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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 25297 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 - 0 17 42 2 22901 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 37 3 22752 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 4 32 4 19676 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 14 41 5 19223 Colorado 12 10 - 2 - 0 3 31 6 18178 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 24 47 7 18036 Auburn 11 9 - 2 - 0 20 44 8 16373 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 31 52 9 16135 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 27 49 10 15697 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 54 63 11 15490 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 66 69 12 15202 Michigan 12 11 - 1 - 0 70 70 13 15087 Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 36 55 14 14864 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 22 45 15 14088 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 15 41 16 13912 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 33 53 17 13858 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 37 56 18 13639 Southern California 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 35 19 12088 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 44 59 20 11973 Toledo 12 12 - 0 - 0 119 103 21 11735 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 34 54 22 11512 Arkansas 12 8 - 3 - 1 67 69 23 10456 Florida State 12 8 - 4 - 0 42 56 24 10402 Hayward State 1 1 - 0 - 0 105 95 25 9914 Georgia Tech 12 6 - 6 - 0 12 39 26 9811 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 82 78 27 9684 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 71 72 28 9557 Ohio State 10 6 - 4 - 0 38 56 29 8647 Northwestern 11 7 - 4 - 0 52 63 30 8494 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 47 60 31 8375 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 13 40 32 8186 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 106 95 33 8144 Akron 1 1 - 0 - 0 138 125 34 8037 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 9 38 35 7948 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 29 52 36 7925 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 7 36 37 7388 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 11 39 38 7215 New Mexico 11 6 - 3 - 2 74 75 39 6620 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 18 43 40 6539 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 45 59 41 6512 Idaho 11 8 - 3 - 0 94 89 42 6382 Oregon State 11 5 - 6 - 0 21 45 43 6170 Texas Christian 11 6 - 4 - 1 58 66 44 5986 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 48 61 45 5955 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 64 68 46 5867 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 16 42 47 5698 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 40 56 48 5556 West Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 79 78 49 5276 Morehead State 1 1 - 0 - 0 160 142 50 5195 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 68 70 51 4945 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 32 53 52 4861 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 49 61 53 4838 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 147 137 54 4715 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 149 137 55 4569 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 104 94 56 4408 Presbyterian 2 2 - 0 - 0 144 133 57 4147 Louisville 10 6 - 3 - 1 122 105 58 4108 San Jose State 12 5 - 6 - 1 43 57 59 4093 Western Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 112 101 60 4016 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 90 87 61 3978 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 6 - 1 55 64 62 3870 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 103 94 63 3805 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 117 102 64 3605 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 25 48 65 3578 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 174 150 66 3575 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 85 82 67 3563 Delaware 3 2 - 1 - 0 111 100 68 3559 UCLA 10 2 - 7 - 1 10 39 69 3517 Louisiana Monroe 1 1 - 0 - 0 148 137 70 3244 Syracuse 11 5 - 5 - 1 78 77 71 3214 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 51 62 72 3152 Temple 9 6 - 2 - 1 121 105 73 3060 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 87 83 74 2937 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 41 56 75 2906 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 74 76 2822 Miami FL 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 61 77 2791 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 83 80 78 2760 Wyoming 11 5 - 6 - 0 65 68 79 2691 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 99 92 80 2672 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 19 43 81 2645 Rice 11 3 - 7 - 1 35 55 82 2630 Montana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 63 68 83 2630 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 62 67 84 2607 Wisconsin 11 4 - 6 - 1 59 66 85 2181 Mississippi State 11 2 - 9 - 0 5 33 86 2173 Bowling Green 10 6 - 4 - 0 113 101 87 2058 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 93 88 88 1992 Purdue 10 3 - 7 - 0 39 56 89 1977 Louisiana Lafayette 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 155 90 1900 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 64 91 1824 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 53 63 92 1758 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 8 - 0 23 46 93 1681 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 30 52 94 1332 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 2 28 95 1324 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 108 98 96 1213 Arkansas State 2 2 - 0 - 0 166 147 97 1175 Dartmouth 9 8 - 1 - 0 161 142 98 917 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 26 49 99 687 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 46 59 100 629 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 114 101 101 -7 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 77 76 102 -88 Wofford 2 2 - 0 - 0 178 157 103 -215 Cornell 9 8 - 1 - 0 163 143 104 -568 Texas El Paso 11 5 - 6 - 0 89 86 105 -637 California Lutheran 1 1 - 0 - 0 180 158 106 -806 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 66 107 -975 US International 1 1 - 0 - 0 179 158 108 -983 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 101 93 109 -1178 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 115 101 110 -1516 New Mexico State 11 5 - 5 - 1 116 102 111 -1578 Appalachian State 2 1 - 0 - 1 182 166 112 -1839 Southern Illinois 4 2 - 2 - 0 130 113 113 -1862 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 133 115 114 -1931 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 69 70 115 -1962 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 96 90 116 -2150 Dayton 11 5 - 6 - 0 100 92 117 -2173 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 61 66 118 -2803 Citadel 11 8 - 3 - 0 152 137 119 -2918 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 80 78 120 -2972 California Poly 3 1 - 2 - 0 107 98 121 -3194 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 27 122 -3375 Maryland 11 2 - 9 - 0 72 73 123 -3955 Pacific 11 3 - 8 - 0 91 87 124 -3970 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 84 80 125 -3997 North Texas 11 3 - 8 - 0 76 75 126 -4120 Cal State Northridge 4 2 - 2 - 0 131 113 127 -4185 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 75 75 128 -4250 Idaho State 2 1 - 1 - 0 109 99 129 -4381 Ball State 2 0 - 1 - 1 86 83 130 -4684 Iowa 11 1 - 10 - 0 28 51 131 -4688 East Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 118 103 132 -4880 Lafayette 4 3 - 1 - 0 172 148 133 -5049 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 153 138 134 -5160 Baylor 10 1 - 9 - 0 56 64 135 -5276 Massachusetts 3 1 - 2 - 0 97 92 136 -5656 Cal State Fullerton 2 1 - 1 - 0 140 126 137 -5821 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 81 78 138 -5913 Santa Barbara 11 3 - 8 - 0 102 93 139 -6474 Drake 11 7 - 4 - 0 154 138 140 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 104 141 -8025 Harvard 9 5 - 4 - 0 162 142 142 -8040 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 88 83 143 -8121 Princeton 9 4 - 5 - 0 159 139 144 -8448 Rhode Island 2 1 - 1 - 0 136 122 145 -8490 Trinity University TX 2 1 - 1 - 0 167 147 146 -8862 Yale 9 4 - 5 - 0 158 139 147 -9012 Holy Cross 10 4 - 6 - 0 141 127 148 -9016 Furman 11 5 - 5 - 1 151 137 149 -9054 Colgate 10 6 - 4 - 0 173 149 150 -9154 Saint Xavier 10 1 - 9 - 0 95 90 151 -9918 Rutgers 11 4 - 7 - 0 143 130 152 -9926 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 123 105 153 -10817 Lamar 3 1 - 2 - 0 142 130 154 -11112 Connecticut 3 1 - 2 - 0 135 121 155 -11520 Texas Arlington 11 2 - 9 - 0 124 106 156 -11811 Montana 3 0 - 3 - 0 98 92 157 -12695 Virginia Military 11 1 - 10 - 0 127 108 158 -12817 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2 - 8 - 0 134 119 159 -13401 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 100 160 -13409 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 125 108 161 -13720 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 7 - 0 146 136 162 -13896 Illinois State 2 0 - 2 - 0 92 88 163 -14415 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 113 164 -14449 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 176 153 165 -14622 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 139 125 166 -14737 Davidson 10 1 - 9 - 0 137 124 167 -15363 Boston University 5 0 - 5 - 0 132 113 168 -15490 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 126 108 169 -16047 Bucknell 4 1 - 3 - 0 165 146 170 -16189 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 137 171 -16220 Linfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 113 172 -17410 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 139 173 -17871 Brown 9 0 - 9 - 0 145 135 174 -18919 Western Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 171 148 175 -19418 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 139 176 -19441 Abilene Christian 2 0 - 2 - 0 168 147 177 -19787 Northeastern 2 0 - 2 - 0 164 144 178 -20532 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 169 148 179 -20916 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 139 180 -21573 California Poly Ponoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 158 181 -22183 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 148 182 -22567 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 151