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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22563 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 26 4273 2 20156 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 22 4341 3 18662 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 38 3946 4 18113 Southern California 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 39 3946 5 17744 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 25 4312 6 17541 Ohio State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 43 3866 7 15820 Notre Dame 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 47 3522 8 15417 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 27 4254 9 14872 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 59 2762 10 14780 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 3 5240 11 14618 Texas A&M 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 33 4125 12 14062 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 19 4417 13 13992 Miami OH 11 10 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 80 826 14 13908 Tennessee 12 7 - 3 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 4 5225 15 13754 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 35 4092 16 13497 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 30 4173 17 13424 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 8 4972 18 13386 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 17 4501 19 13036 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 14 4642 20 12449 North Carolina State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 55 3074 21 12418 Missouri 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 5 5083 22 11865 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 16 4542 23 11170 Arkansas 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 18 4434 24 10848 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 28 4222 25 10648 Texas Tech 12 6 - 4 - 2 6 - 4 - 2 36 4028 26 10636 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 40 3945 27 10452 Kentucky 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 20 4382 28 10306 Vanderbilt 12 7 - 3 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 54 3104 29 10072 California 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 52 3156 30 9891 UCLA 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 56 3007 31 9726 Georgia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 7 4976 32 9638 Louisiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 23 4340 33 9634 North Carolina 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 50 3361 34 9500 Illinois 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 44 3812 35 9219 Houston 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 62 2230 36 9189 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 31 4165 37 8801 Stanford 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 29 4178 38 8663 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 2 5256 39 8459 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 45 3688 40 8375 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 49 3474 41 8002 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 46 3680 42 7537 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 83 663 43 7357 Temple 10 8 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 117 -946 44 7153 Arizona 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 97 -58 45 7019 Purdue 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 15 4627 46 6984 San Diego State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 94 30 47 6842 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 12 4670 48 6631 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 41 3937 49 6562 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 84 623 50 6424 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 67 1487 51 6174 Lamar 10 8 - 2 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 102 -317 52 6028 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 6 5004 53 5648 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 21 4342 54 5352 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 72 1202 55 5314 San Jose State 12 8 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 100 -250 56 5272 Iowa 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 1 5727 57 4723 Arizona State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 78 973 58 3947 Brigham Young 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 90 392 59 3866 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 104 -433 60 3617 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 13 4661 61 3233 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 42 3880 62 3160 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 595 63 3141 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 2716 64 3110 Rice 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 9 4961 65 2995 Bowling Green 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 95 -2 66 2903 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 58 2841 67 2553 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 53 3121 68 2357 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 76 1087 69 2338 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 69 1365 70 2238 Kent State 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 110 -664 71 2008 Arkansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 123 -1194 72 2008 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 24 4319 73 1973 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 48 3483 74 1843 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 57 2981 75 1827 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 66 1799 76 1562 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 68 1384 77 1198 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 125 -1302 78 871 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 173 -4733 79 633 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 126 -1363 80 549 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 116 -942 81 495 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 32 4140 82 -42 Colorado State 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 88 451 83 -215 Indiana 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 11 4721 84 -441 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 128 -1446 85 -576 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 109 -598 86 -641 Washington State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 51 3325 87 -664 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 158 -4033 88 -990 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 70 1310 89 -1071 New Mexico 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 82 680 90 -1201 Florida State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 10 4918 91 -1812 Fresno State 12 5 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 106 -502 92 -1981 Appalachian State 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 133 -1727 93 -2376 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 92 193 94 -2461 Army 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 63 2076 95 -2476 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 136 -1807 96 -2511 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 121 -998 97 -2753 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 108 -527 98 -3252 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 34 4119 99 -3632 Rutgers 11 7 - 3 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 166 -4271 100 -3720 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 61 2644 101 -3828 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 131 -1688 102 -4220 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 37 4019 103 -4270 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 105 -452 104 -4527 Holy Cross 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 0 145 -2470 105 -5137 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 174 -4747 106 -5245 North Texas 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 87 526 107 -5583 Citadel 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 134 -1734 108 -5986 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 91 326 109 -6347 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 111 -681 110 -6470 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 89 436 111 -6635 Wyoming 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 86 565 112 -7146 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 148 -2623 113 -7599 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 137 -1926 114 -7737 Wichita State 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 81 726 115 -7799 Princeton 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 163 -4074 116 -7983 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 167 -4304 117 -8083 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 132 -1707 118 -8532 Drake 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 129 -1519 119 -8881 Utah 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 71 1310 120 -8904 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 107 -518 121 -10080 Dayton 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 143 -2289 122 -10863 Southern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 130 -1655 123 -11293 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 157 -3885 124 -11719 Texas Arlington 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 103 -318 125 -12222 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 175 -4975 126 -12403 Colgate 10 4 - 6 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 168 -4373 127 -12491 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 118 -955 128 -12929 Idaho 11 2 - 8 - 1 0 - 6 - 0 153 -3213 129 -20881 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 172 -4683