida Intl | 1-3 | -0.328339 | 88 | -1 | -4.36147 | 89 | -4.87691 | 81 | |
| FBS | 90 | Miami-Ohio | 2-2 | -0.379078 | 109 | 19 | -2.6203 | 80 | -15.0765 | 118 | |
| FBS | 91 | Rice | 1-3 | -0.379209 | 81 | -10 | -4.65125 | 91 | -7.14202 | 93 | |
| FBS | 92 | UTEP | 1-3 | -0.383381 | 85 | -7 | -4.99832 | 93 | -6.06325 | 90 | |
| FBS | 93 | Pittsburgh | 2-2 | -0.38696 | 110 | 17 | -5.02268 | 95 | -6.2071 | 91 | |
| FBS | 94 | Syracuse | 1-3 | -0.395134 | 91 | -3 | -5.41196 | 98 | -5.23068 | 84 | |
| FBS | 95 | Middle Tennessee | 2-1 | -0.398822 | 99 | 4 | -5.04903 | 96 | -6.89649 | 92 | |
| FBS | 96 | North Texas | 1-3 | -0.417017 | 86 | -10 | -5.90757 | 100 | -4.75422 | 80 | |
| FBS | 97 | S-M-U | 1-2 | -0.419342 | 105 | 8 | -5.01381 | 94 | -8.40514 | 99 | |
| FBS | 98 | California | 1-3 | -0.421327 | 97 | -1 | -6.16104 | 102 | -4.05079 | 76 | |
| FBS | 99 | Buffalo | 1-2 | -0.425336 | 79 | -20 | -5.30979 | 97 | -7.64797 | 95 | |
| FBS | 100 | Navy | 1-2 | -0.434832 | 115 | 15 | -4.98554 | 92 | -9.55052 | 103 | |
| FBS | 101 | Hawaii | 1-2 | -0.479231 | 82 | -19 | -5.43843 | 99 | -10.7453 | 108 | |
| FBS | 102 | Temple | 1-2 | -0.515202 | 89 | -13 | -7.48269 | 109 | -5.15314 | 83 | |
| FBS | 103 | South Alabama | 1-3 | -0.518741 | 106 | 3 | -6.06406 | 101 | -10.938 | 109 | |
| FBS | 104 | U-A-B | 0-3 | -0.519282 | 112 | 8 | -6.70622 | 104 | -8.46253 | 100 | |
| FBS | 105 | Arkansas | 1-3 | -0.524497 | 102 | -3 | -6.7514 | 105 | -8.63421 | 101 | |
| FBS | 106 | Bowling Green | 1-3 | -0.543365 | 90 | -16 | -6.57962 | 103 | -10.5666 | 107 | |
| FBS | 107 | Akron | 1-3 | -0.548004 | 103 | -4 | -8.09731 | 111 | -4.94065 | 82 | |
| FBS | 108 | Houston | 0-3 | -0.566582 | 113 | 5 | -7.1375 | 108 | -9.93571 | 105 | |
| FBS | 109 | Florida Atlantic | 1-3 | -0.603568 | 114 | 5 | -6.98308 | 106 | -13.0105 | 116 | |
| FBS | 110 | Kansas | 1-3 | -0.606119 | 104 | -6 | -8.51848 | 112 | -7.17587 | 94 | |
| FBS | 111 | Air Force | 1-2 | -0.607637 | 83 | -28 | -9.41992 | 115 | -3.75167 | 74 | |
| FBS | 112 | Washington State | 2-2 | -0.637672 | 93 | -19 | -7.77636 | 110 | -12.1863 | 113 | |
| FBS | 113 | Tulane | 0-3 | -0.656219 | 108 | -5 | -7.09505 | 107 | -16.09 | 120 | |
| FBS | 114 | New Mexico State | 1-3 | -0.658338 | 107 | -7 | -8.56738 | 113 | -10.4732 | 106 | |
| FBS | 115 | Southern Miss | 0-3 | -0.694373 | 111 | -4 | -9.05937 | 114 | -10.9563 | 110 | |
| FBS | 116 | Army | 0-3 | -0.752646 | 116 | 0 | -9.59147 | 116 | -12.7682 | 115 | |
| FBS | 117 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-3 | -0.801786 | 120 | 3 | -11.1795 | 118 | -9.84012 | 104 | |
| FBS | 118 | Colorado State | 1-3 | -0.842174 | 118 | 0 | -10.4709 | 117 | -15.3098 | 119 | |
| FBS | 119 | Wyoming | 1-3 | -0.893146 | 119 | 0 | -12.1098 | 120 | -12.3052 | 114 | |
| FBS | 120 | Colorado | 1-3 | -1.01162 | 124 | 4 | -12.3861 | 121 | -19.1394 | 122 | |
| FBS | 121 | Massachusetts | 0-4 | -1.06925 | 117 | -4 | -11.8252 | 119 | -25.1828 | 124 | |
| FBS | 122 | Eastern Michigan | 0-4 | -1.21218 | 121 | -1 | -16.1175 | 122 | -17.9438 | 121 | |
| FBS | 123 | Memphis | 0-4 | -1.28086 | 123 | 0 | -18.0553 | 123 | -14.9532 | 117 | |
| FBS | 124 | Idaho | 0-4 | -1.4583 | 122 | -2 | -19.9086 | 124 | -19.5587 | 123 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 9-85 | -1.70516 | 125 | 0 | -20.8117 | 125 | -32.5187 | 125 |