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Conference USA Football Power Rankings Week 4

It's WKU and everyone else heading into week four.

NCAA Football: Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports

RushRank (Points) Team Record Last Week Result Week 4 Schedule (TV) Last Week's Rankings
1. (180) 14 first place votes Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2-1, (1-0) W: 31-24 vs. Miami (OH) Saturday, 2:30 PM MT, vs. Vanderbilt (CBS Sports Network) T1
2. (167) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2-1 W: 41-21 @ Bowling Green Saturday, 5 PM MT, vs LA Tech (American Sports Network) #5
3. (163) Southern Miss. Golden Eagles 2-1

L: 37-31 vs. Troy

Saturday, 6 PM MT, @ UTEP (Campus Insiders) T1
4. (158) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 1-2

L: 59-45 @ Texas Tech

Saturday, 5 PM MT, @ MTSU (American Sports Network) T3
5. (130) Marshall Thundering Herd 1-1

L: 65-38 @ Akron

Saturday, 6 PM MT, vs #3 Louisville (CBS Sports Network) T3
6. (107) 1 first place vote UTEP Miners 1-2

L: 66-14 vs. Army

Saturday, 6 PM MT, vs So Miss (Campus Insiders) #6
7. (105) UTSA Roadrunners 1-2

L: 32-28 vs. Arizona St.

Saturday, 1:30 PM MT, @ Old Dominion (CUSATV) #9
8. (83) Old Dominion Monarchs 1-2

L: 49-22 @ NC State

Saturday, 1:30 PM MT, vs UTSA (CUSATV) #8
9. (60)

Rice Owls

0-3, (0-1)

L: 38-10 vs #19 Baylor

Saturday, 4 PM MT, vs North Texas (CUSATV) #11
T10 (59) North Texas Mean Green 1-2 L: 32-0 @ #23 Florida

Saturday, 4 PM MT, @ Rice (CUSATV)

#12
T10 (59) FAU Owls 1-2

L: 63-7 @ Kansas State

Saturday, 4 PM MT, vs Ball State (CUSATV) #7
12. (58) FIU Golden Panthers 0-3

L: 21-13 @ UMass

Saturday, 5 PM MT, vs UCF (beIN Sports) #10
13. (20) Charlotte 49ers 1-2

L: 37-19 vs Eastern Michigan

Saturday, 10 AM MT, vs Temple, (American Sports Network) #13
***Voting comprised of  15 C-USA beat writers, and bloggers.

Miner Rush C-USA players of the week
Offense: Nicholas Norris, WKU, 11 receptions, 187 yards

Defense: Xavier Thigpen, Southern Miss, 8 tackles, 4 TFL's

Special Teams: Bailey Cate, Old Dominion

SB Nation's Underdog G5 Poll Ballot from MinerRush

Rank Team
#1 Houston
#2 San Diego State
#3 Boise State
#4 South Florida
#5 Toledo
#6 Navy
#7 Western Michigan
#8 Army
#9 Central Michigan
#10 East Carolina