Week 4 - 2011 College Football Rankings

Four weeks in. We now have enough data to begin posting preliminary rankings for the 120 FBS schools based on their performance so far. The rankings do not really start to settle in until the fifth week, so there may be some big changes in the rankings in the next couple of weeks. But at least you can see how your team has performed so far this year in comparison with all of the other FBS schools.

It is interesting to notice that in the AP rankings, LSU moved to #1 on the strength of its road victory over West Virginia. While this is impressive, and we do have LSU highly ranked, our analysis does show that another team has actually proved more in the early-going this season. Alabama is our current #1, based on the strength of its large margin of victory, especially over Penn State and Arkansas who are both having successful seasons thus far, except for their losses to Alabama of course. Alabama is currently ranked #3 in both the AP and US Today polls. Our analysis puts LSU #3, behind both Alabama and Michigan.

Here are our complete rankings for this week:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - 1.2
2. Michigan Wolverines (4-0) - 2.8
3. LSU Tigers (4-0) - 3.1
4. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0) - 4.4
5. Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) - 4.5
6. Florida Gators (4-0) - 6.2
7. South Florida Bulls (4-0) - 7.1
8. Boise State Broncos (3-0) - 8.5
9. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 8.8
10. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-0) - 9.7
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) - 10.2
12. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-0) - 13.2
13. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-0) - 14.2
14. Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) - 15.2
15. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) - 16.8
16. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0) - 17.3
17. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 18.0
18. Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) - 18.2
19. Baylor Bears (3-0) - 19.1
20. TCU Horned Frogs (3-1) - 20.0
21. Clemson Tigers (4-0) - 21.2
22. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-1) - 21.4
(tie) Oregon Ducks (3-1) - 21.4
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-2) - 22.1
25. Temple Owls (3-1) - 22.9
26. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) - 26.0
27. Houston Cougars (4-0) - 26.6
28. Ohio Bobcats (3-1) - 27.8
29. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) - 31.5
30. FIU Golden Panthers (3-1) - 32.1
31. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1) - 32.6
32. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-1) - 34.3
33. Navy Midshipmen (2-1) - 34.4
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) - 34.4
35. San Diego State Aztecs (3-1) - 34.8
36. Utah Utes (2-1) - 35.9
37. Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) - 37.2
38. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1) - 38.0
39. Bowling Green Falcons (3-1) - 39.5
40. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1) - 40.4
41. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-1) - 41.0
42. Michigan State Spartans (3-1) - 42.9
43. USC Trojans (3-1) - 44.1
44. Georgia Bulldogs (2-2) - 44.4
45. UCF Knights (2-2) - 45.4
46. Auburn Tigers (3-1) - 47.2
47. Missouri Tigers (2-2) - 47.6
48. Iowa State Cyclones (3-0) - 47.9
49. Western Michigan Broncos (2-2) - 49.1
50. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1) - 50.2
51. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) - 50.3
52. Florida State Seminoles (2-2) - 50.7
53. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) - 54.3
54. Connecticut Huskies (2-2) - 54.5
55. Miami Hurricanes (1-2) - 54.6
56. California Golden Bears (3-1) - 54.8
57. Washington Huskies (3-1) - 56.7
58. Louisville Cardinals (2-1) - 56.8
59. SMU Mustangs (3-1) - 59.0
60. Washington State Cougars (2-1) - 59.1
61. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-2) - 59.9
62. Ball State Cardinals (3-1) - 60.1
63. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2) - 61.4
64. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-2) - 62.5
65. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-1) - 64.3
66. Wyoming Cowboys (3-1) - 64.5
67. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) - 65.1
68. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-1) - 70.1
69. Kansas Jayhawks (2-1) - 70.8
70. Northwestern Wildcats (2-1) - 71.4
71. Utah State Aggies (1-2) - 72.2
72. BYU Cougars (2-2) - 72.8
73. Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 73.1
74. Virginia Cavaliers (2-2) - 75.3
75. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-2) - 75.9
76. Hawaii Warriors (2-2) - 76.2
77. UCLA Bruins (2-2) - 76.7
78. Air Force Falcons (2-1) - 77.5
79. Maryland Terrapins (1-2) - 78.0
80. Nevada Wolf Pack (1-2) - 78.3
81. ECU Pirates (1-2) - 81.2
82. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-3) - 82.5
83. Toledo Rockets (1-3) - 83.0
84. Kentucky Wildcats (2-2) - 83.6
85. Colorado State Rams (3-1) - 83.9
86. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-3) - 84.4
87. NC State Wolfpack (2-2) - 88.7
88. UTEP Miners (2-2) - 89.5
89. Syracuse Orange (3-1) - 89.7
90. Rice Owls (1-2) - 90.1
91. Colorado Buffaloes (1-3) - 90.2
92. San Jose State Spartans (1-3) - 92.0
93. Troy Trojans (1-2) - 92.3
94. Indiana Hoosiers (1-3) - 92.4
95. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-3) - 94.7
96. Duke Blue Devils (2-2) - 97.5
97. Army Black Knights (1-3) - 97.7
(tie) Marshall Thundering Herd (1-3) - 97.7
99. Arizona Wildcats (1-3) - 98.9
(tie) Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-2) - 98.9
101. Buffalo Bulls (1-3) - 99.5
102. North Texas Mean Green (1-3) - 102.0
103. New Mexico State Aggies (1-3) - 102.3
104. Miami University RedHawks (0-3) - 103.6
105. Boston College Eagles (1-3) - 103.8
106. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 104.9
107. Ole Miss Rebels (1-3) - 107.2
108. Tulane Green Wave (2-2) - 108.0
109. Akron Zips (1-3) - 108.3
110. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-3) - 108.5
111. Idaho Vandals (1-3) - 110.2
112. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-3) - 111.4
113. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-3) - 112.3
114. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-3) - 113.0
115. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-3) - 113.4
116. Memphis Tigers (1-3) - 114.1
117. UAB Blazers (0-3) - 116.3
118. New Mexico Lobos (0-4) - 118.0
119. Oregon State Beavers (0-3) - 119.7
120. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-3) - 120.4