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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 21327 Michigan State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 5541 2 21081 Notre Dame 10 9 - 0 - 1 21 4823 3 18819 Illinois 9 7 - 1 - 1 13 5247 4 18455 UCLA 10 8 - 2 - 0 22 4638 5 18374 Oklahoma 11 9 - 1 - 1 30 3923 6 17717 Wisconsin 9 6 - 2 - 1 3 6305 7 16872 Rice 11 9 - 2 - 0 27 4205 8 16750 Maryland 11 10 - 1 - 0 53 2408 9 15613 Texas Tech 12 11 - 1 - 0 62 1960 10 15490 Iowa 9 5 - 3 - 1 7 5964 11 15056 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 10 5540 12 14999 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 6150 13 14545 Texas 10 7 - 3 - 0 19 4890 14 14346 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 84 370 15 13835 Georgia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 55 2275 16 13681 Southern California 10 6 - 3 - 1 20 4863 17 13102 Baylor 10 7 - 3 - 0 25 4305 18 12695 Kentucky 10 7 - 2 - 1 41 3365 19 12491 Mississippi 10 7 - 2 - 1 47 2981 20 12453 Minnesota 9 4 - 4 - 1 2 6538 21 12168 Stanford 10 6 - 3 - 1 31 3913 22 11520 Mississippi State 10 5 - 2 - 3 33 3637 23 11496 Army 9 7 - 1 - 1 79 688 24 11274 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 5 - 0 8 5566 25 10832 Alabama 12 6 - 3 - 3 29 3973 26 10771 Duke 10 7 - 2 - 1 70 1165 27 10417 Marquette 10 6 - 3 - 1 51 2644 28 10414 California 10 4 - 4 - 2 18 4910 29 10214 Oklahoma State 10 7 - 3 - 0 48 2918 30 10087 Auburn 11 7 - 3 - 1 49 2729 31 10080 Missouri 10 6 - 4 - 0 38 3520 32 9888 Southern Mississippi 3 2 - 1 - 0 44 3294 33 9089 Trinity University TX 3 3 - 0 - 0 110 -997 34 9012 Louisiana State 11 5 - 3 - 3 35 3607 35 8551 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 11 5354 36 8509 Houston 9 4 - 4 - 1 28 4068 37 8282 Penn State 9 6 - 3 - 0 60 2134 38 8052 Purdue 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 7553 39 7353 West Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 100 -149 40 7272 Texas El Paso 10 8 - 2 - 0 101 -185 41 7107 Pennsylvania 9 3 - 5 - 1 17 4925 42 7100 Tennessee 11 6 - 4 - 1 56 2259 43 7038 Cincinnati 4 3 - 1 - 0 82 605 44 6935 Kansas State 10 6 - 3 - 1 73 1079 45 6708 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 15 5138 46 6670 Colorado 10 6 - 4 - 0 54 2278 47 6531 Northwestern 9 3 - 6 - 0 14 5220 48 6232 Washington 10 3 - 6 - 1 23 4630 49 6117 Texas Christian 10 3 - 7 - 0 12 5252 50 6067 South Carolina 10 7 - 3 - 0 97 -40 51 5687 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 4 6279 52 5610 Syracuse 9 5 - 3 - 1 80 687 53 5383 Utah 10 8 - 2 - 0 108 -764 54 5368 Navy 9 4 - 3 - 2 63 1705 55 4481 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 78 710 56 4108 Oregon State 9 3 - 6 - 0 24 4383 57 3947 Washington State 10 4 - 6 - 0 39 3512 58 3386 Pittsburgh 9 3 - 5 - 1 46 3027 59 3371 Hardin-Simmons 11 6 - 5 - 0 69 1351 60 3367 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 139 -3166 61 3283 Florida 10 3 - 5 - 2 58 2188 62 3194 Miami FL 9 4 - 5 - 0 61 1997 63 2814 Arizona 10 4 - 5 - 1 66 1558 64 2734 Oregon 10 4 - 5 - 1 50 2718 65 2046 Cornell 9 4 - 3 - 2 71 1095 66 2035 Wyoming 10 5 - 4 - 1 102 -233 67 2031 Amherst College 1 1 - 0 - 0 140 -3166 68 1950 Boston University 9 5 - 3 - 1 109 -846 69 1862 Nebraska 10 3 - 6 - 1 45 3249 70 1762 Boston College 9 5 - 3 - 1 104 -344 71 1662 Georgia 11 3 - 8 - 0 36 3554 72 1332 Pacific 10 4 - 4 - 2 77 782 73 1244 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 120 -1762 74 741 Holy Cross 10 5 - 5 - 0 89 123 75 668 Furman 9 7 - 2 - 0 141 -3293 76 583 Tulsa 10 3 - 7 - 0 43 3317 77 441 Kansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 26 4216 78 -84 Vanderbilt 10 3 - 7 - 0 52 2535 79 -103 North Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 67 1533 80 -395 Clemson 9 3 - 5 - 1 72 1095 81 -395 Fordham 9 4 - 5 - 0 95 -35 82 -710 Villanova 10 4 - 6 - 0 68 1395 83 -725 Memphis 2 0 - 2 - 0 6 6053 84 -917 Colorado State 9 4 - 5 - 0 103 -268 85 -960 Arizona State 10 4 - 5 - 1 106 -459 86 -1125 North Texas 10 3 - 6 - 1 74 1018 87 -1459 San Jose State 9 4 - 4 - 1 99 -44 88 -1747 Wichita State 9 4 - 4 - 1 116 -1258 89 -1820 William & Mary 10 5 - 4 - 1 114 -1162 90 -1927 George Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 122 -1923 91 -2104 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 107 -521 92 -2315 Harvard 8 6 - 2 - 0 147 -3883 93 -2714 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0 - 3 - 0 16 5070 94 -2945 New Mexico 9 5 - 3 - 1 134 -2460 95 -2995 McMurry 2 1 - 0 - 1 150 -4301 96 -3225 Tulane 10 1 - 8 - 1 40 3395 97 -3240 Florida State 4 2 - 2 - 0 117 -1357 98 -3256 Yale 9 5 - 2 - 2 145 -3680 99 -3517 Columbia 9 4 - 5 - 0 112 -1076 100 -3582 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 130 -2231 101 -4028 Wake Forest 10 3 - 6 - 1 92 65 102 -4335 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 131 -2255 103 -4538 Richmond 9 5 - 3 - 1 142 -3389 104 -4807 Colgate 9 3 - 4 - 2 121 -1889 105 -5091 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 137 -2946 106 -5214 Wayne State MI 2 1 - 1 - 0 118 -1464 107 -5475 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 34 3636 108 -5525 Dartmouth 9 2 - 7 - 0 90 120 109 -5533 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 3676 110 -5644 Iowa State 9 2 - 7 - 0 75 1009 111 -6332 Brown 9 3 - 5 - 1 124 -2083 112 -6558 Denver 10 3 - 5 - 2 127 -2127 113 -7296 Washington & Lee 10 4 - 6 - 0 126 -2106 114 -7614 Brigham Young 10 2 - 7 - 1 115 -1211 115 -7680 Fresno State 3 0 - 2 - 1 87 186 116 -7691 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 3550 117 -8229 West Texas A&M 10 1 - 8 - 1 81 673 118 -8313 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 64 1683 119 -8770 Stetson 2 0 - 2 - 0 42 3342 120 -8977 New Mexico State 9 2 - 7 - 0 96 -40 121 -9123 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 65 1678 122 -9200 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 57 2240 123 -9991 Montana 8 3 - 5 - 0 136 -2939 124 -10064 Idaho 9 1 - 8 - 0 94 -17 125 -10202 South Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 59 2167 126 -10337 Drake 8 4 - 4 - 0 151 -4599 127 -10368 Saint Xavier 2 0 - 2 - 0 86 263 128 -10387 North Carolina State 10 1 - 9 - 0 88 129 129 -10433 Rutgers 8 2 - 6 - 0 123 -1977 130 -10629 Midwestern State 5 0 - 4 - 1 93 32 131 -11024 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 76 975 132 -11055 Virginia 9 1 - 8 - 0 91 77 133 -12172 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 98 -42 134 -12453 Citadel 9 2 - 7 - 0 125 -2101 135 -13175 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 105 -391 136 -13559 Temple 4 0 - 4 - 0 83 488 137 -14023 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 334 138 -14549 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 111 -1016 139 -15494 Presbyterian 4 1 - 3 - 0 148 -3934 140 -15820 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 113 -1157 141 -16204 Lafayette 2 0 - 2 - 0 143 -3503 142 -16320 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 119 -1472 143 -17552 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 135 -2545 144 -17667 Colorado College 2 0 - 2 - 0 146 -3883 145 -18981 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 -2269 146 -19019 Bradley 2 0 - 2 - 0 138 -3021 147 -19246 Connecticut 2 0 - 2 - 0 133 -2397 148 -19296 Davidson 9 0 - 9 - 0 129 -2217 149 -19376 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 -2167 150 -19952 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 -5168 151 -22218 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 -4995 152 -22394 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 149 -3995 153 -22398 Shepherd College 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 -3648