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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 21634 Alabama 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 40 3549 2 20421 Louisiana State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 13 4889 3 19998 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 34 3882 4 19468 Ohio State 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 33 3884 5 18205 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 26 4260 6 18036 Minnesota 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 9 5153 7 16869 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 20 4478 8 15448 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 3 5893 9 15164 Arkansas 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 17 4575 10 14630 Colorado 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 42 3343 11 14622 Georgia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 7 5308 12 13762 Purdue 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 21 4463 13 12944 Rice 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 6 5547 14 12384 Missouri 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 48 2941 15 12353 Kansas 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 45 3168 16 12326 Wisconsin 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 14 4749 17 12264 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 8 5251 18 12149 Duke 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 37 3835 19 11904 Miami FL 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 36 3836 20 11704 Penn State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 53 2752 21 11650 Tennessee 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 28 4202 22 10986 Auburn 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 30 4164 23 10168 Syracuse 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 59 2388 24 9576 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 46 3162 25 9457 Notre Dame 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 12 4902 26 9373 Mississippi State 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 15 4702 27 9304 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 16 4593 28 8943 Northwestern 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 10 5009 29 8928 Wyoming 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 81 797 30 8928 Maryland 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 58 2458 31 8862 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 39 3744 32 8851 Navy 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 66 1784 33 8102 Kentucky 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 38 3747 34 8017 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 25 4268 35 7910 Utah State 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 104 -1162 36 7760 Oklahoma 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 31 4060 37 7464 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 49 2856 38 7211 Arizona 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 105 -1228 39 7065 Houston 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 51 2793 40 7019 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 24 4268 41 7000 Texas Christian 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 5 5748 42 6547 Rutgers 9 9 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 136 -3526 43 6178 Memphis 10 8 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 115 -1771 44 5602 North Carolina State 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 35 3864 45 5483 Villanova 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 110 -1392 46 5210 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 76 1056 47 5160 Texas Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 23 4295 48 4746 Utah 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 71 1376 49 4558 Washington 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 68 1738 50 4454 Arizona State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 99 -929 51 4296 Southern California 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 52 2762 52 4147 South Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 41 3475 53 3985 Iowa State 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 70 1668 54 3559 Oregon State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 72 1343 55 3045 Oklahoma State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 56 2709 56 2991 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 32 3953 57 2956 Wake Forest 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 47 3143 58 2860 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 19 4502 59 2776 Holy Cross 10 7 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 101 -957 60 2772 Georgia 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 18 4541 61 2757 Oregon 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 57 2467 62 2426 Nebraska 10 3 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 50 2850 63 2150 Southern Methodist 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 22 4423 64 1996 Florida State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 67 1770 65 1820 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 88 -36 66 1478 Wichita State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 114 -1747 67 1248 New Mexico 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 100 -937 68 1209 Tulane 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 11 4996 69 1056 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 29 4200 70 1036 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 63 2027 71 614 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 98 -857 72 510 Boston College 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 65 1790 73 145 Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 69 1696 74 126 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 128 -2733 75 -11 Washington State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 62 2290 76 -53 Citadel 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 117 -1914 77 -299 West Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 77 993 78 -1125 California 10 1 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 27 4248 79 -1144 San Jose State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 111 -1440 80 -1251 Illinois 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 2 6317 81 -1401 Colgate 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 116 -1789 82 -1401 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 91 -217 83 -1762 Saint Xavier 10 6 - 4 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 113 -1685 84 -1935 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 134 -3060 85 -2127 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 123 -2282 86 -2269 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 44 3217 87 -3029 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 145 -3953 88 -3191 Air Force 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 74 1231 89 -3429 Virginia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 97 -805 90 -3471 Boston University 9 4 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 102 -971 91 -3886 Furman 10 7 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 146 -4155 92 -4611 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 129 -2796 93 -4995 New Mexico State 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 140 -3808 94 -5629 Tulsa 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 78 946 95 -5809 George Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 108 -1324 96 -6044 North Texas 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 132 -3023 97 -6086 Montana 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 90 -112 98 -6120 Cincinnati 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 95 -628 99 -7380 Brigham Young 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 87 124 100 -7703 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 147 -4751 101 -7918 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 139 -3757 102 -8110 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 83 650 103 -8156 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 109 -1373 104 -8524 Cornell 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 124 -2450 105 -8931 Dayton 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 93 -376 106 -10295 Davidson 8 4 - 4 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 148 -4835 107 -11170 William & Mary 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 96 -639 108 -11251 Colorado State 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 79 834 109 -14545 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 135 -3242 110 -17472 Hardin-Simmons 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 106 -1283 111 -19653 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 131 -2913