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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 20839 Michigan State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 15 5043 2 19587 Mississippi 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 18 4637 3 19361 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 58 2310 4 19057 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 9 5242 5 18842 Georgia Tech 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 23 4503 6 17963 Maryland 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 40 3615 7 17932 Texas Christian 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 21 4551 8 16343 Texas A&M 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 7 5298 9 16204 Toledo 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 48 3121 10 16012 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 35 3985 11 15106 Saint Xavier 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 80 1017 12 14830 Ohio State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 30 4177 13 14653 Stanford 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 8 5265 14 14376 Southern Mississippi 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 89 534 15 14208 Vanderbilt 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 44 3489 16 13758 Auburn 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 42 3558 17 13424 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 39 3665 18 13255 Duke 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 45 3295 19 13217 Miami FL 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 29 4190 20 12591 Southern California 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 19 4624 21 12426 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 26 4440 22 12241 Kentucky 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 25 4483 23 11750 Tennessee 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 31 4121 24 11331 Louisiana State 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 3 6503 25 11289 Mississippi State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 28 4299 26 11116 Arkansas 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 16 4754 27 10874 Texas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 5 5823 28 10644 Purdue 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 27 4347 29 10145 Illinois 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 37 3867 30 10072 Syracuse 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 50 3086 31 9918 Navy 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 77 1388 32 9504 Washington 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 41 3605 33 9131 Florida 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 6 5708 34 9062 Baylor 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 22 4517 35 9000 Miami OH 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 125 -1518 36 8939 Tulane 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 43 3544 37 8862 West Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 95 363 38 8651 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 12 5128 39 8474 Iowa 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 10 5162 40 8371 Wisconsin 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 24 4494 41 8079 Boston College 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 81 998 42 7933 Oregon 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 2676 43 7848 Texas Tech 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 61 2170 44 7837 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 135 -2833 45 7622 Oregon State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 59 2209 46 7526 Houston 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 62 2138 47 7380 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 83 831 48 7299 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 51 2938 49 7176 Colorado 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 66 2025 50 6835 Clemson 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 82 963 51 6455 Georgia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 20 4622 52 6243 Detroit 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 73 1728 53 6048 Minnesota 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 14 5107 54 5798 Nebraska 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 47 3192 55 5752 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 133 -2438 56 5729 Colorado State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 113 -578 57 5541 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 93 409 58 5468 Wichita State 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 104 -166 59 5130 Wyoming 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 108 -278 60 5111 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 114 -615 61 4999 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 138 -3327 62 4880 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 94 363 63 4623 Rice 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 11 5132 64 4446 Texas El Paso 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 116 -695 65 4416 Wake Forest 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 74 1727 66 4392 Arizona State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 128 -2120 67 4204 Denver 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 129 -2139 68 4181 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 13 5125 69 3782 San Jose State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 98 222 70 3367 Princeton 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 127 -1922 71 3183 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 79 1148 72 3133 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 36 3871 73 2442 Connecticut 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 103 -144 74 2039 North Carolina 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 34 4019 75 1969 Arizona 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 88 535 76 1854 California 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 32 4116 77 1409 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 145 -4243 78 1401 Kansas State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 69 1924 79 1290 North Texas 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 96 253 80 1079 George Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 102 -109 81 848 Florida State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 86 688 82 579 Virginia Tech 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 120 -1328 83 556 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 55 2555 84 -103 Holy Cross 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 117 -773 85 -268 Oklahoma State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 49 3110 86 -299 Memphis 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 1 7186 87 -403 Howard Payne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 157 -6543 88 -610 Marquette 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 54 2591 89 -871 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 7104 90 -921 South Carolina 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 72 1816 91 -948 Hardin-Simmons 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 -201 92 -1025 Dayton 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 97 242 93 -1109 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 56 2328 94 -1232 North Carolina State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 100 8 95 -1562 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 91 421 96 -1624 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 123 -1489 97 -1739 Alabama 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 4 6050 98 -1808 Washington State 10 1 - 7 - 2 1 - 7 - 2 46 3264 99 -2065 Northwestern 9 0 - 8 - 1 0 - 8 - 1 17 4696 100 -2096 Utah State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 107 -246 101 -2799 Missouri 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 38 3744 102 -2860 Lehigh 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 139 -3351 103 -2976 Wofford 4 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 144 -4182 104 -3041 Tulsa 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 71 1874 105 -3052 New Mexico Highlands 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 156 -6543 106 -3083 Richmond 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 137 -2854 107 -3179 West Texas A&M 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 132 -2415 108 -4008 Cincinnati 9 1 - 6 - 2 1 - 6 - 2 67 1953 109 -4085 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 110 -336 110 -4327 Iowa State 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 65 2075 111 -4903 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 84 818 112 -5667 Rutgers 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 119 -1212 113 -5702 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 64 2089 114 -5859 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 1891 115 -5875 Boston University 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 106 -217 116 -6094 Bucknell 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 68 1952 117 -6159 William & Mary 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 78 1165 118 -6301 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 4039 119 -6654 Brown 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 112 -544 120 -6662 Virginia 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 76 1551 121 -6766 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 1566 122 -7042 Harvard 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 134 -2640 123 -7756 Trinity University TX 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 85 798 124 -8037 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 2734 125 -8486 Drake 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 142 -3989 126 -8766 Citadel 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 149 -4377 127 -8835 Montana 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 122 -1440 128 -8858 Presbyterian 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 131 -2269 129 -9446 Newberry College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 152 -5213 130 -9788 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 57 2319 131 -9907 New Mexico 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 115 -629 132 -10402 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 99 39 133 -10598 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 60 2196 134 -11047 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 2102 135 -11685 Davidson 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 159 -6902 136 -11904 Tampa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 90 424 137 -12088 Furman 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 109 -310 138 -12564 Quantico Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 101 -51 139 -12817 Virginia Military 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 118 -987 140 -13009 McMurry 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 111 -472 141 -13086 New Mexico State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 141 -3911 142 -13128 Midwestern State 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 92 417 143 -13827 Brigham Young 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 121 -1334 144 -13973 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 87 645 145 -16769 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 126 -1541 146 -17441 Temple 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 124 -1494 147 -18696 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 -4383 148 -19626 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 136 -2833 149 -20263 San Diego State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 130 -2173 150 -20490 Washington MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 147 -4243 151 -21703 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 -4243 152 -21861 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 140 -3521 153 -21964 Corpus Christi 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 143 -4066 154 -22510 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 148 -4243 155 -22625 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 -4417 156 -22759 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 155 -5842 157 -26008 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 -5842 158 -26887 Washington & Lee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 154 -5842 159 -27348 Adams State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 -6543 160 -28523 Cal State Los Angeles 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -6913