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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 25297 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 - 0 13 - 0 - 0 15 4791 2 22901 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 5 5402 3 22752 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 2 5803 4 19223 Colorado 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 3 5702 5 18178 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 26 3625 6 18036 Auburn 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 14 4810 7 16373 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 23 3842 8 16135 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 19 4411 9 15697 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 58 2336 10 15490 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 68 1981 11 15202 Michigan 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 70 1940 12 15087 Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 30 3586 13 14864 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 28 3612 14 14088 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 11 4992 15 13912 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 24 3782 16 13858 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 38 3267 17 13639 Southern California 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 7 5310 18 12088 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 37 3271 19 11973 Toledo 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 114 -675 20 11735 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 46 2963 21 11512 Arkansas 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 66 2069 22 10456 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 47 2935 23 9914 Georgia Tech 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 16 4635 24 9811 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 74 1612 25 9684 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 63 2154 26 9557 Ohio State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 41 3146 27 8647 Northwestern 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 53 2530 28 8494 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 36 3286 29 8375 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 8 5196 30 8186 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 100 90 31 8037 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 20 4201 32 7948 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 40 3243 33 7925 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 12 4951 34 7388 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 6 5349 35 7215 New Mexico 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 72 1855 36 6620 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 10 5020 37 6539 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 48 2899 38 6512 Idaho 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 89 671 39 6382 Oregon State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 22 4067 40 6170 Texas Christian 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 59 2323 41 5986 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 55 2455 42 5955 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 54 2459 43 5867 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 9 5100 44 5698 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 52 2631 45 5556 West Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 82 1151 46 5195 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 60 2175 47 4945 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 34 3387 48 4861 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 50 2884 49 4569 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 104 -71 50 4147 Louisville 10 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 117 -686 51 4108 San Jose State 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 45 2975 52 4093 Western Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 112 -646 53 4016 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 92 381 54 3978 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 31 3577 55 3805 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 111 -411 56 3605 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 29 3591 57 3575 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 958 58 3559 UCLA 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 18 4497 59 3244 Syracuse 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 76 1439 60 3214 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 42 3135 61 3152 Temple 9 6 - 2 - 1 2 - 2 - 1 128 -1403 62 2937 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 33 3402 63 2906 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 73 1761 64 2822 Miami FL 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 43 3132 65 2791 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 81 1215 66 2760 Wyoming 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 62 2161 67 2691 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 102 -60 68 2672 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 17 4552 69 2645 Rice 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 32 3496 70 2630 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 64 2133 71 2607 Wisconsin 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 61 2173 72 2181 Mississippi State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 4 5610 73 2173 Bowling Green 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 119 -765 74 2058 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 96 260 75 1992 Purdue 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 44 3063 76 1900 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 56 2363 77 1824 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 49 2890 78 1758 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 21 4138 79 1681 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 25 3662 80 1332 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 1 6103 81 1324 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 109 -347 82 1175 Dartmouth 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 159 -4230 83 917 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 27 3612 84 687 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 51 2856 85 629 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 118 -735 86 -7 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 78 1325 87 -215 Cornell 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 161 -4413 88 -568 Texas El Paso 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 88 717 89 -806 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 65 2133 90 -983 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 0 105 -91 91 -1178 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 113 -665 92 -1516 New Mexico State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 121 -800 93 -1862 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 133 -1914 94 -1931 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 71 1907 95 -1962 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 108 -165 96 -2150 Dayton 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 106 -102 97 -2173 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 67 2041 98 -2803 Citadel 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 158 -4136 99 -2918 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 79 1240 100 -3375 Maryland 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 77 1432 101 -3955 Pacific 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 94 320 102 -3970 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 84 1005 103 -3997 North Texas 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 80 1220 104 -4185 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 75 1516 105 -4684 Iowa 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 35 3353 106 -4688 East Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 115 -677 107 -5049 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 154 -3913 108 -5160 Baylor 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 57 2343 109 -5821 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 83 1044 110 -5913 Santa Barbara 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 103 -69 111 -6474 Drake 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 173 -4780 112 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 120 -768 113 -8025 Harvard 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 166 -4525 114 -8040 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 87 770 115 -8121 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 155 -3974 116 -8862 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 156 -3999 117 -9012 Holy Cross 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 149 -3296 118 -9016 Furman 11 5 - 5 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 169 -4709 119 -9054 Colgate 10 6 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 175 -5236 120 -9154 Saint Xavier 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 97 251 121 -9918 Rutgers 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 151 -3665 122 -9926 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 125 -1105 123 -11520 Texas Arlington 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 127 -1238 124 -12695 Virginia Military 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 126 -1122 125 -12817 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2 - 8 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 135 -1992 126 -13720 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 153 -3683 127 -14737 Davidson 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 137 -2399 128 -17871 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 150 -3351