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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 20839 Michigan State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 14 35 2 19587 Mississippi 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 17 37 3 19361 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 57 62 4 19057 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 15 35 5 18842 Georgia Tech 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 18 38 6 17963 Maryland 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 43 50 7 17932 Texas Christian 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 23 40 8 16343 Texas A&M 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 7 32 9 16204 Toledo 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 45 52 10 16012 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 34 45 11 15106 Saint Xavier 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 81 74 12 14830 Ohio State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 28 42 13 14653 Stanford 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 12 34 14 14376 Southern Mississippi 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 89 80 15 14208 Vanderbilt 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 44 50 16 13758 Auburn 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 40 49 17 13424 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 41 50 18 13255 Duke 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 46 53 19 13217 Miami FL 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 33 45 20 12591 Southern California 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 20 39 21 12426 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 29 42 22 12241 Kentucky 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 21 40 23 11750 Tennessee 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 32 44 24 11331 Louisiana State 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 3 22 25 11289 Mississippi State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 26 41 26 11116 Arkansas 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 19 39 27 10874 Texas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 5 27 28 10644 Purdue 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 30 43 29 10145 Illinois 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 35 48 30 10072 Syracuse 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 48 54 31 9918 Navy 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 76 70 32 9504 Washington 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 38 49 33 9131 Florida 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 6 28 34 9062 Baylor 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 27 41 35 9000 Miami OH 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 127 103 36 8939 Tulane 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 39 49 37 8862 West Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 93 81 38 8651 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 16 36 39 8474 Iowa 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 11 34 40 8371 Wisconsin 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 25 41 41 8079 Boston College 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 83 75 42 7933 Oregon 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 58 43 7848 Texas Tech 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 61 64 44 7837 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 138 112 45 7622 Oregon State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 59 63 46 7526 Houston 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 64 65 47 7380 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 80 73 48 7299 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 51 57 49 7176 Colorado 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 68 66 50 6835 Clemson 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 84 75 51 6455 Georgia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 22 40 52 6243 Detroit 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 72 68 53 6048 Minnesota 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 9 33 54 5798 Nebraska 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 50 55 55 5752 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 135 110 56 5729 Colorado State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 112 89 57 5541 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 92 81 58 5468 Wichita State 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 107 87 59 5130 Wyoming 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 109 87 60 5111 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 114 91 61 4999 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 141 119 62 4880 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 90 80 63 4623 Rice 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 10 33 64 4446 Texas El Paso 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 116 91 65 4416 Wake Forest 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 73 68 66 4392 Arizona State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 126 102 67 4204 Denver 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 131 104 68 4181 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 8 33 69 3782 San Jose State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 101 84 70 3367 Princeton 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 130 104 71 3183 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 77 71 72 3133 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 36 48 73 2442 Connecticut 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 104 86 74 2039 North Carolina 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 37 48 75 1969 Arizona 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 88 79 76 1854 California 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 31 43 77 1409 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 146 125 78 1401 Kansas State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 71 67 79 1290 North Texas 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 94 81 80 1079 George Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 102 85 81 848 Florida State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 77 82 579 Virginia Tech 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 122 98 83 556 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 56 62 84 -103 Holy Cross 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 111 88 85 -268 Oklahoma State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 49 54 86 -299 Memphis 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 2 16 87 -403 Howard Payne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 158 141 88 -610 Marquette 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 54 60 89 -871 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 15 90 -921 South Carolina 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 70 67 91 -948 Hardin-Simmons 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 86 92 -1025 Dayton 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 95 82 93 -1109 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 58 63 94 -1232 North Carolina State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 97 83 95 -1562 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 99 84 96 -1624 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 124 100 97 -1739 Alabama 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 4 26 98 -1808 Washington State 10 1 - 7 - 2 1 - 7 - 2 47 53 99 -2065 Northwestern 9 0 - 8 - 1 0 - 8 - 1 13 35 100 -2096 Utah State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 106 86 101 -2799 Missouri 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 42 50 102 -2860 Lehigh 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 140 115 103 -2976 Wofford 4 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 143 122 104 -3041 Tulsa 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 65 65 105 -3052 New Mexico Highlands 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 157 141 106 -3083 Richmond 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 134 108 107 -3179 West Texas A&M 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 125 101 108 -4008 Cincinnati 9 1 - 6 - 2 1 - 6 - 2 62 65 109 -4085 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 110 88 110 -4327 Iowa State 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 63 65 111 -4903 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 82 74 112 -5667 Rutgers 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 118 92 113 -5702 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 60 64 114 -5859 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 69 115 -5875 Boston University 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 96 83 116 -6094 Bucknell 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 67 66 117 -6159 William & Mary 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 79 72 118 -6301 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 41 119 -6654 Brown 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 115 91 120 -6662 Virginia 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 74 68 121 -6766 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 78 72 122 -7042 Harvard 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 133 106 123 -7756 Trinity University TX 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 86 78 124 -8037 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 58 125 -8486 Drake 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 136 110 126 -8766 Citadel 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 144 122 127 -8835 Montana 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 120 94 128 -8858 Presbyterian 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 129 103 129 -9446 Newberry College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 152 131 130 -9788 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 55 62 131 -9907 New Mexico 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 113 90 132 -10402 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 103 85 133 -10598 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 66 66 134 -11047 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 67 135 -11685 Davidson 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 153 134 136 -11904 Tampa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 91 81 137 -12088 Furman 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 108 87 138 -12564 Quantico Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 98 84 139 -12817 Virginia Military 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 121 94 140 -13009 McMurry 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 119 93 141 -13086 New Mexico State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 137 111 142 -13128 Midwestern State 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 100 84 143 -13827 Brigham Young 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 117 91 144 -13973 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 87 79 145 -16769 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 106 146 -17441 Temple 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 123 99 147 -18696 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 126 148 -19626 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 112 149 -20263 San Diego State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 128 103 150 -20490 Washington MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 148 125 151 -21703 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 147 125 152 -21861 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 122 153 -21964 Corpus Christi 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 145 124 154 -22510 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 149 125 155 -22625 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 127 156 -22759 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 156 135 157 -26008 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 154 135 158 -26887 Washington & Lee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 155 135 159 -27348 Adams State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 159 141 160 -28523 Cal State Los Angeles 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 143