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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 23450 Ohio State 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 9 5312 2 19622 Notre Dame 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 14 4705 3 18589 UCLA 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 63 1966 4 18205 Wisconsin 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 8 5369 5 17406 Oklahoma 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 57 2173 6 16826 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 68 1822 7 16631 Miami OH 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 47 2818 8 15909 Miami FL 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 48 2798 9 15187 Georgia Tech 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 18 4504 10 14968 Navy 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 51 2490 11 14737 Auburn 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 28 3980 12 14645 Purdue 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 2 6209 13 14499 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 3 5949 14 14211 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 12 4732 15 14039 Arkansas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 30 3877 16 14008 Minnesota 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 26 4053 17 13966 Maryland 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 49 2786 18 13378 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 16 4571 19 13125 Rice 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 19 4377 20 12871 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 56 2212 21 12529 Southern California 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 24 4174 22 11988 Army 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 71 1698 23 11976 Duke 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 46 2910 24 11888 Baylor 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 25 4157 25 11750 Massachusetts 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 85 743 26 11696 Trinity University TX 4 4 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 113 -461 27 10590 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 132 -1641 28 10402 West Virginia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 95 229 29 10060 Kentucky 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 39 3272 30 9945 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 11 4993 31 9488 Georgia 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 44 3021 32 9350 Texas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 10 5294 33 9246 California 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 23 4178 34 9212 Pittsburgh 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 1 6310 35 9020 Virginia Tech 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 118 -867 36 8904 Michigan State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 4 5877 37 8697 Wichita State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 123 -1159 38 8467 Penn State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 90 524 39 8271 Cincinnati 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 92 453 40 7879 Texas Christian 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 13 4719 41 7607 Mississippi State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 2388 42 7430 Texas Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 100 105 43 7330 Colorado 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 101 19 44 7161 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 5 5768 45 6766 Oregon 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 72 1680 46 6489 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 58 2173 47 6128 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 33 3728 48 6067 Louisiana State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 22 4230 49 5982 Boston College 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 129 -1509 50 5679 Alabama 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 42 3132 51 5571 Texas El Paso 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 114 -498 52 5414 Nebraska 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 60 2056 53 4857 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 55 2216 54 4807 Saint Xavier 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 34 3563 55 4723 Northwestern 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 7 5463 56 4151 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 35 3464 57 4128 San Jose State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 103 -50 58 4024 North Carolina 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 43 3061 59 3851 Kansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 106 -123 60 3644 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 102 5 61 3356 Denver 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 151 -3612 62 3329 Houston 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 65 1913 63 2849 Oklahoma State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 84 755 64 2826 Tennessee 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 45 2928 65 2545 Arizona 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 125 -1376 66 1958 Washington State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 61 2044 67 1923 Yale 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 110 -343 68 1862 North Texas 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 66 1889 69 1824 Brown 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 139 -2145 70 1824 Illinois 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 6 5591 71 1781 Southern Mississippi 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 93 342 72 1770 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 105 -104 73 1747 Boston University 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 148 -3225 74 1486 Harvard 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 107 -244 75 1478 Marquette 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 52 2407 76 1428 Colgate 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 120 -1014 77 894 Tulane 10 1 - 6 - 3 1 - 6 - 3 32 3792 78 648 Pacific 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 78 1086 79 572 Vanderbilt 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 40 3243 80 526 Texas A&M 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 15 4637 81 453 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 88 711 82 441 Princeton 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 119 -983 83 180 Bradley 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 157 -5178 84 76 Virginia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 62 2043 85 11 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 41 3186 86 -775 Midwestern State 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 130 -1532 87 -921 South Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 156 -5178 88 -952 William & Mary 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 96 171 89 -1213 Syracuse 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 109 -327 90 -1374 Washington 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 36 3451 91 -1420 Furman 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 111 -395 92 -1670 Wake Forest 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 67 1864 93 -1785 Wyoming 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 137 -1971 94 -2150 Howard Payne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 163 -7872 95 -2261 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 89 674 96 -2273 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 112 -444 97 -2284 Memphis 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 29 3929 98 -2430 North Carolina State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 54 2278 99 -2522 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 76 1144 100 -2522 Arizona State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 116 -785 101 -2588 Hardin-Simmons 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 98 128 102 -2726 Virginia Military 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 97 150 103 -3118 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 4510 104 -3283 Detroit 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 75 1358 105 -3425 Richmond 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 146 -2922 106 -3720 McMurry 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 115 -741 107 -4028 Oregon State 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 38 3435 108 -4262 Holy Cross 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 91 502 109 -4650 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 117 -861 110 -4776 Davidson 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 155 -4778 111 -5030 Sul Ross State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 142 -2543 112 -5306 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 131 -1598 113 -5498 Presbyterian 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 128 -1508 114 -5905 Utah State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 136 -1941 115 -5998 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 3803 116 -6101 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 162 -7872 117 -6232 George Washington 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 79 960 118 -6286 Utah 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 126 -1424 119 -6320 Kansas 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 27 4028 120 -6501 Dayton 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 50 2774 121 -6547 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 21 4348 122 -6604 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 20 4348 123 -6792 Temple 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 94 310 124 -6984 Newberry College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 147 -3037 125 -7069 Rutgers 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 138 -2138 126 -7207 Elon 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 153 -3876 127 -7407 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 37 3447 128 -7683 New Mexico 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 150 -3553 129 -7768 Fordham 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 82 807 130 -8305 Tulsa 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 59 2113 131 -8401 Wofford 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 145 -2820 132 -8444 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 77 1087 133 -8536 West Texas A&M 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 99 105 134 -9139 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 74 1378 135 -9146 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 83 793 136 -9538 Tampa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 1822 137 -9722 Colorado State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 133 -1686 138 -9953 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 86 743 139 -10356 Drake 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 121 -1050 140 -10364 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 64 1951 141 -10728 Citadel 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 127 -1454 142 -10832 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 1822 143 -11957 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 73 1678 144 -12057 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 87 723 145 -12890 Stetson 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 108 -283 146 -12944 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 873 147 -12948 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 912 148 -13117 Montana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 154 -4126 149 -13466 Connecticut 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 104 -98 150 -14135 Brigham Young 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 144 -2720 151 -15744 New Mexico State 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 124 -1306 152 -16028 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 122 -1130 153 -17210 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 -2388 154 -18370 Hampden-Sydney College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 -1712 155 -18508 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 135 -1712 156 -18858 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 -5178 157 -19530 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 149 -3534 158 -19941 West Virginia Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 140 -2388 159 -20279 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 159 -5178 160 -20371 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 -2653 161 -20682 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 -3841 162 -21957 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -6558 163 -26438 Fort Lewis College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 161 -6558