2021 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 21, 2021By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2021 Season Tags: • No Comments

2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.059	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat South Carolina 40–13
2	8	0.159	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 63–10
3	1	0.186	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat New Mexico 34–0
4	-1	0.213	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kent State 30–7
5	0	0.216	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Auburn 28–20
6	2	0.247	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Stony Brook Seawolves 48–7
7	23	0.269	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Nevada 38–17
8	7	0.329	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Georgia Southern 45–10
9	14	0.354	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tulane 61–21
10	-8	0.386	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Delaware Blue Hens 45–13
11	18	0.423	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Old Dominion 45–17
12	8	0.432	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Florida 31–29
13	21	0.448	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Florida International 54–21
14	2	0.491	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Chattanooga Mocs 28–23
15	10	0.524	BYU	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Arizona State 27–17
16	1	0.601	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas 45–7
17	14	0.623	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Mississippi State 31–29
18	15	0.628	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Air Force 49–45
19	-6	0.646	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Nebraska 23–16
20	-2	0.671	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 20–17
21	0	0.704	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UConn 52–21
22	13	0.718	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Purdue 27–13
23	18	0.742	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Indiana 38–24
24	-5	0.801	SMU	IND AAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 39–37
25	3	0.827	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami 38–17
26	-4	0.833	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Buffalo 28–25
27	9	0.886	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ball State 45–12
28	-4	0.906	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Alcorn State Braves 28–21
29	-15	0.967	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Alabama 29–31
30	10	0.984	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Temple 28–3
31	-5	0.998	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 35–14
32	11	1.018	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Middle Tennessee 27–13
33	12	1.030	TCU	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
34	-27	1.045	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Memphis 29–31
35	22	1.065	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 41–23
36	14	1.096	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Boise State 21–20
37	5	1.098	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah 33–31
38	18	1.199	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Rice 58–0
39	22	1.243	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Virginia 59–39
40	23	1.336	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 27–21
41	25	1.352	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Washington State 45–14
42	-33	1.384	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 13–27
43	10	1.463	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Tulsa 41–20
44	-38	1.478	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to West Virginia 21–27
45	17	1.646	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	3–1	0.750	35	+2	Beat UCLA 40–37
46	-9	1.679	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Penn State 20–28
47	39	1.745	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat UCF 42–35
48	-37	1.885	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Western Michigan 41–44
49	-37	1.922	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Fresno State 37–40
50	43	1.924	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Pittsburgh 44–41
51	20	2.063	Troy (TROY)	SUN	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Southern Miss 21–9
52	0	2.107	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	79	+2	BYE
53	19	2.122	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 14–8
54	1	2.147	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 59–28
55	49	2.171	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Colorado 30–0
56	8	2.233	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 56–0
57	-13	2.246	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Georgia 13–40
58	-10	2.302	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Kansas State 17–38
59	36	2.313	UAB	USA	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat North Texas 40–6
60	5	2.328	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Furman Paladins 45–7
61	16	2.448	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Central Michigan 49–21
62	-35	2.493	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Louisville 35–42
63	-9	2.529	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Fordham Rams 45–14
64	11	2.591	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Northwestern 30–23
65	2	2.595	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Grambling Tigers 45–0
66	2	2.641	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Albany Great Danes 62–24
67	24	2.673	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat UNLV 48–3
68	-21	2.743	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Utah State 45–49
69	-23	2.745	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to BYU 17–27
70	-38	2.762	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Georgia State 9–20
71	-22	2.961	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 0–34
72	-34	2.968	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to North Carolina 39–59
73	-4	3.001	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Idaho Vandals 42–0
74	31	3.145	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Hawai'i 17–13
75	-24	3.147	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–21
76	32	3.171	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Ohio 49–14
77	23	3.217	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Elon Phoenix 44–10
78	-19	3.243	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	1–2	0.333	83	+2	Lost to Michigan State 17–38
79	-40	3.386	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–1	0.667	36	-2	Lost to East Carolina 38–42
80	26	3.543	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Massachusetts 42–28
81	13	3.574	UTEP	USA	2–1	0.667	36	-1	BYE
82	-9	3.639	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–1	0.500	79	0	BYE
83	39	3.794	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat Charlotte 20–9
84	5	3.861	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Boston College 3–28
85	31	3.907	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Beat Marshall 42–38
86	-28	3.965	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Michigan 10–63
87	-6	3.976	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to San Diego State 31–33
88	-10	4.006	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Cincinnati 24–38
89	-19	4.038	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Ole Miss 21–61
90	-10	4.221	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Iowa 7–30
91	-4	4.311	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Liberty 17–45
92	20	4.381	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	79	0	Beat Jackson State Tigers 12–7
93	3	4.657	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Baylor 7–45
94	-9	4.675	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	2–2	0.500	79	-2	Lost to Oklahoma 16–23
95	2	4.703	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Wyoming 12–45
96	14	4.758	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Sacramento State Hornets 42–30
97	-13	4.795	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Troy 9–21
98	-8	4.803	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to SMU 37–39
99	-17	4.836	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to UTSA 13–27
100	-24	4.867	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Minnesota 0–30
101	-9	4.919	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Duke 23–30
102	17	4.923	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Long Island University Sharks 42–7
103	-24	4.992	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to USC 14–45
104	14	5.070	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Murray State Racers 27–10
105	-17	5.127	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to UAB 6–40
106	-8	5.277	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	119	+1	Lost to Maryland 17–20
107	0	5.319	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Arkansas 10–45
108	-9	5.445	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Texas Tech 21–54
109	-8	5.471	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Coastal Carolina 25–28
110	17	5.592	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat Arkansas State 52–3
111	-9	5.599	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to LSU 21–49
112	-38	5.670	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Colorado State 6–22
113	8	5.780	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Beat Florida A&M Rattlers 38–17
114	-31	5.908	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Washington 3–52
115	-12	5.927	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–2	0.333	83	-3	Lost to Clemson 8–14
116	-56	6.031	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Incarnate Word Cardinals 34–42
117	-8	6.233	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Stanford 23–41
118	5	6.344	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-3	Beat Bryant Bulldogs 35–14
119	-2	6.447	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	119	-2	Beat South Carolina State Bulldogs 43–35
120	9	6.506	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Toledo 22–6
121	-6	6.974	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	1–3	0.250	119	-3	Lost to San José State 13–17
122	-8	7.392	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Eastern Michigan 28–42
123	-3	7.815	Rice (RICE)	USA	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Texas 0–58
124	1	7.883	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	122	0	Lost to Wake Forest 14–35
125	-14	7.983	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–3	0.000	122	0	Lost to Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 19–21
126	-13	8.002	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	0–2	0.000	122	-2	BYE
127	-1	8.611	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	0–3	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Ohio State 20–41
128	-4	8.960	UNLV	MWC	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Iowa State 3–48
129	-1	9.006	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Army 21–52
130	0	9.361	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Louisiana 14–49