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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 22778 Georgia Tech 11 10 - 1 - 0 8 27 2 22072 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 33 38 3 21600 Iowa 10 9 - 1 - 0 16 31 4 20417 Minnesota 9 6 - 1 - 2 2 21 5 20167 Texas A&M 10 9 - 0 - 1 37 41 6 19468 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 5 25 7 18420 Miami FL 10 8 - 1 - 1 38 41 8 17832 Baylor 11 9 - 2 - 0 35 40 9 17153 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 41 42 10 16631 Oklahoma 10 10 - 0 - 0 81 73 11 16619 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 3 - 1 9 27 12 16227 Texas Christian 11 8 - 3 - 0 31 37 13 16139 Florida 10 6 - 3 - 1 10 28 14 15855 Mississippi 10 7 - 3 - 0 24 35 15 15617 Auburn 10 7 - 3 - 0 27 37 16 15578 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 39 41 17 14960 Oregon State 11 7 - 3 - 1 22 34 18 14446 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 26 36 19 14342 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 11 28 20 13950 Syracuse 9 7 - 2 - 0 52 53 21 13685 UCLA 10 7 - 3 - 0 34 40 22 12430 Penn State 9 6 - 2 - 1 53 55 23 12341 Tulane 10 6 - 4 - 0 28 37 24 12307 Arkansas 10 6 - 4 - 0 32 38 25 11516 Houston 10 7 - 2 - 1 64 61 26 11174 Washington 10 5 - 5 - 0 21 34 27 10663 Oregon 10 4 - 4 - 2 20 34 28 10648 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 43 46 29 10475 Clemson 11 7 - 2 - 2 75 65 30 9768 South Carolina 10 7 - 3 - 0 71 65 31 9684 Purdue 9 3 - 4 - 2 23 35 32 9477 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 5 - 0 44 46 33 9373 Colorado 11 8 - 2 - 1 82 73 34 9288 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 40 42 35 9000 Navy 9 6 - 1 - 2 84 77 36 8977 Illinois 9 2 - 5 - 2 4 24 37 8974 Rice 10 4 - 6 - 0 25 35 38 8636 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 29 37 39 8582 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 6 - 0 14 30 40 8394 Arizona State 10 9 - 1 - 0 121 96 41 8136 Army 9 5 - 3 - 1 66 62 42 7975 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 124 98 43 7960 Texas El Paso 11 9 - 2 - 0 104 88 44 7929 California 10 3 - 7 - 0 6 26 45 7852 Louisiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 7 26 46 7503 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 72 65 47 7188 Mississippi State 10 4 - 6 - 0 42 44 48 6666 Georgia 10 3 - 6 - 1 19 32 49 6385 Hawaii 2 1 - 1 - 0 69 64 50 6351 George Washington 10 8 - 1 - 1 120 96 51 6286 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 106 89 52 6247 Wisconsin 9 1 - 5 - 3 18 32 53 5433 Wyoming 10 10 - 0 - 0 145 117 54 5149 Alabama 10 2 - 7 - 1 12 29 55 5068 Saint Xavier 4 3 - 1 - 0 103 88 56 4922 West Texas A&M 10 8 - 2 - 0 133 104 57 4803 Florida State 10 5 - 4 - 1 76 68 58 4780 North Texas 10 7 - 2 - 1 108 90 59 4546 Notre Dame 10 2 - 8 - 0 15 30 60 4285 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 67 62 61 4174 Tufts University 1 1 - 0 - 0 142 114 62 4089 Tulsa 10 7 - 2 - 1 122 96 63 4012 Indiana 9 3 - 6 - 0 36 41 64 4005 Maryland 10 2 - 7 - 1 30 37 65 3993 Miami OH 3 2 - 1 - 0 97 86 66 3724 Texas 10 1 - 9 - 0 3 22 67 3567 Washington State 10 3 - 6 - 1 45 46 68 3559 Princeton 9 7 - 2 - 0 127 100 69 3379 Holy Cross 9 5 - 3 - 1 98 86 70 2906 Wofford 4 3 - 1 - 0 118 95 71 2856 Pacific 10 6 - 3 - 1 113 92 72 2311 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 56 56 73 2177 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 155 138 74 1962 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 79 69 75 1735 Nebraska 10 4 - 6 - 0 65 61 76 1704 Villanova 9 5 - 4 - 0 101 87 77 1543 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 5 - 2 74 65 78 1532 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 14 79 1390 Bowling Green 1 1 - 0 - 0 159 142 80 1109 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 119 96 81 1036 Southern Mississippi 4 1 - 2 - 1 78 69 82 1025 Texas Tech 10 2 - 7 - 1 47 47 83 990 North Carolina 10 2 - 7 - 1 50 50 84 933 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 158 142 85 368 Hardin-Simmons 10 4 - 6 - 0 77 68 86 349 Wake Forest 10 2 - 5 - 3 73 65 87 299 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 57 56 88 203 Utah 10 5 - 5 - 0 95 85 89 57 Newberry College 2 1 - 0 - 1 143 114 90 0 Quantico Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 93 85 91 -49 Virginia 10 3 - 7 - 0 62 59 92 -249 Connecticut 2 1 - 1 - 0 107 90 93 -756 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 5 - 0 86 78 94 -952 Montana State 1 1 - 0 - 0 162 144 95 -1017 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 126 99 96 -1186 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 32 97 -1328 Kansas State 10 3 - 7 - 0 70 64 98 -1416 Cincinnati 9 4 - 5 - 0 99 86 99 -1505 Colgate 9 4 - 5 - 0 89 82 100 -2069 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0 - 3 - 0 13 30 101 -2135 Trinity University TX 3 0 - 2 - 1 48 49 102 -2695 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 129 102 103 -2826 Lehigh 3 2 - 1 - 0 144 115 104 -3344 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 92 84 105 -3513 Furman 10 2 - 8 - 0 68 63 106 -3575 Fresno State 4 2 - 2 - 0 132 104 107 -3671 Utah State 10 6 - 4 - 0 138 111 108 -3824 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 46 47 109 -4742 Wichita State 10 4 - 6 - 0 111 91 110 -4938 Dayton 10 4 - 6 - 0 110 91 111 -5095 Denver 10 6 - 4 - 0 147 118 112 -5253 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 58 113 -5452 Iowa State 10 2 - 8 - 0 80 71 114 -5525 Harvard 8 2 - 6 - 0 94 85 115 -5556 Nebraska Omaha 1 1 - 0 - 0 164 148 116 -5840 Virginia Military 10 3 - 6 - 1 114 92 117 -6259 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 105 89 118 -6374 Boston University 8 1 - 5 - 2 85 78 119 -6512 Abilene Christian 2 0 - 2 - 0 49 50 120 -6946 Midwestern State 2 0 - 2 - 0 59 57 121 -7080 McMurry 3 1 - 2 - 0 100 87 122 -7299 Richmond 9 4 - 5 - 0 135 106 123 -7453 Citadel 9 3 - 5 - 1 134 105 124 -7703 Western Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 51 53 125 -7864 Davidson 9 5 - 3 - 1 153 129 126 -7952 San Jose State 10 2 - 7 - 1 109 90 127 -8394 Corpus Christi 1 0 - 1 - 0 55 56 128 -8636 Colorado State 10 2 - 7 - 1 102 87 129 -8682 New Mexico 10 4 - 6 - 0 141 112 130 -9050 Cornell 9 1 - 8 - 0 90 82 131 -9350 California Poly 2 1 - 1 - 0 154 137 132 -9538 Detroit 10 2 - 8 - 0 115 94 133 -9561 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 58 57 134 -10110 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 61 58 135 -10191 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 56 136 -10705 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 60 137 -11723 William & Mary 10 0 - 9 - 1 88 80 138 -11857 Rutgers 10 3 - 7 - 0 139 111 139 -12030 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 83 75 140 -12072 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 87 80 141 -12683 Marquette 9 0 - 9 - 0 91 82 142 -12936 Drake 9 3 - 6 - 0 148 119 143 -13025 Bucknell 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 99 144 -13113 Montana 10 1 - 9 - 0 130 103 145 -13286 San Diego State 3 0 - 2 - 1 123 98 146 -13294 Brigham Young 10 2 - 7 - 1 140 112 147 -13305 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 110 148 -13555 New Mexico State 10 1 - 9 - 0 116 94 149 -13896 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 117 95 150 -15152 Presbyterian 3 0 - 3 - 0 112 92 151 -16147 East Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 96 86 152 -16869 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 111 153 -17871 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 102 154 -18347 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 118 155 -18600 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 131 104 156 -19864 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 138 157 -20006 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 125 158 -21342 Stetson 3 0 - 3 - 0 149 121 159 -22183 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 122 160 -22245 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 142 161 -22379 Washington & Lee 1 0 - 1 - 0 151 125 162 -23877 Washington MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 142 163 -24107 Air Force 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 146 164 -24218 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 138 165 -27997 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 148