2015 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 4 (Sept 24-26)

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, Coaches, and ESPN 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 ESPN COACHES
1 41 1 0 1 West Virginia 3-0-0 Big_12 59.5 40.5 100.0 23 19 21
2 63 4 2 2 Alabama 3-1-0 Western SEC 59.0 34.0 92.9 13 11 13
3 46 46 43 3 Baylor 3-0-0 Big_12 72.2 20.4 92.7 5 10 4
1 75 2 -2 4 Mississippi 4-0-0 Western SEC 69.8 22.9 92.6 3 2 5
5 113 22 17 5 Michigan 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 46.6 46.0 92.6 22 23 25
6 97 8 2 6 Georgia 4-0-0 Eastern SEC 68.1 23.1 91.2 8 8 6
7 134 20 13 7 North Carolina 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 55.0 31.5 86.6 43 26 48
5 69 5 -3 8 UCLA 4-0-0 Pac-12 47.8 38.4 86.1 7 3 10
9 79 23 14 9 LSU 3-0-0 Western SEC 57.4 27.4 84.9 9 6 8
10 96 15 5 10 Utah 4-0-0 Pac-12 55.0 29.0 84.0 10 9 12
11 32 27 16 11 USC 3-1-0 Pac-12 62.3 21.7 84.0 17 18 16
12 44 13 1 12 Ohio State 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 50.1 32.9 82.9 1 1 1
13 77 72 59 13 Clemson 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 47.9 34.3 82.3 12 13 11
10 32 10 -4 14 Navy 3-0-0 The_American 61.0 21.1 82.2 39 26 45
15 77 77 62 15 Houston 3-0-0 The_American 51.1 31.0 82.1 32 26 41
16 155 21 5 16 Stanford 3-1-0 Pac-12 50.8 30.8 81.6 18 16 20
14 66 24 7 17 Kansas State 3-0-0 Big_12 52.3 28.6 80.8 36 26 27
18 68 25 7 18 Duke 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 46.2 34.4 80.6 33 26 31
1 48 35 16 19 Oklahoma 3-0-0 Big_12 51.4 28.2 79.6 15 15 14
12 115 12 -8 20 Northwestern 4-0-0 West Big_Ten 47.8 31.6 79.3 16 16 17
6 53 6 -15 21 Notre Dame 4-0-0 Independent 48.9 30.3 79.2 6 5 7
13 110 19 -3 22 Wisconsin 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 47.3 31.5 78.8 19 21 18
4 23 7 -16 23 Georgia Tech 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 58.4 19.4 77.8 43 26 40
24 127 29 5 24 Mississippi State 3-1-0 Western SEC 45.5 31.8 77.3 21 26 22
25 78 54 29 25 Iowa 4-0-0 West Big_Ten 58.4 18.5 76.9 30 26 32
3 26 3 -23 26 Liberty 0-1-0 57.5 18.5 76.0 43 26 48
11 54 37 10 27 Texas A&M 4-0-0 Western SEC 64.0 11.8 75.8 14 12 15
3 56 56 28 28 Florida State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 42.6 33.0 75.6 11 14 9
11 72 11 -18 29 Brigham Young 2-2-0 Independent 55.9 19.5 75.5 41 26 46
2 40 40 10 30 Tennessee 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 57.8 17.5 75.2 42 26 44
31 107 62 31 31 Oklahoma State 4-0-0 Big_12 50.6 24.0 74.6 20 20 19
17 117 17 -15 32 Boise State 3-1-0 Mountain_West 45.6 29.0 74.6 29 25 30
33 95 85 52 33 Louisville 1-3-0 Atlantic ACC 53.7 20.6 74.2 43 26 48
10 136 41 7 34 Louisiana Tech 2-2-0 USA 61.6 12.3 73.9 43 26 48
33 159 33 -2 35 Michigan State 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 46.0 27.3 73.4 2 3 2
11 36 32 -4 36 Florida 4-0-0 Eastern SEC 44.1 29.0 73.1 25 24 23
37 140 50 13 37 Vanderbilt 1-3-0 Eastern SEC 37.6 35.0 72.5 43 26 48
4 69 69 31 38 Pittsburgh 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 42.1 30.3 72.3 43 26 48
39 131 44 5 39 Western Kentucky 3-1-0 USA 50.2 22.0 72.2 43 26 48
3 40 14 -26 40 Middle Tennessee 2-2-0 USA 53.4 18.9 72.2 43 26 48
14 85 36 -5 41 Texas Tech 3-1-0 Big_12 60.7 11.2 72.0 31 26 34
42 110 58 16 42 Toledo 3-0-0 West Mid-American 47.6 24.3 71.9 26 26 36
31 112 45 2 43 Indiana 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 61.2 10.6 71.8 43 26 43
34 95 87 43 44 Syracuse 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 54.0 17.4 71.4 43 26 48
33 113 47 2 45 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 57.6 13.2 70.8 43 26 48
20 65 65 19 46 Illinois 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 48.6 21.4 70.0 43 26 47
40 77 67 20 47 Auburn 2-2-0 Western SEC 46.4 23.3 69.7 43 26 37
18 138 18 -30 48 Washington 2-2-0 Pac-12 44.9 24.6 69.5 43 26 48
43 108 43 -6 49 South Carolina 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 44.8 24.3 69.1 43 26 48
16 99 93 43 50 TCU 4-0-0 Big_12 62.1 6.9 68.9 4 7 3
7 61 61 10 51 Air Force 2-1-0 Mountain_West 52.2 16.4 68.6 43 26 48
26 53 53 1 52 North Carolina State 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 55.2 12.8 68.0 38 26 29
31 66 31 -22 53 Northern Illinois 2-2-0 West Mid-American 45.5 22.5 68.0 43 26 48
34 108 34 -20 54 Virginia Tech 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 53.8 14.0 67.8 43 26 48
55 89 55 0 55 UNLV 1-3-0 Mountain_West 53.0 14.0 67.0 43 26 48
9 166 9 -47 56 Georgia Southern 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 47.3 19.5 66.8 43 26 48
36 81 49 -8 57 East Carolina 2-2-0 The_American 47.9 18.8 66.7 43 26 48
58 145 83 25 58 Oregon State 2-2-0 Pac-12 54.2 12.5 66.7 43 26 48
26 82 26 -33 59 Nebraska 2-2-0 West Big_Ten 45.4 20.8 66.2 43 26 48
2 66 66 6 60 California 4-0-0 Pac-12 50.4 15.7 66.1 24 22 24
38 61 38 -23 61 Arizona 3-1-0 Pac-12 66.4 -0.4 66.0 28 26 26
30 62 30 -32 62 Miami (Fla.) 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 56.8 9.0 65.8 35 26 28
42 73 42 -21 63 Kentucky 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 44.7 21.1 65.8 43 26 42
30 121 60 -4 64 Arkansas 1-3-0 Western SEC 35.3 29.6 64.9 43 26 48
65 102 102 37 65 Boston College 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 39.6 25.0 64.6 43 26 48
66 115 115 49 66 Connecticut 2-2-0 The_American 33.9 30.6 64.5 43 26 48
7 94 94 27 67 Youngstown State 0-1-0 67.3 -2.9 64.3 43 26 48
39 141 39 -29 68 Utah State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 42.3 22.0 64.3 43 26 48
69 125 86 17 69 Iowa State 1-2-0 Big_12 41.7 22.2 63.9 43 26 48
52 89 89 19 70 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 43.3 19.4 62.7 43 26 48
47 124 122 51 71 Wake Forest 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 32.2 29.7 62.0 43 26 48
72 132 95 23 72 Central Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 39.7 21.7 61.4 43 26 48
48 146 48 -25 73 Southern Utah 0-1-0 31.0 30.3 61.3 43 26 48
59 127 127 53 74 Fordham 1-0-0 47.7 13.4 61.1 43 26 48
75 161 75 0 75 Texas 1-3-0 Big_12 48.5 12.3 60.8 43 26 48
27 168 168 92 76 Appalachian State 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 43.7 16.6 60.3 43 26 48
77 125 103 26 77 Illinois State 0-1-0 32.5 27.4 59.9 43 26 48
78 78 78 0 78 Delaware 0-1-0 45.5 14.0 59.6 43 26 48
79 135 135 56 79 Villanova 0-1-0 45.6 13.9 59.5 43 26 48
68 115 109 29 80 Missouri 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 36.2 23.1 59.3 43 26 39
62 134 134 53 81 Army West Point 1-3-0 48.4 10.7 59.1 43 26 48
50 106 63 -19 82 Towson 0-1-0 38.8 19.9 58.7 43 26 48
78 126 78 -5 83 Southern Mississippi 2-2-0 USA 46.6 11.4 58.0 43 26 48
36 117 64 -20 84 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 56.2 1.7 58.0 43 26 48
42 120 120 35 85 San Jose State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 38.3 19.6 57.9 43 26 48
86 138 138 52 86 Lamar 0-1-0 51.4 6.2 57.7 43 26 48
84 144 84 -3 87 Florida International 2-2-0 USA 30.3 27.2 57.4 43 26 48
76 169 76 -12 88 Colorado 3-1-0 Pac-12 37.4 19.5 56.9 43 26 48
73 173 73 -16 89 Louisiana-Monroe 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 35.5 21.2 56.7 43 26 48
29 113 113 23 90 Ball State 2-2-0 West Mid-American 36.8 19.4 56.1 43 26 48
35 109 79 -12 91 Arizona State 2-2-0 Pac-12 34.8 20.9 55.7 43 26 48
16 118 16 -76 92 Virginia 1-3-0 Coastal ACC 50.8 4.6 55.4 43 26 48
51 104 51 -42 93 Western Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 43.6 11.6 55.1 43 26 48
94 94 94 0 94 James Madison 1-0-0 60.7 -5.6 55.1 43 26 48
12 95 52 -43 95 Oregon 2-2-0 Pac-12 55.1 -0.1 55.0 27 26 24
62 96 70 -26 96 Texas-San Antonio 0-2-0 31.6 23.3 54.8 43 26 48
89 160 160 63 97 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 55.0 -0.9 54.1 43 26 48
10 163 128 30 98 Akron 2-2-0 East Mid-American 36.1 17.5 53.6 43 26 48
9 99 99 0 99 Bowling Green 2-2-0 East Mid-American 46.1 7.5 53.5 43 26 48
71 155 71 -29 100 Hawaii 2-2-0 Mountain_West 37.7 15.7 53.4 43 26 48
35 101 82 -19 101 Tulsa 2-1-0 57.1 -3.6 53.4 43 26 48
25 126 126 24 102 Maryland 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 41.6 11.5 53.1 43 26 48
39 103 90 -13 103 Ohio 3-1-0 East Mid-American 42.9 10.1 53.0 43 26 48
90 137 137 33 104 Southern Methodist 1-3-0 The_American 39.4 12.7 52.1 43 26 48
26 119 119 14 105 Minnesota 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 26.8 25.1 52.0 40 26 38
85 106 91 -15 106 Temple 3-0-0 The_American 30.3 21.2 51.5 34 26 35
43 143 74 -33 107 Penn State 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 34.4 16.9 51.3 43 26 48
92 149 92 -16 108 UCF 0-4-0 The_American 37.2 14.0 51.2 43 26 48
109 164 133 24 109 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 32.0 18.6 50.6 43 26 48
76 110 88 -22 110 Nevada 2-2-0 Mountain_West 29.2 21.0 50.3 43 26 48
9 111 108 -3 111 Memphis 4-0-0 The_American 49.3 0.6 49.9 37 26 33
28 112 28 -84 112 William & Mary 0-1-0 33.6 15.8 49.4 43 26 48
6 113 105 -8 113 Colorado State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 39.6 8.2 47.8 43 26 48
114 178 140 26 114 Weber State 0-1-0 19.5 28.2 47.7 43 26 48
111 176 111 -4 115 North Carolina A&T 0-1-0 45.5 2.0 47.6 43 26 48
97 116 97 -19 116 Troy 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 34.2 13.4 47.6 43 26 48
24 168 80 -37 117 Buffalo 2-2-0 East Mid-American 40.0 7.5 47.5 43 26 48
74 168 100 -18 118 South Dakota 0-1-0 28.6 18.3 46.8 43 26 48
59 119 59 -60 119 La.-Lafayette 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 38.4 7.6 46.0 43 26 48
41 120 106 -14 120 Portland State 1-0-0 29.8 15.6 45.3 43 26 48
121 153 131 10 121 Arkansas State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 37.1 8.0 45.1 43 26 48
8 147 147 25 122 South Florida 1-2-0 The_American 37.3 7.6 44.8 43 26 48
57 123 57 -66 123 Fresno State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 46.4 -1.6 44.8 43 26 48
81 145 81 -43 124 Colgate 0-1-0 31.1 13.0 44.2 43 26 48
61 154 154 29 125 VMI 0-1-0 55.4 -11.2 44.1 43 26 48
49 126 107 -19 126 Marshall 3-1-0 USA 33.8 10.2 44.0 43 26 48
101 152 101 -26 127 Tulane 1-2-0 The_American 38.9 5.1 44.0 43 26 48
17 151 125 -3 128 Rice 2-2-0 USA 39.0 4.8 43.7 43 26 48
58 129 117 -12 129 Cal Poly 0-1-0 41.9 -0.2 41.7 43 26 48
75 147 112 -18 130 Purdue 1-3-0 West Big_Ten 37.9 3.2 41.1 43 26 48
110 181 110 -21 131 Furman 1-1-0 23.8 17.3 41.1 43 26 48
29 136 136 4 132 Texas State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 51.7 -10.8 40.9 43 26 48
133 174 159 26 133 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 31.7 8.7 40.4 43 26 48
134 184 158 24 134 Northern Iowa 0-1-0 29.2 10.7 39.9 43 26 48
122 190 169 34 135 Southern 0-2-0 28.4 11.4 39.8 43 26 48
132 192 132 -4 136 Massachusetts 0-3-0 45.8 -6.3 39.6 43 26 48
19 137 130 -7 137 Cincinnati 2-2-0 The_American 42.6 -3.2 39.4 43 26 48
138 170 170 32 138 Wofford 0-2-0 42.2 -2.8 39.3 43 26 48
84 155 155 16 139 Idaho 1-3-0 36.8 2.4 39.2 43 26 48
55 140 124 -16 140 Washington State 2-1-0 Pac-12 32.6 5.8 38.3 43 26 48
96 163 96 -45 141 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 31.6 6.8 38.3 43 26 48
40 142 104 -38 142 Florida Atlantic 1-3-0 USA 25.2 12.8 38.0 43 26 48
65 154 143 0 143 Eastern Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 41.7 -4.8 36.9 43 26 48
144 171 167 23 144 Kent State 1-3-0 East Mid-American 32.7 4.0 36.7 43 26 48
8 145 118 -27 145 Rutgers 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 33.1 3.1 36.2 43 26 48
43 146 98 -48 146 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 41.9 -5.9 36.0 43 26 48
112 147 129 -18 147 UC Davis 0-2-0 40.6 -5.9 34.7 43 26 48
148 189 189 41 148 UTSA 0-2-0 USA 38.6 -5.3 33.4 43 26 48
132 151 151 2 149 Eastern Kentucky 0-1-0 12.8 20.2 33.0 43 26 48
150 150 150 0 150 Samford 0-1-0 23.6 8.7 32.2 43 26 48
5 151 142 -9 151 New Mexico 2-2-0 Mountain_West 27.6 4.6 32.1 43 26 48
150 152 150 -2 152 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 24.1 7.9 32.0 43 26 48
68 153 68 -85 153 The Citadel 0-1-0 32.5 -0.7 31.8 43 26 48
94 166 157 3 154 North Dakota 1-0-0 18.8 12.8 31.6 43 26 48
143 171 171 16 155 North Texas 0-3-0 USA 30.0 1.5 31.5 43 26 48
57 156 145 -11 156 San Diego State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 28.7 2.5 31.2 43 26 48
157 164 164 7 157 Western Carolina 0-1-0 27.5 2.8 30.2 43 26 48
121 158 121 -37 158 Murray State 0-2-0 39.6 -9.9 29.7 43 26 48
159 180 163 4 159 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 38.0 -8.8 29.2 43 26 48
156 180 180 20 160 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 26.1 2.2 28.3 43 26 48
17 184 184 23 161 New Hampshire 0-1-0 32.6 -4.7 27.9 43 26 48
87 162 162 0 162 Miami (Ohio) 1-3-0 East Mid-American 30.9 -3.1 27.8 43 26 48
70 163 123 -40 163 South Alabama 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 30.5 -3.1 27.5 43 26 48
52 164 141 -23 164 Old Dominion 2-2-0 USA 21.2 6.1 27.4 43 26 48
39 173 173 8 165 Maine 0-2-0 19.2 7.5 26.7 43 26 48
135 182 165 -1 166 Texas-El Paso 2-2-0 USA 36.3 -10.2 26.1 43 26 48
161 179 179 12 167 Western Illinois 0-1-0 21.4 4.6 26.0 43 26 48
168 188 188 20 168 Rhode Island 0-1-0 17.4 7.0 24.4 43 26 48
80 183 183 14 169 Richmond 0-1-0 32.5 -8.4 24.1 43 26 48
164 191 191 21 170 Elon 0-1-0 32.7 -8.8 24.0 43 26 48
149 171 149 -22 171 Northwestern State 0-2-0 35.2 -11.3 23.9 43 26 48
46 178 178 6 172 South Dakota State 1-0-0 41.8 -18.0 23.8 43 26 48
114 173 114 -59 173 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 11.4 12.4 23.8 43 26 48
98 174 153 -21 174 Charlotte 2-2-0 27.1 -3.5 23.6 43 26 48
131 175 166 -9 175 New Mexico State 0-3-0 37.0 -14.2 22.8 43 26 48
174 188 174 -2 176 Austin Peay 0-2-0 30.3 -7.5 22.8 43 26 48
103 177 152 -25 177 Georgia State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 21.8 0.7 22.5 43 26 48
128 178 146 -32 178 Bethune-Cookman 0-1-0 9.0 11.8 20.8 43 26 48
55 181 181 2 179 Kansas 0-3-0 Big_12 20.0 0.8 20.8 43 26 48
139 180 176 -4 180 Wyoming 0-4-0 Mountain_West 25.8 -5.2 20.6 43 26 48
139 181 139 -42 181 Sacramento State 0-1-0 24.6 -4.1 20.5 43 26 48
172 182 172 -10 182 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 29.4 -9.8 19.6 43 26 48
116 183 116 -67 183 UT Martin 0-1-0 25.9 -6.2 19.6 43 26 48
97 184 156 -28 184 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 19.9 -2.5 17.5 43 26 48
175 185 175 -10 185 Indiana State 0-1-0 17.2 -0.1 17.1 43 26 48
126 186 161 -25 186 Jackson State 0-1-0 32.9 -16.6 16.2 43 26 48
187 187 187 0 187 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 6.8 9.3 16.1 43 26 48
148 188 148 -40 188 Alcorn State 0-1-0 25.4 -10.6 14.8 43 26 48
146 190 190 1 189 Morgan State 0-1-0 23.4 -10.8 12.6 43 26 48
128 193 177 -13 190 Albany 0-1-0 21.5 -11.0 10.5 43 26 48
182 196 182 -9 191 Nicholls State 0-2-0 20.3 -11.0 9.3 43 26 48
144 192 144 -48 192 Idaho State 0-2-0 25.4 -17.3 8.1 43 26 48
127 193 192 -1 193 Grambling 0-1-0 29.7 -22.6 7.1 43 26 48
148 199 199 5 194 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 13.9 -7.9 5.9 43 26 48
191 198 198 3 195 Delaware State 0-1-0 17.0 -12.3 4.7 43 26 48
133 197 197 1 196 Savannah State 0-2-0 24.1 -20.1 4.0 43 26 48
149 197 186 -11 197 Presbyterian 0-2-0 5.3 -1.3 4.0 43 26 48
119 198 193 -5 198 Wagner 0-1-0 20.8 -17.0 3.7 43 26 48
136 199 187 -12 199 Norfolk State 0-3-0 16.5 -14.0 2.5 43 26 48
185 200 185 -15 200 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 12.6 -10.6 2.0 43 26 48
105 201 195 -6 201 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 13.2 -11.3 1.9 43 26 48
170 202 202 0 202 Howard 0-2-0 21.1 -21.7 -0.6 43 26 48
142 203 196 -7 203 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 6.8 -9.4 -2.6 43 26 48
158 204 194 -10 204 San Diego 0-1-0 5.5 -8.3 -2.8 43 26 48
69 205 200 -5 205 Florida A&M 0-1-0 10.6 -13.7 -3.2 43 26 48
57 206 201 -5 206 Missouri State 0-2-0 11.7 -24.3 -12.6 43 26 48
165 207 203 -4 207 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 4.6 -38.4 -33.9 43 26 48