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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 23450 Ohio State 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 6 30 2 19622 Notre Dame 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 14 36 3 18589 UCLA 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 68 63 4 18205 Wisconsin 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 10 33 5 17406 Oklahoma 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 52 58 6 16826 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 56 60 7 16631 Miami OH 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 45 52 8 15909 Miami FL 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 49 55 9 15187 Georgia Tech 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 15 36 10 14968 Navy 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 59 60 11 14737 Auburn 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 25 41 12 14645 Purdue 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 2 26 13 14499 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 5 30 14 14211 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 19 38 15 14039 Arkansas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 30 43 16 14008 Minnesota 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 27 42 17 13966 Maryland 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 50 55 18 13378 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 20 38 19 13125 Rice 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 21 39 20 12871 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 55 59 21 12529 Southern California 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 32 44 22 11988 Army 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 73 67 23 11976 Duke 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 48 53 24 11888 Baylor 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 26 41 25 11750 Massachusetts 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 81 74 26 11696 Trinity University TX 4 4 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 114 88 27 10590 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 136 104 28 10402 West Virginia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 97 81 29 10060 Kentucky 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 42 50 30 9945 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 8 31 31 9488 Georgia 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 40 50 32 9350 Texas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 9 31 33 9246 California 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 33 45 34 9212 Pittsburgh 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 1 24 35 9020 Virginia Tech 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 119 93 36 8904 Michigan State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 3 27 37 8697 Wichita State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 124 95 38 8467 Penn State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 91 78 39 8271 Cincinnati 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 95 80 40 7879 Texas Christian 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 18 37 41 7607 Mississippi State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 51 57 42 7430 Texas Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 98 81 43 7330 Colorado 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 101 83 44 7161 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 4 29 45 6766 Oregon 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 72 66 46 6489 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 60 60 47 6128 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 34 46 48 6067 Louisiana State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 22 39 49 5982 Boston College 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 131 100 50 5679 Alabama 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 44 51 51 5571 Texas El Paso 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 113 87 52 5414 Nebraska 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 67 62 53 4857 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 61 60 54 4807 Saint Xavier 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 31 44 55 4723 Northwestern 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 11 33 56 4151 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 36 47 57 4128 San Jose State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 102 83 58 4024 North Carolina 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 47 53 59 3851 Kansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 111 86 60 3644 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 104 84 61 3356 Denver 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 151 120 62 3329 Houston 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 70 64 63 2849 Oklahoma State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 90 77 64 2826 Tennessee 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 46 52 65 2545 Arizona 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 127 97 66 1958 Washington State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 66 61 67 1923 Yale 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 109 86 68 1862 North Texas 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 69 63 69 1824 Brown 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 140 105 70 1824 Illinois 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 7 31 71 1781 Southern Mississippi 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 89 77 72 1770 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 108 85 73 1747 Boston University 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 150 117 74 1486 Harvard 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 107 85 75 1478 Marquette 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 64 61 76 1428 Colgate 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 121 94 77 894 Tulane 10 1 - 6 - 3 1 - 6 - 3 29 43 78 648 Pacific 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 77 69 79 572 Vanderbilt 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 39 49 80 526 Texas A&M 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 12 34 81 453 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 88 77 82 441 Princeton 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 120 93 83 180 Bradley 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 157 139 84 76 Virginia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 65 61 85 11 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 35 47 86 -775 Midwestern State 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 130 100 87 -921 South Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 156 139 88 -952 William & Mary 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 103 83 89 -1213 Syracuse 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 112 87 90 -1374 Washington 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 38 48 91 -1420 Furman 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 115 88 92 -1670 Wake Forest 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 71 64 93 -1785 Wyoming 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 134 102 94 -2150 Howard Payne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 163 151 95 -2261 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 84 74 96 -2273 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 105 85 97 -2284 Memphis 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 24 41 98 -2430 North Carolina State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 54 59 99 -2522 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 78 71 100 -2522 Arizona State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 116 89 101 -2588 Hardin-Simmons 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 96 80 102 -2726 Virginia Military 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 99 81 103 -3118 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 35 104 -3283 Detroit 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 74 68 105 -3425 Richmond 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 141 109 106 -3720 McMurry 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 117 92 107 -4028 Oregon State 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 37 48 108 -4262 Holy Cross 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 92 78 109 -4650 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 118 92 110 -4776 Davidson 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 155 128 111 -5030 Sul Ross State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 133 101 112 -5306 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 122 94 113 -5498 Presbyterian 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 128 98 114 -5905 Utah State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 135 102 115 -5998 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 23 41 116 -6101 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 162 151 117 -6232 George Washington 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 85 75 118 -6286 Utah 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 125 96 119 -6320 Kansas 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 28 42 120 -6501 Dayton 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 43 51 121 -6547 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 37 122 -6604 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 37 123 -6792 Temple 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 93 79 124 -6984 Newberry College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 148 116 125 -7069 Rutgers 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 137 104 126 -7207 Elon 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 153 125 127 -7407 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 41 50 128 -7683 New Mexico 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 146 113 129 -7768 Fordham 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 87 76 130 -8305 Tulsa 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 62 60 131 -8401 Wofford 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 147 114 132 -8444 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 79 71 133 -8536 West Texas A&M 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 94 80 134 -9139 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 75 68 135 -9146 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 83 74 136 -9538 Tampa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 60 137 -9722 Colorado State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 129 99 138 -9953 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 74 139 -10356 Drake 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 110 86 140 -10364 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 53 59 141 -10728 Citadel 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 132 100 142 -10832 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 60 143 -11957 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 61 144 -12057 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 86 76 145 -12890 Stetson 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 106 85 146 -12944 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 73 147 -12948 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 76 69 148 -13117 Montana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 149 116 149 -13466 Connecticut 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 100 82 150 -14135 Brigham Young 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 145 112 151 -15744 New Mexico State 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 126 97 152 -16028 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 95 153 -17210 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 110 154 -18370 Hampden-Sydney College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 105 155 -18508 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 138 105 156 -18858 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 139 157 -19530 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 125 158 -19941 West Virginia Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 110 159 -20279 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 159 139 160 -20371 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 144 112 161 -20682 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 154 128 162 -21957 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 148 163 -26438 Fort Lewis College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 161 148