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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 24299 Oklahoma 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 3 28 2 21626 Notre Dame 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 31 49 3 21031 Ohio State 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 38 51 4 21012 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 16 41 5 20021 Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 41 53 6 19795 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 1 22 7 19695 Penn State 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 55 59 8 16569 Southern California 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 34 49 9 16450 Texas Tech 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 37 50 10 16078 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 4 30 11 15628 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 36 50 12 15102 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 61 65 13 14933 Miami OH 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 76 79 14 14511 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 36 15 14400 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 58 62 16 14115 Kansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 7 33 17 13943 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 43 53 18 13735 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 79 82 19 13463 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 10 36 20 12307 Oklahoma State 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 15 41 21 11777 Tennessee 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 35 49 22 11285 Minnesota 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 24 48 23 11105 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 52 57 24 10959 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 13 39 25 10878 Stanford 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 45 54 26 10732 San Diego State 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 92 92 27 10475 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 5 31 28 10237 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 70 72 29 9626 Auburn 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 14 39 30 9323 Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 21 46 31 9288 Kent State 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 84 87 32 9093 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 8 36 33 9047 Pittsburgh 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 44 53 34 8828 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 45 35 8501 South Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 66 71 36 8359 Arizona 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 77 79 37 7802 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 12 38 38 7776 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 111 106 39 7733 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 29 48 40 7518 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 28 48 41 7503 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 27 48 42 7453 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 19 45 43 7368 Richmond 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 101 98 44 7219 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 75 77 45 7215 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 25 48 46 7127 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 59 64 47 7015 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 26 48 48 6458 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 49 56 49 6347 Mississippi State 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 1 32 49 50 6170 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 17 44 51 5886 West Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 53 58 52 5871 Washington State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 55 53 5667 Utah 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 69 71 54 5583 Memphis 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 89 91 55 5360 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 71 74 56 4980 Northwestern 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 22 46 57 4665 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 54 59 58 4469 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 56 59 4392 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 78 81 60 4266 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 47 55 61 4224 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 63 67 62 3928 Bowling Green 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 95 94 63 3383 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 90 91 64 2780 San Jose State 11 5 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 82 85 65 2611 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 67 71 66 2526 Temple 10 9 - 1 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 158 135 67 2373 Indiana 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 11 37 68 2184 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 56 61 69 1758 Pacific 10 7 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 133 123 70 1655 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 42 53 71 1608 North Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 57 61 72 1347 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 68 71 73 1340 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 33 49 74 1140 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 83 85 75 145 Baylor 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 18 44 76 122 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 104 100 77 -49 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 74 76 78 -61 Tampa 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 144 126 79 -357 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 72 74 80 -495 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 40 52 81 -821 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 103 99 82 -1647 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 60 64 83 -1708 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 85 88 84 -1797 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 147 129 85 -1812 Iowa 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 6 31 86 -2050 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 157 135 87 -2215 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 116 111 88 -2277 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 51 57 89 -2511 Virginia Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 62 66 90 -3002 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 152 134 91 -3317 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 114 109 92 -3406 Northern Illinois 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 135 123 93 -3471 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 163 140 94 -3517 Furman 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 149 130 95 -3575 Cincinnati 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 112 106 96 -3747 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 121 113 97 -3985 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 98 96 98 -4181 Washington 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 73 74 99 -4919 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 93 92 100 -5122 North Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 124 114 101 -5487 Rutgers 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 150 130 102 -5525 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 102 98 103 -5710 Texas Arlington 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 109 105 104 -5783 Wake Forest 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 64 67 105 -6009 Brown 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 156 135 106 -6501 Army 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 30 49 107 -6524 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 131 119 108 -6631 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 86 89 109 -7027 Florida State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 46 54 110 -7046 Dayton 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 134 123 111 -7115 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 115 109 112 -7127 Appalachian State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 107 104 113 -7856 Saint Xavier 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 139 124 114 -8090 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 5 - 0 127 116 115 -8140 Cal State Long Beach 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 88 91 116 -8340 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 106 102 117 -9100 Colgate 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 164 140 118 -9104 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 0 153 134 119 -9864 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 140 124 120 -10106 Fresno State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 105 101 121 -10667 Citadel 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 122 113 122 -10821 Lamar 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 169 143 123 -12003 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 129 117 124 -12418 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 119 112 125 -12983 Drake 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 141 125 126 -13885 Texas El Paso 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 87 90 127 -15432 Princeton 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 148 129 128 -16346 Columbia 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 0 143 126 129 -17299 Louisiana Lafayette 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 130 118