Week 4 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Louisiana State | 4-0 | 0.835672 | 13 | 12 | 10.3561 | 1 | 14.6195 | 11 | |
| FBS | 2 | Oregon | 3-0 | 0.813621 | 1 | -1 | 7.58394 | 14 | 28.1493 | 2 | |
| FBS | 3 | Alabama | 3-0 | 0.806052 | 6 | 3 | 10.2409 | 2 | 12.6988 | 14 | |
| FBS | 4 | Florida State | 3-0 | 0.768243 | 7 | 3 | 8.18485 | 7 | 20.8776 | 3 | |
| FBS | 5 | Baylor | 3-0 | 0.751533 | 17 | 12 | 6.49634 | 23 | 28.8349 | 1 | |
| FBS | 6 | Louisville | 4-0 | 0.749339 | 4 | -2 | 7.99126 | 10 | 20.3204 | 4 | |
| FBS | 7 | U.C.L.A. | 3-0 | 0.745258 | 8 | 1 | 8.48471 | 4 | 17.2194 | 6 | |
| FBS | 8 | Washington | 3-0 | 0.689583 | 5 | -3 | 7.74062 | 12 | 16.5469 | 8 | |
| FBS | 9 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 0.68428 | 12 | 3 | 7.59177 | 13 | 16.9171 | 7 | |
| FBS | 10 | Clemson | 3-0 | 0.667171 | 22 | 12 | 9.00922 | 3 | 7.54375 | 38 | |
| FBS | 11 | Miami-Florida | 3-0 | 0.655058 | 16 | 5 | 7.24392 | 17 | 16.3263 | 9 | |
| FBS | 12 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 0.654524 | 15 | 3 | 8.21666 | 5 | 10.8632 | 19 | |
| FBS | 13 | Georgia Tech | 3-0 | 0.654495 | 14 | 1 | 7.0545 | 18 | 17.3325 | 5 | |
| FBS | 14 | Arizona | 3-0 | 0.646425 | 11 | -3 | 7.43785 | 16 | 14.4996 | 12 | |
| FBS | 15 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 0.633078 | 3 | -12 | 8.01577 | 9 | 10.1267 | 23 | |
| FBS | 16 | Stanford | 3-0 | 0.61001 | 21 | 5 | 7.92361 | 11 | 8.64445 | 30 | |
| FBS | 17 | U-C-F | 3-0 | 0.599068 | 9 | -8 | 7.47219 | 15 | 10.2117 | 21 | |
| FBS | 18 | Michigan | 4-0 | 0.588453 | 10 | -8 | 8.06446 | 8 | 5.99531 | 39 | |
| FBS | 19 | Missouri | 3-0 | 0.583741 | 29 | 10 | 7.04155 | 19 | 11.284 | 18 | |
| FBS | 20 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 0.576883 | 20 | 0 | 6.11468 | 24 | 15.8522 | 10 | |
| FBS | 21 | Auburn | 3-1 | 0.55021 | 2 | -19 | 6.71948 | 21 | 10.1769 | 22 | |
| FBS | 22 | Fresno State | 3-0 | 0.532174 | 28 | 6 | 8.19657 | 6 | 0.39127 | 68 | |
| FBS | 23 | Minnesota | 4-0 | 0.50576 | 25 | 2 | 6.99706 | 20 | 4.78602 | 48 | |
| FBS | 24 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 0.482917 | 18 | -6 | 6.57652 | 22 | 5.15189 | 44 | |
| FBS | 25 | Georgia | 2-1 | 0.446253 | 45 | 20 | 5.24035 | 27 | 9.421 | 25 | |
| FBS | 26 | Mississippi | 3-0 | 0.441959 | 24 | -2 | 6.09482 | 25 | 4.29129 | 51 | |
| FBS | 27 | Maryland | 4-0 | 0.422688 | 35 | 8 | 4.87647 | 30 | 9.40883 | 26 | |
| FBS | 28 | Navy | 2-0 | 0.413302 | 19 | -9 | 4.89389 | 29 | 8.49989 | 32 | |
| FBS | 29 | Penn State | 3-1 | 0.386899 | 33 | 4 | 3.97673 | 33 | 11.3233 | 17 | |
| FBS | 30 | Houston | 3-0 | 0.381216 | 47 | 17 | 4.90673 | 28 | 5.65282 | 41 | |
| FBS | 31 | Texas A+M | 3-1 | 0.366207 | 36 | 5 | 3.95545 | 34 | 9.6519 | 24 | |
| FBS | 32 | Washington State | 3-1 | 0.338865 | 31 | -1 | 3.66155 | 37 | 8.92331 | 29 | |
| FBS | 33 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 0.337419 | 48 | 15 | 4.4081 | 31 | 4.64094 | 49 | |
| FBS | 34 | Florida | 2-1 | 0.336162 | 60 | 26 | 3.61514 | 39 | 8.94791 | 28 | |
| FBS | 35 | Southern Cal | 3-1 | 0.333584 | 38 | 3 | 3.69259 | 36 | 8.29361 | 33 | |
| FBS | 36 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 0.32366 | 32 | -4 | 3.41741 | 40 | 8.96757 | 27 | |
| FBS | 37 | Northern Illinois | 3-0 | 0.316647 | 26 | -11 | 5.66851 | 26 | -4.17478 | 85 | |
| FBS | 38 | Rutgers | 3-1 | 0.287884 | 58 | 20 | 3.73201 | 35 | 4.12083 | 52 | |
| FBS | 39 | Ohio | 3-1 | 0.283036 | 30 | -9 | 4.04173 | 32 | 1.97673 | 61 | |
| FBS | 40 | Pittsburgh | 2-1 | 0.275798 | 57 | 17 | 3.63697 | 38 | 3.60457 | 53 | |
| FBS | 41 | South Carolina | 2-1 | 0.259996 | 40 | -1 | 2.97874 | 42 | 5.90316 | 40 | |
| FBS | 42 | Utah | 3-1 | 0.228594 | 51 | 9 | 1.71206 | 46 | 10.2404 | 20 | |
| FBS | 43 | Arizona State | 2-1 | 0.22464 | 23 | -20 | 2.03066 | 45 | 8.12428 | 35 | |
| FBS | 44 | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 0.221205 | 55 | 11 | 3.23513 | 41 | 1.11975 | 65 | |
| FBS | 45 | Illinois | 2-1 | 0.19582 | 43 | -2 | 2.16214 | 44 | 4.89904 | 46 | |
| FBS | 46 | Colorado | 2-0 | 0.180157 | 41 | -5 | 2.95373 | 43 | -0.86403 | 74 | |
| FBS | 47 | Wyoming | 3-1 | 0.124555 | 67 | 20 | 0.50689 | 52 | 7.95187 | 36 | |
| FBS | 48 | Virginia | 2-1 | 0.121313 | 56 | 8 | 1.45159 | 47 | 2.41064 | 59 | |
| FBS | 49 | Bowling Green | 3-1 | 0.121248 | 50 | 1 | 1.37834 | 48 | 2.81291 | 58 | |
| FBS | 50 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 0.115592 | 64 | 14 | -0.47314 | 61 | 12.634 | 15 | |
| FBS | 51 | Arkansas | 3-1 | 0.115075 | 27 | -24 | 1.35861 | 49 | 2.38885 | 60 | |
| FBS | 52 | Mississippi State | 2-2 | 0.109257 | 79 | 27 | -0.64031 | 66 | 13.0169 | 13 | |
| FBS | 53 | Indiana | 2-2 | 0.094816 | 34 | -19 | 0.09794 | 59 | 7.65662 | 37 | |
| FBS | 54 | Cincinnati | 3-1 | 0.0784261 | 62 | 8 | 0.21169 | 58 | 5.60538 | 42 | |
| FBS | 55 | Ball State | 3-1 | 0.0772628 | 66 | 11 | 0.33387 | 54 | 4.82437 | 47 | |
| FBS | 56 | Texas-San Antonio | 2-2 | 0.0720698 | 76 | 20 | 1.07905 | 50 | 0.22546 | 71 | |
| FBS | 57 | North Texas | 2-2 | 0.0336107 | 39 | -18 | 0.22436 | 57 | 1.65809 | 63 | |
| FBS | 58 | Middle Tennessee | 3-1 | 0.0321983 | 78 | 20 | 0.95975 | 51 | -2.55926 | 80 | |
| FBS | 59 | Syracuse | 2-2 | 0.00605587 | 85 | 26 | -1.39219 | 73 | 8.27655 | 34 | |
| FBS | 60 | Iowa | 3-1 | 0.00305884 | 77 | 17 | -0.5014 | 62 | 3.05675 | 57 | |
| FBS | 61 | No Carolina State | 2-1 | -0.00356722 | 42 | -19 | 0.31185 | 55 | -2.04518 | 78 | |
| FBS | 62 | North Carolina | 1-2 | -0.00480439 | 65 | 3 | -0.63765 | 65 | 3.13528 | 56 | |
| FBS | 63 | East Carolina | 2-1 | -0.00626375 | 69 | 6 | -0.14488 | 60 | 0.26495 | 70 | |
| FBS | 64 | Duke | 2-2 | -0.0105943 | 61 | -3 | -1.09553 | 67 | 5.18422 | 43 | |
| FBS | 65 | Tennessee | 2-2 | -0.0139944 | 49 | -16 | -1.11396 | 68 | 4.99273 | 45 | |
| FBS | 66 | Texas State | 2-1 | -0.0227204 | 46 | -20 | 0.3475 | 53 | -3.90054 | 84 | |
| FBS | 67 | Boston College | 2-1 | -0.0358971 | 74 | 7 | 0.27256 | 56 | -4.62307 | 87 | |
| FBS | 68 | Boise State | 2-2 | -0.0426502 | 52 | -16 | -1.28971 | 70 | 3.49257 | 54 | |
| FBS | 69 | Utah State | 2-2 | -0.0543714 | 53 | -16 | -3.04594 | 85 | 12.2585 | 16 | |
| FBS | 70 | Oregon State | 3-1 | -0.0671405 | 73 | 3 | -0.55456 | 63 | -2.71978 | 81 | |
| FBS | 71 | Michigan State | 3-1 | -0.0792096 | 44 | -27 | -1.29924 | 71 | 0.38308 | 69 | |
| FBS | 72 | Marshall | 2-2 | -0.084412 | 54 | -18 | -2.84465 | 83 | 8.53898 | 31 | |
| FBS | 73 | Rice | 1-2 | -0.109312 | 70 | -3 | -1.46427 | 74 | -1.30192 | 75 | |
| FBS | 74 | Brigham Young | 1-2 | -0.112012 | 68 | -6 | -2.55905 | 80 | 4.56101 | 50 | |
| FBS | 75 | UL-Monroe | 2-2 | -0.124524 | 63 | -12 | -0.57416 | 64 | -7.57456 | 99 | |
| FBS | 76 | Texas | 2-2 | -0.135203 | 88 | 12 | -2.30748 | 78 | 1.15398 | 64 | |
| FBS | 77 | Nevada-Reno | 2-2 | -0.153729 | 96 | 19 | -1.21011 | 69 | -6.55953 | 96 | |
| FBS | 78 | South Alabama | 2-1 | -0.160294 | 75 | -3 | -1.68913 | 75 | -4.45992 | 86 | |
| FBS | 79 | Toledo | 2-2 | -0.167965 | 101 | 22 | -1.96639 | 76 | -3.57952 | 82 | |
| FBS | 80 | Texas Christian | 1-2 | -0.175773 | 82 | 2 | -2.83196 | 82 | 0.56513 | 67 | |
| FBS | 81 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2-2 | -0.189975 | 86 | 5 | -1.32224 | 72 | -9.07058 | 104 | |
| FBS | 82 | Memphis | 1-2 | -0.190745 | 111 | 29 | -3.29083 | 86 | 1.82531 | 62 | |
| FBS | 83 | Arkansas State | 2-2 | -0.190881 | 37 | -46 | -2.69608 | 81 | -1.4984 | 77 | |
| FBS | 84 | Kansas | 2-1 | -0.191804 | 94 | 10 | -2.11497 | 77 | -4.81431 | 88 | |
| FBS | 85 | Vanderbilt | 2-2 | -0.228084 | 92 | 7 | -3.71538 | 89 | 0.95953 | 66 | |
| FBS | 86 | New Mexico | 1-2 | -0.245838 | 91 | 5 | -2.914 | 84 | -5.03897 | 89 | |
| FBS | 87 | Kentucky | 1-2 | -0.252595 | 84 | -3 | -4.50242 | 96 | 3.22199 | 55 | |
| FBS | 88 | Western Kentucky | 2-2 | -0.257758 | 90 | 2 | -3.7376 | 90 | -1.48371 | 76 | |
| FBS | 89 | Tulsa | 1-2 | -0.277342 | 87 | -2 | -2.51755 | 79 | -9.97188 | 107 | |
| FBS | 90 | San Jose State | 1-2 | -0.279726 | 80 | -10 | -3.40335 | 87 | -5.24532 | 91 | |
| FBS | 91 | Troy | 2-2 | -0.290797 | 59 | -32 | -4.09786 | 95 | -2.33553 | 79 | |
| FBS | 92 | West Virginia | 2-2 | -0.292436 | 71 | -21 | -3.49759 | 88 | -5.82001 | 93 | |
| FBS | 93 | Wake Forest | 2-2 | -0.294867 | 103 | 10 | -3.90674 | 93 | -3.7519 | 83 | |
| FBS | 94 | California | 1-2 | -0.3076 | 95 | 1 | -3.78513 | 91 | -5.53059 | 92 | |
| FBS | 95 | UL-Lafayette | 2-2 | -0.316122 | 98 | 3 | -4.83491 | 98 | -0.42184 | 72 | |
| FBS | 96 | Tulane | 2-2 | -0.363067 | 72 | -24 | -4.71352 | 97 | -5.15883 | 90 | |
| FBS | 97 | Buffalo | 1-2 | -0.367041 | 102 | 5 | -3.79922 | 92 | -10.594 | 110 | |
| FBS | 98 | S-M-U | 1-2 | -0.368143 | 81 | -17 | -3.95382 | 94 | -9.8284 | 106 | |
| FBS | 99 | UTEP | 1-2 | -0.410205 | 83 | -16 | -5.29023 | 99 | -6.02488 | 95 | |
| FBS | 100 | U-A-B | 1-2 | -0.441204 | 104 | 4 | -5.79876 | 100 | -5.87461 | 94 | |
| FBS | 101 | Kansas State | 2-2 | -0.452172 | 89 | -12 | -6.91318 | 105 | -0.61752 | 73 | |
| FBS | 102 | Florida Atlantic | 1-3 | -0.502063 | 97 | -5 | -6.60328 | 102 | -6.6591 | 97 | |
| FBS | 103 | Kent State | 1-3 | -0.516103 | 99 | -4 | -5.8353 | 101 | -12.1502 | 113 | |
| FBS | 104 | Colorado State | 1-3 | -0.532826 | 105 | 1 | -6.87645 | 104 | -7.79904 | 101 | |
| FBS | 105 | Akron | 1-3 | -0.542534 | 93 | -12 | -7.05486 | 106 | -7.64531 | 100 | |
| FBS | 106 | Eastern Michigan | 1-3 | -0.591723 | 108 | 2 | -6.78591 | 103 | -13.3981 | 115 | |
| FBS | 107 | Army | 1-3 | -0.604327 | 100 | -7 | -7.83314 | 109 | -8.65669 | 103 | |
| FBS | 108 | Purdue | 1-3 | -0.628153 | 109 | 1 | -7.62389 | 107 | -11.883 | 112 | |
| FBS | 109 | Southern Miss | 0-3 | -0.680718 | 113 | 4 | -8.29214 | 110 | -12.7088 | 114 | |
| FBS | 110 | Air Force | 1-3 | -0.686348 | 106 | -4 | -8.80754 | 111 | -10.3257 | 109 | |
| FBS | 111 | Central Michigan | 1-3 | -0.704588 | 110 | -1 | -7.70343 | 108 | -18.052 | 119 | |
| FBS | 112 | Hawaii | 0-3 | -0.714828 | 112 | 0 | -8.98572 | 112 | -11.7971 | 111 | |
| FBS | 113 | Louisiana Tech | 1-3 | -0.71815 | 107 | -6 | -9.33983 | 114 | -10.1126 | 108 | |
| FBS | 114 | Idaho | 0-4 | -0.797442 | 114 | 0 | -9.28562 | 113 | -17.2736 | 118 | |
| FBS | 115 | Miami-Ohio | 0-3 | -0.85603 | 115 | 0 | -10.8327 | 116 | -13.7267 | 116 | |
| FBS | 116 | New Mexico State | 0-4 | -0.913851 | 116 | 0 | -10.5485 | 115 | -20.3109 | 123 | |
| FBS | 117 | Connecticut | 0-3 | -1.00029 | 117 | 0 | -14.2006 | 117 | -7.45059 | 98 | |
| FBS | 118 | Iowa State | 0-2 | -1.03588 | 119 | 1 | -14.5381 | 118 | -8.65008 | 102 | |
| FBS | 119 | Temple | 0-3 | -1.05562 | 121 | 2 | -14.6424 | 119 | -9.7769 | 105 | |
| FBS | 120 | San Diego State | 0-3 | -1.1348 | 120 | 0 | -15.0952 | 121 | -14.1049 | 117 | |
| FBS | 121 | Florida Intl | 0-4 | -1.23028 | 122 | 1 | -14.6903 | 120 | -24.6194 | 125 | |
| FBS | 122 | Western Michigan | 0-4 | -1.26025 | 118 | -4 | -16.3125 | 122 | -18.1776 | 120 | |
| FBS | 123 | South Florida | 0-3 | -1.32091 | 123 | 0 | -17.1096 | 123 | -18.9866 | 122 | |
| FBS | 124 | Massachusetts | 0-4 | -1.39297 | 124 | 0 | -18.266 | 124 | -18.7802 | 121 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 14-81 | -1.55029 | 125 | 0 | -19.8342 | 125 | -23.6571 | 124 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-4 | -1.92567 | 126 | 0 | -25.2808 | 126 | -25.7985 | 126 |