We are four weeks into the 2024 college football season and the competition for the top spots in the rankings could not be closer. What was potentially viewed as a two- or three-team race for No. 1 has expanded with the preseason favorites putting together resume-boosting wins and new contenders joining the picture with their own impressive starts.

More than one-fifth of last week’s Coaches Poll top 25 teams took an L during this past weekend’s college football action, ensuring that we’ll see some prominent changes in the updated rankings as we look ahead to the Week 5 games as the coaches fill out their ballots.