2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 4 (Sept 22-24)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.     Includes all teams that have played at least one Division I FBS team this season.  Compare with the AP, Coaches, and Playoff rankings.

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

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

(Click on a column header to sort by that column.  Color coding:    Big 12  Pac-10  ACC  SEC    LSU Texas   Most over-rated    Most under-rated    )

Scores and Standings
High Low Wk3 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP COACHES
1 10 10 9 1 Ohio State 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 65.8 34.2 100.0 2 2
2 8 8 6 2 Michigan 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 62.9 33.5 96.4 4 5
3 63 19 16 3 Houston 4-0-0 The_American 59.0 34.4 93.3 6 7
4 56 53 49 4 Memphis 3-0-0 The_American 62.7 28.1 90.9 44 45
4 23 4 -1 5 Alabama 4-0-0 Western SEC 60.6 30.0 90.6 1 1
6 135 13 7 6 Kansas State 1-1-0 Big_12 63.3 26.2 89.5 44 46
2 85 2 -5 7 Louisville 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 67.4 21.0 88.4 3 4
8 99 9 1 8 Stanford 3-0-0 Pac-12 46.7 40.2 86.9 7 6
2 31 31 22 9 Miami (Fla.) 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 57.7 27.5 85.2 15 19
10 67 23 13 10 Texas A&M 4-0-0 Western SEC 61.1 23.0 84.0 10 13
11 41 41 30 11 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 69.7 13.4 83.1 44 50
12 91 27 15 12 Oklahoma 1-2-0 Big_12 62.4 19.3 81.7 25 26
13 40 36 23 13 Boise State 3-0-0 Mountain_West 52.4 28.5 80.9 29 30
14 52 52 38 14 Washington State 1-2-0 Pac-12 55.4 24.7 80.1 44 50
14 59 14 -1 15 Mississippi 2-2-0 Western SEC 65.9 14.1 80.0 23 21
16 43 17 1 16 Colorado 3-1-0 Pac-12 58.9 20.5 79.4 44 50
8 112 34 17 17 Clemson 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 50.9 27.3 78.2 5 3
6 44 21 3 18 Nebraska 4-0-0 West Big_Ten 48.8 28.6 77.4 20 20
19 108 59 40 19 Tennessee 4-0-0 Eastern SEC 53.8 23.5 77.3 14 12
20 68 33 13 20 Toledo 3-0-0 West Mid-American 43.0 33.5 76.5 39 41
12 21 12 -9 21 North Dakota State 1-0-0 51.8 24.3 76.2 27 50
22 104 58 36 22 Virginia Tech 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 54.0 22.0 76.0 43 50
23 131 115 92 23 Wisconsin 4-0-0 West Big_Ten 44.0 31.3 75.3 11 10
15 40 15 -9 24 Iowa 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 45.3 28.8 74.2 30 25
1 78 1 -24 25 West Virginia 3-0-0 Big_12 49.0 24.5 73.5 44 37
18 43 18 -8 26 Florida State 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 56.8 16.5 73.3 13 14
27 73 49 22 27 Richmond 1-0-0 51.1 22.1 73.2 44 50
12 142 44 16 28 Auburn 2-2-0 Western SEC 44.4 28.7 73.1 44 48
29 125 101 72 29 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 45.1 27.7 72.9 44 50
9 64 50 20 30 TCU 3-1-0 Big_12 55.6 16.1 71.8 26 21
29 74 74 43 31 Washington 4-0-0 Pac-12 50.8 20.8 71.6 9 9
19 71 38 6 32 Oregon 2-2-0 Pac-12 57.7 13.6 71.3 34 31
33 88 47 14 33 UCLA 2-2-0 Pac-12 46.2 24.2 70.4 28 29
34 117 46 12 34 Air Force 3-0-0 Mountain_West 50.6 18.2 68.7 44 50
16 86 65 30 35 Florida 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 40.2 28.3 68.6 19 16
22 75 22 -14 36 Illinois State 1-0-0 35.7 32.1 67.8 44 50
15 37 28 -9 37 Baylor 4-0-0 Big_12 47.8 19.1 66.9 16 15
38 113 62 24 38 Brigham Young 1-3-0 Independent 43.8 22.6 66.4 44 50
39 102 48 9 39 Arkansas 3-1-0 Western SEC 42.6 23.4 66.1 17 18
40 128 117 77 40 LSU 2-2-0 Western SEC 37.7 28.3 66.0 18 17
26 98 26 -15 41 Northwestern 1-3-0 West Big_Ten 39.1 26.7 65.8 44 50
11 42 11 -31 42 South Florida 3-1-0 The_American 51.3 14.3 65.6 38 34
30 162 30 -13 43 USC 1-3-0 Pac-12 49.9 15.7 65.5 44 50
10 72 72 28 44 Troy 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 47.7 17.2 65.0 44 50
45 75 75 30 45 Cincinnati 3-1-0 The_American 41.9 22.4 64.4 44 50
10 117 86 40 46 Georgia Tech 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 37.2 27.1 64.3 35 35
20 92 20 -27 47 Western Michigan 4-0-0 West Mid-American 51.9 12.3 64.2 40 38
3 143 3 -45 48 Missouri 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 52.8 11.2 64.0 44 50
37 155 37 -12 49 Wake Forest 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 38.3 24.7 63.1 44 50
50 106 69 19 50 Utah 4-0-0 Pac-12 40.4 22.7 63.1 24 23
51 122 68 17 51 Arizona 2-2-0 Pac-12 44.7 17.9 62.6 44 50
39 57 57 5 52 Tulsa 3-1-0 The_American 42.4 18.9 61.4 44 50
40 133 40 -13 53 Oregon State 1-2-0 Pac-12 45.2 16.0 61.3 44 50
29 70 29 -25 54 Minnesota 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 45.7 15.4 61.1 44 39
37 83 83 28 55 UCF 2-2-0 The_American 45.4 15.1 60.5 44 50
56 130 108 52 56 Appalachian State 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 37.3 22.9 60.2 44 50
21 135 91 34 57 Maryland 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 43.1 17.1 60.2 42 44
24 181 61 3 58 Navy 3-0-0 The_American 44.1 15.1 59.2 44 40
24 59 24 -35 59 Western Kentucky 2-2-0 East USA 40.5 18.0 58.6 44 49
35 85 85 25 60 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 41.1 16.8 57.9 44 50
7 61 51 -10 61 Arizona State 4-0-0 Pac-12 52.3 5.3 57.6 41 33
60 148 96 34 62 Indiana 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 45.8 11.7 57.6 44 50
32 63 32 -31 63 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 30.0 27.4 57.4 44 50
64 168 66 2 64 Michigan State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 38.7 18.7 57.4 8 8
4 105 105 40 65 Ohio 2-2-0 East Mid-American 48.4 9.0 57.4 44 50
6 66 6 -60 66 Georgia 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 31.1 25.7 56.8 12 11
5 118 5 -62 67 Youngstown State 0-1-0 45.5 11.0 56.5 44 50
64 166 64 -4 68 Tulane 2-2-0 The_American 36.7 19.6 56.3 44 50
69 122 95 26 69 Virginia 1-3-0 Coastal ACC 42.1 14.1 56.2 44 50
27 91 55 -15 70 Duke 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 39.2 17.0 56.2 44 50
31 87 87 16 71 Notre Dame 1-3-0 Independent 52.0 4.2 56.1 33 36
34 72 39 -33 72 San Diego State 3-0-0 Mountain_West 47.0 8.5 55.4 22 28
8 73 56 -17 73 Oklahoma State 2-2-0 Big_12 42.4 12.7 55.2 32 32
54 140 54 -20 74 Wofford 0-1-0 27.1 27.9 55.0 44 50
75 121 121 46 75 Mississippi State 2-2-0 Western SEC 50.7 4.1 54.9 44 50
21 134 134 58 76 North Carolina State 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 42.8 12.1 54.8 44 50
45 86 45 -32 77 Army 3-1-0 Independent 39.8 14.5 54.3 44 47
61 103 82 4 78 Penn State 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 43.8 10.4 54.1 44 50
44 90 60 -19 79 California 2-2-0 Pac-12 50.1 4.0 54.1 31 43
16 84 16 -64 80 North Carolina 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 49.4 4.5 53.9 36 27
46 108 98 17 81 South Dakota State 0-1-0 57.1 -3.4 53.8 44 50
42 99 42 -40 82 Miami (Ohio) 0-4-0 East Mid-American 44.4 9.0 53.4 44 50
83 113 100 17 83 Iowa State 1-3-0 Big_12 36.8 16.1 52.9 44 50
25 84 81 -3 84 Texas 2-1-0 Big_12 46.2 6.7 52.9 21 24
85 173 89 4 85 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 39.2 13.6 52.7 44 50
4 86 67 -19 86 Texas Tech 2-1-0 Big_12 62.0 -9.2 52.7 44 50
73 171 77 -10 87 Pittsburgh 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 47.5 5.1 52.6 44 50
66 166 113 25 88 Ball State 3-1-0 West Mid-American 37.6 15.0 52.6 44 50
89 143 93 4 89 Grambling 0-1-0 38.9 13.7 52.6 44 50
5 90 43 -47 90 Central Michigan 3-1-0 West Mid-American 46.2 6.0 52.3 37 42
41 102 102 11 91 Southern Mississippi 3-1-0 West USA 39.9 12.1 52.0 44 50
32 191 191 99 92 Akron 2-2-0 East Mid-American 56.5 -4.6 51.9 44 50
93 127 112 19 93 Lamar 0-1-0 34.4 17.0 51.3 44 50
94 146 128 34 94 La.-Lafayette 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 49.6 1.5 51.2 44 50
25 95 25 -70 95 Syracuse 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 44.8 6.1 50.9 44 50
85 119 92 -4 96 Connecticut 2-2-0 The_American 30.6 19.9 50.5 44 50
97 151 151 54 97 Rutgers 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 35.8 14.7 50.5 44 50
16 109 109 11 98 Georgia Southern 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 40.7 9.2 49.9 44 50
7 99 7 -92 99 Nicholls State 0-2-0 55.8 -5.9 49.9 44 50
96 176 137 37 100 Georgia State 0-3-0 Sun_Belt 39.3 10.6 49.8 44 50
38 122 122 21 101 Purdue 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 41.8 8.1 49.8 44 50
102 149 142 40 102 Vanderbilt 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 43.7 6.0 49.7 44 50
37 169 107 4 103 Utah State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 32.4 17.1 49.5 44 50
73 153 73 -31 104 Colorado State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 34.4 14.4 48.9 44 50
14 149 149 44 105 Kansas 1-2-0 Big_12 32.7 15.8 48.5 44 50
14 127 127 21 106 Boston College 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 32.2 15.7 48.0 44 50
41 148 114 7 107 Fresno State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 50.8 -3.6 47.2 44 50
57 108 97 -11 108 Southern Methodist 2-2-0 The_American 30.3 16.7 47.0 44 50
94 140 140 31 109 South Alabama 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 26.2 20.7 47.0 44 50
110 110 110 0 110 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 28.8 17.9 46.7 44 50
94 139 94 -17 111 Temple 2-2-0 The_American 35.8 10.6 46.4 44 50
49 142 118 6 112 Florida Atlantic 1-3-0 East USA 37.8 8.4 46.2 44 50
84 113 84 -29 113 Delaware 0-1-0 45.7 0.3 46.1 44 50
58 114 88 -26 114 Louisiana Tech 1-3-0 West USA 41.6 4.4 46.0 44 50
50 187 187 72 115 Albany 1-0-0 27.1 18.6 45.6 44 50
116 167 164 48 116 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 41.3 3.7 45.0 44 50
19 139 139 22 117 East Carolina 2-2-0 The_American 42.2 2.5 44.7 44 50
118 138 138 20 118 South Carolina 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 15.9 28.1 44.0 44 50
47 119 80 -39 119 Wyoming 2-2-0 Mountain_West 40.8 3.3 44.0 44 50
71 159 159 39 120 Nevada 2-2-0 Mountain_West 26.7 17.3 44.0 44 50
121 150 150 29 121 McNeese State 0-1-0 23.5 19.6 43.2 44 50
122 122 122 0 122 Western Illinois 1-0-0 31.1 12.0 43.1 44 50
81 141 106 -17 123 Furman 0-1-0 31.7 10.7 42.4 44 50
31 199 199 75 124 Marshall 1-2-0 East USA 41.6 0.4 42.0 44 50
65 145 130 5 125 Arkansas State 0-4-0 Sun_Belt 40.9 0.8 41.7 44 50
55 148 148 22 126 Kentucky 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 45.5 -4.0 41.5 44 50
127 127 127 0 127 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 30.0 11.4 41.4 44 50
128 160 129 1 128 Liberty 0-2-0 32.6 8.8 41.4 44 50
48 149 126 -3 129 Louisiana-Monroe 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 28.6 12.5 41.1 44 50
77 163 163 33 130 Cal Poly 0-1-0 44.3 -3.3 41.0 44 50
104 131 123 -8 131 Maine 0-2-0 38.6 2.1 40.7 44 50
13 178 160 28 132 Middle Tennessee 3-1-0 East USA 34.7 5.9 40.6 44 50
30 154 145 12 133 Massachusetts 1-3-0 Independent 30.6 9.7 40.2 44 50
90 167 116 -18 134 Hawaii 1-3-0 Mountain_West 41.7 -1.9 39.8 44 50
17 173 173 38 135 Old Dominion 2-2-0 East USA 36.7 3.0 39.7 44 50
100 190 190 54 136 Buffalo 1-2-0 East Mid-American 34.6 5.1 39.6 44 50
36 153 153 16 137 Mercer 0-1-0 37.1 2.2 39.3 44 50
79 138 79 -59 138 UTSA 1-3-0 West USA 27.7 11.5 39.2 44 50
135 170 135 -4 139 Southern Utah 0-1-0 22.7 16.4 39.1 44 50
105 157 133 -7 140 UT Martin 0-2-0 31.9 7.0 38.9 44 50
69 143 143 2 141 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 38.4 -0.2 38.2 44 50
58 142 78 -64 142 Northern Illinois 0-4-0 West Mid-American 35.0 3.1 38.1 44 50
7 180 35 -108 143 Eastern Michigan 3-1-0 West Mid-American 30.6 7.5 38.1 44 50
1 144 131 -13 144 Texas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 41.3 -3.3 38.0 44 50
92 145 144 -1 145 North Texas 2-2-0 West USA 36.9 0.4 37.3 44 50
136 157 146 0 146 Kent State 1-3-0 East Mid-American 25.9 9.6 35.5 44 50
6 147 104 -43 147 UNLV 1-3-0 Mountain_West 33.0 2.2 35.2 44 50
119 148 119 -29 148 San Jose State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 37.7 -2.7 35.1 44 50
22 184 70 -79 149 Illinois 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 24.8 10.1 34.9 44 50
99 150 99 -51 150 Rice 0-4-0 West USA 31.4 2.0 33.4 44 50
75 151 125 -26 151 UC Davis 0-2-0 32.6 -0.2 32.3 44 50
111 171 171 19 152 Idaho 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 33.6 -1.6 32.0 44 50
132 156 132 -21 153 Villanova 0-1-0 12.1 19.5 31.6 44 50
147 154 147 -7 154 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 44.1 -13.0 31.1 44 50
103 164 103 -52 155 Indiana State 0-1-0 43.4 -12.3 31.1 44 50
98 156 120 -36 156 Idaho State 0-2-0 25.2 5.7 30.9 44 50
30 172 172 15 157 New Mexico 1-2-0 Mountain_West 33.2 -2.7 30.5 44 50
129 177 156 -2 158 Florida International 0-4-0 East USA 26.9 3.3 30.2 44 50
71 159 71 -88 159 Towson 0-1-0 34.3 -4.7 29.6 44 50
110 160 110 -50 160 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 24.5 4.8 29.3 44 50
116 176 176 15 161 Montana State 0-1-0 15.4 13.6 29.0 44 50
82 198 198 36 162 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 19.4 9.5 28.9 44 50
83 168 168 5 163 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 30.4 -3.3 27.1 44 50
39 164 136 -28 164 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 18.3 8.3 26.6 44 50
111 165 111 -54 165 Alabama State 0-1-0 24.5 1.7 26.2 44 50
63 166 63 -103 166 James Madison 0-1-0 32.5 -6.6 25.9 44 50
76 167 165 -2 167 Austin Peay 0-1-0 34.2 -9.3 25.0 44 50
90 168 90 -78 168 Colgate 0-1-0 13.1 11.8 24.9 44 50
109 171 124 -45 169 New Hampshire 0-1-0 8.5 16.0 24.4 44 50
120 174 155 -15 170 Fordham 0-1-0 31.1 -7.9 23.2 44 50
141 171 141 -30 171 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 35.4 -12.6 22.9 44 50
76 172 76 -96 172 Charlotte 1-3-0 East USA 30.4 -7.6 22.9 44 50
111 173 170 -3 173 Bowling Green 1-3-0 East Mid-American 33.3 -10.7 22.6 44 50
116 174 174 0 174 North Dakota 0-1-0 15.3 6.3 21.6 44 50
87 188 188 13 175 William & Mary 0-1-0 26.1 -5.2 20.8 44 50
50 176 162 -14 176 Texas-El Paso 1-3-0 West USA 22.5 -2.7 19.8 44 50
169 186 169 -8 177 Portland State 0-2-0 27.8 -8.3 19.6 44 50
132 178 167 -11 178 South Carolina State 0-3-0 24.0 -4.6 19.5 44 50
93 183 183 4 179 New Mexico State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 27.7 -8.3 19.4 44 50
115 180 175 -5 180 Sacramento State 0-1-0 -0.6 19.8 19.2 44 50
136 181 152 -29 181 Northwestern State 0-1-0 26.1 -7.2 18.9 44 50
165 185 185 3 182 Florida A&M 0-1-0 30.5 -12.3 18.2 44 50
101 183 166 -17 183 Southern 0-2-0 37.2 -19.9 17.4 44 50
178 184 178 -6 184 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 23.0 -5.9 17.0 44 50
140 189 189 4 185 Howard 0-2-0 29.3 -12.7 16.6 44 50
161 186 180 -6 186 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 20.4 -4.1 16.3 44 50
187 187 187 0 187 Wagner 0-1-0 25.7 -9.8 16.0 44 50
181 188 181 -7 188 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 16.6 -1.1 15.5 44 50
154 189 154 -35 189 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 28.4 -14.2 14.2 44 50
161 193 186 -4 190 Weber State 0-1-0 23.1 -12.6 10.5 44 50
177 191 177 -14 191 Stony Brook 0-1-0 10.6 -2.2 8.4 44 50
103 196 196 4 192 Hampton 0-1-0 24.0 -17.3 6.7 44 50
72 193 161 -32 193 Presbyterian 0-1-0 9.0 -2.8 6.3 44 50
97 195 195 1 194 South Dakota 0-1-0 18.3 -14.8 3.5 44 50
96 195 179 -16 195 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 19.7 -18.6 1.2 44 50
115 196 184 -12 196 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 7.8 -7.0 0.7 44 50
102 197 194 -3 197 Western Carolina 0-1-0 9.5 -9.8 -0.3 44 50
112 198 197 -1 198 Rhode Island 0-1-0 21.8 -22.3 -0.5 44 50
169 199 193 -6 199 Savannah State 0-2-0 10.7 -14.8 -4.1 44 50
123 200 158 -42 200 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 21.5 -30.4 -8.9 44 50
157 201 157 -44 201 Elon 0-1-0 6.4 -16.6 -10.1 44 50
164 202 182 -20 202 Murray State 0-1-0 13.1 -27.2 -14.1 44 50
172 203 200 -3 203 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 5.9 -20.3 -14.4 44 50
133 204 192 -12 204 Jackson State 0-1-0 15.2 -30.0 -14.8 44 50
205 205 205 0 205 Delaware State 0-1-0 11.2 -26.2 -15.0 44 50
84 206 201 -5 206 Morgan State 0-1-0 0.4 -20.4 -20.0 44 50