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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 21634 Alabama 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 40 43 2 20421 Louisiana State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 10 30 3 19998 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 36 40 4 19468 Ohio State 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 25 38 5 18205 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 37 40 6 18036 Minnesota 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 6 27 7 16869 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 13 35 8 15448 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 4 24 9 15164 Arkansas 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 29 38 10 14630 Colorado 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 48 46 11 14622 Georgia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 11 30 12 13762 Purdue 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 17 36 13 12944 Rice 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 7 27 14 12384 Missouri 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 52 50 15 12353 Kansas 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 44 45 16 12326 Wisconsin 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 14 35 17 12264 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 9 30 18 12149 Duke 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 31 39 19 11904 Miami FL 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 30 38 20 11704 Penn State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 54 50 21 11650 Tennessee 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 33 40 22 10986 Auburn 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 32 39 23 10168 Syracuse 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 58 53 24 9576 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 55 50 25 9457 Notre Dame 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 8 28 26 9373 Mississippi State 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 22 37 27 9304 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 19 36 28 8943 Northwestern 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 12 33 29 8928 Wyoming 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 78 68 30 8928 Maryland 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 56 51 31 8862 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 38 41 32 8851 Navy 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 65 59 33 8102 Kentucky 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 47 46 34 8017 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 18 36 35 7910 Utah State 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 105 88 36 7760 Oklahoma 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 27 38 37 7464 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 50 48 38 7211 Arizona 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 103 87 39 7065 Houston 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 59 54 40 7019 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 28 38 41 7000 Texas Christian 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 5 24 42 6547 Rutgers 9 9 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 135 107 43 6178 Memphis 10 8 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 115 93 44 5602 North Carolina State 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 34 40 45 5483 Villanova 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 112 92 46 5210 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 79 68 47 5160 Texas Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 23 37 48 4746 Utah 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 71 63 49 4558 Washington 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 68 60 50 4454 Arizona State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 96 84 51 4296 Southern California 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 51 50 52 4147 South Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 41 44 53 3985 Iowa State 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 69 60 54 3559 Oregon State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 72 63 55 3045 Oklahoma State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 53 50 56 2991 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 20 36 57 2956 Wake Forest 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 43 45 58 2860 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 26 38 59 2776 Holy Cross 10 7 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 98 85 60 2772 Georgia 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 15 35 61 2757 Oregon 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 61 56 62 2426 Nebraska 10 3 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 49 47 63 2150 Southern Methodist 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 16 35 64 1996 Florida State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 70 62 65 1820 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 90 78 66 1478 Wichita State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 117 94 67 1248 New Mexico 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 101 86 68 1209 Tulane 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 21 36 69 1056 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 35 40 70 1036 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 63 58 71 614 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 93 82 72 510 Boston College 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 64 58 73 145 Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 66 59 74 126 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 125 100 75 -11 Washington State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 62 56 76 -53 Citadel 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 119 97 77 -299 West Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 77 67 78 -1125 California 10 1 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 24 37 79 -1144 San Jose State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 111 91 80 -1251 Illinois 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 2 20 81 -1401 Colgate 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 110 91 82 -1401 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 83 83 -1762 Saint Xavier 10 6 - 4 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 116 94 84 -1935 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 129 104 85 -2127 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 121 99 86 -2269 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 42 44 87 -3029 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 139 111 88 -3191 Air Force 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 74 65 89 -3429 Virginia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 102 87 90 -3471 Boston University 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 97 85 91 -3886 Furman 10 7 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 136 109 92 -4611 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 127 102 93 -4995 New Mexico State 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 138 110 94 -5629 Tulsa 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 76 66 95 -5809 George Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 114 93 96 -6044 North Texas 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 131 105 97 -6086 Montana 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 88 77 98 -6120 Cincinnati 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 99 85 99 -7380 Brigham Young 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 86 75 100 -7703 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 143 113 101 -7918 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 140 111 102 -8110 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 82 70 103 -8156 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 104 88 104 -8524 Cornell 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 120 99 105 -8931 Dayton 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 94 82 106 -10295 Davidson 8 4 - 4 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 148 117 107 -11170 William & Mary 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 100 85 108 -11251 Colorado State 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 80 68 109 -14545 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 130 104 110 -17472 Hardin-Simmons 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 106 89 111 -19653 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 134 106