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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 24299 Oklahoma 11 10 - 0 - 1 3 28 2 21626 Notre Dame 11 11 - 0 - 0 31 49 3 21031 Ohio State 11 10 - 0 - 1 38 51 4 21012 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 16 41 5 20021 Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 41 53 6 19795 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 1 22 7 19695 Penn State 12 12 - 0 - 0 55 59 8 16569 Southern California 12 9 - 2 - 1 34 49 9 16450 Texas Tech 12 11 - 1 - 0 37 50 10 16078 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 4 30 11 15628 Texas 11 8 - 3 - 0 36 50 12 15102 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 61 65 13 14933 Miami OH 11 11 - 0 - 0 76 79 14 14511 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 36 15 14400 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 58 62 16 14115 Kansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 33 17 13943 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 43 53 18 13735 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 - 0 79 82 19 13463 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 10 36 20 12307 Oklahoma State 11 5 - 4 - 2 15 41 21 12072 Louisiana Monroe 2 1 - 0 - 1 23 48 22 11777 Tennessee 12 8 - 4 - 0 35 49 23 11285 Minnesota 11 7 - 4 - 0 24 48 24 11105 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 52 57 25 10959 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 13 39 26 10878 Stanford 11 7 - 4 - 0 45 54 27 10732 San Diego State 11 9 - 1 - 1 92 92 28 10475 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 31 29 10237 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 70 72 30 9626 Auburn 12 6 - 6 - 0 14 39 31 9323 Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 21 46 32 9288 Kent State 11 9 - 2 - 0 84 87 33 9093 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 8 36 34 9047 Pittsburgh 12 6 - 5 - 1 44 53 35 8828 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 20 45 36 8709 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 137 124 37 8501 South Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 66 71 38 8359 Arizona 11 8 - 3 - 0 77 79 39 7802 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 12 38 40 7776 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 111 106 41 7733 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 29 48 42 7518 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 28 48 43 7503 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 27 48 44 7453 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 19 45 45 7368 Richmond 10 8 - 2 - 0 101 98 46 7219 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 75 77 47 7215 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 25 48 48 7127 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 59 64 49 7015 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 26 48 50 7008 Western Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 167 142 51 6458 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 49 56 52 6347 Mississippi State 11 4 - 5 - 2 32 49 53 6286 Connecticut 3 3 - 0 - 0 123 114 54 6170 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 17 44 55 5886 West Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 53 58 56 5871 Washington State 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 55 57 5667 Utah 12 7 - 5 - 0 69 71 58 5583 Memphis 11 8 - 3 - 0 89 91 59 5564 Western Carolina 2 2 - 0 - 0 151 133 60 5360 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 71 74 61 5187 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 165 141 62 5064 Western Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 117 112 63 4980 Northwestern 11 4 - 7 - 0 22 46 64 4884 North Alabama 1 1 - 0 - 0 168 142 65 4665 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 54 59 66 4657 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 174 148 67 4469 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 56 68 4392 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 78 81 69 4266 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 47 55 70 4231 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 136 124 71 4224 Ohio University 10 5 - 5 - 0 63 67 72 3928 Bowling Green 10 7 - 3 - 0 95 94 73 3598 California Riverside 1 1 - 0 - 0 172 145 74 3490 Louisiana Tech 3 3 - 0 - 0 178 153 75 3383 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 90 91 76 3283 California Poly 2 2 - 0 - 0 175 150 77 2922 Grambling 1 1 - 0 - 0 170 145 78 2780 San Jose State 11 5 - 4 - 2 82 85 79 2611 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 67 71 80 2526 Temple 10 9 - 1 - 0 158 135 81 2373 Indiana 11 2 - 9 - 0 11 37 82 2184 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 56 61 83 1758 Pacific 10 7 - 2 - 1 133 123 84 1655 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 42 53 85 1608 North Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 61 86 1347 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 68 71 87 1340 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 33 49 88 1140 Brigham Young 11 5 - 6 - 0 83 85 89 1086 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 183 164 90 625 Cal State Fullerton 1 1 - 0 - 0 171 145 91 460 Nevada Las Vegas 2 1 - 1 - 0 97 96 92 441 California Poly Ponoma 1 1 - 0 - 0 180 155 93 145 Baylor 11 2 - 9 - 0 18 44 94 122 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 104 100 95 -49 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 74 76 96 -61 Tampa 11 8 - 3 - 0 144 126 97 -357 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 72 74 98 -495 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 40 52 99 -821 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 103 99 100 -1359 Hawaii 5 3 - 2 - 0 100 98 101 -1647 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 60 64 102 -1708 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 85 88 103 -1785 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 23 104 -1797 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 147 129 105 -1812 Iowa 11 0 - 11 - 0 6 31 106 -2050 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 157 135 107 -2215 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 116 111 108 -2277 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 51 57 109 -2511 Virginia Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 62 66 110 -3002 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 152 134 111 -3317 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 114 109 112 -3406 Northern Illinois 11 6 - 5 - 0 135 123 113 -3471 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 163 140 114 -3517 Furman 11 7 - 4 - 0 149 130 115 -3575 Cincinnati 11 4 - 7 - 0 112 106 116 -3747 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 121 113 117 -3985 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 98 96 118 -4181 Washington 11 2 - 9 - 0 73 74 119 -4919 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 93 92 120 -4949 Illinois State 3 2 - 1 - 0 159 137 121 -5122 North Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 124 114 122 -5391 Arkansas State 5 3 - 2 - 0 176 151 123 -5487 Rutgers 11 6 - 5 - 0 150 130 124 -5525 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 102 98 125 -5625 Indiana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 145 128 126 -5710 Texas Arlington 10 4 - 6 - 0 109 105 127 -5721 Massachusetts 5 2 - 3 - 0 113 107 128 -5783 Central Michigan 4 1 - 3 - 0 99 97 129 -5783 Wake Forest 11 1 - 9 - 1 64 67 130 -5952 Eastern Michigan 2 0 - 2 - 0 39 52 131 -6009 Brown 8 4 - 3 - 1 156 135 132 -6044 McNeese State 3 2 - 1 - 0 179 153 133 -6382 Northwestern State LA 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 177 134 -6501 Army 10 0 - 10 - 0 30 49 135 -6524 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 131 119 136 -6600 Boston University 3 1 - 2 - 0 118 112 137 -6631 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 86 89 138 -6827 New Hampshire 2 1 - 1 - 0 120 113 139 -7027 Florida State 11 0 - 11 - 0 46 54 140 -7046 Dayton 11 5 - 5 - 1 134 123 141 -7115 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 115 109 142 -7127 Appalachian State 11 3 - 7 - 1 107 104 143 -7856 Saint Xavier 11 5 - 5 - 1 139 124 144 -8090 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 127 116 145 -8140 Cal State Long Beach 11 1 - 9 - 1 88 91 146 -8340 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 106 102 147 -8344 Lehigh 4 1 - 2 - 1 155 135 148 -8382 East Tennessee State 3 1 - 2 - 0 142 126 149 -8628 Rhode Island 2 0 - 1 - 1 108 105 150 -8643 Santa Clara 3 0 - 3 - 0 65 69 151 -9073 Wofford 3 1 - 2 - 0 160 139 152 -9100 Colgate 10 5 - 5 - 0 164 140 153 -9104 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 153 134 154 -9864 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 140 124 155 -10106 Fresno State 11 2 - 9 - 0 105 101 156 -10667 Citadel 11 3 - 8 - 0 122 113 157 -10821 Lamar 10 5 - 5 - 0 169 143 158 -11838 Weber State 4 0 - 4 - 0 94 93 159 -12003 West Texas A&M 11 2 - 9 - 0 129 117 160 -12276 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 83 161 -12418 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 119 112 162 -12718 Akron 3 0 - 3 - 0 110 106 163 -12925 Ball State 4 0 - 3 - 1 132 123 164 -12983 Drake 11 2 - 9 - 0 141 125 165 -13159 Lafayette 3 1 - 2 - 0 146 129 166 -13186 Cal State Los Angeles 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 83 167 -13297 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 91 92 168 -13724 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 117 169 -13885 Texas El Paso 11 0 - 11 - 0 87 90 170 -13935 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 96 96 171 -15413 Lenoir-Rhyne College 3 0 - 2 - 1 161 139 172 -15432 Princeton 9 1 - 8 - 0 148 129 173 -15943 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 124 174 -16346 Columbia 9 1 - 7 - 1 143 126 175 -16519 Northeastern 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 116 176 -17157 Delaware 3 0 - 3 - 0 126 116 177 -17299 Louisiana Lafayette 10 0 - 10 - 0 130 118 178 -18493 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 154 135 179 -19776 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 157 180 -20643 Bucknell 2 0 - 1 - 1 177 152 181 -21085 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 162 140 182 -21507 West Chester 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 146 183 -22137 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 141 184 -22575 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 155