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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 24176 Southern California 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 7 33 2 22721 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 13 36 3 20828 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 3 31 4 20616 Auburn 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 10 36 5 20352 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 21 39 6 19357 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 14 37 7 18938 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 31 45 8 18758 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 40 49 9 17233 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 18 38 10 16995 Ohio State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 32 46 11 15456 UCLA 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 22 41 12 15033 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 60 61 13 14784 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 55 59 14 14457 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 44 50 15 14361 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 4 32 16 13378 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 19 39 17 13155 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 1 28 18 12883 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 38 46 19 11996 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 48 52 20 11961 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 25 42 21 11727 Southern Methodist 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 47 52 22 11715 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 45 50 23 11358 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 42 49 24 11258 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 61 64 25 11040 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 88 83 26 10967 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 94 87 27 10936 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 29 43 28 10540 Michigan State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 20 39 29 10337 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 2 30 30 10218 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 33 46 31 10141 Purdue 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 41 49 32 9623 Missouri 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 6 32 33 9519 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 39 49 34 9500 Rice 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 9 35 35 8732 Florida State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 62 67 36 8563 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 87 83 37 8175 Iowa State 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 43 49 38 8121 Louisville 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 135 115 39 8083 Tampa 12 10 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 107 96 40 7522 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 56 60 41 7480 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 34 46 42 7230 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 15 38 43 7015 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 35 46 44 6773 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 46 51 45 6735 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 90 85 46 6405 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 5 32 47 6362 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 71 74 48 6316 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 16 38 49 6174 Houston 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 68 73 50 5975 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 11 36 51 5867 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 23 41 52 5756 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 49 53 53 5698 Pacific 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 101 93 54 5218 Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 36 55 4980 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 50 53 56 4727 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 85 82 57 4312 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 70 74 58 4154 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 24 41 59 4101 Bowling Green 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 100 93 60 3655 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 73 75 61 3544 Iowa 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 36 46 62 3467 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 51 54 63 3425 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 74 75 64 3233 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 141 118 65 3068 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 145 120 66 2995 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 17 38 67 2964 Brigham Young 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 98 92 68 2737 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 8 34 69 2714 Fresno State 11 6 - 4 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 103 94 70 2561 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 54 58 71 2296 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 149 123 72 2142 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 63 67 73 2054 Clemson 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 58 61 74 1524 Drake 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 109 99 75 983 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 146 121 76 752 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 67 71 77 503 Kent State 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 0 102 93 78 414 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 95 87 79 410 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 65 69 80 399 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 125 111 81 364 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 57 60 82 119 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 132 114 83 99 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 72 74 84 80 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 37 46 85 15 Southern Mississippi 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 78 76 86 -84 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 80 77 87 -138 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 134 115 88 -468 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 69 73 89 -1313 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 151 125 90 -1390 Richmond 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 127 112 91 -1616 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 77 76 92 -2077 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 124 111 93 -2146 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 84 81 94 -2158 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 120 109 95 -2803 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 130 114 96 -2891 Pittsburgh 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 52 54 97 -3048 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 89 84 98 -3313 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 129 113 99 -3360 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 121 109 100 -3586 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 83 79 101 -3878 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 131 114 102 -4055 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 164 137 103 -4634 Wake Forest 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 59 61 104 -4753 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 123 110 105 -4792 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 118 108 106 -5637 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 122 110 107 -5982 Wichita State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 156 127 108 -6332 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 2 - 3 - 1 161 130 109 -6397 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 138 116 110 -6608 Dayton 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 142 118 111 -6835 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 155 126 112 -7872 Villanova 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 105 95 113 -8613 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 114 105 114 -8808 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 79 76 115 -9219 Texas El Paso 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 106 96 116 -9980 Appalachian State 11 5 - 5 - 1 0 - 4 - 1 167 141 117 -10122 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 113 104 118 -11335 Virginia Military 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 137 115 119 -11354 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 116 106 120 -11381 North Texas 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 108 97 121 -11393 Saint Xavier 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 144 119 122 -11646 Davidson 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 162 132 123 -11823 Southern Illinois 10 1 - 8 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 115 106 124 -12111 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 119 109 125 -12917 Furman 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 148 122 126 -13163 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 136 115 127 -13320 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 133 114