2014 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
2014 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.057 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +92 | Beat Alabama 42–35 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.081 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +84 | Beat Florida State 59–20 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.136 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +83 | Lost to Oregon 20–59 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.155 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 6 | +74 | Lost to Ohio State 35–42 |
| 5 | 3 | 0.189 |  TCU |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 5 | +62 | Beat Ole Miss 42–3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0.224 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  USA | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +64 | BYE |
| 7 | -2 | 0.241 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 6 | +76 | Beat Arizona 38–30 |
| 8 | 4 | 0.274 |  UCLA | PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +64 | Beat Kansas State 40–35 |
| 9 | 2 | 0.291 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +57 | Beat Baylor 42–41 |
| 10 | 3 | 0.302 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +62 | Beat Mississippi State 49–34 |
| 11 | 5 | 0.378 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +49 | Beat Louisville 37–14 |
| 12 | -5 | 0.390 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +49 | Lost to Michigan State 41–42 |
| 13 | -4 | 0.458 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +54 | Lost to TCU 3–42 |
| 14 | -4 | 0.467 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +45 | Lost to Georgia Tech 34–49 |
| 15 | 4 | 0.495 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +45 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 0.509 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +46 | BYE |
| 17 | 4 | 0.511 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +57 | Beat Minnesota 33–17 |
| 18 | -3 | 0.530 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +55 | Beat Auburn 34–31 |
| 19 | -5 | 0.554 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 10–4 | 0.714 | 23 | +53 | Lost to Boise State 30–38 |
| 20 | 2 | 0.613 |  USC | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +40 | BYE |
| 21 | -3 | 0.683 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +36 | Lost to Wisconsin 31–34 |
| 22 | 3 | 0.708 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 23 | 3 | 0.723 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +38 | BYE |
| 24 | 3 | 0.742 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +29 | BYE |
| 25 | 3 | 0.774 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +34 | BYE |
| 26 | -6 | 0.822 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +33 | Lost to UCLA 35–40 |
| 27 | 2 | 0.865 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +35 | BYE |
| 28 | -4 | 0.908 |  LSU | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +25 | Lost to Notre Dame 28–31 |
| 29 | 1 | 0.910 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +18 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 0.920 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +25 | BYE |
| 31 | 4 | 0.926 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +30 | Beat LSU 31–28 |
| 32 | 1 | 0.936 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +30 | BYE |
| 33 | -10 | 0.967 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +30 | Lost to Georgia 14–37 |
| 34 | 12 | 0.979 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +25 | Beat Maryland 45–21 |
| 35 | -1 | 1.066 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +26 | BYE |
| 36 | 3 | 1.097 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +23 | BYE |
| 37 | -1 | 1.108 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +23 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 1.115 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 10–4 | 0.714 | 23 | +28 | BYE |
| 39 | 2 | 1.154 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +24 | BYE |
| 40 | -2 | 1.159 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +23 | BYE |
| 41 | 2 | 1.161 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 53 | +17 | Beat East Carolina 28–20 |
| 42 | 2 | 1.186 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +21 | Beat Arkansas State 63–44 |
| 43 | 4 | 1.201 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 9–5 | 0.643 | 36 | +38 | BYE |
| 44 | -4 | 1.236 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 45 | -3 | 1.249 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +16 | BYE |
| 46 | -15 | 1.250 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +23 | Lost to Missouri 17–33 |
| 47 | -2 | 1.370 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | 5 | 1.392 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +17 | Beat Iowa 45–28 |
| 49 | 0 | 1.444 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +15 | BYE |
| 50 | -2 | 1.462 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +20 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 1.674 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +24 | BYE |
| 52 | 7 | 1.730 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 5 | 1.778 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +5 | BYE |
| 54 | 2 | 1.780 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | 5 | 1.781 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +14 | BYE |
| 56 | -2 | 1.782 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +9 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 1.784 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +13 | BYE |
| 58 | 8 | 1.960 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +1 | Beat Pittsburgh 35–34 |
| 59 | -7 | 1.965 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +8 | Lost to Stanford 21–45 |
| 60 | -9 | 1.990 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Florida 20–28 |
| 61 | 0 | 2.023 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +12 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 2.055 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | +6 | BYE |
| 63 | 2 | 2.169 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +3 | BYE |
| 64 | 4 | 2.219 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +8 | Beat Washington 30–22 |
| 65 | -10 | 2.299 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 56 | +4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 22–30 |
| 66 | 1 | 2.370 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 53 | -9 | BYE |
| 67 | 2 | 2.485 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 53 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | 4 | 2.502 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 2.509 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 73 | -2 | BYE |
| 70 | 5 | 2.521 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | +1 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 2.542 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | +1 | BYE |
| 72 | 2 | 2.556 |  UTEP | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -2 | BYE |
| 73 | 3 | 2.572 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 73 | -9 | BYE |
| 74 | 4 | 2.595 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 56 | +4 | BYE |
| 75 | 2 | 2.645 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -6 | BYE |
| 76 | -12 | 2.661 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -7 | Lost to Toledo 44–63 |
| 77 | -14 | 2.670 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -5 | Lost to Tennessee 28–45 |
| 78 | 1 | 2.725 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | -12 | BYE |
| 79 | -6 | 2.800 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | +2 | BYE |
| 80 | 1 | 2.852 |  UAB | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 81 | 1 | 2.857 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -9 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 2.912 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -11 | BYE |
| 83 | 2 | 2.937 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -11 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 2.985 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 73 | -7 | BYE |
| 85 | 1 | 3.159 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -13 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 3.214 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 3.282 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 73 | -13 | BYE |
| 88 | -8 | 3.329 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 78 | -12 | Lost to Houston 34–35 |
| 89 | 0 | 3.593 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -13 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 3.932 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 84 | -28 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.006 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 6–8 | 0.429 | 85 | -15 | BYE |
| 92 | 2 | 4.227 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -14 | BYE |
| 93 | -1 | 4.232 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 4.295 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 95 | -2 | 4.302 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 4.351 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -27 | BYE |
| 97 | 2 | 4.643 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -30 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 4.661 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -31 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 4.668 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 4.702 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -25 | BYE |
| 101 | 2 | 4.933 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 4.968 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 103 | 2 | 5.143 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -34 | BYE |
| 104 | -3 | 5.146 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -31 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.257 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -33 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 5.561 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -31 | BYE |
| 107 | -1 | 5.599 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -24 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 5.669 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -35 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 5.782 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -34 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 5.801 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 5.874 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -34 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.064 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -46 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.470 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -35 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.574 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -45 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.768 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 104 | -46 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 7.207 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -32 | BYE |
| 117 | -1 | 7.230 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -36 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.505 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -44 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.740 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -49 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.747 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 105 | -56 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 8.247 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -52 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 8.402 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -40 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 8.487 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 125 | -49 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.809 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 124 | -56 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 8.977 |  SMU | IND AAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -53 | BYE |
| 126 | 2 | 9.473 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -63 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 9.494 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 125 | -58 | BYE |
| 128 | -2 | 9.881 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -61 | BYE |