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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 23470 Michigan State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 4 6169 2 21066 Alabama 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 10 5882 3 20267 Tennessee 11 8 - 1 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 8 5908 4 19852 UCLA 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 1 7013 5 19173 Notre Dame 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 17 5393 6 18224 Arkansas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 47 3765 7 17053 Southern California 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 26 5014 8 16197 Nebraska 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 63 2506 9 16154 Louisiana State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 13 5643 10 15471 Purdue 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 28 4940 11 15429 Florida 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 15 5545 12 15264 Ohio State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 34 4695 13 15121 Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 11 5881 14 14949 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 12 5857 15 14469 Missouri 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 49 3544 16 14161 Illinois 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 20 5289 17 13793 Georgia Tech 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 36 4649 18 13674 Georgia 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 9 5902 19 12295 Texas Tech 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 43 3893 20 12165 Auburn 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 3 6296 21 11078 Texas Christian 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 29 4938 22 11066 Texas 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 44 3803 23 10955 Washington 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 22 5241 24 10928 Syracuse 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 55 3032 25 10874 Minnesota 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 31 4820 26 10851 Miami FL 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 39 4134 27 10790 Michigan 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 5 6133 28 10510 Dartmouth 9 9 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 127 -1391 29 10498 Stanford 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 40 4118 30 10122 California 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 23 5175 31 10095 Baylor 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 25 5121 32 9811 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 16 5541 33 9415 Penn State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 38 4184 34 9331 Duke 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 48 3554 35 9250 Florida State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 19 5355 36 9208 North Carolina State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 3323 37 8805 Colorado 10 6 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 71 1690 38 8636 Mississippi State 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 27 5012 39 8559 Northwestern 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 18 5385 40 8367 South Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 41 4073 41 8056 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 42 4038 42 7856 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 84 545 43 7833 Princeton 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 118 -1141 44 7680 Navy 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 45 3798 45 7411 Washington State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 74 1291 46 6877 North Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 33 4697 47 6593 Houston 10 4 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 37 4428 48 6405 Oregon State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 46 3766 49 6059 Texas El Paso 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 88 350 50 5790 Utah State 10 8 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 125 -1370 51 5671 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 7 5932 52 5625 Southern Mississippi 9 7 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 108 -815 53 5495 Texas A&M 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 14 5559 54 4892 Wyoming 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 76 1110 55 4723 New Mexico State 10 8 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 116 -1090 56 4550 Memphis 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 75 1277 57 4546 Army 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 59 2657 58 4446 Oregon 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 58 2789 59 4204 Wisconsin 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 6 6059 60 3920 Tulane 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 2 6414 61 3782 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 78 736 62 3744 Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 56 2971 63 3686 Idaho 10 5 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 72 1412 64 3651 Air Force 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 54 3229 65 3528 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 103 -727 66 3306 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 35 4661 67 3221 Maryland 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 62 2583 68 3141 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 122 -1285 69 2615 Boston College 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 94 -268 70 2488 Indiana 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 30 4841 71 2330 Brigham Young 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 97 -315 72 2277 Saint Xavier 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 138 -2226 73 2173 Iowa State 10 5 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 91 155 74 2088 Rice 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 32 4700 75 1943 Arizona State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 82 560 76 1597 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 50 3406 77 1482 Wake Forest 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 51 3402 78 1351 Harvard 9 5 - 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 2 126 -1389 79 860 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 115 -1048 80 706 Iowa 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 24 5167 81 576 Oklahoma 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 60 2641 82 514 William & Mary 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 117 -1092 83 153 San Jose State 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 90 200 84 11 Bowling Green 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 147 -2760 85 -176 Cornell 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 120 -1252 86 -368 Buffalo 10 5 - 3 - 2 3 - 2 - 1 137 -2167 87 -583 Colgate 10 6 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 130 -1685 88 -775 Western Michigan 9 6 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 141 -2471 89 -1294 Kent State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 123 -1318 90 -2000 East Carolina 10 9 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 167 -6697 91 -2323 Kansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 61 2603 92 -2572 Utah 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 83 554 93 -2776 Louisville 10 6 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 148 -2827 94 -2976 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 121 -1265 95 -3106 Colorado State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 102 -627 96 -3682 New Mexico 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 80 628 97 -3732 Cincinnati 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 134 -1978 98 -4020 Arizona 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 77 893 99 -4216 George Washington 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 143 -2536 100 -4496 Toledo 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 139 -2335 101 -4688 North Texas 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 86 425 102 -5237 Quantico Marines 10 6 - 4 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 157 -3856 103 -5445 Yale 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 101 -597 104 -5967 Brown 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 87 362 105 -5982 Marshall 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 152 -3003 106 -6485 Holy Cross 10 2 - 7 - 1 1 - 6 - 0 89 272 107 -6677 Davidson 10 6 - 4 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 159 -4462 108 -6739 Virginia Military 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 109 -888 109 -8298 Rutgers 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 136 -2150 110 -8574 Wichita State 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 104 -735 111 -8962 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 105 -765 112 -10149 Kansas State 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 67 2129 113 -10752 Pacific 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 95 -282 114 -11066 Citadel 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 132 -1751 115 -11658 Villanova 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 119 -1179 116 -13105 Dayton 10 1 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 128 -1455 117 -13908 Furman 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 166 -6674 118 -14088 Ohio University 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 107 -807 119 -16381 Richmond 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 110 -900 120 -16385 Lehigh 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 156 -3421