Rankings: Week 4

Some big shakeups in the conference race this week -

Week 4 Conference Achievement Rankings
Rank	Avg Points	Conference	non-conf W	non-conf L	non-conf W%	non-conf oPts	non-conf oW	non-conf oL	non-conf oW%
1	49.27	Big12	32	10	76.2%	-1529.27	61	74	45.2%
2	49.14	SEC	23	2	92.0%	-1358.22	28	51	35.4%
3	47.37	BigEast	21	7	75.0%	-1392.36	38	46	45.2%
4	37.26	Big10	24	9	72.7%	-687.24	58	54	51.8%
5	37.07	Pac10	19	7	73.1%	-11.91	53	38	58.2%
6	12.23	MtnWest	16	11	59.3%	-854.34	40	43	48.2%
7	11.51	ACC	19	13	59.4%	-366.70	64	30	68.1%
8	-7.50	CUSA	16	17	48.5%	-1037.18	53	49	52.0%
9	-7.96	WAC	13	15	46.4%	-526.27	53	44	54.6%
10	-38.95	SunBelt	8	19	29.6%	17.01	58	38	60.4%
11	-41.42	MAC	13	29	31.0%	-196.47	87	56	60.8%

#1 Big12: Going 9-1 in a weekend will do wonders for your conference reputation, as the Big12 shows. Of course, none of the wins were really all that great, since all their opponents are at .500 or worse (excepting Southern Miss). The one loss shouldn't hurt too bad, but it reinforces the idea that Houston just has the Big12's number this year. They've only got 6 nonconf games left, so they'll have to rely on their previous opponents to do well. In other words, they're gonna start dropping down week by week.

#2 SEC: 4-0 this weekend against Ohio, Rice, Ball State, and Arizona State. They're wins, but they won't really help in the long run. The good news is that the SEC still has almost half of their nonconference games to play, so they have a shot to keep building up their points. They'll need to since their opponents so far are a pathetic 28-51.

#3 BigEast: Another fine weekend for the BigEast, going 5-2. Knocking off Florida State was huge, but the other wins won't be much help. The loss to Cincinnati won't hurt much, and probably neither will the loss to Utah. They're sitting pretty and won't get the credit they deserve for their nonconference victories, but all they can do is keep winning.

#4 Big10: Only one nonconference game this week, and it was a loss to Notre Dame, which might not be too bad. Overall, the Big10 dropped a few points, but it still hanging in there.

#5 Pac10: Same with the Pac10 - one game, a loss to Georgia at home. Not too bad, considering the Dawgs are rebounding nicely this month. Most of their nonconf games are finished, but their opponents have been some of the best, going 53-38. That'll help the Pac10 in the long run.

#6 MtnWest: Way far behind in 6th place is the MtnWest, going 2-1 this weekend but still only 16-11 in nonconf play this year, 5-8 against the BCS schools.

#7 ACC: Just 2-3 this weekend, with losses to Rutgers, TCU, and South Florida. The win against NC Central is useless, but the victory over Pitt might prove helpful. But it's not going to help them gain the ground they need on the other BCS conferences.

#8-11 CUSA, WAC, SunBelt, MAC: Just another day at the office. The WAC actually went 5-2 this weekend, but they didn't beat anybody good. The other three conferences were 5-11. Sorry, guys.

As far as the team rankings go, we're starting to get a clearer picture of who's solid. Iowa jumps ahead with their solid win at Penn State, followed by Boise State, LSU, and Cincinnati. As far as SoS goes, Washington, Colorado, and Washington State are still playing the toughest schedules.

Week 4 Achievement Rankings
Rank	Conf	Team	Pts	W	L	W%	oPts	oW	oL	oW%	rank∆
1	Big10	Iowa	145.69	4	0	100.0%	320.46	30	14	68.2%	2
2	WAC	Boise St	127.72	4	0	100.0%	-395.22	18	27	40.0%	4
3	SEC	LSU	127.06	4	0	100.0%	348.46	28	16	63.6%	-1
4	BigEast	Cincinnati	125.08	4	0	100.0%	-92.85	22	20	52.4%	-3
5	Big10	Michigan	121.35	4	0	100.0%	100.17	25	17	59.5%	9
6	Big12	Texas	117.69	4	0	100.0%	288.78	28	16	63.6%	-1
7	SEC	Florida	116.74	4	0	100.0%	-5.02	23	20	53.5%	14
8	SEC	Alabama	116.35	4	0	100.0%	135.71	24	16	60.0%	2
9	Big12	Kansas	115.98	4	0	100.0%	145.81	27	16	62.8%	4
10	SEC	Auburn	112.19	4	0	100.0%	37.19	23	17	57.5%	-6
11	BigEast	South Florida	110.24	4	0	100.0%	-160.17	22	19	53.7%	9
12	Big12	Missouri	107.42	4	0	100.0%	63.20	24	17	58.5%	7
13	Big10	Wisconsin	100.41	4	0	100.0%	109.98	26	19	57.8%	3
14	CUSA	Houston	92.28	3	0	100.0%	-308.20	20	24	45.5%	9
15	MtnWest	TCU	91.34	3	0	100.0%	-191.81	21	22	48.8%	11
16	Pac10	UCLA	87.81	3	0	100.0%	240.14	27	20	57.4%	-7
17	ACC	Virginia Tech	79.92	3	1	75.0%	307.83	29	17	63.0%	15
18	Big12	Texas A&M	76.69	3	0	100.0%	-17.93	22	21	51.2%	9
19	SEC	Georgia	73.35	3	1	75.0%	398.52	30	12	71.4%	12
20	Pac10	Oregon	73.18	3	1	75.0%	446.74	30	16	65.2%	18
21	SEC	South Carolina	72.54	3	1	75.0%	171.94	25	15	62.5%	13
22	Big10	Minnesota	69.44	3	1	75.0%	174.13	27	16	62.8%	19
23	Pac10	Arizona	67.49	3	1	75.0%	379.48	29	14	67.4%	25
24	Pac10	USC	66.41	3	1	75.0%	381.05	29	17	63.0%	11
25	Pac10	California	66.35	3	1	75.0%	181.23	26	17	60.5%	-18
26	MtnWest	Brigham Young	66.11	3	1	75.0%	12.12	23	21	52.3%	24
27	WAC	Idaho	65.39	3	1	75.0%	-122.39	20	24	45.5%	12
28	ACC	North Carolina	64.91	3	1	75.0%	-42.27	23	16	59.0%	-20
29	ACC	Georgia Tech	62.41	3	1	75.0%	-15.98	23	21	52.3%	23
30	SunBelt	Mid Tenn St	62.16	3	1	75.0%	-539.88	14	31	31.1%	7
31	Pac10	Stanford	62.15	3	1	75.0%	328.33	28	18	60.9%	9
32	BigEast	Connecticut	61.84	3	1	75.0%	320.04	29	13	69.0%	-3
33	MtnWest	Utah	60.69	3	1	75.0%	4.04	23	22	51.1%	9
34	CUSA	Tulsa	59.32	3	1	75.0%	-265.18	19	22	46.3%	-1
35	Big10	Indiana	58.83	3	1	75.0%	48.50	25	18	58.1%	-23
36	Indy	Notre Dame	58.55	3	1	75.0%	160.70	26	21	55.3%	19
37	BigEast	Pittsburgh	56.95	3	1	75.0%	225.21	28	15	65.1%	-26
38	Big10	Ohio St	56.30	3	1	75.0%	482.77	32	15	68.1%	18
39	Big12	Nebraska	54.86	3	1	75.0%	244.42	26	17	60.5%	15
40	CUSA	Marshall	54.77	3	1	75.0%	-277.77	19	23	45.2%	26
41	MAC	Central Michigan	54.54	3	1	75.0%	-547.90	16	29	35.6%	10
42	Big12	Iowa St	54.37	3	1	75.0%	365.71	30	12	71.4%	18
43	MtnWest	Colorado St	54.07	3	1	75.0%	-171.49	21	22	48.8%	-28
44	MtnWest	Air Force	52.97	3	1	75.0%	-61.40	24	21	53.3%	9
45	Big12	Oklahoma St	52.82	3	1	75.0%	263.91	27	13	67.5%	12
46	Big10	Penn St	49.94	3	1	75.0%	109.80	25	17	59.5%	-29
47	ACC	Boston College	49.83	3	1	75.0%	-9.70	24	20	54.5%	18
48	CUSA	Southern Miss	49.31	3	1	75.0%	-172.41	21	21	50.0%	-30
49	BigEast	Rutgers	48.96	3	1	75.0%	-123.62	22	17	56.4%	21
50	ACC	NC State	48.20	3	1	75.0%	-38.92	24	18	57.1%	22
51	ACC	Miami (FL)	44.57	2	1	66.7%	124.07	25	17	59.5%	-29
52	Big12	Oklahoma	33.68	2	1	66.7%	426.38	31	12	72.1%	-6
53	SEC	Mississippi	29.88	2	1	66.7%	-48.58	24	17	58.5%	-28
54	WAC	Hawaii	27.62	2	1	66.7%	-198.09	23	24	48.9%	-9
55	Pac10	Arizona St	26.89	2	1	66.7%	267.15	28	17	62.2%	-27
56	SEC	Kentucky	25.83	2	1	66.7%	187.65	27	17	61.4%	-32
57	BigEast	West Virginia	25.54	2	1	66.7%	344.14	30	13	69.8%	2
58	Big12	Baylor	24.81	2	1	66.7%	368.07	31	13	70.5%	15
59	CUSA	SMU	21.01	2	1	66.7%	-222.02	20	22	47.6%	-1
60	ACC	Clemson	16.14	2	2	50.0%	107.34	25	17	59.5%	-30
61	Pac10	Washington	15.67	2	2	50.0%	631.31	33	13	71.7%	-25
62	ACC	Florida St	2.77	2	2	50.0%	333.13	30	15	66.7%	-15
63	SunBelt	LA-Monroe	1.87	2	2	50.0%	-338.63	17	23	42.5%	22
64	SEC	Mississippi St	1.42	2	2	50.0%	554.46	32	9	78.0%	-20
65	ACC	Wake Forest	-0.69	2	2	50.0%	75.03	25	18	58.1%	3
66	Indy	Navy	-1.28	2	2	50.0%	-206.77	22	22	50.0%	13
67	MAC	Northern Illinois	-1.67	2	2	50.0%	-432.43	18	26	40.9%	-24
68	SunBelt	LA-Lafayette	-1.73	2	2	50.0%	-332.65	18	24	42.9%	-6
69	SunBelt	Troy	-2.10	2	2	50.0%	-390.00	16	28	36.4%	20
70	Big12	Texas Tech	-2.19	2	2	50.0%	150.79	26	15	63.4%	-6
71	CUSA	East Carolina	-2.84	2	2	50.0%	-65.66	23	20	53.5%	13
72	MAC	Western Michigan	-3.28	2	2	50.0%	-416.77	18	26	40.9%	8
73	SEC	Tennessee	-4.93	2	2	50.0%	411.47	30	15	66.7%	17
74	SEC	Vanderbilt	-4.94	2	2	50.0%	213.30	27	16	62.8%	20
75	CUSA	UCF	-5.63	2	2	50.0%	-166.52	21	21	50.0%	-14
76	Pac10	Oregon St	-6.00	2	2	50.0%	363.59	29	14	67.4%	-27
77	Big12	Kansas St	-7.11	2	2	50.0%	186.99	27	11	71.1%	6
78	MAC	Ohio	-7.48	2	2	50.0%	-695.47	14	31	31.1%	-15
79	Indy	Army	-8.34	2	2	50.0%	-368.37	18	23	43.9%	-8
80	BigEast	Syracuse	-8.41	2	2	50.0%	288.40	29	14	67.4%	7
81	MtnWest	UNLV	-10.27	2	2	50.0%	-91.41	22	20	52.4%	-14
82	MAC	Toledo	-11.38	2	2	50.0%	-530.29	14	30	31.8%	22
83	MAC	Kent St	-12.52	2	2	50.0%	-470.96	16	26	38.1%	17
84	Big10	Northwestern	-12.83	2	2	50.0%	-99.81	22	21	51.2%	-15
85	ACC	Duke	-13.36	2	2	50.0%	-15.39	24	16	60.0%	3
86	MtnWest	Wyoming	-15.96	2	2	50.0%	-52.04	23	20	53.5%	19
87	WAC	New Mexico St	-23.11	2	2	50.0%	-392.72	18	27	40.0%	19
88	Big10	Illinois	-29.04	1	2	33.3%	238.88	29	16	64.4%	-13
89	BigEast	Louisville	-29.74	1	2	33.3%	361.50	30	12	71.4%	-15
90	WAC	Utah St	-29.74	1	2	33.3%	-26.35	23	19	54.8%	19
91	WAC	Louisiana Tech	-32.83	1	2	33.3%	19.06	24	19	55.8%	5
92	SEC	Arkansas	-34.75	1	2	33.3%	477.81	31	11	73.8%	-15
93	Big12	Colorado	-35.04	1	2	33.3%	624.98	35	11	76.1%	9
94	SunBelt	Arkansas St	-38.78	1	2	33.3%	-303.58	18	24	42.9%	-18
95	CUSA	Tulane	-42.89	1	2	33.3%	104.35	26	17	60.5%	16
96	MAC	Temple	-45.22	1	2	33.3%	-566.10	16	28	36.4%	16
97	MAC	Bowling Green	-53.75	1	3	25.0%	-76.75	24	24	50.0%	-19
98	MtnWest	San Diego St	-55.99	1	3	25.0%	110.00	27	17	61.4%	-12
99	WAC	Fresno St	-56.74	1	3	25.0%	25.43	23	17	57.5%	-7
100	Big10	Michigan St	-59.75	1	3	25.0%	331.30	30	14	68.2%	-3
101	SunBelt	North Texas	-62.61	1	3	25.0%	-334.66	18	27	40.0%	-19
102	WAC	San Jose St	-63.37	1	3	25.0%	-5.37	23	19	54.8%	12
103	MAC	Akron	-63.55	1	3	25.0%	-279.44	20	23	46.5%	-10
104	CUSA	UAB	-63.90	1	3	25.0%	-131.32	21	23	47.7%	-1
105	Pac10	Washington St	-63.96	1	3	25.0%	567.12	31	13	70.5%	-4
106	MAC	Buffalo	-64.29	1	3	25.0%	-413.78	18	26	40.9%	-25
107	Big10	Purdue	-64.48	1	3	25.0%	423.39	31	16	66.0%	-16
108	CUSA	UTEP	-65.65	1	3	25.0%	67.04	25	20	55.6%	-9
109	ACC	Maryland	-68.57	1	3	25.0%	99.52	26	18	59.1%	-14
110	CUSA	Memphis	-70.27	1	3	25.0%	44.62	25	18	58.1%	-12
111	WAC	Nevada	-84.04	0	3	0.0%	224.73	27	18	60.0%	-3
112	SunBelt	Florida Atl	-86.91	0	3	0.0%	-222.00	20	26	43.5%	-2
113	SunBelt	Florida Intl	-87.82	0	3	0.0%	2.05	24	22	52.2%	-6
114	MAC	Eastern Michigan	-90.00	0	3	0.0%	-159.01	22	24	47.8%	-1
115	ACC	Virginia	-103.31	0	3	0.0%	336.48	29	14	67.4%	3
116	MAC	Miami (OH)	-118.50	0	4	0.0%	66.21	25	21	54.3%	0
117	MtnWest	New Mexico	-128.55	0	4	0.0%	353.66	30	16	65.2%	0
118	CUSA	Rice	-129.56	0	4	0.0%	36.10	24	21	53.3%	-3
119	SunBelt	Western Kentucky	-140.52	0	4	0.0%	-238.18	20	23	46.5%	1
120	MAC	Ball St	-141.36	0	4	0.0%	-216.83	21	22	48.8%	-1