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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 26311 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 7 7468 2 25121 Michigan 10 10 - 0 - 0 31 5414 3 23934 Notre Dame 9 9 - 0 - 0 39 5000 4 22882 Southern Methodist 11 9 - 0 - 2 18 6380 5 21619 Pennsylvania 8 7 - 0 - 1 42 4866 6 20352 North Carolina 10 8 - 2 - 0 19 6275 7 19706 Rice 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 7634 8 19038 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 29 5532 9 18455 Southern California 10 7 - 2 - 1 25 5753 10 18443 Alabama 11 8 - 3 - 0 27 5685 11 18240 Georgia Tech 11 10 - 1 - 0 60 3565 12 16611 California 10 9 - 1 - 0 72 3176 13 16450 Army 9 5 - 2 - 2 37 5148 14 16254 Kentucky 11 8 - 3 - 0 35 5287 15 15509 Columbia 9 7 - 2 - 0 46 4391 16 15486 Arkansas 11 6 - 4 - 1 14 6712 17 15336 Louisiana State 9 5 - 3 - 1 13 6749 18 15129 Wisconsin 9 5 - 3 - 1 17 6435 19 14922 Miami OH 2 2 - 0 - 0 84 2285 20 14845 Minnesota 9 6 - 3 - 0 32 5412 21 14492 Illinois 9 5 - 3 - 1 36 5188 22 13966 Penn State 10 9 - 0 - 1 126 454 23 13708 Duke 9 4 - 3 - 2 20 6259 24 13582 Texas Christian 11 4 - 5 - 2 12 7063 25 13532 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 74 2945 26 13274 Purdue 9 5 - 4 - 0 28 5600 27 13021 Indiana 9 5 - 3 - 1 40 4951 28 12971 William & Mary 11 9 - 2 - 0 95 1803 29 12883 UCLA 9 5 - 4 - 0 34 5346 30 12710 Vanderbilt 10 6 - 4 - 0 41 4948 31 12645 Maryland 11 7 - 2 - 2 71 3217 32 12556 Mississippi State 10 7 - 3 - 0 55 3715 33 12483 Kansas 11 8 - 1 - 2 99 1688 34 12165 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 44 4437 35 12134 Oklahoma 10 7 - 2 - 1 63 3462 36 11712 Tennessee 10 5 - 5 - 0 24 5890 37 11662 North Carolina State 9 5 - 3 - 1 54 3844 38 11408 Virginia 10 7 - 3 - 0 79 2761 39 11404 Baylor 10 5 - 5 - 0 22 6048 40 11201 Rutgers 9 8 - 1 - 0 137 140 41 11024 Texas A&M 10 3 - 6 - 1 11 7074 42 10878 Northwestern 9 3 - 6 - 0 5 7708 43 10556 Oregon 10 7 - 3 - 0 76 2842 44 10391 Princeton 8 5 - 3 - 0 61 3500 45 9776 South Carolina 9 6 - 2 - 1 97 1770 46 9523 Missouri 10 6 - 4 - 0 77 2805 47 9465 Tulane 9 2 - 5 - 2 8 7333 48 9346 San Francisco 10 7 - 3 - 0 96 1774 49 8743 Texas Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 49 4302 50 8697 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 86 2106 51 8609 Iowa 9 3 - 5 - 1 23 5975 52 8290 Cincinnati 2 1 - 1 - 0 43 4584 53 8160 Navy 9 1 - 7 - 1 3 8028 54 7998 Utah 10 8 - 1 - 1 149 -355 55 7937 Villanova 10 6 - 3 - 1 81 2417 56 7860 Wake Forest 10 6 - 4 - 0 70 3252 57 7353 Hardin-Simmons 11 8 - 3 - 0 131 221 58 7299 Dartmouth 9 4 - 4 - 1 51 4096 59 7019 Pacific 3 2 - 1 - 0 106 1334 60 6781 Nevada Reno 11 9 - 2 - 0 152 -612 61 6677 San Jose State 3 2 - 1 - 0 94 1882 62 6635 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 104 1375 63 6612 Ohio State 9 2 - 6 - 1 16 6485 64 6385 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 88 2021 65 6301 Saint Bonaventure 2 2 - 0 - 0 186 -4209 66 6078 North Texas 4 2 - 2 - 0 66 3388 67 5498 Southern Mississippi 3 1 - 2 - 0 38 5112 68 5345 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 121 799 69 5283 Santa Clara 8 4 - 4 - 0 69 3300 70 5199 Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 50 4211 71 5091 Oregon State 10 5 - 5 - 0 87 2058 72 5076 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 65 3390 73 4780 Marquette 9 4 - 5 - 0 73 3133 74 4477 Cornell 9 4 - 5 - 0 64 3423 75 4473 Tulsa 10 5 - 5 - 0 92 1905 76 4416 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 8127 77 4166 Lafayette 4 2 - 2 - 0 75 2899 78 3843 San Diego State 3 2 - 1 - 0 123 712 79 3816 Harvard 9 4 - 5 - 0 82 2415 80 3367 Pittsburgh 9 1 - 8 - 0 9 7327 81 3098 Arizona 10 5 - 4 - 1 113 1134 82 2949 Clemson 9 4 - 5 - 0 103 1460 83 2933 Virginia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 85 2125 84 2576 Holy Cross 10 4 - 4 - 2 117 1002 85 2461 Brown 9 4 - 4 - 1 116 1014 86 2380 Denver 10 5 - 4 - 1 122 740 87 2327 Utah State 11 6 - 5 - 0 135 178 88 2085 Miami FL 10 2 - 7 - 1 53 3882 89 1962 Washington State 10 3 - 7 - 0 62 3463 90 1885 Pepperdine 2 2 - 0 - 0 190 -6221 91 1662 Washington & Lee 10 5 - 5 - 0 114 1105 92 1440 Evansville 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 8127 93 1355 Nebraska 9 2 - 7 - 0 45 4414 94 1194 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 7 - 0 78 2781 95 1056 Montana 11 7 - 4 - 0 161 -1177 96 802 Boston University 8 5 - 3 - 0 163 -1256 97 629 Colorado 9 4 - 5 - 0 108 1312 98 399 Davidson 10 6 - 3 - 1 166 -1450 99 399 Wichita State 11 7 - 4 - 0 170 -1969 100 307 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 7246 101 207 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 7743 102 -134 Georgetown 8 3 - 4 - 1 127 439 103 -161 Abilene Christian 3 2 - 1 - 0 165 -1318 104 -238 Tennessee Chattanooga 10 4 - 6 - 0 105 1374 105 -322 Auburn 9 2 - 7 - 0 58 3613 106 -556 Virginia Military 9 3 - 5 - 1 115 1022 107 -814 West Texas A&M 11 7 - 4 - 0 180 -2702 108 -902 Bowling Green 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 6485 109 -1428 Syracuse 9 3 - 6 - 0 102 1532 110 -1632 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 156 -720 111 -2042 Stanford 9 0 - 9 - 0 33 5395 112 -2077 Idaho 8 4 - 4 - 0 147 -215 113 -2108 Saint Louis 10 4 - 6 - 0 138 32 114 -2277 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 118 1001 115 -2557 St. Mary's CA 10 3 - 7 - 0 111 1211 116 -2580 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 6241 117 -2837 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 3 - 1 182 -3114 118 -3187 Colorado State 10 5 - 4 - 1 169 -1845 119 -3325 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 5702 120 -3394 Citadel 8 3 - 5 - 0 119 927 121 -3421 Furman 9 2 - 7 - 0 90 1969 122 -3563 Colgate 8 1 - 5 - 2 112 1157 123 -3697 Hofstra 1 1 - 0 - 0 193 -7365 124 -3813 Wayne State MI 2 1 - 1 - 0 153 -646 125 -3843 McMurry 1 1 - 0 - 0 195 -8012 126 -4093 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 5512 127 -4189 Wyoming 9 4 - 5 - 0 164 -1259 128 -4266 Delaware 2 0 - 2 - 0 59 3576 129 -4692 Duquesne 10 2 - 8 - 0 89 1976 130 -4884 Temple 9 3 - 6 - 0 144 -157 131 -4968 Richmond 10 3 - 7 - 0 130 248 132 -5068 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 136 158 133 -5195 New Mexico 10 4 - 5 - 1 171 -1977 134 -5406 Brigham Young 10 3 - 7 - 0 154 -709 135 -5779 Hawaii 6 1 - 5 - 0 107 1316 136 -6151 Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 56 3676 137 -6224 Hawaii All-Stars 2 1 - 1 - 0 181 -3015 138 -6432 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 47 4348 139 -6608 Montana State 9 4 - 5 - 0 173 -2066 140 -6635 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 48 4304 141 -6942 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 2672 142 -7092 Tennessee Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 52 4030 143 -7495 Arizona State 11 4 - 7 - 0 172 -2022 144 -7557 Trinity University TX 1 0 - 1 - 0 57 3676 145 -7929 George Washington 9 1 - 7 - 1 128 428 146 -8102 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 68 3317 147 -8194 Fordham 8 1 - 6 - 1 125 478 148 -8605 Otterbein College 1 0 - 1 - 0 67 3317 149 -8904 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 83 2390 150 -9300 Kansas State 10 0 - 10 - 0 93 1892 151 -9442 Newberry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 101 1595 152 -9899 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 109 1230 153 -9941 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 -119 154 -10195 New York University 8 2 - 5 - 1 174 -2180 155 -10291 Drake 9 1 - 7 - 1 162 -1198 156 -10356 Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 100 1627 157 -11247 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 -278 158 -11354 McDaniel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 1908 159 -11520 Quantico Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 120 831 160 -11834 Loyola Marymount 2 0 - 2 - 0 98 1697 161 -11969 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 -714 162 -11988 Fresno State 2 0 - 2 - 0 139 22 163 -12034 Northern Iowa 2 0 - 1 - 1 183 -3142 164 -12253 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 1230 165 -12595 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 133 199 166 -12687 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 157 -755 167 -12902 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 528 168 -13117 Portland 9 1 - 8 - 0 167 -1671 169 -13128 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 140 -111 170 -13251 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 -2442 171 -13382 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 199 172 -13478 Mohawk 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 401 173 -13616 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 -161 174 -14115 Centenary 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -119 175 -14292 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 134 199 176 -14315 Northern Colorado 3 1 - 2 - 0 187 -4470 177 -14568 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 142 -119 178 -14730 Merchant Marine 11 2 - 9 - 0 179 -2680 179 -14956 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 158 -1038 180 -15229 Colorado College 3 0 - 3 - 0 151 -600 181 -15697 Midwestern State 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 -407 182 -15855 Bucknell 3 0 - 3 - 0 146 -185 183 -16024 New Mexico State 9 3 - 6 - 0 189 -6124 184 -16189 Colorado School of Mines 2 0 - 2 - 0 168 -1844 185 -16899 Hampden-Sydney College 2 0 - 2 - 0 160 -1142 186 -17153 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 -2346 187 -17368 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 -1054 188 -17391 Northern Arizona 8 1 - 7 - 0 178 -2635 189 -17967 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 177 -2484 190 -19292 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 -3304 191 -21185 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 -3747 192 -24069 Western Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 188 -5699 193 -24453 Brooklyn 2 0 - 2 - 0 191 -6231 194 -27217 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 196 -8012 195 -27502 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 192 -6558 196 -29813 Adelphi 1 0 - 1 - 0 194 -7365 197 -31142 Western New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 197 -8012