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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 25297 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 - 0 13 - 0 - 0 17 42 2 22901 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 8 37 3 22752 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 4 32 4 19223 Colorado 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 3 31 5 18178 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 24 47 6 18036 Auburn 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 20 44 7 16373 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 31 52 8 16135 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 27 49 9 15697 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 54 63 10 15490 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 66 69 11 15202 Michigan 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 70 70 12 15087 Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 36 55 13 14864 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 22 45 14 14088 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 15 41 15 13912 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 33 53 16 13858 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 37 56 17 13639 Southern California 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 6 35 18 12088 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 44 59 19 11973 Toledo 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 119 103 20 11735 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 34 54 21 11512 Arkansas 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 67 69 22 10456 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 42 56 23 9914 Georgia Tech 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 12 39 24 9811 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 82 78 25 9684 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 71 72 26 9557 Ohio State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 38 56 27 8647 Northwestern 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 52 63 28 8494 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 47 60 29 8375 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 13 40 30 8186 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 106 95 31 8037 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 9 38 32 7948 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 29 52 33 7925 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 36 34 7388 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 11 39 35 7215 New Mexico 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 74 75 36 6620 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 18 43 37 6539 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 45 59 38 6512 Idaho 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 94 89 39 6382 Oregon State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 21 45 40 6170 Texas Christian 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 58 66 41 5986 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 48 61 42 5955 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 64 68 43 5867 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 16 42 44 5698 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 40 56 45 5556 West Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 79 78 46 5195 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 68 70 47 4945 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 32 53 48 4861 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 49 61 49 4569 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 104 94 50 4147 Louisville 10 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 122 105 51 4108 San Jose State 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 43 57 52 4093 Western Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 112 101 53 4016 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 90 87 54 3978 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 55 64 55 3805 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 117 102 56 3605 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 25 48 57 3575 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 82 58 3559 UCLA 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 10 39 59 3244 Syracuse 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 78 77 60 3214 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 51 62 61 3152 Temple 9 6 - 2 - 1 2 - 2 - 1 121 105 62 2937 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 41 56 63 2906 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 73 74 64 2822 Miami FL 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 61 65 2791 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 83 80 66 2760 Wyoming 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 65 68 67 2691 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 99 92 68 2672 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 19 43 69 2645 Rice 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 35 55 70 2630 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 62 67 71 2607 Wisconsin 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 59 66 72 2181 Mississippi State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 5 33 73 2173 Bowling Green 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 113 101 74 2058 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 93 88 75 1992 Purdue 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 39 56 76 1900 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 57 64 77 1824 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 53 63 78 1758 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 23 46 79 1681 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 30 52 80 1332 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 2 28 81 1324 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 108 98 82 1175 Dartmouth 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 161 142 83 917 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 26 49 84 687 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 46 59 85 629 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 114 101 86 -7 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 77 76 87 -215 Cornell 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 163 143 88 -568 Texas El Paso 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 89 86 89 -806 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 66 90 -983 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 0 101 93 91 -1178 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 115 101 92 -1516 New Mexico State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 116 102 93 -1862 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 133 115 94 -1931 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 69 70 95 -1962 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 96 90 96 -2150 Dayton 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 100 92 97 -2173 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 61 66 98 -2803 Citadel 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 152 137 99 -2918 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 80 78 100 -3375 Maryland 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 72 73 101 -3955 Pacific 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 91 87 102 -3970 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 84 80 103 -3997 North Texas 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 76 75 104 -4185 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 75 75 105 -4684 Iowa 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 28 51 106 -4688 East Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 118 103 107 -5049 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 153 138 108 -5160 Baylor 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 56 64 109 -5821 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 81 78 110 -5913 Santa Barbara 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 102 93 111 -6474 Drake 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 154 138 112 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 120 104 113 -8025 Harvard 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 162 142 114 -8040 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 88 83 115 -8121 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 159 139 116 -8862 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 158 139 117 -9012 Holy Cross 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 141 127 118 -9016 Furman 11 5 - 5 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 151 137 119 -9054 Colgate 10 6 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 173 149 120 -9154 Saint Xavier 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 95 90 121 -9918 Rutgers 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 143 130 122 -9926 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 123 105 123 -11520 Texas Arlington 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 124 106 124 -12695 Virginia Military 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 127 108 125 -12817 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2 - 8 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 134 119 126 -13720 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 146 136 127 -14737 Davidson 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 137 124 128 -17871 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 145 135