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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 22563 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 18 45 2 20156 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 25 46 3 18662 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 38 50 4 18113 Southern California 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 35 49 5 17744 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 30 47 6 17541 Ohio State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 45 53 7 15820 Notre Dame 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 51 57 8 15417 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 36 49 9 14872 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 60 63 10 14780 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 2 34 11 14618 Texas A&M 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 19 45 12 14062 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 32 47 13 13992 Miami OH 11 10 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 76 84 14 13908 Tennessee 12 7 - 3 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 3 35 15 13754 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 40 50 16 13497 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 37 49 17 13424 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 40 18 13386 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 20 45 19 13036 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 16 44 20 12449 North Carolina State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 54 59 21 12418 Missouri 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 6 38 22 11865 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 17 44 23 11170 Arkansas 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 15 44 24 10848 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 21 45 25 10648 Texas Tech 12 6 - 4 - 2 6 - 4 - 2 31 47 26 10636 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 39 50 27 10452 Kentucky 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 22 45 28 10306 Vanderbilt 12 7 - 3 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 56 61 29 10072 California 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 53 59 30 9891 UCLA 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 55 61 31 9726 Georgia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 5 36 32 9638 Louisiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 23 46 33 9634 North Carolina 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 47 55 34 9500 Illinois 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 43 53 35 9219 Houston 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 62 68 36 9189 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 26 47 37 8801 Stanford 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 33 48 38 8663 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 38 39 8459 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 44 53 40 8375 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 46 54 41 8002 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 49 57 42 7537 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 82 87 43 7357 Temple 10 8 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 109 101 44 7153 Arizona 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 95 96 45 7019 Purdue 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 13 43 46 6984 San Diego State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 96 96 47 6842 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 14 43 48 6631 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 34 49 49 6562 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 83 88 50 6424 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 68 78 51 6174 Lamar 10 8 - 2 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 100 98 52 6028 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 10 41 53 5648 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 27 47 54 5352 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 70 80 55 5314 San Jose State 12 8 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 98 97 56 5272 Iowa 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 1 32 57 4723 Arizona State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 78 84 58 3947 Brigham Young 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 91 90 59 3866 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 103 99 60 3617 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 11 42 61 3233 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 41 51 62 3160 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 84 88 63 3141 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 59 63 64 3110 Rice 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 4 36 65 2995 Bowling Green 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 93 94 66 2903 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 58 62 67 2553 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 57 68 2357 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 77 84 69 2338 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 72 81 70 2238 Kent State 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 110 101 71 2008 Arkansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 118 108 72 2008 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 28 47 73 1973 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 52 58 74 1843 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 57 62 75 1827 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 66 74 76 1562 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 67 77 77 1198 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 119 108 78 871 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 171 143 79 633 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 126 112 80 549 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 117 106 81 495 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 24 46 82 -42 Colorado State 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 85 88 83 -215 Indiana 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 12 42 84 -441 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 120 108 85 -576 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 100 86 -641 Washington State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 48 56 87 -664 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 158 137 88 -990 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 71 80 89 -1071 New Mexico 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 81 86 90 -1201 Florida State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 8 40 91 -1812 Fresno State 12 5 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 102 98 92 -1981 Appalachian State 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 127 112 93 -2376 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 94 95 94 -2461 Army 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 63 69 95 -2476 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 137 115 96 -2511 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 116 106 97 -2753 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 112 103 98 -3252 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 29 47 99 -3632 Rutgers 11 7 - 3 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 160 137 100 -3720 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 61 64 101 -3828 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 134 114 102 -4220 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 42 51 103 -4270 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 106 100 104 -4527 Holy Cross 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 0 143 121 105 -5137 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 166 142 106 -5245 North Texas 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 87 89 107 -5583 Citadel 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 133 113 108 -5986 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 89 90 109 -6347 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 114 103 110 -6470 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 90 90 111 -6635 Wyoming 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 88 89 112 -7146 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 148 124 113 -7599 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 141 117 114 -7737 Wichita State 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 86 88 115 -7799 Princeton 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 157 136 116 -7983 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 162 138 117 -8083 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 113 103 118 -8532 Drake 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 121 110 119 -8881 Utah 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 69 79 120 -8904 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 101 98 121 -10080 Dayton 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 142 119 122 -10863 Southern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 128 112 123 -11293 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 155 135 124 -11719 Texas Arlington 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 107 100 125 -12222 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 165 141 126 -12403 Colgate 10 4 - 6 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 159 137 127 -12491 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 115 103 128 -12929 Idaho 11 2 - 8 - 1 0 - 6 - 0 146 123 129 -20881 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 164 140