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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 21807 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 43 48 2 21292 Georgia Pre-Flight 9 7 - 1 - 1 17 28 3 21208 Tennessee 11 9 - 1 - 1 40 46 4 20609 Ohio State 10 9 - 1 - 0 42 48 5 20033 Georgia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 35 43 6 19860 Wisconsin 10 8 - 1 - 1 31 41 7 19319 Alabama 11 8 - 3 - 0 29 39 8 18854 Notre Dame 11 7 - 2 - 2 19 31 9 18197 Louisiana State 10 7 - 3 - 0 21 33 10 18101 Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 22 33 11 17153 Rice 10 7 - 2 - 1 41 48 12 17034 Boston College 10 8 - 2 - 0 57 58 13 16734 Mississippi State 10 8 - 2 - 0 54 57 14 16734 Great Lakes 12 8 - 3 - 1 36 44 15 16488 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 68 62 16 16262 Manhattan Beach CG 1 1 - 0 - 0 73 64 17 16181 Tulsa 11 10 - 1 - 0 123 87 18 15494 North Carolina Pre-Flight 11 8 - 2 - 1 63 60 19 15014 Williams College 1 1 - 0 - 0 115 84 20 14572 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 27 38 21 14469 Fordham 9 5 - 3 - 1 26 38 22 14023 Iowa Pre-Flight 10 7 - 3 - 0 52 54 23 13678 Jacksonville NAS 12 9 - 3 - 0 88 70 24 13543 Second Air Force 4 3 - 0 - 1 108 80 25 13294 Tulane 9 4 - 5 - 0 10 22 26 13194 Illinois 10 6 - 4 - 0 45 51 27 13017 Penn State 8 6 - 1 - 1 85 70 28 12837 Minnesota 9 5 - 4 - 0 30 41 29 12614 Marquette 9 7 - 2 - 0 103 78 30 12234 Texas Christian 10 7 - 3 - 0 66 61 31 12184 Indiana 10 7 - 3 - 0 97 75 32 11888 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 46 51 33 11596 Miami FL 9 7 - 2 - 0 105 79 34 11389 Hardin-Simmons 11 9 - 1 - 1 147 104 35 11366 Iowa 10 6 - 4 - 0 53 54 36 11009 Pennsylvania 9 5 - 3 - 1 71 63 37 10959 William & Mary 11 9 - 1 - 1 144 102 38 10924 Wake Forest 9 6 - 2 - 1 101 78 39 10728 Baylor 11 6 - 4 - 1 51 53 40 10675 Missouri 12 8 - 3 - 1 119 85 41 10510 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 87 70 42 10352 Santa Clara 9 7 - 2 - 0 113 82 43 9984 Vanderbilt 10 6 - 4 - 0 89 71 44 9868 North Carolina 9 5 - 2 - 2 100 77 45 9811 Colgate 9 6 - 2 - 1 106 79 46 9699 Rollins 4 3 - 1 - 0 124 88 47 9434 Navy 9 5 - 4 - 0 65 61 48 9177 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 99 76 49 9112 Stanford 10 6 - 4 - 0 80 67 50 9073 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 44 51 51 8858 Cincinnati 2 0 - 2 - 0 1 2 52 8855 Washington State 10 6 - 2 - 2 122 87 53 8739 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 3 - 1 117 84 54 8663 Michigan State 9 4 - 3 - 2 78 66 55 8436 Southern California 11 5 - 5 - 1 72 63 56 8363 Georgetown 9 5 - 3 - 1 83 69 57 7856 West Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 95 74 58 7441 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 3 59 7326 Syracuse 9 6 - 3 - 0 129 93 60 7176 Yale 8 5 - 3 - 0 112 82 61 6716 Duquesne 10 6 - 3 - 1 138 100 62 6489 Northwestern 10 1 - 9 - 0 11 22 63 6355 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 104 78 64 6297 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 90 72 65 6278 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 11 7 - 3 - 1 143 102 66 6124 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 190 146 67 6013 North Carolina State 10 4 - 4 - 2 70 63 68 5902 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 118 84 69 5694 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0 - 3 - 0 4 8 70 5675 Pittsburgh 9 3 - 6 - 0 48 52 71 5617 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 114 83 72 5537 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 6 - 2 62 59 73 5464 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 157 109 74 5195 Kentucky 10 3 - 6 - 1 75 64 75 5176 St. Mary's CA 10 6 - 3 - 1 148 104 76 5103 Corpus Christ NAS 4 1 - 3 - 0 25 37 77 4961 Texas Tech 10 4 - 5 - 1 92 72 78 4842 Saint Ambrose 1 1 - 0 - 0 191 146 79 4569 California 10 5 - 5 - 0 110 81 80 4504 Florida 10 3 - 7 - 0 50 53 81 4116 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 7 82 3805 Furman 9 3 - 6 - 0 79 66 83 3432 Arizona 10 6 - 4 - 0 146 103 84 3356 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 86 70 85 3279 Harvard 9 2 - 6 - 1 47 52 86 3256 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 9 87 3252 Pensacola NAS 4 0 - 4 - 0 6 15 88 3168 Washington 10 4 - 3 - 3 150 105 89 2949 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 55 57 90 2810 Louisiana Tech 2 1 - 1 - 0 125 91 91 2776 Purdue 9 1 - 8 - 0 18 30 92 2538 Temple 10 2 - 5 - 3 74 64 93 2511 Bucknell 2 0 - 1 - 1 60 59 94 2342 Oregon State 10 4 - 5 - 1 120 86 95 2284 Creighton 9 5 - 4 - 0 156 109 96 2196 Oklahoma 10 3 - 5 - 2 109 81 97 2138 Colorado 9 7 - 2 - 0 184 142 98 1996 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 91 72 99 1678 Clemson 10 3 - 6 - 1 93 73 100 1566 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 172 127 101 1436 Maryland 9 7 - 2 - 0 182 139 102 1344 Mississippi 9 2 - 7 - 0 77 65 103 1071 Camp Grant 5 0 - 5 - 0 9 22 104 879 Randolph Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 17 105 864 Saint Louis 9 4 - 5 - 0 126 91 106 837 Waco Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 17 107 368 Brown 8 4 - 4 - 0 136 98 108 345 Spence Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 13 23 109 261 San Francisco 10 6 - 4 - 0 171 126 110 149 Nebraska 10 3 - 7 - 0 96 74 111 -706 Citadel 7 5 - 2 - 0 185 143 112 -733 Manhattan 8 2 - 6 - 0 82 68 113 -956 Virginia Military 9 3 - 5 - 1 135 97 114 -960 Fort Knox 4 0 - 4 - 0 20 32 115 -1155 South Carolina 9 1 - 7 - 1 56 58 116 -1213 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 168 121 117 -1290 Union (Tennessee) 2 0 - 2 - 0 15 28 118 -1528 Daniel Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 23 119 -1582 Oregon 8 2 - 6 - 0 102 78 120 -1620 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 130 93 121 -1670 Davidson 9 2 - 6 - 1 94 74 122 -1678 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 23 34 123 -1850 Catawba College 2 0 - 2 - 0 38 45 124 -1885 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 26 125 -1896 Washington MO 10 5 - 5 - 0 162 112 126 -2261 West Texas A&M 9 7 - 2 - 0 201 153 127 -2534 George Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 131 94 128 -2553 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 16 28 129 -2622 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 137 100 130 -2688 Denver 10 6 - 3 - 1 196 149 131 -2799 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 24 35 132 -3018 Fort Riley 3 1 - 2 - 0 134 96 133 -3221 Randolph Macon College 3 1 - 2 - 0 128 92 134 -3248 Loyola Marymount 10 5 - 4 - 1 179 134 135 -3379 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 34 43 136 -4300 Santa Ana Field 2 1 - 1 - 0 174 129 137 -4385 Tampa 3 0 - 3 - 0 39 45 138 -4523 Kansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 121 86 139 -4565 Blackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 28 39 140 -4899 Lafayette 4 1 - 3 - 0 142 102 141 -5191 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 33 43 142 -5306 Centre College 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 43 143 -5318 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 45 144 -5383 North Texas 2 0 - 2 - 0 49 53 145 -5452 Utah State 10 6 - 3 - 1 204 158 146 -5564 Drake 10 3 - 7 - 0 151 106 147 -5625 Colorado State 7 4 - 3 - 0 198 151 148 -5856 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 59 59 149 -5944 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 4 - 0 186 144 150 -6001 Saint Xavier 2 0 - 2 - 0 116 84 151 -6178 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 76 65 152 -6293 Carnegie Mellon 1 0 - 1 - 0 84 70 153 -6481 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 145 102 154 -6485 Idaho 10 3 - 7 - 0 153 107 155 -6531 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 107 80 156 -6574 Saint Vincent PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 64 61 157 -6777 Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 165 117 158 -7069 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 61 59 159 -7315 Wayne State MI 2 0 - 2 - 0 67 62 160 -7449 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 58 59 161 -8198 Richmond 10 3 - 6 - 1 175 129 162 -8513 New Mexico 11 4 - 5 - 2 194 147 163 -8663 Wichita State 4 1 - 3 - 0 173 128 164 -8793 Miami OH 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 68 165 -8893 Fort Totten 1 0 - 1 - 0 69 63 166 -9027 Albuquerque Air Base 3 1 - 2 - 0 183 142 167 -9116 Lakehurst NAS 3 0 - 3 - 0 111 82 168 -9327 Pacific 2 0 - 2 - 0 98 76 169 -9699 San Jose State 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 109 170 -9918 Nevada Reno 3 0 - 2 - 1 127 92 171 -9999 Fort Bliss 1 1 - 0 - 0 212 212 172 -10087 Mather Field 3 1 - 2 - 0 177 133 173 -10114 McMurry 1 1 - 0 - 0 211 212 174 -10260 Wyoming 8 3 - 5 - 0 199 151 175 -10594 Washington & Lee 9 1 - 8 - 0 158 110 176 -11585 Colorado Springs Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 95 177 -11819 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 164 115 178 -12015 Brigham Young 7 2 - 5 - 0 189 145 179 -12072 Fort Douglas 3 1 - 2 - 0 197 151 180 -12552 Redlands 2 1 - 1 - 0 209 170 181 -12568 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 149 105 182 -12568 Alameda NAS 4 0 - 4 - 0 133 95 183 -12721 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 111 184 -12756 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 102 185 -13205 Lubbock Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 126 186 -13297 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 101 187 -13612 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 112 188 -13770 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 140 102 189 -13927 Grinnell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 193 146 190 -14073 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 107 191 -14342 Montana 8 0 - 8 - 0 155 109 192 -14653 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 169 125 193 -14910 Arizona State 10 2 - 8 - 0 181 138 194 -15125 McDaniel College 2 0 - 2 - 0 163 114 195 -15360 Camp Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 111 196 -15586 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 195 149 197 -16047 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 120 198 -16128 Portland 1 0 - 1 - 0 203 154 199 -16535 Fort Monmouth 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 120 200 -16880 Kirtland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 207 162 201 -17506 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 134 202 -17675 Hampden-Sydney College 4 0 - 4 - 0 176 132 203 -18593 Colorado School of Mines 4 0 - 4 - 0 180 137 204 -19484 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 202 154 205 -19503 Regis 1 0 - 1 - 0 188 145 206 -20025 Northern Arizona 6 1 - 5 - 0 210 170 207 -20213 Central College Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 192 146 208 -20459 Kansas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 200 153 209 -20555 Idaho Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 145 210 -20947 Northern Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 205 160 211 -22583 Camp Pickett 1 0 - 1 - 0 206 161 212 -23185 New Mexico State 9 1 - 8 - 0 208 164 213 -36291 Western New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 213 212