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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 24299 Oklahoma 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 3 5816 2 21626 Notre Dame 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 37 3850 3 21031 Ohio State 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 41 3730 4 21012 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 18 4590 5 20021 Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 44 3531 6 19795 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 1 6417 7 19695 Penn State 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 55 2897 8 16569 Southern California 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 20 4544 9 16450 Texas Tech 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 45 3501 10 16078 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 8 5409 11 15628 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 27 4210 12 15102 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 65 2116 13 14933 Miami OH 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 77 1071 14 14511 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 5217 15 14400 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 56 2888 16 14115 Kansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 6 5588 17 13943 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 39 3750 18 13735 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 80 808 19 13463 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 14 4845 20 12307 Oklahoma State 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 11 5008 21 11777 Tennessee 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 33 3968 22 11285 Minnesota 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 21 4505 23 11105 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 53 3051 24 10959 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 17 4732 25 10878 Stanford 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 36 3881 26 10732 San Diego State 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 91 145 27 10475 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 2 5894 28 10237 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 66 2079 29 9626 Auburn 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 13 4884 30 9323 Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 32 4030 31 9288 Kent State 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 83 564 32 9093 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 5450 33 9047 Pittsburgh 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 35 3897 34 8828 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 23 4385 35 8501 South Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 63 2232 36 8359 Arizona 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 75 1300 37 7802 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 9 5309 38 7776 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 108 -1061 39 7733 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 19 4579 40 7518 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 15 4814 41 7503 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 25 4292 42 7453 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 28 4171 43 7368 Richmond 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 101 -555 44 7219 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 76 1223 45 7215 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 29 4162 46 7127 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 59 2643 47 7015 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 26 4221 48 6458 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 49 3272 49 6347 Mississippi State 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 1 34 3918 50 6170 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 16 4738 51 5886 West Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 54 2978 52 5871 Washington State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 40 3748 53 5667 Utah 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 68 1985 54 5583 Memphis 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 96 -37 55 5360 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 67 2075 56 4980 Northwestern 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 24 4359 57 4665 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 57 2879 58 4469 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 38 3787 59 4392 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 82 711 60 4266 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 47 3349 61 4224 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 61 2401 62 3928 Bowling Green 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 94 1 63 3383 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 93 43 64 2780 San Jose State 11 5 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 81 757 65 2611 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 70 1837 66 2526 Temple 10 9 - 1 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 162 -3719 67 2373 Indiana 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 12 4932 68 2184 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 51 3131 69 1758 Pacific 10 7 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 134 -2636 70 1655 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 42 3670 71 1608 North Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 58 2682 72 1347 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 71 1803 73 1340 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 31 4091 74 1140 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 84 559 75 145 Baylor 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 22 4503 76 122 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 104 -734 77 -49 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 74 1487 78 -61 Tampa 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 145 -2977 79 -357 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 73 1658 80 -495 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 43 3576 81 -821 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 102 -567 82 -1647 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 62 2392 83 -1708 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 85 480 84 -1797 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 149 -3234 85 -1812 Iowa 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 4 5813 86 -2050 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 164 -3749 87 -2215 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 116 -1565 88 -2277 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 52 3082 89 -2511 Virginia Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 60 2536 90 -3002 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 159 -3599 91 -3317 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 115 -1489 92 -3406 Northern Illinois 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 133 -2607 93 -3471 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 171 -4180 94 -3517 Furman 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 151 -3471 95 -3575 Cincinnati 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 109 -1109 96 -3747 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 120 -1791 97 -3985 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 98 -224 98 -4181 Washington 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 72 1743 99 -4919 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 88 232 100 -5122 North Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 123 -1876 101 -5487 Rutgers 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 152 -3519 102 -5525 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 103 -707 103 -5710 Texas Arlington 10 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 111 -1182 104 -5783 Wake Forest 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 64 2211 105 -6009 Brown 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 163 -3739 106 -6501 Army 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 30 4129 107 -6524 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 131 -2372 108 -6631 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 90 168 109 -7027 Florida State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 50 3214 110 -7046 Dayton 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 142 -2821 111 -7115 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 125 -1903 112 -7127 Appalachian State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 110 -1169 113 -7856 Saint Xavier 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 137 -2708 114 -8090 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 5 - 0 130 -2158 115 -8140 Cal State Long Beach 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 87 245 116 -8340 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 113 -1308 117 -9100 Colgate 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 173 -4326 118 -9104 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 0 160 -3641 119 -9864 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 138 -2753 120 -10106 Fresno State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 107 -986 121 -10667 Citadel 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 126 -1960 122 -10821 Lamar 10 5 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 176 -4806 123 -12003 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 128 -2009 124 -12418 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 119 -1706 125 -12983 Drake 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 135 -2684 126 -13885 Texas El Paso 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 86 263 127 -15432 Princeton 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 147 -3131 128 -16346 Columbia 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 0 144 -2897 129 -17299 Louisiana Lafayette 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 129 -2111