Kansas is ranked in the HERO Sports College Football Rankings for the first time this season.
The Jayhawks entered the Top 100 after demolishing Rutgers in Week 3. Also, BYU jumped 30 spots with a win at Wisconsin, and LSU moved from No. 17 to No. 6 with their win at Auburn.
In addition to Kansas, there are six other new teams ranked this week, including Northern Illinois, Nevada and South Alabama.
Week 4 Rankings
|
Ranking |
Team |
Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 7 |
| 6 | LSU | 17 |
| 7 | Stanford | 5 |
| 8 | Washington | 10 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 9 |
| 10 | Auburn | 4 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 12 |
| 12 | TCU | 16 |
| 13 | Penn State | 14 |
| 14 | Michigan | 15 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 11 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 19 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 28 |
| 19 | UCF | 20 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 21 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 22 |
| 22 | Boston College | 23 |
| 23 | Boise State | 13 |
| 24 | Missouri | 24 |
| 25 | Utah | 18 |
| 26 | Iowa | 30 |
| 27 | Michigan State | 26 |
| 28 | Oregon | 27 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 29 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 32 |
| 31 | Cal | 35 |
| 32 | Duke | 39 |
| 33 | North Texas | 45 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 33 |
| 35 | NC State | 37 |
| 36 | App State | 38 |
| 37 | BYU | 67 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 42 |
| 39 | Washington State | 40 |
| 40 | Texas | 48 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 31 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 52 |
| 43 | USC | 25 |
| 44 | Baylor | 36 |
| 45 | USF | 44 |
| 46 | Florida | 49 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 43 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | 34 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 53 |
| 50 | Memphis | 54 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 59 |
| 52 | Navy | 56 |
| 53 | Colorado | 57 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 58 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 61 |
| 56 | Marshall | 62 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 63 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 66 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 46 |
| 60 | Army | 76 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 77 |
| 62 | Houston | 50 |
| 63 | UNLV | 65 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 55 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 68 |
| 66 | Indiana | 69 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 70 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 75 |
| 69 | Florida State | 41 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 51 |
| 71 | Louisville | 60 |
| 72 | Troy | 85 |
| 73 | Maryland | 47 |
| 74 | Arizona | 71 |
| 75 | Akron | 93 |
| 76 | Nebraska | 64 |
| 77 | Utah State | 73 |
| 78 | Toledo | 74 |
| 79 | UAB | 89 |
| 80 | Virginia | 88 |
| 81 | Temple | 96 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 91 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 78 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 84 |
| 85 | Kansas | Unranked |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | Unranked |
| 87 | Arkansas | 72 |
| 88 | Tulane | 79 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 80 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 81 |
| 91 | Purdue | 82 |
| 92 | Ohio | 83 |
| 93 | UCLA | 87 |
| 94 | New Mexico | Unranked |
| 95 | Florida International | 100 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 90 |
| 97 | Nevada | Unranked |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 98 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | Unranked |
| 100 | South Alabama | Unranked |
