Week 4 losses reshape CBS Sports college football rankings
Eight AP-ranked teams lost in Week 4, with Iowa’s last-second win over Michigan among the results behind six new entries in CBS Sports’ Power Rankings.
Week 4 brought a sharp shift in CBS Sports’ Power Rankings: six teams entered after eight AP-ranked sides lost. The changes followed a round of results that included ranked teams falling at home.
Iowa delivered the week’s dramatic finish, scoring a 16-yard touchdown as time expired to beat Michigan. CBS Sports reported it was Iowa’s first win at Michigan since 2015.
Mississippi State climbed after defeating Missouri in a ranked-on-ranked game. CBS Sports described the victory as the Bulldogs’ third against a Power Four opponent and noted that their record included two road wins.
Texas held the No. 1 position after beating Tennessee 20–17. CBS Sports reported the game featured 10 sacks but did not specify which team made them.
The rankings shake-up comes amid a season in which AP-ranked teams have gone 72–6 against unranked opponents, according to CBS Sports. The outlet also reported home teams had won 77.8 per cent of games, by an average margin of 19.4 points. The supplied report does not identify all six new entries or provide the complete revised rankings.
