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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 24921 Michigan State 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 25 5779 2 23742 Georgia Tech 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 50 4853 3 23546 Southern California 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 13 6349 4 22506 UCLA 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 20 5943 5 22440 Notre Dame 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 3 7893 6 22283 Bolling Field 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 6 7084 7 20244 Oklahoma 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 51 4808 8 19587 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 15 6103 9 19226 Mississippi 11 8 - 1 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 26 5717 10 19100 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 42 5276 11 18570 Tennessee 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 30 5574 12 18378 Maryland 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 34 5491 13 17614 Duke 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 54 4714 14 16800 Quantico Marines 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 77 2689 15 16166 Navy 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 45 5056 16 16166 California 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 33 5503 17 15448 Florida 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 56 4230 18 15256 Penn State 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 49 4859 19 15206 Wisconsin 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 23 5864 20 15171 Purdue 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 7 6876 21 15164 Washington 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 38 5393 22 14726 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 43 5176 23 14261 Parris Island Marines 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 5 7130 24 14261 Villanova 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 71 3022 25 14169 Syracuse 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 53 4782 26 14081 Pittsburgh 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 29 5617 27 13812 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 27 5659 28 13532 Houston 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 73 2978 29 13205 Michigan 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 31 5572 30 13144 Kansas 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 65 3504 31 12829 Mississippi State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 37 5419 32 11950 Minnesota 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 22 5890 33 11516 Kentucky 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 32 5568 34 11458 Miami OH 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 116 -117 35 11389 Louisiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 4 7717 36 11320 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 48 4873 37 11224 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 11 6383 38 11220 Tulsa 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 83 2227 39 11216 Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 96 1227 40 10763 West Virginia 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 92 1412 41 10736 Tulane 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 41 5282 42 10709 Princeton 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 114 -39 43 10629 Stanford 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 35 5464 44 10590 Rice 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 28 5632 45 10586 Holy Cross 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 99 1071 46 10337 Texas Christian 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 44 5124 47 10022 Illinois 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 36 5429 48 9907 Missouri 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 52 4808 49 9815 Army 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 47 4965 50 9596 Colorado 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 75 2725 51 9569 Baylor 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 55 4656 52 9408 San Diego Marines 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 62 3774 53 8720 Vanderbilt 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 18 5994 54 8555 Texas A&M 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 17 6014 55 8259 Nebraska 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 67 3462 56 7549 Saint Xavier 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 66 3484 57 7545 Wake Forest 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 69 3101 58 7484 Washington State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 46 4988 59 7415 Cincinnati 4 2 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 1 85 1895 60 7104 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 119 -165 61 6969 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 2 9417 62 6942 Carswell AFB 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 148 -3212 63 6750 Northwestern 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 16 6034 64 6743 North Carolina 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 8 6595 65 6297 Pacific 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 104 529 66 6082 Iowa 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 9 6417 67 5955 Marquette 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 57 4228 68 5794 Auburn 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 14 6340 69 5498 Arizona State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 106 461 70 5310 South Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 79 2572 71 5168 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 24 5849 72 4623 Arkansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 21 5911 73 4588 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 118 -158 74 4535 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 9613 75 4508 San Jose State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 111 62 76 4392 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 60 4073 77 4120 Oregon State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 19 5991 78 3640 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 143 -2359 79 3417 William & Mary 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 87 1765 80 3279 George Washington 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 128 -932 81 3252 Miami FL 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 70 3081 82 2634 Boston University 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 94 1287 83 2580 Arizona 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 124 -575 84 2150 Utah 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 125 -697 85 1624 Hardin-Simmons 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 122 -431 86 1455 North Texas 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 97 1114 87 1367 Santa Clara 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 63 3638 88 1217 Oregon 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 61 3951 89 967 Cornell 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 58 4212 90 817 Clemson 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 72 3015 91 303 New Mexico 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 149 -3609 92 234 Idaho 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 117 -154 93 172 Fordham 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 89 1714 94 -30 Columbia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 78 2670 95 -65 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 113 -32 96 -65 Rutgers 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 115 -80 97 -96 Stetson 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 74 2863 98 -241 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 6414 99 -322 Boston College 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 107 426 100 -341 Texas Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 90 1652 101 -526 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 86 1810 102 -629 Southern Mississippi 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 12 6349 103 -814 Detroit 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 95 1279 104 -1048 Colorado State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 140 -2022 105 -1409 Dartmouth 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 76 2695 106 -1520 Furman 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 141 -2098 107 -1639 Virginia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 110 115 108 -1885 Harvard 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 134 -1469 109 -2353 Wyoming 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 137 -1669 110 -2741 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 40 5368 111 -2856 Washington & Lee 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 91 1513 112 -3141 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 5381 113 -3348 Virginia Military 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 101 619 114 -3371 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 88 1738 115 -3809 Bucknell 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 105 502 116 -4277 Citadel 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 121 -288 117 -4715 Kansas State 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 68 3162 118 -4719 Brown 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 93 1326 119 -4853 Temple 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 100 817 120 -4861 Trinity University TX 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 112 0 121 -5145 Brigham Young 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 127 -833 122 -5195 Texas El Paso 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 147 -2750 123 -5326 Fresno State 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 108 423 124 -6424 Wichita State 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 132 -1225 125 -6819 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 59 4129 126 -7257 Dayton 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 164 -9874 127 -7276 Wofford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 64 3519 128 -8263 Utah State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 138 -1735 129 -8394 Midwestern State 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 151 -4275 130 -8593 Buffalo 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 2294 131 -8947 Merchant Marine 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 152 -4473 132 -8947 New York University 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 136 -1621 133 -9511 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 2294 134 -9968 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 2254 135 -10740 Florida State 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 84 1937 136 -10778 Connecticut 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 103 596 137 -11009 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 126 -819 138 -11047 Davidson 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 142 -2290 139 -11831 Montana 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 145 -2510 140 -11957 West Texas A&M 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 150 -3681 141 -12000 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 98 1100 142 -12422 Hawaii 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 102 613 143 -12687 Richmond 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 131 -1099 144 -13466 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 135 -1578 145 -13655 Bradley 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 153 -5148 146 -14127 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 -263 147 -14184 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 109 117 148 -14764 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 130 -942 149 -15041 Denver 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 154 -5160 150 -15371 Colorado School of Mines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 -524 151 -15624 McMurry 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 162 -7657 152 -15866 Newberry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 133 -1449 153 -16281 Presbyterian 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 139 -2003 154 -16880 Washington MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 129 -942 155 -17556 Whittier College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 169 -15907 156 -18673 New Mexico State 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 157 -5946 157 -18812 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 144 -2426 158 -19749 Drake 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 155 -5750 159 -19799 Eastern New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 170 -15907 160 -20194 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 -2597 161 -20294 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 -5978 162 -21273 Western New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 168 -15907 163 -23942 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 159 -6343 164 -24629 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 156 -5915 165 -27724 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -7520 166 -28250 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 165 -9874 167 -29544 Lowry AFB 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 161 -7520 168 -30512 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 163 -9336 169 -31219 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 166 -9874 170 -31814 Northern Arizona 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 167 -14813 171 -42078 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 171 -15907 172 -43656 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 173 -15907 173 -44359 LaVerne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 172 -15907