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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 24176 Southern California 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 13 5251 2 22721 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 15 5198 3 20828 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 4 5687 4 20616 Auburn 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 9 5372 5 20352 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 11 5324 6 19357 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 22 4999 7 18938 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 27 4719 8 18758 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 46 3838 9 17233 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 17 5129 10 16995 Ohio State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 30 4527 11 15456 UCLA 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 18 5116 12 15033 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 60 2775 13 14784 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 53 3286 14 14457 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 35 4218 15 14361 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 2 5798 16 13378 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 25 4874 17 13155 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 1 6099 18 12883 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 32 4475 19 11996 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 48 3702 20 11961 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 26 4737 21 11727 Southern Methodist 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 49 3630 22 11715 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 43 3989 23 11358 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 36 4210 24 11258 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 61 2650 25 11040 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 88 785 26 10967 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 95 475 27 10936 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 28 4534 28 10540 Michigan State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 14 5219 29 10337 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 5451 30 10218 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 29 4534 31 10141 Purdue 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 44 3905 32 9623 Missouri 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 5 5578 33 9519 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 31 4508 34 9500 Rice 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 16 5189 35 8732 Florida State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 62 2357 36 8563 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 78 1373 37 8175 Iowa State 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 38 4133 38 8121 Louisville 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 135 -1912 39 8083 Tampa 12 10 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 107 -327 40 7522 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 56 3129 41 7480 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 39 4101 42 7230 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 8 5377 43 7015 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 34 4257 44 6773 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 45 3885 45 6735 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 93 718 46 6405 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 3 5706 47 6362 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 66 1908 48 6316 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 19 5085 49 6174 Houston 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 74 1531 50 5975 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 6 5528 51 5867 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 24 4901 52 5756 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 51 3551 53 5698 Pacific 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 99 153 54 5218 Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 5297 55 4980 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 42 4001 56 4727 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 85 983 57 4312 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 67 1845 58 4154 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 23 4991 59 4101 Bowling Green 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 101 26 60 3655 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 73 1600 61 3544 Iowa 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 33 4322 62 3467 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 3563 63 3425 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 76 1429 64 3233 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 140 -2042 65 3068 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 145 -2330 66 2995 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 20 5068 67 2964 Brigham Young 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 100 43 68 2737 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 10 5355 69 2714 Fresno State 11 6 - 4 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 104 -92 70 2561 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 54 3226 71 2296 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 152 -2503 72 2142 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 63 2158 73 2054 Clemson 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 57 3111 74 1524 Drake 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 109 -559 75 983 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 150 -2409 76 752 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 68 1821 77 503 Kent State 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 0 103 -85 78 414 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 92 747 79 410 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 65 1946 80 399 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 123 -1462 81 364 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 55 3216 82 119 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 130 -1741 83 99 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 71 1618 84 80 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 37 4209 85 15 Southern Mississippi 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 69 1679 86 -84 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 81 1351 87 -138 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 134 -1868 88 -468 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 70 1652 89 -1313 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 154 -2852 90 -1390 Richmond 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 128 -1675 91 -1616 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 83 1237 92 -2077 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 126 -1533 93 -2146 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 86 853 94 -2158 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 121 -1409 95 -2803 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 132 -1787 96 -2891 Pittsburgh 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 52 3505 97 -3048 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 94 613 98 -3313 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 127 -1675 99 -3360 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 124 -1495 100 -3586 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 84 1065 101 -3878 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 131 -1744 102 -4055 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 166 -4019 103 -4634 Wake Forest 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 58 2899 104 -4753 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 133 -1804 105 -4792 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 122 -1432 106 -5637 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 120 -1358 107 -5982 Wichita State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 161 -3225 108 -6332 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 2 - 3 - 1 159 -3176 109 -6397 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 144 -2302 110 -6608 Dayton 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 143 -2273 111 -6835 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 155 -2893 112 -7872 Villanova 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 106 -306 113 -8613 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 118 -1252 114 -8808 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 82 1284 115 -9219 Texas El Paso 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 108 -362 116 -9980 Appalachian State 11 5 - 5 - 1 0 - 4 - 1 176 -5071 117 -10122 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 113 -942 118 -11335 Virginia Military 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 137 -1958 119 -11354 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 116 -1183 120 -11381 North Texas 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 105 -295 121 -11393 Saint Xavier 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 141 -2211 122 -11646 Davidson 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 162 -3405 123 -11823 Southern Illinois 10 1 - 8 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 115 -1170 124 -12111 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 119 -1277 125 -12917 Furman 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 153 -2518 126 -13163 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 142 -2217 127 -13320 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 129 -1737