Wow! What a series of games. Thursday night saw a road upset of epic proportions when South Alabama (2-2/108) opened the Sun Belt season with a 48-14 beat down at App St (2-2/120). Friday’s three games were won by a combined 11 points and included 2 contests go into overtime. On Saturday we saw James Madison (3-0/25), who are in their 3rd season as an FBS team, go into Chapel Hill and put up 53 on the Tar Heels (3-1/50). During the broadcast, the announcers showed a graphic that the North Carolina men’s basketball team did not give up 53 in a half last year. At one point 36 points behind, UNC went on a 21-3 run and looked like it could be a comeback for the ages, but the Dukes won a b-ball-like scoring game 70-50. Both Army (3-0/22) and Navy (3-0/30) are 2-0 in the American AND they are the only teams with any conference wins. If they end up 1-2 in the conference, they would play for the championship the week before they play their (officially non-conference) traditional game. I could keep going for pages and pages. Some teams surprised, some were perhaps exposed, some were idle, but all 263 teams have now played (thank you, Ivy League for joining in) and are in the GCR.
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Once again, we have a new #1 as Texas (4-0/1) took over from idle Alabama (3-0/3). The top 4 are all from the SEC and none of them are called Georgia (3-0/7). The conference has dominated the top half of both the GCR and the AP poll so far this season. Big games are coming up (teaser for the next Expectation) and we can anticipate some changes. This week’s top 25 include 8 different conferences, however, including 6 from both the SEC and Big Ten, 5 from the ACC, 4 from the Big 12 and one each from the American, Mountain West, Pac (1)2, and the Sun. With no further ado, here is the Week 4 Top 263 of the GCR. Thank you for reading and sharing with others, G
| RANK | Team | Conf | Win | Loss |
| 1 | Texas | SEC | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Mississippi | SEC | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami FL | ACC | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Indiana | B10 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | BYU | B12 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Missouri | SEC | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Ohio St | B10 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Utah | B12 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa St | B12 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois | B10 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisville | ACC | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | UCF | B12 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn St | B10 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Duke | ACC | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Rutgers | B10 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon | B10 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Washington St | PAC | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Army | AAC | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | UNLV | MWC | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Boston College | ACC | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | James Madison | SUN | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Oklahoma St | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | ND | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Liberty | USA | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Navy | AAC | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Nebraska | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Maryland | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Michigan | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Kansas St | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Iowa | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | SEC | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | SMU | ACC | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Arkansas | SEC | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | South Carolina | SEC | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Michigan St | B10 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Southern Cal | B10 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Colorado | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Arizona St | B12 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | LSU | SEC | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | California | ACC | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | North Carolina | ACC | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Clemson | ACC | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Baylor | B12 | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Buffalo | MAC | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Syracuse | ACC | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Toledo | MAC | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Sam Houston | USA | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | San Jose St | MWC | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | Fresno St | MWC | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | W Kentucky | USA | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | Memphis | AAC | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Stanford | ACC | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Coastal Carolina | SUN | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | UCLA | B10 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 | E Michigan | MAC | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | North Texas | AAC | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | West Virginia | B12 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 | Oregon St | PAC | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | ULM | SUN | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Arizona | B12 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | N Illinois | MAC | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Minnesota | B10 | 2 | 2 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | Boise St | MWC | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | TCU | B12 | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | B10 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | Kentucky | SEC | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Florida | SEC | 2 | 2 |
| 79 | Northwestern | B10 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Texas St | SUN | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Kent St | MAC | 0 | 4 |
| 82 | Auburn | SEC | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | Florida St | ACC | 1 | 3 |
| 84 | UCONN | IND | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Kansas | B12 | 1 | 3 |
| 86 | Arkansas St | SUN | 2 | 2 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2 | 2 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee | USA | 1 | 3 |
| 89 | NC St | ACC | 2 | 2 |
| 90 | Houston | B12 | 1 | 3 |
| 91 | Tulane | AAC | 2 | 2 |
| 92 | Georgia St | SUN | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1 | 2 |
| 94 | Wyoming | MWC | 0 | 4 |
| 95 | Louisiana | SUN | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Ga Southern | SUN | 2 | 2 |
| 97 | Charlotte | AAC | 1 | 3 |
| 98 | South Florida | AAC | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | Akron | MAC | 1 | 3 |
| 100 | Purdue | B10 | 1 | 2 |
| 101 | UTSA | AAC | 2 | 2 |
| 102 | New Mexico St | USA | 1 | 3 |
| 103 | C Michigan | MAC | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | Ball St | MAC | 1 | 2 |
| 105 | East Carolina | AAC | 2 | 2 |
| 106 | Mississippi St | SEC | 1 | 3 |
| 107 | Colorado St | MWC | 2 | 2 |
| 108 | South Alabama | SUN | 2 | 2 |
| 109 | Temple | AAC | 1 | 3 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | MAC | 1 | 2 |
| 111 | Mercer | SoCon | 4 | 0 |
| 112 | Miami OH | MAC | 0 | 3 |
| 113 | UTEP | USA | 0 | 4 |
| 114 | Jacksonville St | USA | 1 | 3 |
| 115 | Montana St | Big Sky | 4 | 0 |
| 116 | Marshall | SUN | 1 | 2 |
| 117 | Hawaii | MWC | 2 | 2 |
| 118 | UMASS | IND | 1 | 3 |
| 119 | Tulsa | AAC | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | App St | SUN | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Ohio | MAC | 2 | 2 |
| 122 | Troy | SUN | 1 | 3 |
| 123 | Butler | Pioneer | 3 | 0 |
| 124 | UAB | AAC | 1 | 2 |
| 125 | Utah St | MWC | 1 | 3 |
| 126 | FIU | USA | 1 | 3 |
| 127 | FAU | AAC | 1 | 3 |
| 128 | Delaware | Colonial | 3 | 0 |
| 129 | Nevada | MWC | 2 | 3 |
| 130 | San Diego St | MWC | 1 | 2 |
| 131 | New Mexico | MWC | 0 | 4 |
| 132 | Harvard | Ivy | 1 | 0 |
| 133 | W Michigan | MAC | 1 | 2 |
| 134 | Old Dominion | SUN | 0 | 3 |
| 135 | Kennesaw St | USA | 0 | 3 |
| 136 | Rice | AAC | 1 | 3 |
| 137 | Air Force | MWC | 1 | 2 |
| 138 | Dartmouth | IVY | 1 | 0 |
| 139 | Brown | IVY | 1 | 0 |
| 140 | LA Tech | USA | 1 | 2 |
| 141 | Idaho | Big Sky | 3 | 1 |
| 142 | South Dakota St | MVFC | 3 | 1 |
| 143 | North Dakota | MVFC | 3 | 1 |
| 144 | C Arkansas | UAC | 3 | 1 |
| 145 | North Dakota St | MVFC | 3 | 1 |
| 146 | Columbia | IVY | 1 | 0 |
| 147 | Montana | Big Sky | 3 | 1 |
| 148 | New Hampshire | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 149 | William & Mary | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 150 | Yale | IVY | 1 | 0 |
| 151 | Lehigh | Patriot | 3 | 1 |
| 152 | Illinois St | MVFC | 3 | 1 |
| 153 | SEMO | BSO/OVC | 3 | 1 |
| 154 | Hampton | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 155 | Tarleton | UAC | 3 | 1 |
| 156 | Lamar | Southland | 3 | 1 |
| 157 | UC Davis | Big Sky | 3 | 1 |
| 158 | Southern Miss | SUN | 1 | 3 |
| 159 | Stony Brook | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 160 | Grambling St | SWAC | 3 | 1 |
| 161 | Villanova | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 162 | South Dakota | MVFC | 2 | 1 |
| 163 | Rhode Island | Colonial | 3 | 1 |
| 164 | McNeese | Southland | 3 | 2 |
| 165 | Wofford | SoCon | 2 | 1 |
| 166 | San Diego | Pioneer | 2 | 1 |
| 167 | Dayton | Pioneer | 2 | 1 |
| 168 | W Illinois | BSO/OVC | 0 | 3 |
| 169 | S Illinois | MVFC | 2 | 2 |
| 170 | Sacramento St | Big Sky | 2 | 2 |
| 171 | Chattanooga | SoCon | 0 | 3 |
| 172 | Davidson | Pioneer | 2 | 1 |
| 173 | Duquesne | Northeast | 2 | 2 |
| 174 | Murray St | MVFC | 1 | 2 |
| 175 | Weber St | Big Sky | 2 | 2 |
| 176 | Howard | MEAC | 2 | 2 |
| 177 | Florida A&M | SWAC | 2 | 2 |
| 178 | Abilene Christian | UAC | 2 | 2 |
| 179 | Richmond | Colonial | 2 | 2 |
| 180 | Steph F Austin | Southland | 2 | 2 |
| 181 | Lafayette | Patriot | 2 | 2 |
| 182 | E Kentucky | UAC | 2 | 2 |
| 183 | Jackson St | SWAC | 2 | 2 |
| 184 | Idaho St | Big Sky | 2 | 2 |
| 185 | Morgan St | MEAC | 2 | 2 |
| 186 | E Tennessee St | SoCon | 2 | 2 |
| 187 | N Iowa | MVFC | 2 | 2 |
| 188 | E Illinois | BSO/OVC | 1 | 3 |
| 189 | Portland St | Big Sky | 0 | 3 |
| 190 | Youngstown St | MVFC | 1 | 3 |
| 191 | C Connecticut | Northeast | 2 | 2 |
| 192 | N Arizona | Big Sky | 2 | 2 |
| 193 | NC Central | MEAC | 2 | 2 |
| 194 | S Utah | UAC | 1 | 3 |
| 195 | Monmouth | Colonial | 2 | 2 |
| 196 | Citadel | SoCon | 2 | 2 |
| 197 | Tennessee Tech | BSO/OVC | 1 | 2 |
| 198 | Incarnate Word | Southland | 2 | 2 |
| 199 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | 2 | 2 |
| 200 | Furman | SoCon | 1 | 3 |
| 201 | Missouri St | MVFC | 2 | 2 |
| 202 | Bucknell | Patriot | 2 | 2 |
| 203 | Southern | SWAC | 2 | 2 |
| 204 | Houston Christian | Southland | 1 | 3 |
| 205 | Morehead St | Pioneer | 2 | 2 |
| 206 | Tennessee St | BSO/OVC | 2 | 2 |
| 207 | Towson | Colonial | 1 | 3 |
| 208 | Wagner | Northeast | 2 | 2 |
| 209 | Maine | Colonial | 2 | 2 |
| 210 | Drake | Pioneer | 1 | 1 |
| 211 | Georgetown | Patriot | 2 | 2 |
| 212 | Austin Peay | UAC | 1 | 3 |
| 213 | Campbell | Colonial | 1 | 3 |
| 214 | Elon | Colonial | 1 | 3 |
| 215 | Utah Tech | UAC | 0 | 4 |
| 216 | Ark Pine Bluff | SWAC | 1 | 3 |
| 217 | N Alabama | UAC | 0 | 5 |
| 218 | VMI | SoCon | 0 | 4 |
| 219 | Presbyterian | Pioneer | 2 | 2 |
| 220 | South Carolina St | MEAC | 1 | 2 |
| 221 | Sacred Heart | FCSIND | 2 | 2 |
| 222 | Stetson | Pioneer | 2 | 2 |
| 223 | Cal Poly | Big Sky | 1 | 2 |
| 224 | Gardner Webb | BSO/OVC | 1 | 3 |
| 225 | Tennessee Martin | BSO/OVC | 1 | 3 |
| 226 | Robert Morris | Northeast | 2 | 2 |
| 227 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 1 | 2 |
| 228 | St Francis | Northeast | 1 | 3 |
| 229 | Samford | SoCon | 1 | 2 |
| 230 | Norfolk St | MEAC | 2 | 3 |
| 231 | Alcorn St | SWAC | 1 | 3 |
| 232 | Stonehill | Northeast | 1 | 2 |
| 233 | Albany | Colonial | 1 | 2 |
| 234 | Penn | IVY | 0 | 1 |
| 235 | Northwestern St | Southland | 0 | 4 |
| 236 | Long Island | Northeast | 0 | 4 |
| 237 | Indiana St | MVFC | 1 | 2 |
| 238 | Bethune | SWAC | 0 | 4 |
| 239 | Southeastern | Southland | 1 | 3 |
| 240 | Merrimack | FCSIND | 1 | 3 |
| 241 | Prairie View | SWAC | 1 | 3 |
| 242 | Charleston | BSO/OVC | 1 | 2 |
| 243 | W Carolina | SoCon | 1 | 3 |
| 244 | Nicholls | Southland | 1 | 3 |
| 245 | Princeton | IVY | 0 | 1 |
| 246 | Commerce | Southland | 0 | 4 |
| 247 | Mississippi Valley | SWAC | 0 | 4 |
| 248 | N Colorado | Big Sky | 0 | 4 |
| 249 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | 2 | 2 |
| 250 | Marist | Pioneer | 0 | 3 |
| 251 | Mercyhurst | Northeast | 1 | 3 |
| 252 | Fordham | Patriot | 0 | 4 |
| 253 | Lindenwood | BSO/OVC | 1 | 3 |
| 254 | West Georgia | UAC | 1 | 2 |
| 255 | Delaware St | MEAC | 1 | 3 |
| 256 | Alabama St | SWAC | 1 | 2 |
| 257 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 1 | 3 |
| 258 | Bryant | Colonial | 1 | 3 |
| 259 | Colgate | Patriot | 1 | 3 |
| 260 | E Washington | Big Sky | 1 | 3 |
| 261 | North Carolina A&T | Colonial | 1 | 3 |
| 262 | Cornell | IVY | 0 | 1 |
| 263 | St Thomas | Pioneer | 1 | 3 |
