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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 24176 Southern California 12 12 - 0 - 0 7 33 2 22721 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 13 36 3 20828 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 3 31 4 20616 Auburn 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 36 5 20352 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 21 39 6 19357 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 14 37 7 18938 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 31 45 8 18758 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 40 49 9 17233 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 18 38 10 16995 Ohio State 11 9 - 2 - 0 32 46 11 15456 UCLA 11 8 - 3 - 0 22 41 12 15033 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 60 61 13 14784 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 55 59 14 14638 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 91 86 15 14457 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 - 0 44 50 16 14361 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 32 17 13378 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 19 39 18 13155 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 1 28 19 12883 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 38 46 20 11996 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 48 52 21 11961 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 25 42 22 11727 Southern Methodist 11 7 - 4 - 0 47 52 23 11715 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 45 50 24 11358 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 4 - 1 42 49 25 11258 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 61 64 26 11174 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 104 95 27 11040 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 88 83 28 10967 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 94 87 29 10936 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 29 43 30 10571 South Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 92 86 31 10540 Michigan State 11 5 - 5 - 1 20 39 32 10337 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 30 33 10218 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 33 46 34 10141 Purdue 11 6 - 5 - 0 41 49 35 10110 Louisiana Tech 2 2 - 0 - 0 126 112 36 9623 Missouri 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 32 37 9519 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 39 49 38 9500 Rice 11 5 - 5 - 1 9 35 39 8732 Florida State 11 7 - 4 - 0 62 67 40 8563 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 87 83 41 8175 Iowa State 12 5 - 6 - 1 43 49 42 8121 Louisville 10 9 - 1 - 0 135 115 43 8083 Tampa 12 10 - 2 - 0 107 96 44 7522 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 56 60 45 7480 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 46 46 7230 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 15 38 47 7015 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 35 46 48 6965 Delaware 2 2 - 0 - 0 147 122 49 6773 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 46 51 50 6735 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 90 85 51 6405 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 5 32 52 6362 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 71 74 53 6316 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 16 38 54 6174 Houston 11 6 - 4 - 1 68 73 55 5975 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 36 56 5867 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 23 41 57 5756 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 49 53 58 5698 Pacific 11 8 - 3 - 0 101 93 59 5218 Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 36 60 4980 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 53 61 4742 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 28 43 62 4727 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 85 82 63 4312 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 70 74 64 4154 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 24 41 65 4101 Bowling Green 10 6 - 3 - 1 100 93 66 3970 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 75 76 67 3655 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 73 75 68 3544 Iowa 11 3 - 7 - 1 36 46 69 3467 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 51 54 70 3425 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 74 75 71 3233 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 141 118 72 3068 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 145 120 73 2995 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 17 38 74 2964 Brigham Young 11 7 - 4 - 0 98 92 75 2830 Quantico Marines 2 2 - 0 - 0 171 148 76 2737 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 8 34 77 2714 California Poly 1 0 - 0 - 1 81 78 78 2714 Fresno State 11 6 - 4 - 1 103 94 79 2592 Idaho State 3 2 - 1 - 0 110 102 80 2561 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 58 81 2296 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 149 123 82 2284 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 117 108 83 2142 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 67 84 2054 Clemson 11 4 - 7 - 0 58 61 85 1797 Carson Newman 1 1 - 0 - 0 182 167 86 1524 Drake 12 7 - 5 - 0 109 99 87 1509 Western Carolina 3 3 - 0 - 0 176 150 88 983 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 146 121 89 752 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 67 71 90 503 Akron 1 0 - 0 - 1 96 91 91 503 Kent State 12 6 - 5 - 1 102 93 92 414 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 95 87 93 410 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 69 94 399 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 125 111 95 364 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 57 60 96 119 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 132 114 97 99 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 72 74 98 80 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 46 99 15 Southern Mississippi 11 3 - 7 - 1 78 76 100 -84 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 80 77 101 -138 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 134 115 102 -468 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 73 103 -1098 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 171 104 -1313 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 151 125 105 -1390 Richmond 10 6 - 4 - 0 127 112 106 -1616 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 77 76 107 -2077 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 124 111 108 -2146 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 84 81 109 -2158 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 120 109 110 -2722 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 43 111 -2803 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 130 114 112 -2891 Pittsburgh 11 1 - 10 - 0 52 54 113 -3048 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 89 84 114 -3313 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 129 113 115 -3360 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 121 109 116 -3586 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 83 79 117 -3678 Presbyterian 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 167 118 -3878 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 131 114 119 -4055 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 164 137 120 -4185 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 43 121 -4193 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 171 122 -4362 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 58 123 -4634 Wake Forest 11 2 - 9 - 0 59 61 124 -4696 Bucknell 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 144 125 -4753 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 123 110 126 -4792 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 118 108 127 -5637 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 122 110 128 -5982 Wichita State 11 6 - 5 - 0 156 127 129 -6332 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 161 130 130 -6397 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 138 116 131 -6474 Lamar 5 3 - 2 - 0 165 140 132 -6608 Dayton 11 4 - 6 - 1 142 118 133 -6835 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 155 126 134 -6961 Illinois State 2 1 - 1 - 0 158 128 135 -7031 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 45 136 -7357 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 66 71 137 -7595 Youngstown State 2 1 - 1 - 0 170 145 138 -7872 Villanova 11 2 - 9 - 0 105 95 139 -8371 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 93 86 140 -8371 East Tennessee State 2 1 - 1 - 0 179 160 141 -8528 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 93 142 -8613 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 114 105 143 -8808 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 79 76 144 -8816 Ball State 3 1 - 2 - 0 159 129 145 -8835 Cal State Los Angeles 2 0 - 2 - 0 64 68 146 -8916 Rhode Island 2 1 - 1 - 0 163 135 147 -9219 Texas El Paso 10 2 - 8 - 0 106 96 148 -9365 Indiana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 178 159 149 -9765 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 78 150 -9980 Appalachian State 11 5 - 5 - 1 167 141 151 -10122 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 113 104 152 -10671 Louisiana Lafayette 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 148 153 -10932 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1 - 1 - 0 177 155 154 -11040 Boise State 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 113 155 -11078 Montana 3 0 - 3 - 0 97 92 156 -11335 Virginia Military 11 2 - 9 - 0 137 115 157 -11354 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 106 158 -11381 North Texas 11 1 - 10 - 0 108 97 159 -11393 Saint Xavier 10 2 - 8 - 0 144 119 160 -11646 Davidson 11 3 - 7 - 1 162 132 161 -11823 Southern Illinois 10 1 - 8 - 1 115 106 162 -12061 Eastern Michigan 2 0 - 2 - 0 76 76 163 -12111 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 119 109 164 -12276 Louisiana Monroe 3 0 - 3 - 0 86 83 165 -12384 Boston University 4 1 - 3 - 0 140 117 166 -12503 Lehigh 4 0 - 4 - 0 112 103 167 -12917 Furman 11 2 - 9 - 0 148 122 168 -13052 Connecticut 3 0 - 3 - 0 111 103 169 -13163 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 136 115 170 -13209 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 126 171 -13320 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 133 114 172 -13566 Wofford 2 1 - 1 - 0 180 163 173 -14204 Grambling 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 126 174 -14749 Trinity University TX 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 128 175 -15701 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 125 176 -15985 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 126 177 -16719 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 119 178 -16776 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 139 117 179 -17710 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 142 180 -18343 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 150 181 -19787 Arkansas State 3 0 - 3 - 0 166 141 182 -21438 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 130 183 -21680 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 169 184 -22594 North Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 150 185 -24606 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 150