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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 23308 Mississippi 11 10 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 19 31 2 20904 Louisiana State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 5 24 3 19906 Syracuse 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 51 51 4 19326 Georgia 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 30 36 5 17379 Arkansas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 23 33 6 17184 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 25 34 7 16174 Texas Christian 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 11 27 8 15072 Alabama 11 7 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 20 31 9 14952 Penn State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 49 50 10 14899 Auburn 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 24 34 11 14899 Washington 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 60 57 12 13923 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 2 21 13 13428 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 45 48 14 13136 Purdue 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 18 31 15 13113 Northwestern 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 16 30 16 12787 Tennessee 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 3 23 17 12614 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 31 39 18 12245 Clemson 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 63 60 19 12038 Illinois 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 15 30 20 11996 Oklahoma 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 39 44 21 11777 Michigan State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 17 30 22 11581 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 14 29 23 11408 Wisconsin 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 32 39 24 11120 Miami FL 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 22 32 25 11051 Kentucky 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 13 28 26 10602 Pittsburgh 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 35 40 27 10383 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 37 41 28 10379 Florida 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 33 39 29 9611 Notre Dame 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 10 27 30 8997 Oregon 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 72 70 31 8920 Baylor 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 8 26 32 8916 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 36 40 33 8785 Indiana 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 34 40 34 8029 UCLA 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 44 48 35 7856 Kansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 41 45 36 7802 Tulane 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 12 28 37 7200 Navy 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 52 52 38 6727 Michigan 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 29 36 39 6401 Wyoming 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 122 99 40 6385 Ohio State 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 6 26 41 6059 Army 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 58 54 42 5890 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 53 52 43 5736 Iowa State 10 7 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 84 78 44 5184 Mississippi State 9 2 - 7 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 7 26 45 5157 Pennsylvania 9 7 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 111 96 46 5118 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 61 59 47 4842 Rice 10 1 - 7 - 2 1 - 7 - 2 4 23 48 4830 Colorado 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 47 50 49 4769 Washington State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 69 69 50 4704 Wake Forest 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 65 64 51 4592 Maryland 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 54 52 52 4488 Texas Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 46 49 53 4431 Texas A&M 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 26 35 54 4273 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 70 69 55 3448 Duke 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 38 42 56 3402 Minnesota 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 9 27 57 3379 Air Force 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 66 65 58 3179 Nebraska 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 43 46 59 3137 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 74 72 60 2983 Virginia Military 10 8 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 136 106 61 2895 Arizona State 11 10 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 142 110 62 2641 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 133 104 63 1977 Tulsa 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 73 70 64 1966 California 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 27 35 65 1881 Stanford 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 48 50 66 1578 Holy Cross 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 88 81 67 1251 New Mexico State 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 135 105 68 956 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 90 84 69 768 New Mexico 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 119 98 70 710 Florida State 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 71 69 71 364 Houston 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 57 53 72 291 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 127 101 73 199 Oregon State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 56 53 74 -284 Boston University 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 80 75 75 -414 Cincinnati 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 96 88 76 -445 Utah 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 78 77 -533 Citadel 10 8 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 140 107 78 -545 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 126 101 79 -576 Colorado State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 99 89 80 -629 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 102 92 81 -1754 Virginia Tech 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 123 99 82 -2031 Wichita State 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 107 95 83 -2403 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 112 96 84 -3271 Marquette 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 68 68 85 -3398 West Virginia 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 62 60 86 -3525 North Carolina State 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 50 51 87 -3778 San Jose State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 83 77 88 -3897 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 113 96 89 -4189 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 59 56 90 -4277 Rutgers 9 6 - 3 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 144 112 91 -4358 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 118 98 92 -4369 Hardin-Simmons 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 79 74 93 -5832 Richmond 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 132 104 94 -6351 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 100 89 95 -6382 Saint Xavier 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 103 93 96 -6443 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 130 103 97 -6570 William & Mary 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 120 98 98 -7660 Colgate 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 86 80 99 -8666 Furman 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 104 93 100 -8816 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 114 96 101 -8901 Denver 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 92 85 102 -9039 Dayton 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 108 95 103 -9062 Brigham Young 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 106 94 104 -9246 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 94 88 105 -9427 Virginia 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 55 52 106 -11320 Idaho 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 82 76 107 -12099 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 97 88 108 -12806 George Washington 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 95 88 109 -12840 West Texas A&M 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 109 95 110 -13340 Brown 9 2 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 125 100 111 -14768 Montana 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 128 101 112 -17644 Davidson 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 141 109