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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 23308 Mississippi 11 10 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 13 5280 2 20904 Louisiana State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 6 6130 3 19906 Syracuse 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 50 2756 4 19326 Georgia 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 31 4249 5 17379 Arkansas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 18 5050 6 17184 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 22 4771 7 16174 Texas Christian 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 11 5474 8 15072 Alabama 11 7 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 19 4956 9 14952 Penn State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 44 2991 10 14899 Auburn 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 23 4751 11 14899 Washington 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 60 1988 12 13923 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 4 6145 13 13428 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 45 2954 14 13136 Purdue 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 27 4611 15 13113 Northwestern 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 21 4784 16 12787 Tennessee 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 2 6272 17 12614 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 28 4609 18 12245 Clemson 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 63 1685 19 12038 Illinois 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 24 4664 20 11996 Oklahoma 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 40 3347 21 11777 Michigan State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 26 4649 22 11581 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 14 5172 23 11408 Wisconsin 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 34 3934 24 11120 Miami FL 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 20 4786 25 11051 Kentucky 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 7 6093 26 10602 Pittsburgh 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 33 4100 27 10383 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 37 3700 28 10379 Florida 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 30 4398 29 9611 Notre Dame 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 17 5070 30 8997 Oregon 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 73 815 31 8920 Baylor 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 9 5762 32 8916 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 35 3880 33 8785 Indiana 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 36 3756 34 8029 UCLA 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 39 3449 35 7856 Kansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 38 3526 36 7802 Tulane 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 8 5794 37 7200 Navy 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 53 2589 38 6727 Michigan 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 32 4223 39 6401 Wyoming 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 120 -2167 40 6385 Ohio State 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 15 5146 41 6059 Army 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 58 2415 42 5890 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 54 2533 43 5736 Iowa State 10 7 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 88 -235 44 5184 Mississippi State 9 2 - 7 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 3 6265 45 5157 Pennsylvania 9 7 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 112 -1897 46 5118 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 61 1985 47 4842 Rice 10 1 - 7 - 2 1 - 7 - 2 5 6132 48 4830 Colorado 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 51 2717 49 4769 Washington State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 70 990 50 4704 Wake Forest 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 66 1254 51 4592 Maryland 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 49 2794 52 4488 Texas Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 43 3123 53 4431 Texas A&M 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 25 4663 54 4273 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 69 1038 55 3448 Duke 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 41 3312 56 3402 Minnesota 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 16 5076 57 3379 Air Force 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 71 975 58 3179 Nebraska 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 42 3235 59 3137 Boston College 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 77 561 60 2983 Virginia Military 10 8 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 135 -3137 61 2895 Arizona State 11 10 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 141 -3446 62 2641 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 130 -2779 63 1977 Tulsa 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 67 1147 64 1966 California 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 29 4469 65 1881 Stanford 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 47 2875 66 1578 Holy Cross 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 85 -132 67 1251 New Mexico State 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 136 -3161 68 956 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 91 -492 69 768 New Mexico 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 122 -2194 70 710 Florida State 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 68 1072 71 364 Houston 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 46 2925 72 291 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 126 -2464 73 199 Oregon State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 57 2450 74 -284 Boston University 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 79 370 75 -414 Cincinnati 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 97 -995 76 -445 Utah 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 86 -216 77 -533 Citadel 10 8 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 140 -3374 78 -545 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 127 -2505 79 -576 Colorado State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 100 -1294 80 -629 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 103 -1677 81 -1754 Virginia Tech 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 123 -2264 82 -2031 Wichita State 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 110 -1885 83 -2403 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 114 -2035 84 -3271 Marquette 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 72 897 85 -3398 West Virginia 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 59 2113 86 -3525 North Carolina State 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 56 2461 87 -3778 San Jose State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 87 -228 88 -3897 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 107 -1834 89 -4189 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 62 1954 90 -4277 Rutgers 9 6 - 3 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 143 -3758 91 -4358 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 121 -2184 92 -4369 Hardin-Simmons 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 76 623 93 -5832 Richmond 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 131 -2835 94 -6351 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 101 -1306 95 -6382 Saint Xavier 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 106 -1802 96 -6443 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 129 -2720 97 -6570 William & Mary 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 124 -2288 98 -7660 Colgate 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 82 138 99 -8666 Furman 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 108 -1841 100 -8816 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 115 -2069 101 -8901 Denver 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 94 -894 102 -9039 Dayton 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 104 -1768 103 -9062 Brigham Young 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 105 -1783 104 -9246 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 98 -1024 105 -9427 Virginia 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 55 2510 106 -11320 Idaho 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 83 91 107 -12099 Villanova 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 96 -959 108 -12806 George Washington 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 95 -957 109 -12840 West Texas A&M 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 109 -1845 110 -13340 Brown 9 2 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 132 -2870 111 -14768 Montana 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 125 -2398 112 -17644 Davidson 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 144 -4165