Go back 50 years and find a team with a 2-2 record IRL ranked 4th or higher. It’s never happening.
2023 there were no teams in top 25 with 2 losses after 4 weeks
Found 2021 Clemson 2-2 ranked 25th
2019 Texas AM 2-2 ranked 23rd
2016 Mississippi 2-2 ranked 16th
I went back to 2014. They could write in the SW any team with 2 losses after 4 games cannot be ranked higher than 16th. How hard could it be?