| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | The Crimson Tide remain #1 with an easy win over Colorado State. Ole Miss will look to make a statement this week. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | Who needs Braxton Miller when Kenny Guiton throws for 6 touchdowns? It won't be as easy against Wisconsin. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | Until Oregon heads to Stanford, it is tough to see a defense that can stop them. Cal gets a shot this week. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | The 42-28 final does not reflect how much Stanford crushed Arizona State. Washington State is the next victim. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Clemson | Clemson's offense was not all that explosive against North Carolina State, but it was enough to get the win. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville absoutely dominated FIU, winning 72-0. After a week off, the Cardinals will dominate Temple. | 7 |
| 7 |  | LSU | LSU survived a second half comeback by Auburn. The biggest test of the year, so far, comes this week at Georgia. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Georgia | Georgia pulled away from North Texas in the second half and won 45-21. Next up is a fun game against LSU. | 6 |
| 9 |  | Florida State | Florida State keeps cruising along without any serious competition. It may not come at Boston College either. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies are hitting the road for the first time this week, but Arkansas is coming off of a tough loss to Rutgers. | 10 |
| 11 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks deserved a week off after a tough three game stretch to begin the year. A trip to UCF will be difficult. | 11 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | UCLA looked very impressive during non-conference play. They hope it continues next Thursday night at Utah. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma | With a week off to prepare for Notre Dame, the Sooners are expected to make a good game of it in South Bend. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Michigan | Michigan barely survived again as a heavy favorite. They could use the week off before starting Big Ten play. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami has looked good at home so far this year, but this week they hit the first for the first time. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish defense again stepped up and held off Michigan State. The OU offense is much better though. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Florida | The Gators beat Tennessee, but they lost quarterback Jeff Driskel for the year with a broken leg. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Northwestern | Thanks to a great defensive showing, which included two defensive scores, Northwestern survived against Maine. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Mississippi | Hopefully Ole Miss enjoyed the week off since three of their next four games are against Bama, A&M and LSU. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Oklahoma State | Back in week one OSU knocked off Mississippi State 21-3. A road trip to WVU should prove more difficult. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Washington | Keith Price had another solid outing as UW wrapped up non-conference play with a 56-0 win over Idaho State. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska ran all over South Dakota State and the Cornhuskers hardly missed Taylor Martinez at all. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Baylor | Baylor kept right at their average by scoring 70 against ULM. After a week off they can score 70 against WVU too. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Fresno State | With a huge win over Boise State, the Bulldogs are now the obvious favorite to win the Mountain West. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers had no trouble with a bad Purdue squad. A trip to Ohio State has huge Leaders Division title implications. | NR |
Week 4 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 09/21/2013
