Week 4 - 2012 College Football Rankings

Some of you may ask, how is it possible that Notre Dame could beat Michigan by a touchdown and still the Fighting Irish drop three spots in the rankings? Is this a sign of the times? Actually, it isn't until four weeks in that the rankings finally settle down to the point where you have a pretty good approximation of how good each team is and how valuable each win is (because there are enough games to know if the team you beat or lost to is any good themselves). So maybe some of Notre Dame's earlier victories weren't quite as valuable as they appeared, or maybe it really is a sign of the times - not so much so at Notre Dame but at Michigan, since it appears the Wolverines might not be that good this year. (They've already lost two games and we have them currently ranked #56, even though last week the human polls had them ranked in the Top 20.) Here's where things currently stand for all of the FBS schools:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - 1.3
2. Oregon Ducks (4-0) - 1.9
3. Georgia Bulldogs (4-0) - 3.8
4. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 4.0
5. Florida Gators (4-0) - 5.1
6. Florida State Seminoles (4-0) - 5.8
7. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) - 7.9
8. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 9.3
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) - 9.4
10. LSU Tigers (4-0) - 9.6
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-0) - 10.1
12. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 11.3
13. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) - 13.8
14. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) - 15.8
15. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-0) - 16.1
16. Ohio Bobcats (4-0) - 16.4
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) - 17.1
18. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - 19.0
19. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-1) - 19.9
20. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) - 20.4
21. Louisville Cardinals (4-0) - 20.5
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) - 22.9
23. USC Trojans (3-1) - 23.1
24. Baylor Bears (3-0) - 24.4
25. Iowa State Cyclones (3-0) - 24.8
26. UCLA Bruins (3-1) - 25.1
27. Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) - 28.3
28. San Jose State Spartans (3-1) - 29.0
29. Tennessee Volunteers (3-1) - 30.0
30. Oregon State Beavers (2-0) - 31.3
31. Clemson Tigers (3-1) - 32.4
32. Arizona Wildcats (3-1) - 33.0
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) - 33.0
34. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) - 35.3
35. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) - 35.5
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 35.5
37. Michigan State Spartans (3-1) - 35.9
38. Ole Miss Rebels (3-1) - 36.8
39. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) - 38.2
40. Boise State Broncos (2-1) - 38.3
41. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-2) - 40.8
42. Duke Blue Devils (3-1) - 42.5
43. BYU Cougars (2-2) - 43.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (3-1) - 43.9
45. UCF Knights (2-1) - 44.9
46. UTSA Roadrunners (4-0) - 45.5
47. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-1) - 45.6
48. Miami Hurricanes (3-1) - 46.8
49. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) - 47.7
50. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1) - 48.7
51. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-0) - 50.4
52. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-1) - 52.0
53. South Florida Bulls (2-2) - 52.1
54. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-2) - 56.4
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) - 56.4
56. Michigan Wolverines (2-2) - 57.1
57. Missouri Tigers (2-2) - 58.8
58. Utah State Aggies (3-1) - 59.1
59. Penn State Nittany Lions (2-2) - 59.3
60. Toledo Rockets (3-1) - 60.4
61. Washington Huskies (2-1) - 61.2
62. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-1) - 62.4
63. Kentucky Wildcats (1-3) - 63.1
64. Utah Utes (2-2) - 64.4
65. Connecticut Huskies (2-2) - 65.3
66. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) - 66.7
67. Ball State Cardinals (3-1) - 67.3
68. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-1) - 69.7
69. Troy Trojans (2-2) - 71.4
70. Indiana Hoosiers (2-1) - 71.6
71. San Diego State Aztecs (2-2) - 72.3
72. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1) - 72.6
73. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-1) - 72.8
74. Texas State Bobcats (2-1) - 73.4
75. Maryland Terrapins (2-2) - 73.6
76. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-1) - 73.7
77. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2) - 74.7
78. Auburn Tigers (1-3) - 77.2
79. Boston College Eagles (1-2) - 77.5
80. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-2) - 79.1
81. Western Michigan Broncos (2-2) - 80.5
82. California Golden Bears (1-3) - 81.0
(tie) New Mexico Lobos (2-2) - 81.0
84. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-1) - 81.5
85. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) - 81.7
86. Temple Owls (1-2) - 85.6
87. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) - 87.0
88. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-3) - 87.9
89. Virginia Cavaliers (2-2) - 88.0
90. Syracuse Orange (1-3) - 88.8
91. Air Force Falcons (1-2) - 91.2
92. ECU Pirates (2-2) - 91.5
93. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-1) - 93.4
94. Rice Owls (1-3) - 94.6
95. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-2) - 95.6
96. North Texas Mean Green (1-3) - 96.2
97. UTEP Miners (1-3) - 97.8
98. Kansas Jayhawks (1-3) - 98.3
99. Miami University RedHawks (2-2) - 99.2
100. Buffalo Bulls (1-2) - 99.9
101. SMU Mustangs (1-2) - 101.2
102. Navy Midshipmen (1-2) - 101.9
103. New Mexico State Aggies (1-3) - 102.2
104. Hawaii Warriors (1-2) - 102.8
105. FIU Golden Panthers (1-3) - 104.6
106. Washington State Cougars (2-2) - 105.9
107. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2) - 106.0
108. UAB Blazers (0-3) - 107.9
109. Akron Zips (1-3) - 109.3
110. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 109.4
111. Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) - 110.1
112. South Alabama Jaguars (1-3) - 111.3
113. Army Black Knights (0-3) - 111.8
114. Tulane Green Wave (0-3) - 113.6
115. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-3) - 113.8
116. Houston Cougars (0-3) - 114.5
117. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-3) - 116.5
118. Memphis Tigers (0-4) - 118.1
119. Colorado Buffaloes (1-3) - 119.5
120. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-4) - 119.6
121. Wyoming Cowboys (1-3) - 121.1
122. Idaho Vandals (0-4) - 121.6
123. Colorado State Rams (1-3) - 122.7
124. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-4) - 124.1