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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 21634 Alabama 11 11 - 0 - 0 40 3549 2 20421 Louisiana State 11 10 - 1 - 0 13 4889 3 19998 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 34 3882 4 19468 Ohio State 9 8 - 0 - 1 33 3884 5 18205 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 26 4260 6 18036 Minnesota 10 8 - 2 - 0 9 5153 7 16869 Michigan State 9 7 - 2 - 0 20 4478 8 15448 Michigan 9 6 - 3 - 0 3 5893 9 15164 Arkansas 11 8 - 3 - 0 17 4575 10 14630 Colorado 11 9 - 2 - 0 42 3343 11 14622 Georgia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 5308 12 13762 Purdue 9 6 - 3 - 0 21 4463 13 12944 Rice 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 5547 14 12384 Missouri 10 7 - 2 - 1 48 2941 15 12353 Kansas 11 7 - 3 - 1 45 3168 16 12326 Wisconsin 9 6 - 3 - 0 14 4749 17 12264 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 8 5251 18 12149 Duke 10 7 - 3 - 0 37 3835 19 11904 Miami FL 11 7 - 4 - 0 36 3836 20 11704 Penn State 11 8 - 3 - 0 53 2752 21 11650 Tennessee 10 6 - 4 - 0 28 4202 22 10986 Auburn 10 6 - 4 - 0 30 4164 23 10168 Syracuse 11 8 - 3 - 0 59 2388 24 9576 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 46 3162 25 9457 Notre Dame 10 5 - 5 - 0 12 4902 26 9454 Bowling Green 2 2 - 0 - 0 121 -2079 27 9373 Mississippi State 10 5 - 5 - 0 15 4702 28 9304 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 16 4593 29 8943 Northwestern 9 4 - 5 - 0 10 5009 30 8928 Wyoming 9 6 - 1 - 2 81 797 31 8928 Maryland 10 7 - 3 - 0 58 2458 32 8862 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 39 3744 33 8851 Navy 10 7 - 3 - 0 66 1784 34 8102 Kentucky 10 5 - 5 - 0 38 3747 35 8017 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 25 4268 36 7910 Utah State 11 9 - 1 - 1 104 -1162 37 7760 Oklahoma 10 5 - 5 - 0 31 4060 38 7464 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 49 2856 39 7211 Arizona 10 8 - 1 - 1 105 -1228 40 7065 Houston 10 5 - 4 - 1 51 2793 41 7019 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 24 4268 42 7000 Texas Christian 10 3 - 5 - 2 5 5748 43 6547 Rutgers 9 9 - 0 - 0 136 -3526 44 6178 Memphis 10 8 - 2 - 0 115 -1771 45 5602 North Carolina State 10 4 - 6 - 0 35 3864 46 5483 Villanova 10 8 - 2 - 0 110 -1392 47 5210 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 76 1056 48 5160 Texas Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 23 4295 49 5099 Fresno State 2 2 - 0 - 0 122 -2211 50 4746 Utah 10 6 - 4 - 0 71 1376 51 4558 Washington 10 5 - 4 - 1 68 1738 52 4462 Lehigh 4 3 - 1 - 0 84 417 53 4454 Arizona State 10 7 - 3 - 0 99 -929 54 4296 Southern California 10 4 - 5 - 1 52 2762 55 4147 South Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 41 3475 56 3985 Iowa State 10 5 - 5 - 0 70 1668 57 3559 Oregon State 10 5 - 5 - 0 72 1343 58 3045 Oklahoma State 10 4 - 6 - 0 56 2709 59 2991 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 32 3953 60 2956 Wake Forest 10 4 - 6 - 0 47 3143 61 2929 Southern Mississippi 3 1 - 2 - 0 61 2296 62 2860 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 19 4502 63 2776 Holy Cross 10 7 - 3 - 0 101 -957 64 2772 Georgia 10 3 - 7 - 0 18 4541 65 2757 Oregon 10 4 - 6 - 0 57 2467 66 2426 Nebraska 10 3 - 6 - 1 50 2850 67 2150 Southern Methodist 10 2 - 7 - 1 22 4423 68 2112 Montana State 1 1 - 0 - 0 133 -3043 69 2108 Miami OH 5 3 - 2 - 0 86 243 70 1996 Florida State 10 4 - 5 - 1 67 1770 71 1820 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 88 -36 72 1478 Wichita State 11 8 - 3 - 0 114 -1747 73 1248 New Mexico 11 7 - 4 - 0 100 -937 74 1209 Tulane 10 2 - 8 - 0 11 4996 75 1056 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 8 - 0 29 4200 76 1036 Stanford 10 4 - 6 - 0 63 2027 77 1025 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7582 78 614 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 98 -857 79 510 Boston College 10 4 - 6 - 0 65 1790 80 145 Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 69 1696 81 126 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 128 -2733 82 -11 Washington State 10 3 - 7 - 0 62 2290 83 -53 Citadel 10 7 - 3 - 0 117 -1914 84 -299 West Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 77 993 85 -1125 California 10 1 - 8 - 1 27 4248 86 -1144 San Jose State 10 6 - 4 - 0 111 -1440 87 -1251 Illinois 9 0 - 9 - 0 2 6317 88 -1401 Colgate 9 5 - 4 - 0 116 -1789 89 -1401 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 91 -217 90 -1762 Saint Xavier 10 6 - 4 - 0 113 -1685 91 -1935 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 134 -3060 92 -2127 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 123 -2282 93 -2269 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 44 3217 94 -2311 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0 - 4 - 0 4 5877 95 -3029 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 145 -3953 96 -3191 Air Force 10 3 - 7 - 0 74 1231 97 -3336 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 43 3273 98 -3429 Virginia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 97 -805 99 -3471 Boston University 9 4 - 5 - 0 102 -971 100 -3886 Furman 10 7 - 3 - 0 146 -4155 101 -4611 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 129 -2796 102 -4692 Kent State 2 1 - 1 - 0 127 -2673 103 -4995 New Mexico State 10 5 - 4 - 1 140 -3808 104 -5629 Tulsa 10 2 - 8 - 0 78 946 105 -5779 Buffalo 4 1 - 3 - 0 85 332 106 -5809 George Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 108 -1324 107 -5817 Abilene Christian 2 1 - 1 - 0 130 -2823 108 -6044 North Texas 10 5 - 4 - 1 132 -3023 109 -6063 Ohio University 2 1 - 1 - 0 126 -2673 110 -6086 Montana 8 2 - 6 - 0 90 -112 111 -6120 Cincinnati 10 3 - 7 - 0 95 -628 112 -6528 Louisville 4 1 - 3 - 0 107 -1319 113 -6904 Trinity University TX 4 1 - 3 - 0 94 -404 114 -7380 Brigham Young 10 2 - 8 - 0 87 124 115 -7649 West Chester 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 2741 116 -7703 Pacific 9 5 - 4 - 0 147 -4751 117 -7918 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 139 -3757 118 -8110 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 83 650 119 -8156 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 109 -1373 120 -8355 Western Michigan 3 0 - 3 - 0 64 1829 121 -8478 Toledo 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 739 122 -8524 Cornell 9 3 - 6 - 0 124 -2450 123 -8931 Dayton 10 2 - 8 - 0 93 -376 124 -9250 Quantico Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 55 2741 125 -10014 Arkansas State 2 0 - 2 - 0 60 2330 126 -10295 Davidson 8 4 - 4 - 0 148 -4835 127 -10602 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 151 -9826 128 -10755 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 73 1286 129 -11170 William & Mary 10 1 - 9 - 0 96 -639 130 -11251 Colorado State 10 0 - 10 - 0 79 834 131 -11738 Massachusetts 3 0 - 3 - 0 80 798 132 -11838 Drake 3 0 - 3 - 0 89 -96 133 -12264 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 1213 134 -13344 Marshall 2 0 - 2 - 0 103 -972 135 -13493 McMurry 3 1 - 2 - 0 149 -5103 136 -13785 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 118 -1943 137 -14062 Connecticut 4 0 - 4 - 0 92 -258 138 -14545 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 135 -3242 139 -16753 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -3851 140 -16784 East Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 119 -1943 141 -16876 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 112 -1514 142 -17472 Hardin-Simmons 10 0 - 10 - 0 106 -1283 143 -17660 Cal State Long Beach 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 -3851 144 -18877 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 138 -3545 145 -19096 Cal State Los Angeles 1 0 - 1 - 0 142 -3851 146 -19361 Lafayette 2 0 - 2 - 0 120 -1999 147 -19653 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 131 -2913 148 -19733 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 -2497 149 -19879 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 -5147 150 -19975 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 137 -3545 151 -21726 San Diego 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 -3851