Week Four College Football Power Rankings

1  Florida State     (4-0)

Beat Clemson 49-31

The ‘Noles looking like NC contenders.

2  Alabama (4-0)

Beat Florida Atlantic 40-7

Bama less than dominant against minor league competition.

3  LSU  (4-0)

Beat Auburn 12-10

Tigers look human.

4  South Carolina  (4-0)

Beat Missouri 31-10

‘Cocks rimind Missouri that this ain’t the Big 12.

5  West Virginia  (3-0)

Beat Maryland 31-21

Mountaineers struggle against weak Maryland team.

6  Georgia  (4-0) 

Beat Vanderbilt 48-3

Bulldogs could challenge big boys if they’re on.

7  Rutgers  (4-0)

Beat Arkansas 35-26

Every week I catch hell over Rutgers.  Wonder if they believe yet?

8  Ohio State   (4-0)

Beat UAB 29-15

They looked horrible, but 4-0 is 4-0.

9  Clemson (3-1)

Lost to Florida State 49-31

Tigers hang with ‘Noles for the most part.

10  Notre Dame (4-0)

Beat Michigan 13-6

Irish might see the BCS spot they’ve left vacant for so long.

11  Kansas State (4-0)

Beat Oklahoma 24-19

Might be class of Big XII.

12  Oregon  (4-0)

Beat Arizona 49-0

Ducks looked dominant for the first time this year.

13 Stanford  (2-0)

Bye

14  USC  (3-1)

Beat Cal 27-9

Trojans rebound.

15  Texas   (3-0)

Bye

16  Oklahoma (2-1)

Lost to Kansas State 24-19

Sooners exposed.

17  Nebraska  (3-1)  

Beat Idaho State 73-7

Nothing helps the confidence like playing a high school team.

18  Florida  (4-0)

Beat Kentucky 38-0

Still not Gators of old, but rising fast.

19  Texas A&M  (2-1)

Beat South Carolina State 70-14

Now if the Aggies could just do that in SEC play.

20  Mississippi State   (4-0)

Beat Southern Alabama 30-10

See what happens when the meat of the schedule comes.

21  Louisville  (4-0)

Beat FIU 28-21

Louisville didn’t look the juggernaut this week.

22  Michigan State   (3-1)

Beat Eastern Michigan 23-7

Hard to tell how good Sparty is.

23  Michigan    (2-2)     

Lost to Notre Dame 13-6

Wolverines lay an egg.

24  TCU  (3-0)

Beat Virginia 27-7

Frogs still not looking as good as they should…

25  Texas Tech   (3-0) 

Bye

26  Northwestern    (4-0)

Beat South Dakota 38-7

27  Iowa State (3-0)

Bye

28   Baylor     (3-0)

Beat Loisiana Monroe 47-42

29  Oklahoma State  (2-1)

Bye

30  Missouri  (2-2)

Lost to South Carolina 31-10

31  Arizona State  (3-1)  

Beat Utah 37-7

32  Boise State (2-1)

Beat BYU 7-6

33  Cincinnati    (2-0)

Bye

34  Pittsburgh (2-2)

Beat Gardner Webb 55-10

35  Tennessee  (3-1)

Beat Akron 47-26

36  Oregon State (2-0)

Beat UCLA 27-20

37  UCLA  (3-1)

Lost to Oregon State 27-20

38  Wisconsin   (3-1)

Beat UTEP 37-26

39  Virginia Tech (3-1)

Beat Bowling Green 38-0

40  UCF (2-1)

Bye

41  BYU    (2-2)

Lost to Boise State 7-6

42  Georgia Tech (2-2)

Lost to Miami 42-36

43  Arizona   (3-1)

Lost to Oregon 49-0

44  Miami-Florida   (3-1)

Beat Georgia Tech 42-36

45  North Carolina  (2-2)

Beat East Carolina 27-9

            
46  Utah State     (3-1)

Beat Colorado State 31-19

     
47  NC State (2-1)

Beat the Citadel 52-14

48  Washington (2-1)

Bye

49  Northern Illinois  (3-1)

Beat Kansas 30-23

50  Louisiana Tech (3-0)      

Beat Illinois 52-24

51  Louisiana-Monroe (1-2)

Lost to Baylor 47-42

52  Purdue (2-1)

Bye

53  Ohio  (4-0)

Beat Norfolk State 44-10

54  Minnesota (4-0)

Beat Syracuse 17-10

55  Mississippi   (3-1)

Beat Tulane 39-0

56  California   (1-3)

Lost to USC 27-9

57  Auburn   (1-3)

Lost to LSU 12-10

58  Air Force (1-2)

Lost to UNLV 38-35

59  Southern Miss (0-3)

Lost to Western Kentucky 42-17

60  Tulsa  (3-1)

Beat Fresno State 27-26

61  Arkansas (1-3)

Lost to Rutgers 35-26

62  Utah  (2-2)

Lost to Arizona State 37-7

          
63  South Florida      (2-2)

Lost to Ball State 31-27

64. Illinois (2-2)

Lost to Louisiana Tech 52-24

65  Navy (1-2)

Beat VWM 41-3

66  Boston College  (1-2)

Bye

67  Penn State (2-2)

Beat Temple 24-13

68  Wake Forest (3-1)

Beat Army 49-37

69  Nevada  (2-1)

Hawaii

70. UConn (2-2)

Lost to Western Michigan 30-24

71  Temple  (1-2)

Lost to Temple 24-13

72  Vanderbilt (1-3)

Lost to Georgia 48-3

73  Virginia   (2-2)

Lost to TCU 27-7

74  East Carolina  (2-2)

Lost to North Carolina 27-9

75 Washington State  (2-2)

Lost to Colorado 35-34

76  Iowa  (2-2)

Lost to Central Michigan 32-31

77  Marshall  (2-2)

Beat Rice 54-51

78  Kentucky   (1-3)

Lost to Florida 38-0

79  Maryland  (2-2)

Lost to West Virginia 31-21

80  Toledo    (3-1)

Beat Coastal Carolina 38-28

81  Duke (3-1)

Beat Memphis 38-14

82  Hawaii (1-1)

Nevada

83  Syracuse (1-3)   

Lost to Minnesota 17-10

84  Houston (0-3)      

Bye

85  San Diego State (2-2)

Lost to San Jose State 38-34

86  SMU  (1-2)

Bye

87  Fresno State   (2-2)

Los to Tulsa 27-26

88  Colorado  (1-3)

Beat Washington State 35-34

     
89  Kansas   (1-3)

Lost to Northern Illinois 30-23

90  Western Michigan  (2-2)

Beat Cnnecticut 30-24

91  Central Michigan  (2-1)

Beat Iowa 32-31

92  Arkansas State    (2-2)

Beat Alcorn State 56-0

93  UTEP  (1-3)

Lost to Wisconsin 37-26

94  Army  (0-3)

Lost to Wake Forest 49-37

95  Ball State    (3-1)

Beat USF 31-27

96  Miami-Ohio  (2-2)

Beat UMass 27-16

97  Troy    (2-2)

Beat North Texas 14-7

98  Fla. International  (1-3)

Lost to Louisville 28-21

99  Bowling Green   (1-3)

Lost to Virginia Tech 37-0

100 Rice  (1-3)

Lost to Marshall 54-51

101  Louisiana-Lafayette  (1-1)

Bye

102  Indiana (2-1)

Bye

103  Western Kentucky  (3-1)

Beat Southern Miss 42-17

            
104  UNLV  (0-3)

Beat Air Force 38-35

105  San Jose State  (3-1)

Beat San Diego State 38-34

106  North Texas     (1-3)

Lost to Troy 14-7

107  Kent State  (2-1)

Beat Buffalo 23-7

108  Idaho     (0-3)

Lost to Wyoming 40-37

109  Colorado State  (1-3)

Lost to Utah State 31-19

 
110  UAB   (0-3)

Lost to Ohio State 29-15

111  Buffalo (1-2)

Lost to Kent State 23-7

112 UTSA (4-0)

Beat Southeast Oklahoma State 56-3

113  Middle Tennessee  (2-1)  

Bye

114  New Mexico   (2-2)

Beat New Mexico State 27-14

115  Tulane  (0-3)

Lost to Ole Miss 39-0

116  Memphis  (0-3)

Los6t to Duke 38-14

117 Akron  (1-3)

Lost to Tennessee 47-26

118 Eastern Michigan (0-4)

Lost to Michigan State 23-7

119  Wyoming (1-3)

Beat Idaho 40-37

120. UMass (0-4)

Lost to Miami 27-16