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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 22563 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 18 45 2 20156 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 25 46 3 18662 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 38 50 4 18113 Southern California 12 10 - 1 - 1 35 49 5 17744 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 30 47 6 17541 Ohio State 12 10 - 2 - 0 45 53 7 16942 Western Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 73 82 8 15820 Notre Dame 12 10 - 2 - 0 51 57 9 15663 Nevada Las Vegas 1 1 - 0 - 0 74 82 10 15417 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 36 49 11 14872 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 60 63 12 14780 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 2 34 13 14618 Texas A&M 11 8 - 3 - 0 19 45 14 14062 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 32 47 15 13992 Miami OH 11 10 - 0 - 1 76 84 16 13908 Tennessee 12 7 - 3 - 2 3 35 17 13754 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 40 50 18 13497 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 37 49 19 13424 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 40 20 13386 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 20 45 21 13036 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 16 44 22 12449 North Carolina State 12 9 - 2 - 1 54 59 23 12418 Missouri 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 38 24 11865 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 17 44 25 11170 Arkansas 11 6 - 4 - 1 15 44 26 10848 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 21 45 27 10648 Texas Tech 12 6 - 4 - 2 31 47 28 10636 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 39 50 29 10629 Louisiana Tech 5 5 - 0 - 0 140 117 30 10452 Kentucky 11 6 - 5 - 0 22 45 31 10306 Vanderbilt 12 7 - 3 - 2 56 61 32 10072 California 11 7 - 3 - 1 53 59 33 9891 UCLA 11 6 - 3 - 2 55 61 34 9726 Georgia 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 36 35 9638 Louisiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 23 46 36 9634 North Carolina 12 7 - 5 - 0 47 55 37 9500 Illinois 11 6 - 4 - 1 43 53 38 9219 Houston 12 8 - 3 - 1 62 68 39 9189 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 26 47 40 8801 Stanford 11 5 - 4 - 2 33 48 41 8663 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 7 38 42 8609 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 129 113 43 8459 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 44 53 44 8375 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 46 54 45 8002 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 49 57 46 7537 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 82 87 47 7357 Temple 10 8 - 2 - 0 109 101 48 7311 California Poly 1 1 - 0 - 0 123 112 49 7153 Arizona 11 9 - 2 - 0 95 96 50 7019 Purdue 11 4 - 6 - 1 13 43 51 6984 San Diego State 11 8 - 2 - 1 96 96 52 6969 Western Carolina 1 1 - 0 - 0 130 113 53 6842 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 14 43 54 6631 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 49 55 6562 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 83 88 56 6424 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 68 78 57 6293 California Poly Ponoma 1 1 - 0 - 0 124 112 58 6174 Lamar 10 8 - 2 - 0 100 98 59 6028 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 10 41 60 5733 Ball State 2 2 - 0 - 0 150 128 61 5648 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 27 47 62 5514 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 167 143 63 5352 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 70 80 64 5314 San Jose State 12 8 - 3 - 1 98 97 65 5272 Iowa 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 32 66 4723 Arizona State 12 7 - 5 - 0 78 84 67 4535 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 156 136 68 4089 Delaware 3 2 - 1 - 0 111 102 69 4058 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 172 145 70 3947 Brigham Young 12 7 - 4 - 1 91 90 71 3866 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 103 99 72 3617 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 42 73 3233 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 41 51 74 3160 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 84 88 75 3141 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 59 63 76 3110 Rice 11 2 - 8 - 1 4 36 77 2995 Bowling Green 11 6 - 4 - 1 93 94 78 2937 Santa Clara 2 1 - 1 - 0 64 73 79 2903 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 58 62 80 2553 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 57 81 2357 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 77 84 82 2338 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 72 81 83 2238 Kent State 11 7 - 4 - 0 110 101 84 2008 Arkansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 118 108 85 2008 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 28 47 86 1973 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 52 58 87 1843 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 62 88 1827 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 66 74 89 1716 Western Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 150 90 1562 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 67 77 91 1198 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 119 108 92 871 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 171 143 93 814 Central Michigan 4 3 - 1 - 0 152 129 94 633 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 126 112 95 549 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 117 106 96 510 Indiana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 174 145 97 495 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 24 46 98 -42 Colorado State 11 4 - 6 - 1 85 88 99 -215 Indiana 11 1 - 10 - 0 12 42 100 -441 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 120 108 101 -576 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 105 100 102 -641 Washington State 11 2 - 9 - 0 48 56 103 -664 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 158 137 104 -840 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 160 105 -990 McNeese State 5 3 - 2 - 0 139 116 106 -990 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 71 80 107 -1071 New Mexico 11 4 - 6 - 1 81 86 108 -1201 Florida State 11 1 - 10 - 0 8 40 109 -1401 Eastern Michigan 5 2 - 3 - 0 80 86 110 -1578 Central State OH 1 1 - 0 - 0 176 150 111 -1693 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1 - 1 - 0 149 125 112 -1812 Fresno State 12 5 - 7 - 0 102 98 113 -1981 Appalachian State 11 6 - 5 - 0 127 112 114 -2376 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 94 95 115 -2461 Army 11 3 - 8 - 0 63 69 116 -2476 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 137 115 117 -2511 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 116 106 118 -2753 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 112 103 119 -3179 Illinois State 3 2 - 1 - 0 147 124 120 -3252 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 29 47 121 -3632 Rutgers 11 7 - 3 - 1 160 137 122 -3720 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 61 64 123 -3828 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 134 114 124 -4220 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 42 51 125 -4270 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 - 0 106 100 126 -4527 Holy Cross 11 5 - 5 - 1 143 121 127 -5137 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 2 - 1 166 142 128 -5245 North Texas 11 2 - 7 - 2 87 89 129 -5583 Citadel 11 4 - 7 - 0 133 113 130 -5867 East Tennessee State 3 1 - 2 - 0 136 115 131 -5986 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 89 90 132 -6347 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 114 103 133 -6470 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 90 90 134 -6627 Louisiana Monroe 2 0 - 2 - 0 65 73 135 -6635 Wyoming 11 2 - 9 - 0 88 89 136 -6816 Connecticut 3 1 - 2 - 0 131 113 137 -7034 Morehead State 2 1 - 1 - 0 138 116 138 -7146 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 148 124 139 -7599 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 141 117 140 -7737 Wichita State 11 1 - 9 - 1 86 88 141 -7799 Princeton 9 4 - 4 - 1 157 136 142 -7983 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 162 138 143 -8083 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 113 103 144 -8352 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 86 145 -8532 Drake 11 3 - 7 - 1 121 110 146 -8881 Utah 11 1 - 10 - 0 69 79 147 -8904 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 - 0 101 98 148 -9672 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 154 135 149 -10045 Boston University 2 0 - 1 - 1 145 123 150 -10080 Dayton 11 3 - 8 - 0 142 119 151 -10863 Southern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 128 112 152 -10993 Humboldt State 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 82 153 -11293 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 155 135 154 -11604 Massachusetts 5 1 - 4 - 0 144 122 155 -11719 Texas Arlington 11 1 - 10 - 0 107 100 156 -12222 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 165 141 157 -12403 Colgate 10 4 - 6 - 0 159 137 158 -12491 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 115 103 159 -12929 Montana 1 0 - 0 - 1 182 160 160 -12929 Idaho 11 2 - 8 - 1 146 123 161 -13432 Cal State Fullerton 3 0 - 3 - 0 97 97 162 -13605 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 100 163 -14184 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 98 164 -14538 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 108 101 165 -15809 Lafayette 5 1 - 4 - 0 163 139 166 -15820 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 92 94 167 -16416 Davidson 3 0 - 3 - 0 122 111 168 -16784 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 112 169 -16811 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 153 133 170 -17187 Akron 3 0 - 3 - 0 132 113 171 -17303 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 151 128 172 -17487 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 169 143 173 -18228 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 147 174 -18274 Wofford 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 138 175 -19572 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 150 176 -19691 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 135 115 177 -20424 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 145 178 -20590 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 151 179 -20881 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 164 140 180 -21308 Minnesota Morris 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 143 181 -21676 Wisconsin Milwaukee 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 143 182 -24264 Bucknell 4 0 - 4 - 0 180 153 183 -25482 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 160