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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 25297 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 - 0 15 4791 2 22901 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 5 5402 3 22752 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 2 5803 4 19676 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 39 3256 5 19223 Colorado 12 10 - 2 - 0 3 5702 6 18178 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 26 3625 7 18036 Auburn 11 9 - 2 - 0 14 4810 8 16373 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 23 3842 9 16135 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 19 4411 10 15697 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 58 2336 11 15490 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 68 1981 12 15202 Michigan 12 11 - 1 - 0 70 1940 13 15087 Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 30 3586 14 14864 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 28 3612 15 14088 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 11 4992 16 13912 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 24 3782 17 13858 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 38 3267 18 13639 Southern California 11 6 - 4 - 1 7 5310 19 12088 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 37 3271 20 11973 Toledo 12 12 - 0 - 0 114 -675 21 11735 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 46 2963 22 11512 Arkansas 12 8 - 3 - 1 66 2069 23 10456 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 47 2935 24 10402 Hayward State 1 1 - 0 - 0 90 662 25 9914 Georgia Tech 12 6 - 6 - 0 16 4635 26 9811 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 74 1612 27 9684 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 63 2154 28 9557 Ohio State 10 6 - 4 - 0 41 3146 29 8647 Northwestern 11 7 - 4 - 0 53 2530 30 8494 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 36 3286 31 8375 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 8 5196 32 8186 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 100 90 33 8144 Akron 1 1 - 0 - 0 136 -1998 34 8037 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 20 4201 35 7948 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 40 3243 36 7925 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 12 4951 37 7388 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 6 5349 38 7215 New Mexico 11 6 - 3 - 2 72 1855 39 6620 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 10 5020 40 6539 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 48 2899 41 6512 Idaho 11 8 - 3 - 0 89 671 42 6382 Oregon State 11 5 - 6 - 0 22 4067 43 6170 Texas Christian 11 6 - 4 - 1 59 2323 44 5986 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 55 2455 45 5955 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 54 2459 46 5867 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 9 5100 47 5698 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 52 2631 48 5556 West Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 82 1151 49 5276 Morehead State 1 1 - 0 - 0 157 -4020 50 5195 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 60 2175 51 4945 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 3387 52 4861 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 50 2884 53 4838 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 141 -2910 54 4715 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 142 -2910 55 4569 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 104 -71 56 4408 Presbyterian 2 2 - 0 - 0 144 -2954 57 4147 Louisville 10 6 - 3 - 1 117 -686 58 4108 San Jose State 12 5 - 6 - 1 45 2975 59 4093 Western Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 112 -646 60 4016 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 92 381 61 3978 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 6 - 1 31 3577 62 3870 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 98 127 63 3805 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 111 -411 64 3605 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 29 3591 65 3578 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 168 -4577 66 3575 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 85 958 67 3563 Delaware 3 2 - 1 - 0 116 -679 68 3559 UCLA 10 2 - 7 - 1 18 4497 69 3517 Louisiana Monroe 1 1 - 0 - 0 140 -2910 70 3244 Syracuse 11 5 - 5 - 1 76 1439 71 3214 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 42 3135 72 3152 Temple 9 6 - 2 - 1 128 -1403 73 3060 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 91 628 74 2937 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 33 3402 75 2906 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 1761 76 2822 Miami FL 11 4 - 7 - 0 43 3132 77 2791 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 81 1215 78 2760 Wyoming 11 5 - 6 - 0 62 2161 79 2691 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 102 -60 80 2672 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 17 4552 81 2645 Rice 11 3 - 7 - 1 32 3496 82 2630 Montana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 69 1959 83 2630 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 64 2133 84 2607 Wisconsin 11 4 - 6 - 1 61 2173 85 2181 Mississippi State 11 2 - 9 - 0 4 5610 86 2173 Bowling Green 10 6 - 4 - 0 119 -765 87 2058 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 96 260 88 1992 Purdue 10 3 - 7 - 0 44 3063 89 1977 Louisiana Lafayette 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 -5760 90 1900 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 56 2363 91 1824 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 49 2890 92 1758 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 8 - 0 21 4138 93 1681 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 25 3662 94 1332 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 6103 95 1324 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 109 -347 96 1213 Arkansas State 2 2 - 0 - 0 171 -4740 97 1175 Dartmouth 9 8 - 1 - 0 159 -4230 98 917 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 27 3612 99 687 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 51 2856 100 629 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 118 -735 101 -7 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 78 1325 102 -88 Wofford 2 2 - 0 - 0 178 -5938 103 -215 Cornell 9 8 - 1 - 0 161 -4413 104 -568 Texas El Paso 11 5 - 6 - 0 88 717 105 -637 California Lutheran 1 1 - 0 - 0 180 -6408 106 -806 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 2133 107 -975 US International 1 1 - 0 - 0 179 -6408 108 -983 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 105 -91 109 -1178 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 113 -665 110 -1516 New Mexico State 11 5 - 5 - 1 121 -800 111 -1578 Appalachian State 2 1 - 0 - 1 182 -7368 112 -1839 Southern Illinois 4 2 - 2 - 0 129 -1489 113 -1862 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 133 -1914 114 -1931 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 71 1907 115 -1962 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 108 -165 116 -2150 Dayton 11 5 - 6 - 0 106 -102 117 -2173 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 67 2041 118 -2803 Citadel 11 8 - 3 - 0 158 -4136 119 -2918 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 79 1240 120 -2972 California Poly 3 1 - 2 - 0 107 -130 121 -3194 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 4842 122 -3375 Maryland 11 2 - 9 - 0 77 1432 123 -3955 Pacific 11 3 - 8 - 0 94 320 124 -3970 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 84 1005 125 -3997 North Texas 11 3 - 8 - 0 80 1220 126 -4120 Cal State Northridge 4 2 - 2 - 0 132 -1700 127 -4185 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 75 1516 128 -4250 Idaho State 2 1 - 1 - 0 131 -1576 129 -4381 Ball State 2 0 - 1 - 1 86 777 130 -4684 Iowa 11 1 - 10 - 0 35 3353 131 -4688 East Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 115 -677 132 -4880 Lafayette 4 3 - 1 - 0 170 -4717 133 -5049 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 154 -3913 134 -5160 Baylor 10 1 - 9 - 0 57 2343 135 -5276 Massachusetts 3 1 - 2 - 0 101 58 136 -5656 Cal State Fullerton 2 1 - 1 - 0 139 -2873 137 -5821 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 83 1044 138 -5913 Santa Barbara 11 3 - 8 - 0 103 -69 139 -6474 Drake 11 7 - 4 - 0 173 -4780 140 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 -768 141 -8025 Harvard 9 5 - 4 - 0 166 -4525 142 -8040 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 87 770 143 -8121 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 155 -3974 144 -8448 Rhode Island 2 1 - 1 - 0 152 -3679 145 -8490 Trinity University TX 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 -4740 146 -8862 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 156 -3999 147 -9012 Holy Cross 10 4 - 6 - 0 149 -3296 148 -9016 Furman 11 5 - 5 - 1 169 -4709 149 -9054 Colgate 10 6 - 4 - 0 175 -5236 150 -9154 Saint Xavier 10 1 - 9 - 0 97 251 151 -9918 Rutgers 11 4 - 7 - 0 151 -3665 152 -9926 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 125 -1105 153 -10817 Lamar 3 1 - 2 - 0 145 -3210 154 -11112 Connecticut 3 1 - 2 - 0 138 -2453 155 -11520 Texas Arlington 11 2 - 9 - 0 127 -1238 156 -11811 Montana 3 0 - 3 - 0 99 115 157 -12695 Virginia Military 11 1 - 10 - 0 126 -1122 158 -12817 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2 - 8 - 0 135 -1992 159 -13401 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 95 314 160 -13409 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 110 -380 161 -13720 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 153 -3683 162 -13896 Illinois State 2 0 - 2 - 0 93 322 163 -14415 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 -931 164 -14449 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 176 -5448 165 -14622 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 134 -1943 166 -14737 Davidson 10 1 - 9 - 0 137 -2399 167 -15363 Boston University 5 0 - 5 - 0 130 -1502 168 -15490 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 122 -928 169 -16047 Bucknell 4 1 - 3 - 0 167 -4564 170 -16189 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -2910 171 -16220 Linfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 123 -931 172 -17410 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -3237 173 -17871 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 150 -3351 174 -18919 Western Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 -4508 175 -19418 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 -3237 176 -19441 Abilene Christian 2 0 - 2 - 0 162 -4498 177 -19787 Northeastern 2 0 - 2 - 0 160 -4259 178 -20532 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 -4508 179 -20916 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 -3237 180 -21573 California Poly Ponoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 -6408 181 -22183 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -4508 182 -22567 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 -4959