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College Football Week 4 Power Rankings

By Elias Arnett

Oct 24, 2015; Harrisonburg, VA, USA; General view of ESPN Gameday set during the broadcast in the front of Wilson Hall on the campus of James Madison University prior to the homecoming game between Richmond and James Madison at Bridgeforth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Harrisonburg, VA, USA; General view of ESPN Gameday set during the broadcast in the front of Wilson Hall on the campus of James Madison University prior to the homecoming game between Richmond and James Madison at Bridgeforth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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The path to the College Football Playoff begins here with our post-Week 4 college football power rankings.

We have now been through four weeks of college football, and it sure is nice to have football back in our lives. There have been some surprises, with Louisville and Lamar Jackson taking over the national scene, but there are always the Alabama’s and Ohio State’s that will be in the top five every year.

This slideshow will give you my top 10 teams in college football each week, along with predictions for their games coming up that weekend. All betting lines will be from Vegas Insider.

Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

I know, there was a lot of hype surrounding the Tennessee Volunteers and their football program before the season. The Volunteers came in as the #9 ranked team in the AP pre-season poll, but there first game against Appalachian State produced some worry. They won 20-13 in overtime and struggled to get going in the first half.

Many media members and fans were uneasy about Joshua Dobbs and the Volunteers after they found themselves trailing by 10 at halftime against Appalachian State, and everyone remembers what Appalachian State did at Michigan in 2007. But the defense had other ideas, giving up zero points in the second half and overtime to give the Volunteers their first win of the season.

Since then the Volunteers have beaten Ohio and Florida at home and Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway. Last week’s 38-28 win was their first win against Florida since 2004.

Their schedule has been rather generous so far, not playing a true road game yet. That will only get tougher starting this week. The next three weeks they play in Athens against Georgia, at College Station for Texas A&M, and then back home with Alabama before their bye week.

This is a big stretch for the Volunteers, who are trying to show their worth to the voters and fans. Both Alabama (1) and Texas A&M (9) are the only SEC teams ranked in the AP Top 10.  A couple of wins in the next two weeks and Knoxville will be rocking as the Crimson Tide come to town.

I think this weekend’s matchup will be tough, as Georgia is coming off a 45-14 loss to Ole Miss. I think Tennessee will grind out the win, but look for a more determined Georgia team.

Next Matchup: at Georgia

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