2014 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 4 (Sept 18-20)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.    Includes all teams that have played at least two Division I FBS teams this season.  Compare with the AP, USA Today, and ESPN rankings.

Computed Ranks for Week:   3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . Bowls . Championship

Predictions vs Results for Week:  4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . Bowls . Championship

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Scores and Standings
High Low Wk3 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP USA ESPN
1 4 4 3 1 Oklahoma State 2-1-0 Big_12 76.9 23.1 100.0 24 26 24
2 84 84 82 2 Baylor 3-0-0 Big_12 64.4 34.1 98.4 7 6 7
3 26 26 23 3 Auburn 3-0-0 Western SEC 65.9 31.8 97.7 5 5 6
4 15 15 11 4 Georgia 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 65.2 32.3 97.6 12 13 10
3 5 3 -2 5 Florida State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 53.9 42.4 96.3 1 1 4
6 33 33 27 6 Oklahoma 4-0-0 Big_12 60.7 35.2 95.8 4 3 1
7 94 94 87 7 North Dakota State 1-0-0 50.2 45.5 95.6 41 46 26
8 37 37 29 8 Nebraska 4-0-0 West Big_Ten 66.2 28.6 94.8 21 19 19
9 54 54 45 9 Alabama 4-0-0 Western SEC 57.5 36.0 93.5 3 2 2
5 10 5 -5 10 Texas A&M 4-0-0 Western SEC 59.3 33.7 93.0 6 7 5
11 68 68 57 11 TCU 2-0-0 Big_12 58.8 33.4 92.2 29 31 26
12 30 30 18 12 Mississippi 3-0-0 Western SEC 59.8 32.4 92.1 10 11 11
13 24 24 11 13 Brigham Young 4-0-0 Independent 64.1 26.2 90.2 20 21 17
14 44 44 30 14 Mississippi State 4-0-0 Western SEC 63.0 26.7 89.7 14 16 13
15 48 48 33 15 McNeese State 0-1-0 52.6 35.2 87.8 44 46 26
16 59 59 43 16 Utah 3-0-0 Pac-12 58.2 29.6 87.8 31 38 26
17 40 40 23 17 Wisconsin 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 56.5 31.2 87.7 19 17 18
18 130 130 112 18 Kansas State 2-1-0 Big_12 46.9 39.4 86.3 25 25 25
19 32 32 13 19 LSU 3-1-0 Western SEC 56.5 29.8 86.3 17 18 20
9 20 9 -11 20 Notre Dame 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 47.3 38.8 86.0 8 8 8
21 52 52 31 21 Marshall 4-0-0 USA 70.6 14.1 84.7 30 32 26
20 22 20 -2 22 Ohio State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 56.9 27.5 84.4 22 20 22
23 61 61 38 23 Oregon 4-0-0 Pac-12 53.8 30.6 84.4 2 4 3
24 49 49 25 24 UCLA 3-0-0 Pac-12 58.5 25.3 83.8 11 10 15
25 41 41 16 25 Clemson 1-2-0 Atlantic ACC 56.9 26.4 83.3 28 28 26
8 26 8 -18 26 Missouri State 0-1-0 46.1 36.9 83.0 44 46 26
27 51 51 24 27 USC 2-1-0 Pac-12 59.5 23.4 82.9 18 22 21
28 90 90 62 28 West Virginia 2-2-0 Big_12 65.1 17.7 82.8 35 44 26
29 60 60 31 29 Stanford 2-1-0 Pac-12 40.3 42.0 82.3 16 14 12
12 30 12 -18 30 South Carolina 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 64.4 17.4 81.8 13 15 13
31 50 50 19 31 Louisville 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 50.7 30.2 80.9 44 41 26
32 65 65 33 32 Arkansas 3-1-0 Western SEC 56.9 23.9 80.8 37 35 26
33 56 56 23 33 Virginia 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 53.3 27.4 80.7 44 46 26
16 34 16 -18 34 Virginia Tech 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 51.6 27.8 79.4 44 46 26
22 35 22 -13 35 Penn State 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 45.0 33.9 78.9 27 27 26
14 36 14 -22 36 East Carolina 3-1-0 The_American 49.8 28.6 78.4 23 24 23
37 111 111 74 37 Maryland 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 51.4 26.7 78.1 44 46 26
38 73 73 35 38 UAB 2-1-0 USA 57.6 20.3 78.0 44 46 26
19 39 19 -20 39 Texas-San Antonio 1-2-0 41.1 36.8 77.8 44 46 26
40 46 46 6 40 Florida 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 62.4 15.4 77.8 44 46 26
6 41 6 -35 41 Missouri 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 51.4 26.4 77.7 39 36 26
42 76 76 34 42 Miami (Fla.) 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 55.0 22.4 77.5 44 46 26
17 43 17 -26 43 Arizona 4-0-0 Pac-12 62.0 15.4 77.4 38 30 26
44 66 66 22 44 Memphis 2-1-0 The_American 52.8 24.4 77.2 44 43 26
45 72 72 27 45 Tennessee 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 50.4 26.7 77.1 44 46 26
46 67 67 21 46 Texas 1-2-0 Big_12 42.6 34.0 76.6 44 46 26
47 120 120 73 47 Duke 4-0-0 Coastal ACC 50.9 25.2 76.1 26 23 26
48 140 140 92 48 Iowa State 1-2-0 Big_12 59.5 16.2 75.6 44 46 26
49 70 70 21 49 Arizona State 3-0-0 Pac-12 57.2 17.4 74.5 15 12 16
50 100 100 50 50 Georgia Tech 4-0-0 Coastal ACC 53.8 20.5 74.3 33 33 26
51 55 55 4 51 Boise State 3-1-0 Mountain_West 50.4 23.8 74.2 44 42 26
1 52 1 -51 52 Syracuse 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 52.0 22.0 74.1 44 46 26
53 95 95 42 53 Michigan State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 69.7 4.2 73.9 9 9 9
47 54 47 -7 54 Boston College 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 43.4 30.5 73.9 34 39 26
7 55 7 -48 55 Cincinnati 2-0-0 The_American 59.0 14.1 73.1 36 37 26
2 56 2 -54 56 Villanova 0-1-0 48.0 25.0 73.1 44 46 26
39 57 39 -18 57 Michigan 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 47.9 24.8 72.7 44 46 26
45 58 45 -13 58 Temple 2-1-0 The_American 48.4 24.3 72.6 44 46 26
59 98 98 39 59 Georgia Southern 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 54.3 18.0 72.3 44 46 26
60 91 91 31 60 North Carolina State 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 52.5 19.1 71.6 44 40 26
10 61 10 -51 61 The Citadel 0-1-0 54.4 16.9 71.3 44 46 26
35 62 35 -27 62 Houston 2-2-0 The_American 48.1 23.2 71.3 44 46 26
62 63 62 -1 63 California 2-1-0 Pac-12 59.3 11.1 70.4 44 46 26
36 64 36 -28 64 Rutgers 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 47.0 22.9 69.9 44 46 26
65 93 93 28 65 Washington 4-0-0 Pac-12 45.0 24.7 69.7 32 29 26
31 66 31 -35 66 Pittsburgh 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 56.1 13.4 69.6 42 46 26
67 69 69 2 67 Kentucky 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 45.4 24.2 69.6 44 46 26
42 68 42 -26 68 Washington State 1-3-0 Pac-12 59.4 10.0 69.4 44 46 26
69 106 106 37 69 Minnesota 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 40.4 28.8 69.2 44 46 26
38 70 38 -32 70 Navy 2-2-0 Independent 47.6 20.9 68.6 44 46 26
71 78 78 7 71 Louisiana Tech 2-2-0 USA 49.8 18.5 68.3 44 46 26
71 72 71 -1 72 Eastern Kentucky 1-0-0 40.4 27.8 68.1 44 46 26
73 150 150 77 73 Iowa 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 34.3 32.3 66.6 44 45 26
23 74 23 -51 74 UCF 1-2-0 The_American 49.3 17.0 66.3 44 46 26
75 79 79 4 75 Colorado State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 46.9 19.2 66.1 44 46 26
25 76 25 -51 76 Nevada 2-1-0 Mountain_West 35.5 30.5 66.0 44 46 26
77 168 168 91 77 Indiana 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 47.4 17.9 65.4 43 46 26
29 78 29 -49 78 Akron 1-2-0 East Mid-American 36.5 27.5 64.1 44 46 26
79 115 115 36 79 North Texas 2-2-0 USA 47.6 15.4 63.0 44 46 26
80 107 107 27 80 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 76.7 -14.0 62.7 44 46 26
81 82 82 1 81 Miami (Ohio) 0-4-0 East Mid-American 37.8 23.4 61.1 44 46 26
82 105 105 23 82 Arkansas State 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 41.6 18.5 60.1 44 46 26
83 92 92 9 83 Oregon State 3-0-0 Pac-12 53.5 6.5 60.1 40 34 26
84 116 116 32 84 Fresno State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 49.6 10.1 59.8 44 46 26
74 85 74 -11 85 Northwestern 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 32.5 26.7 59.2 44 46 26
86 102 102 16 86 Texas Tech 2-1-0 Big_12 48.9 9.9 58.8 44 46 26
87 137 137 50 87 Western Kentucky 1-2-0 USA 51.7 7.0 58.7 44 46 26
88 132 132 44 88 Middle Tennessee 2-2-0 USA 47.8 10.7 58.5 44 46 26
77 89 77 -12 89 Connecticut 1-3-0 The_American 37.6 20.6 58.2 44 46 26
90 133 133 43 90 Samford 0-1-0 47.4 10.8 58.2 44 46 26
91 96 96 5 91 Colorado 2-2-0 Pac-12 41.7 16.3 58.0 44 46 26
18 92 18 -74 92 South Dakota State 0-1-0 44.4 13.4 57.7 44 46 26
58 93 58 -35 93 Northern Illinois 3-1-0 West Mid-American 48.0 9.0 57.1 44 46 26
94 149 149 55 94 South Florida 2-2-0 The_American 38.9 18.0 57.0 44 46 26
95 134 134 39 95 Illinois 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 48.0 8.5 56.5 44 46 26
96 112 112 16 96 Hawaii 1-3-0 Mountain_West 33.9 22.5 56.5 44 46 26
28 97 28 -69 97 Rice 0-3-0 USA 49.8 6.1 55.9 44 46 26
98 143 143 45 98 Northern Iowa 0-2-0 50.5 5.3 55.8 44 46 26
99 113 113 14 99 Florida Atlantic 1-3-0 USA 39.4 16.3 55.7 44 46 26
100 145 145 45 100 Wofford 0-1-0 39.5 15.8 55.3 44 46 26
83 101 83 -18 101 Stony Brook 0-1-0 36.6 18.6 55.2 44 46 26
97 102 97 -5 102 Vanderbilt 1-3-0 Eastern SEC 39.8 15.2 54.9 44 46 26
103 198 198 95 103 Northwestern State 1-1-0 44.7 10.1 54.8 44 46 26
104 108 108 4 104 Utah State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 38.3 16.6 54.8 44 46 26
21 105 21 -84 105 Toledo 2-2-0 West Mid-American 48.4 6.2 54.6 44 46 26
43 106 43 -63 106 William & Mary 0-1-0 36.8 17.6 54.4 44 46 26
107 114 114 7 107 Texas-El Paso 2-1-0 USA 38.1 15.6 53.7 44 46 26
27 108 27 -81 108 Purdue 2-2-0 West Big_Ten 49.4 4.0 53.4 44 46 26
53 109 53 -56 109 Western Michigan 2-1-0 West Mid-American 34.7 18.4 53.2 44 46 26
88 110 88 -22 110 Louisiana-Monroe 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 28.4 24.2 52.7 44 46 26
111 178 178 67 111 Indiana State 1-1-0 34.6 18.1 52.7 44 46 26
112 159 159 47 112 Western Carolina 0-1-0 49.0 2.9 52.0 44 46 26
103 113 103 -10 113 San Jose State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 39.8 12.2 52.0 44 46 26
64 114 64 -50 114 Texas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 42.7 9.2 51.9 44 46 26
115 121 121 6 115 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 44.9 6.9 51.8 44 46 26
116 126 126 10 116 Wyoming 3-1-0 Mountain_West 36.1 15.6 51.7 44 46 26
117 127 127 10 117 Old Dominion 3-1-0 USA 42.5 8.9 51.4 44 46 26
104 118 104 -14 118 South Alabama 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 25.5 25.5 51.0 44 46 26
119 128 128 9 119 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 34.3 16.6 51.0 44 46 26
120 189 189 69 120 Kansas 2-1-0 Big_12 35.4 15.3 50.7 44 46 26
110 121 110 -11 121 Ohio 2-2-0 East Mid-American 24.8 25.4 50.2 44 46 26
122 175 175 53 122 Ball State 1-3-0 West Mid-American 36.9 13.0 50.0 44 46 26
123 169 169 46 123 Buffalo 2-2-0 East Mid-American 52.4 -3.2 49.2 44 46 26
124 139 139 15 124 Army 1-2-0 Independent 38.7 10.3 49.1 44 46 26
117 125 117 -8 125 Richmond 0-1-0 40.4 8.3 48.7 44 46 26
99 126 99 -27 126 Massachusetts 0-4-0 44.7 3.6 48.4 44 46 26
11 127 11 -116 127 Central Michigan 2-2-0 West Mid-American 30.2 17.9 48.1 44 46 26
63 128 63 -65 128 Florida International 1-3-0 USA 32.9 14.5 47.4 44 46 26
101 129 101 -28 129 Western Illinois 0-2-0 33.9 13.4 47.4 44 46 26
123 130 123 -7 130 North Carolina 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 65.5 -18.1 47.4 44 46 26
131 195 195 64 131 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 55.4 -8.1 47.3 44 46 26
132 164 164 32 132 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 48.8 -1.6 47.2 44 46 26
118 133 118 -15 133 La.-Lafayette 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 39.3 7.8 47.2 44 46 26
122 134 122 -12 134 Wake Forest 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 36.4 10.7 47.1 44 46 26
135 141 141 6 135 Montana 0-1-0 27.6 19.1 46.7 44 46 26
136 173 173 37 136 Bowling Green 2-2-0 East Mid-American 50.4 -4.5 45.9 44 46 26
137 165 165 28 137 Youngstown State 0-1-0 25.5 20.0 45.5 44 46 26
138 142 142 4 138 Southern Mississippi 2-2-0 USA 34.0 11.2 45.3 44 46 26
139 153 153 14 139 Tulane 1-3-0 The_American 37.4 7.5 45.0 44 46 26
140 196 196 56 140 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 43.3 1.4 44.7 44 46 26
13 141 13 -128 141 Chattanooga 0-1-0 33.9 10.2 44.1 44 46 26
142 142 142 0 142 Maine 0-1-0 40.5 3.4 43.9 44 46 26
135 143 135 -8 143 Rhode Island 0-1-0 21.1 22.6 43.7 44 46 26
131 144 131 -13 144 Weber State 0-1-0 31.4 12.2 43.5 44 46 26
145 152 152 7 145 Florida A&M 0-1-0 29.4 14.0 43.5 44 46 26
138 146 138 -8 146 Air Force 2-1-0 Mountain_West 33.5 9.5 43.0 44 46 26
136 147 136 -11 147 New Mexico 1-2-0 Mountain_West 40.0 2.3 42.3 44 46 26
148 151 151 3 148 Tulsa 1-2-0 41.4 0.9 42.3 44 46 26
87 149 87 -62 149 Idaho 0-3-0 51.8 -10.4 41.4 44 46 26
150 163 163 13 150 Troy 0-4-0 Sun_Belt 35.2 6.3 41.4 44 46 26
151 193 193 42 151 San Diego State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 11.4 29.6 41.0 44 46 26
81 152 81 -71 152 Howard 0-2-0 38.3 2.6 40.9 44 46 26
153 158 158 5 153 Abilene Christian 1-1-0 39.8 0.9 40.7 44 46 26
109 154 109 -45 154 Appalachian State 1-2-0 34.4 5.8 40.2 44 46 26
154 155 154 -1 155 Idaho State 0-2-0 39.9 0.1 40.0 44 46 26
156 184 184 28 156 Southern Methodist 0-3-0 The_American 32.2 7.5 39.8 44 46 26
57 157 57 -100 157 Bethune-Cookman 1-1-0 25.9 13.6 39.5 44 46 26
155 158 155 -3 158 Alcorn State 0-1-0 31.2 8.0 39.3 44 46 26
159 183 183 24 159 Duquesne 0-1-0 24.8 14.4 39.2 44 46 26
156 160 156 -4 160 New Mexico State 2-2-0 36.3 2.1 38.4 44 46 26
160 161 160 -1 161 Hampton 0-1-0 36.9 1.5 38.4 44 46 26
85 162 85 -77 162 UNLV 1-3-0 Mountain_West 36.8 1.5 38.3 44 46 26
147 163 147 -16 163 UC Davis 0-2-0 41.0 -3.3 37.7 44 46 26
119 164 119 -45 164 Portland State 0-2-0 26.3 11.2 37.5 44 46 26
86 165 86 -79 165 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 13.5 23.8 37.3 44 46 26
162 166 162 -4 166 Georgia State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 39.7 -2.7 37.1 44 46 26
167 191 191 24 167 Elon 0-1-0 38.2 -1.1 37.1 44 46 26
168 179 179 11 168 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 11.2 24.7 35.9 44 46 26
34 169 34 -135 169 Southern Utah 0-2-0 36.0 -0.5 35.5 44 46 26
167 170 167 -3 170 South Dakota 0-1-0 43.6 -8.2 35.4 44 46 26
129 171 129 -42 171 Kent State 0-3-0 East Mid-American 34.7 -0.2 34.5 44 46 26
80 172 80 -92 172 North Carolina Central 0-1-0 35.6 -2.2 33.4 44 46 26
171 173 171 -2 173 Montana State 0-1-0 28.5 4.6 33.1 44 46 26
174 194 194 20 174 James Madison 0-1-0 33.7 -0.6 33.1 44 46 26
175 175 175 0 175 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 17.0 14.4 31.4 44 46 26
161 176 161 -15 176 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 17.7 13.4 31.1 44 46 26
146 177 146 -31 177 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 29.8 0.5 30.3 44 46 26
178 181 181 3 178 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 27.5 2.4 30.0 44 46 26
179 197 197 18 179 Colgate 0-1-0 23.0 6.9 30.0 44 46 26
148 180 148 -32 180 Sacramento State 0-1-0 25.1 4.3 29.4 44 46 26
181 192 192 11 181 Towson 0-1-0 17.7 11.1 28.8 44 46 26
144 182 144 -38 182 Murray State 0-2-0 40.8 -12.5 28.3 44 46 26
166 183 166 -17 183 UT Martin 0-1-0 38.2 -13.6 24.6 44 46 26
125 184 125 -59 184 Grambling 0-1-0 23.2 1.1 24.3 44 46 26
89 185 89 -96 185 Lamar 0-1-0 36.7 -13.7 23.0 44 46 26
172 186 172 -14 186 Eastern Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 15.3 6.5 21.7 44 46 26
75 187 75 -112 187 New Hampshire 0-1-0 26.2 -5.6 20.6 44 46 26
185 188 185 -3 188 Cal Poly 0-1-0 12.1 8.3 20.4 44 46 26
182 189 182 -7 189 Liberty 0-1-0 10.9 9.5 20.4 44 46 26
190 190 190 0 190 Norfolk State 0-1-0 3.8 16.4 20.2 44 46 26
176 191 176 -15 191 North Dakota 0-1-0 22.2 -2.2 20.0 44 46 26
170 192 170 -22 192 Presbyterian 0-2-0 16.1 3.1 19.2 44 46 26
177 193 177 -16 193 Morgan State 0-1-0 34.5 -15.7 18.7 44 46 26
174 194 174 -20 194 South Carolina State 0-1-0 33.4 -16.1 17.3 44 46 26
124 195 124 -71 195 Wagner 0-1-0 17.5 -1.1 16.4 44 46 26
186 196 186 -10 196 Austin Peay 0-1-0 24.4 -10.2 14.2 44 46 26
197 197 197 0 197 Delaware State 0-1-0 24.3 -10.6 13.6 44 46 26
180 198 180 -18 198 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 36.6 -26.6 10.0 44 46 26
190 199 190 -9 199 Southern 0-1-0 13.8 -5.7 8.2 44 46 26
157 200 157 -43 200 Delaware 0-1-0 13.4 -5.9 7.6 44 46 26
201 201 201 0 201 VMI 0-1-0 2.5 2.4 4.9 44 46 26
188 202 188 -14 202 Nicholls State 0-3-0 24.4 -19.7 4.7 44 46 26
200 203 200 -3 203 Savannah State 0-2-0 22.6 -21.4 1.2 44 46 26
187 204 187 -17 204 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-1-0 9.2 -22.3 -13.1 44 46 26
199 205 199 -6 205 Campbell 0-1-0 5.8 -31.6 -25.8 44 46 26