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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 22778 Georgia Tech 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 8 27 2 22072 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 33 38 3 21600 Iowa 10 9 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 16 31 4 20417 Minnesota 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 2 21 5 20167 Texas A&M 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 37 41 6 19468 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 5 25 7 18420 Miami FL 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 38 41 8 17832 Baylor 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 35 40 9 17153 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 41 42 10 16631 Oklahoma 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 81 73 11 16619 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 9 27 12 16227 Texas Christian 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 31 37 13 16139 Florida 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 10 28 14 15855 Mississippi 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 24 35 15 15617 Auburn 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 27 37 16 15578 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 39 41 17 14960 Oregon State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 22 34 18 14446 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 26 36 19 14342 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 11 28 20 13950 Syracuse 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 52 53 21 13685 UCLA 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 34 40 22 12430 Penn State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 53 55 23 12341 Tulane 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 28 37 24 12307 Arkansas 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 32 38 25 11516 Houston 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 64 61 26 11174 Washington 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 21 34 27 10663 Oregon 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 20 34 28 10648 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 43 46 29 10475 Clemson 11 7 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 75 65 30 9768 South Carolina 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 71 65 31 9684 Purdue 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 23 35 32 9477 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 44 46 33 9373 Colorado 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 82 73 34 9288 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 40 42 35 9000 Navy 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 84 77 36 8977 Illinois 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 4 24 37 8974 Rice 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 25 35 38 8636 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 29 37 39 8582 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 14 30 40 8394 Arizona State 10 9 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 121 96 41 8136 Army 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 66 62 42 7975 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 124 98 43 7960 Texas El Paso 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 104 88 44 7929 California 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 6 26 45 7852 Louisiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 7 26 46 7503 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 72 65 47 7188 Mississippi State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 42 44 48 6666 Georgia 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 19 32 49 6351 George Washington 10 8 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 120 96 50 6286 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 106 89 51 6247 Wisconsin 9 1 - 5 - 3 1 - 5 - 3 18 32 52 5433 Wyoming 10 10 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 145 117 53 5149 Alabama 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 0 12 29 54 4922 West Texas A&M 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 133 104 55 4803 Florida State 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 76 68 56 4780 North Texas 10 7 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 0 108 90 57 4546 Notre Dame 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 15 30 58 4285 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 67 62 59 4089 Tulsa 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 122 96 60 4012 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 36 41 61 4005 Maryland 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 30 37 62 3724 Texas 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 3 22 63 3567 Washington State 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 45 46 64 3559 Princeton 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 127 100 65 3379 Holy Cross 9 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 98 86 66 2856 Pacific 10 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 113 92 67 2311 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 56 56 68 1962 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 79 69 69 1735 Nebraska 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 65 61 70 1704 Villanova 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 101 87 71 1543 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 74 65 72 1109 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 119 96 73 1025 Texas Tech 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 47 47 74 990 North Carolina 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 50 50 75 368 Hardin-Simmons 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 77 68 76 349 Wake Forest 10 2 - 5 - 3 2 - 5 - 3 73 65 77 299 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 57 56 78 203 Utah 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 85 79 -49 Virginia 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 62 59 80 -756 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 86 78 81 -1017 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 126 99 82 -1328 Kansas State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 70 64 83 -1416 Cincinnati 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 99 86 84 -1505 Colgate 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 89 82 85 -2695 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 129 102 86 -3344 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 92 84 87 -3513 Furman 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 68 63 88 -3671 Utah State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 138 111 89 -4742 Wichita State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 111 91 90 -4938 Dayton 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 110 91 91 -5095 Denver 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 147 118 92 -5452 Iowa State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 80 71 93 -5525 Harvard 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 94 85 94 -5840 Virginia Military 10 3 - 6 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 114 92 95 -6259 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 105 89 96 -6374 Boston University 8 1 - 5 - 2 0 - 5 - 2 85 78 97 -7299 Richmond 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 135 106 98 -7453 Citadel 9 3 - 5 - 1 1 - 4 - 0 134 105 99 -7864 Davidson 9 5 - 3 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 153 129 100 -7952 San Jose State 10 2 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 0 109 90 101 -8636 Colorado State 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 102 87 102 -8682 New Mexico 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 141 112 103 -9050 Cornell 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 90 82 104 -9538 Detroit 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 115 94 105 -11723 William & Mary 10 0 - 9 - 1 0 - 9 - 1 88 80 106 -11857 Rutgers 10 3 - 7 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 139 111 107 -12683 Marquette 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 91 82 108 -12936 Drake 9 3 - 6 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 148 119 109 -13113 Montana 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 130 103 110 -13294 Brigham Young 10 2 - 7 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 140 112 111 -13555 New Mexico State 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 116 94