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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22778 Georgia Tech 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 9 6183 2 22072 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 25 5210 3 21600 Iowa 10 9 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 17 5756 4 20417 Minnesota 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 2 6932 5 20167 Texas A&M 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 38 4487 6 19468 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 5 6539 7 18420 Miami FL 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 40 4475 8 17832 Baylor 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 32 4852 9 17153 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 39 4481 10 16631 Oklahoma 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 82 1086 11 16619 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 8 6246 12 16227 Texas Christian 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 29 5110 13 16139 Florida 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 11 6089 14 15855 Mississippi 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 27 5170 15 15617 Auburn 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 23 5357 16 15578 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 44 4256 17 14960 Oregon State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 19 5485 18 14446 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 28 5132 19 14342 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 7 6276 20 13950 Syracuse 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 50 3356 21 13685 UCLA 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 36 4724 22 12430 Penn State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 53 3177 23 12341 Tulane 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 33 4829 24 12307 Arkansas 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 31 5056 25 11516 Houston 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 57 2645 26 11174 Washington 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 24 5318 27 10663 Oregon 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 26 5174 28 10648 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 37 4520 29 10475 Clemson 11 7 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 72 2087 30 9768 South Carolina 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 68 2226 31 9684 Purdue 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 22 5362 32 9477 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 41 4463 33 9373 Colorado 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 80 1251 34 9288 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 42 4357 35 9000 Navy 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 84 704 36 8977 Illinois 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 6 6433 37 8974 Rice 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 21 5409 38 8636 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 30 5060 39 8582 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 13 6074 40 8394 Arizona State 10 9 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 123 -1247 41 8136 Army 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 58 2563 42 7975 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 117 -1094 43 7960 Texas El Paso 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 101 -381 44 7929 California 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 12 6084 45 7852 Louisiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 4 6581 46 7503 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 69 2155 47 7188 Mississippi State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 43 4258 48 6666 Georgia 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 18 5745 49 6351 George Washington 10 8 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 119 -1118 50 6286 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 107 -639 51 6247 Wisconsin 9 1 - 5 - 3 1 - 5 - 3 16 5803 52 5433 Wyoming 10 10 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 146 -3233 53 5149 Alabama 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 0 10 6118 54 4922 West Texas A&M 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 132 -1956 55 4803 Florida State 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 75 1865 56 4780 North Texas 10 7 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 0 103 -394 57 4546 Notre Dame 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 15 5992 58 4285 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 67 2289 59 4089 Tulsa 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 122 -1231 60 4012 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 35 4735 61 4005 Maryland 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 20 5424 62 3724 Texas 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 3 6807 63 3567 Washington State 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 46 3974 64 3559 Princeton 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 127 -1493 65 3379 Holy Cross 9 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 96 -39 66 2856 Pacific 10 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 112 -776 67 2311 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 54 2977 68 1962 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 77 1589 69 1735 Nebraska 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 59 2504 70 1704 Villanova 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 93 2 71 1543 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 74 2006 72 1109 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 118 -1098 73 1025 Texas Tech 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 45 4064 74 990 North Carolina 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 47 3746 75 368 Hardin-Simmons 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 78 1480 76 349 Wake Forest 10 2 - 5 - 3 2 - 5 - 3 76 1775 77 299 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 55 2740 78 203 Utah 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 98 -219 79 -49 Virginia 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 63 2416 80 -756 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 85 679 81 -1017 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 125 -1352 82 -1328 Kansas State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 73 2016 83 -1416 Cincinnati 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 102 -383 84 -1505 Colgate 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 92 113 85 -2695 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 131 -1934 86 -3344 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 100 -347 87 -3513 Furman 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 71 2108 88 -3671 Utah State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 140 -2875 89 -4742 Wichita State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 114 -810 90 -4938 Dayton 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 109 -676 91 -5095 Denver 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 148 -3601 92 -5452 Iowa State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 79 1298 93 -5525 Harvard 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 95 -16 94 -5840 Virginia Military 10 3 - 6 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 121 -1141 95 -6259 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 104 -412 96 -6374 Boston University 8 1 - 5 - 2 0 - 5 - 2 88 315 97 -7299 Richmond 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 139 -2837 98 -7453 Citadel 9 3 - 5 - 1 1 - 4 - 0 134 -2452 99 -7864 Davidson 9 5 - 3 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 154 -5559 100 -7952 San Jose State 10 2 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 0 110 -720 101 -8636 Colorado State 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 105 -423 102 -8682 New Mexico 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 142 -3030 103 -9050 Cornell 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 87 365 104 -9538 Detroit 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 116 -1027 105 -11723 William & Mary 10 0 - 9 - 1 0 - 9 - 1 89 312 106 -11857 Rutgers 10 3 - 7 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 143 -3180 107 -12683 Marquette 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 90 311 108 -12936 Drake 9 3 - 6 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 152 -4175 109 -13113 Montana 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 130 -1803 110 -13294 Brigham Young 10 2 - 7 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 144 -3186 111 -13555 New Mexico State 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 128 -1646