Weekly Rankings: Week 4, Sept 22

Now we're getting into the meat of the season. West Virginia is at the top for a third straight week, but their early-season SoS is going to hurt them at some point (their overall, season-long SoS is ranked 52nd, but their SoS through the first 4 games of the season is 113th). Respectively, Washington has the hardest season-long SoS at this point, with their opponents at 35-14, but Tennessee has faced the hardest schedule so far, with their first 4 opponents at 11-3.

Week 4 Rankings
Rank	Conf	Team	Points	W	L	W%	oPts	oW	oL	oW%
1	BigEast	West Virginia	169.89	4	0	100%	5.55	26	20	56.53%
2	SEC	Louisiana State	168.69	4	0	100%	43.99	26	19	57.78%
3	Pac10	Oregon	167.43	4	0	100%	165.41	27	17	61.37%
4	Big12	Oklahoma	165.72	4	0	100%	23.67	27	19	58.7%
5	SEC	Florida	157.59	4	0	100%	337.14	31	15	67.4%
6	Pac10	Arizona State	156.96	4	0	100%	61.6	26	19	57.78%
7	BigEast	Connecticut	156.76	4	0	100%	-23.92	25	18	58.14%
8	BigEast	Cincinnati	156.05	4	0	100%	-155.25	23	19	54.77%
9	Big10	Ohio State	154.76	4	0	100%	132.85	29	16	64.45%
10	Big10	Michigan State	154.44	4	0	100%	144.93	29	17	63.05%
11	Big10	Purdue	154.26	4	0	100%	-294.4	23	22	51.12%
12	Pac10	California	151.06	4	0	100%	104.13	25	19	56.82%
13	Big12	Texas	150.49	4	0	100%	-3.4	26	19	57.78%
14	Big12	Missouri	149.20	4	0	100%	-1.33	27	17	61.37%
15	Big10	Wisconsin	144.49	4	0	100%	26.3	27	18	60%
16	Big12	Kansas	144.26	4	0	100%	-438.4	22	24	47.83%
17	ACC	Boston College	142.91	4	0	100%	-240.38	22	20	52.39%
18	SEC	Kentucky	141.64	4	0	100%	157.37	29	15	65.91%
19	ACC	Clemson	134.07	4	0	100%	-316.8	21	22	48.84%
20	Pac10	Southern California	129.60	3	0	100%	53.24	27	20	57.45%
21	BigEast	Rutgers	118.76	3	0	100%	9.99	26	18	59.1%
22	BigEast	South Florida	115.96	3	0	100%	184.3	28	15	65.12%
23	WAC	Hawaii	103.79	4	0	100%	-820.8	13	25	34.22%
24	Big10	Illinois	83.15	3	1	75%	64.17	28	17	62.23%
25	Big12	Texas Tech	66.70	3	1	75%	-63.18	26	18	59.1%
26	Big12	Baylor	59.57	3	1	75%	54.82	27	17	61.37%
27	SEC	Mississippi State	59.39	3	1	75%	52.06	26	17	60.47%
28	Big10	Penn State	57.44	3	1	75%	73.66	27	21	56.25%
29	SEC	Georgia	56.92	3	1	75%	15.45	27	18	60%
30	Pac10	UCLA	52.29	3	1	75%	118.33	26	20	56.53%
31	ACC	Miami (Florida)	48.51	3	1	75%	-118.98	24	23	51.07%
32	SEC	South Carolina	47.49	3	1	75%	173.03	28	16	63.64%
33	SEC	Alabama	46.74	3	1	75%	-142.4	22	19	53.66%
34	Big10	Indiana	46.66	3	1	75%	118.2	28	17	62.23%
35	Big12	Nebraska	46.33	3	1	75%	325.52	30	15	66.67%
36	ACC	Virginia	43.63	3	1	75%	-163.72	24	24	50%
37	ACC	Virginia Tech	39.68	3	1	75%	115.39	27	17	61.37%
38	Big12	Texas A&M	37.72	3	1	75%	366.6	31	12	72.1%
39	MtnWest	New Mexico	32.97	3	1	75%	-500.32	19	25	43.19%
39	MtnWest	Wyoming	32.97	3	1	75%	-306.12	21	24	46.67%
41	ACC	Florida State	30.95	2	1	66.67%	256.8	30	17	63.83%
42	Indy	Western Kentucky	27.50	3	1	75%	-937.21	10	16	38.47%
43	Big12	Kansas State	27.13	2	1	66.67%	27.47	27	17	61.37%
44	SEC	Auburn	12.52	2	2	50%	230.26	28	12	70%
45	SEC	Vanderbilt	11.96	2	1	66.67%	10.24	27	18	60%
46	SEC	Tennessee	9.05	2	2	50%	306.03	30	14	68.19%
47	MtnWest	Air Force	8.60	3	1	75%	-586.85	17	27	38.64%
48	Big10	Iowa	8.18	2	2	50%	65.37	28	20	58.34%
49	Big12	Oklahoma State	7.10	2	2	50%	481.53	34	9	79.07%
50	Pac10	Washington State	1.85	2	2	50%	364.32	30	15	66.67%
51	ACC	Wake Forest	-1.47	2	2	50%	23.28	26	20	56.53%
52	BigEast	Pittsburgh	-1.82	2	2	50%	442.37	32	11	74.42%
53	SunBelt	Florida Atlantic	-3.33	3	1	75%	-395.7	17	27	38.64%
54	BigEast	Louisville	-5.10	2	2	50%	185.19	27	16	62.8%
55	CUSA	Houston	-5.76	2	1	66.67%	-681.49	15	26	36.59%
56	Pac10	Oregon State	-6.39	2	2	50%	313.01	29	14	67.45%
57	Pac10	Washington	-6.66	2	2	50%	573.11	35	14	71.43%
58	CUSA	Central Florida	-7.71	2	1	66.67%	-458.01	18	25	41.87%
59	MtnWest	Texas Christian	-9.15	2	2	50%	-123.27	24	21	53.34%
60	Big12	Colorado	-14.23	2	2	50%	421.73	31	14	68.89%
61	WAC	Boise State	-14.32	2	1	66.67%	-496.29	18	23	43.91%
62	Big10	Michigan	-14.84	2	2	50%	402.64	32	13	71.12%
63	MtnWest	Brigham Young	-16.18	2	2	50%	-302.35	21	20	51.22%
64	Indy	Navy	-16.89	2	2	50%	-665.47	15	27	35.72%
65	MAC	Bowling Green State	-17.19	2	1	66.67%	-256.16	23	25	47.92%
66	ACC	Georgia Tech	-17.83	2	2	50%	-114.85	25	20	55.56%
67	Big10	Northwestern	-23.57	2	2	50%	85.71	27	17	61.37%
68	ACC	Maryland	-23.71	2	2	50%	104.16	26	17	60.47%
69	MAC	Ball State	-24.35	2	2	50%	-411.23	22	26	45.84%
70	CUSA	Southern Mississippi	-24.44	2	1	66.67%	-781.18	13	27	32.5%
71	MtnWest	Nevada-Las Vegas	-25.32	2	2	50%	-67.84	24	21	53.34%
72	CUSA	Tulsa	-26.67	2	1	66.67%	-558.73	16	27	37.21%
73	SEC	Arkansas	-28.64	1	2	33.34%	-82.27	24	19	55.82%
74	Big10	Minnesota	-36.94	1	3	25%	263.83	31	13	70.46%
75	Pac10	Stanford	-42.60	1	2	33.34%	207.33	28	19	59.58%
76	CUSA	Texas-El Paso	-45.25	2	2	50%	-462.64	19	21	47.5%
77	MAC	Kent	-47.34	2	2	50%	-502.75	19	25	43.19%
78	SunBelt	Troy	-47.64	2	2	50%	-487.18	17	27	38.64%
79	WAC	New Mexico State	-51.34	2	2	50%	-635.28	18	25	41.87%
80	MAC	Ohio	-53.30	2	2	50%	-719.76	17	28	37.78%
81	MAC	Akron	-54.01	2	2	50%	-289.65	22	25	46.81%
82	Pac10	Arizona	-54.64	1	3	25%	327.25	30	13	69.77%
83	ACC	Duke	-56.48	1	3	25%	92.35	28	19	59.58%
84	SEC	Mississippi	-57.41	1	3	25%	258.03	28	12	70%
85	MAC	Eastern Michigan	-59.53	2	2	50%	-629.74	18	25	41.87%
86	WAC	Fresno State	-64.97	1	2	33.34%	-318.3	21	21	50%
87	BigEast	Syracuse	-65.15	1	3	25%	407.85	31	15	67.4%
88	WAC	Louisiana Tech	-65.63	1	2	33.34%	-251.52	21	21	50%
89	ACC	North Carolina	-65.79	1	3	25%	-189.96	24	20	54.55%
90	WAC	Nevada	-69.41	1	2	33.34%	-470.44	20	23	46.52%
91	MtnWest	San Diego State	-70.41	1	2	33.34%	12.66	26	18	59.1%
92	ACC	North Carolina State	-70.98	1	3	25%	20.43	26	17	60.47%
93	SunBelt	Arkansas State	-74.6	1	2	33.34%	-747.05	15	32	31.92%
94	Big12	Iowa State	-74.83	1	3	25%	367.38	32	12	72.73%
95	Indy	Army	-75.42	1	3	25%	-278.73	22	20	52.39%
96	MtnWest	Utah	-76.26	1	3	25%	-228.49	23	23	50%
97	CUSA	Alabama-Birmingham	-76.44	1	2	33.34%	-281.49	20	18	52.64%
98	CUSA	Memphis	-82.70	1	2	33.34%	-970.01	10	30	25%
99	MtnWest	Colorado State	-94.44	0	3	0%	-66.73	25	17	59.53%
100	MAC	Buffalo	-97.26	1	3	25%	-301.81	22	24	47.83%
101	CUSA	Tulane	-97.86	1	2	33.34%	-520.93	18	25	41.87%
102	WAC	San Jose State	-99.45	1	3	25%	-310.72	19	19	50%
103	CUSA	East Carolina	-100.43	1	3	25%	-291.82	20	22	47.62%
104	MAC	Western Michigan	-108.22	1	3	25%	-332.89	22	23	48.89%
105	WAC	Idaho	-109.81	1	3	25%	-403.36	18	22	45%
106	MAC	Miami (Ohio)	-109.85	1	3	25%	-332.74	21	25	45.66%
107	CUSA	Southern Methodist	-109.88	1	3	25%	-386.81	18	22	45%
108	MAC	Northern Illinois	-110.15	1	3	25%	-543.66	19	26	42.23%
109	MAC	Central Michigan	-113.73	1	3	25%	-113.68	25	20	55.56%
110	MAC	Toledo	-116.84	1	3	25%	-338.1	21	22	48.84%
111	WAC	Utah State	-146.85	0	4	0%	-129.9	23	21	52.28%
112	SunBelt	Louisiana-Monroe	-147.83	0	3	0%	-517.65	18	24	42.86%
113	SunBelt	North Texas	-148.85	0	3	0%	-551.11	18	30	37.5%
114	Indy	Notre Dame	-148.91	0	4	0%	410.75	32	14	69.57%
115	SunBelt	Middle Tennessee State	-155.84	0	4	0%	-401.85	19	25	43.19%
116	MAC	Temple	-163.34	0	4	0%	-317.26	22	25	46.81%
117	SunBelt	Florida International	-172.19	0	4	0%	-383.93	19	25	43.19%
118	CUSA	Marshall	-175.50	0	4	0%	-82.24	23	16	58.98%
119	CUSA	Rice	-182.04	0	4	0%	-286.87	22	19	53.66%
120	SunBelt	Louisiana-Lafayette	-190.17	0	4	0%	-569.28	16	25	39.03%

As for conferences, the Pac 10 dropped from 3rd to 5th this week. Why? Their points per team average went up a little bit, and all of their games were conference games... Basically it comes down to the fact that the two conferences that jumped them (the SEC and Big 12) went 3-0 and 7-2 respectively in their non-conference games. That boosted their points per team by double-digits.

Week 4 Conference Rankings
Rank	Conf	Avg.Pts	nc W	nc L	nc W%	nc oPts	nc oW	nc oL	nc oW%
1	BigEast	55.56	21	5	80.77%	-2,073.48	57	83	40.72%
2	Big10	49.02	27	7	79.42%	-2,951.56	53	95	35.82%
3	Big12	46.47	34	11	75.56%	-2,678.15	60	97	38.22%
4	SEC	42.67	21	3	87.5%	-2,109.99	70	82	46.06%
5	Pac10	37.29	20	6	76.93%	-1,134.62	49	62	44.15%
6	ACC	12.34	19	10	65.52%	-1,660.02	79	84	48.47%
7	MtnWest	-16.10	13	13	50%	-965.52	64	60	51.62%
8	WAC	-38.66	11	17	39.29%	-965.98	67	48	58.27%
9	MAC	-57.10	11	26	29.73%	495.44	137	71	65.87%
10	CUSA	-57.68	12	24	33.34%	-527.61	93	69	57.41%
11	SunBelt	-80.29	3	20	13.05%	657.96	96	49	66.21%