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2018 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

2018 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.185Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+6Beat Ole Miss 62–7
210.274Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Louisiana 56–10
330.276Indiana (INDIANA)B103–01.0001+5Beat Ball State 38–10
4100.278LSUSEC3–01.0001+4Beat Auburn 22–21
550.291Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Southern 38–7
6-50.293Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat Kent State 63–10
7-30.345Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Vanderbilt 22–17
890.352Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B123–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 37–27
9130.396West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B122–01.0001+2BYE
10150.411Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–01.0001+3Beat Boise State 44–21
1150.431Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.0001+5Beat Baylor 40–27
12-40.458Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat UC Davis Aggies 30–10
13-10.489Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Middle Tennessee 49–7
14100.522Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Murray State Racers 48–10
15-80.550Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat TCU 40–28
16150.570Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Wake Forest 41–34
17210.609Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 30–7
1800.636NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
1970.653Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
20-10.666Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Miami (OH) 26–3
21110.728Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 40–37
2270.745Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–01.0001+2Beat Eastern Washington Eagles 59–24
23190.767UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC2–01.0001+1BYE
24110.806California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–01.0001+2Beat Idaho State Bengals 45–23
25140.876Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat San José State 35–22
2680.951Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+1Beat Northern Iowa Panthers 38–14
2790.998South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC3–01.0001+3Beat Illinois 25–19
28301.047Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat UL Monroe 48–10
29221.048Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA2–01.0001+1BYE
30111.140Colorado (COLORADO)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat New Hampshire Wildcats 45–14
31121.148Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC3–01.0001+3Beat Eastern Michigan 35–28
32-271.192Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66736+3Lost to Notre Dame 17–22
33151.242Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC3–01.00010Beat Alabama A&M Bulldogs 63–7
34191.249Marshall (MARSHALL)USA2–01.00010BYE
35191.261North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA3–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas 44–17
36231.302Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66736+1Beat Utah 21–7
37-241.314Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66736+2Lost to LSU 21–22
3891.336Akron (AKRON)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Northwestern 39–34
39251.343Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Georgia Tech 24–19
40221.371Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–10.66736+1Beat Houston 63–49
41161.427Texas (TEXAS)B122–10.66736+1Beat USC 37–14
42-91.441Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC2–10.66736+3Lost to Oklahoma State 21–44
43201.495Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.667360Beat UTEP 24–0
44-291.506Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.66736+1Lost to Boston College 34–41
45-341.512Maryland (MARYLAND)B102–10.66736+1Lost to Temple 14–35
46-191.656TCUB122–10.667360Lost to Ohio State 28–40
47-381.724Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.66736+2Lost to Alabama 7–62
48221.771Miami (MIAMI)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Toledo 49–24
49-211.784Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–10.667360Lost to Duke 27–40
50241.833Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Ohio 45–31
51271.853San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC2–10.66736+2Beat Arizona State 28–21
52151.856Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–10.667360Beat Western Kentucky 20–17
53231.909Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66736+1Beat Colorado State 48–10
54271.910Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–10.667360Beat UTSA 41–17
55141.959Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+1Beat SMU 45–20
56-351.977Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66736+1Lost to BYU 21–24
57-72.069Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–10.75035+3Lost to Army 21–28
58212.121Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA2–10.66736+1Beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 49–28
59242.171Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66736+4Beat Hawai'i 28–21
60-232.180Utah (UTAH)PAC2–10.667360Lost to Washington 7–21
61282.224BYUIND FBSI2–10.66736+3Beat Wisconsin 24–21
62202.226Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC2–10.667360Beat UCLA 38–14
63142.263Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–10.66736+1Beat Lehigh Mountain Hawks 51–21
64-412.300Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.667360Lost to San Diego State 21–28
65-452.349Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66736+1Lost to South Florida 19–25
66262.414Kansas (KANSAS)B122–10.66736+1Beat Rutgers 55–14
67262.434Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC2–10.667360Beat Georgia State 59–22
68172.580Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN2–10.66736+1Beat Tulsa 29–20
69-132.608South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.50082+2BYE
70162.618Nevada (NEVADA)MWC2–10.667360Beat Oregon State 37–35
71262.655UABUSA2–10.667360Beat Tulane 31–24
72302.667Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA2–10.66736+1Beat Massachusetts 63–24
73172.683Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN2–10.66736+1Beat Campbell Fighting Camels 58–21
74-442.727UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–10.667360Lost to Texas A&M 10–48
75-232.729Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC2–10.66736+1Lost to Texas Tech 49–63
76-322.740Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN2–10.66736+1Lost to Clemson 7–38
77182.787New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–10.66736-1Beat New Mexico State 42–25
78232.805Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC2–10.66736-1Beat Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 73–12
79-332.815Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.667360Lost to Buffalo 28–35
80202.833UNLVMWC2–10.66736-2Beat Prairie View Panthers 46–17
8173.010Troy (TROY)SUN2–10.66736-1Beat Nebraska 24–19
82223.063Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA2–10.66736-1Beat Old Dominion 28–25
83-113.649Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50082+1BYE
84-133.714App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN1–10.50082+2BYE
85-253.767USCPAC1–20.33393+1Lost to Texas 14–37
86-203.859Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–20.333930Lost to Syracuse 7–30
87-33.880Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–10.50082-1BYE
88103.900Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–10.50082-1BYE
89-284.128Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.333930Lost to Akron 34–39
90-504.187Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–10.500820Lost to Mississippi State 10–56
91194.207Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–20.500820Beat Wofford Terriers 17–14
92-244.213Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.33393-1Lost to Nevada 35–37
93-134.214Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–20.33393-1Lost to Pittsburgh 19–24
94-394.262Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–20.333930Lost to Kansas 14–55
9514.370East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC1–10.500820BYE
96-514.401Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.50082-1Lost to Miami 24–49
97234.433Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC1–20.33393+2Beat Maryland 35–14
98-494.549Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.50082-1Lost to Virginia 31–45
99174.582South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–20.33393+1Beat Texas State 41–31
10054.590Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–10.50082-1BYE
101-284.658Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–20.33393-3Lost to North Texas 17–44
102-274.853Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC1–20.33393-2Lost to UAB 24–31
103114.863Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–20.33393-2Beat Southern Utah Thunderbirds 62–31
104-135.023Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA1–20.33393-1Lost to Georgia 7–49
105-405.181Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33393-1Lost to Penn State 10–63
106-195.214Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–20.33393-1Lost to Memphis 22–59
10785.225Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Central Michigan 24–16
108-15.309Rice (RICE)USA1–20.33393-2BYE
109145.314UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–20.33393-1Beat Rhode Island Rams 56–49
110-75.562Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–20.33393-2Lost to Arkansas State 20–29
111-175.689Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–20.333930Lost to Indiana 10–38
112105.690Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 42–35
113145.785Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Delaware State Hornets 68–0
114-155.942Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–20.33393-4Lost to South Alabama 31–41
115-95.949Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–30.250115-2Lost to Florida International 24–63
116-75.989Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–20.0001170Lost to Oklahoma 27–37
117-96.265Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–30.250115-1Lost to Florida 10–48
118-76.346UCLAPAC0–30.000117-1Lost to Fresno State 14–38
11906.579North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000117-1BYE
120-86.616Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.000117-3Lost to Missouri 37–40
121-86.783Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–20.000117-1Lost to Troy 19–24
122-56.965Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.0001170Lost to Minnesota 3–26
123-27.260SMUIND AAC0–30.000117-2Lost to Michigan 20–45
124-67.331UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–30.000117-3Lost to Kansas State 17–41
12517.384San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–30.0001170Lost to Oregon 22–35
126-27.723Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.000117-3Lost to Northern Illinois 16–24
127-27.724Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–30.000117-3Lost to Charlotte 25–28
12807.878Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–30.000117-2Lost to Louisville 17–20
12908.090New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–40.000117-4Lost to New Mexico 25–42
13008.149UTEPUSA0–30.000117-2Lost to Tennessee 0–24

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