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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 22563 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 26 4273 2 20156 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 22 4341 3 18662 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 38 3946 4 18113 Southern California 12 10 - 1 - 1 39 3946 5 17744 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 25 4312 6 17541 Ohio State 12 10 - 2 - 0 43 3866 7 16942 Western Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 73 1169 8 15820 Notre Dame 12 10 - 2 - 0 47 3522 9 15663 Nevada Las Vegas 1 1 - 0 - 0 74 1169 10 15417 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 27 4254 11 14872 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 59 2762 12 14780 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 3 5240 13 14618 Texas A&M 11 8 - 3 - 0 33 4125 14 14062 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 19 4417 15 13992 Miami OH 11 10 - 0 - 1 80 826 16 13908 Tennessee 12 7 - 3 - 2 4 5225 17 13754 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 35 4092 18 13497 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 30 4173 19 13424 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 4972 20 13386 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 17 4501 21 13036 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 14 4642 22 12449 North Carolina State 12 9 - 2 - 1 55 3074 23 12418 Missouri 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 5083 24 11865 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 16 4542 25 11170 Arkansas 11 6 - 4 - 1 18 4434 26 10848 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 28 4222 27 10648 Texas Tech 12 6 - 4 - 2 36 4028 28 10636 Pittsburgh 11 7 - 4 - 0 40 3945 29 10629 Louisiana Tech 5 5 - 0 - 0 140 -2052 30 10452 Kentucky 11 6 - 5 - 0 20 4382 31 10306 Vanderbilt 12 7 - 3 - 2 54 3104 32 10072 California 11 7 - 3 - 1 52 3156 33 9891 UCLA 11 6 - 3 - 2 56 3007 34 9726 Georgia 12 6 - 6 - 0 7 4976 35 9638 Louisiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 23 4340 36 9634 North Carolina 12 7 - 5 - 0 50 3361 37 9500 Illinois 11 6 - 4 - 1 44 3812 38 9219 Houston 12 8 - 3 - 1 62 2230 39 9189 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 31 4165 40 8801 Stanford 11 5 - 4 - 2 29 4178 41 8663 Colorado 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 5256 42 8609 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 120 -990 43 8459 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 4 - 1 45 3688 44 8375 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 49 3474 45 8002 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 46 3680 46 7537 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 83 663 47 7357 Temple 10 8 - 2 - 0 117 -946 48 7311 California Poly 1 1 - 0 - 0 114 -906 49 7153 Arizona 11 9 - 2 - 0 97 -58 50 7019 Purdue 11 4 - 6 - 1 15 4627 51 6984 San Diego State 11 8 - 2 - 1 94 30 52 6969 Western Carolina 1 1 - 0 - 0 119 -990 53 6842 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 12 4670 54 6631 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 41 3937 55 6562 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 84 623 56 6424 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 67 1487 57 6293 California Poly Ponoma 1 1 - 0 - 0 113 -906 58 6174 Lamar 10 8 - 2 - 0 102 -317 59 6028 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 6 5004 60 5733 Ball State 2 2 - 0 - 0 147 -2588 61 5648 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 21 4342 62 5514 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 159 -4041 63 5352 Cincinnati 11 7 - 4 - 0 72 1202 64 5314 San Jose State 12 8 - 3 - 1 100 -250 65 5272 Iowa 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 5727 66 4723 Arizona State 12 7 - 5 - 0 78 973 67 4535 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 156 -3685 68 4089 Delaware 3 2 - 1 - 0 112 -702 69 4058 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 164 -4266 70 3947 Brigham Young 12 7 - 4 - 1 90 392 71 3866 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 104 -433 72 3617 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 13 4661 73 3233 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 42 3880 74 3160 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 85 595 75 3141 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 2716 76 3110 Rice 11 2 - 8 - 1 9 4961 77 2995 Bowling Green 11 6 - 4 - 1 95 -2 78 2937 Santa Clara 2 1 - 1 - 0 64 1913 79 2903 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 58 2841 80 2553 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 53 3121 81 2357 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 76 1087 82 2338 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 69 1365 83 2238 Kent State 11 7 - 4 - 0 110 -664 84 2008 Arkansas State 10 7 - 3 - 0 123 -1194 85 2008 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 24 4319 86 1973 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 48 3483 87 1843 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 2981 88 1827 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 66 1799 89 1716 Western Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 -5040 90 1562 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 68 1384 91 1198 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 125 -1302 92 871 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 173 -4733 93 814 Central Michigan 4 3 - 1 - 0 151 -3131 94 633 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 126 -1363 95 549 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 116 -942 96 510 Indiana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 171 -4615 97 495 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 32 4140 98 -42 Colorado State 11 4 - 6 - 1 88 451 99 -215 Indiana 11 1 - 10 - 0 11 4721 100 -441 Tampa 11 6 - 5 - 0 128 -1446 101 -576 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 109 -598 102 -641 Washington State 11 2 - 9 - 0 51 3325 103 -664 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 158 -4033 104 -840 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 -6464 105 -990 McNeese State 5 3 - 2 - 0 138 -2004 106 -990 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 70 1310 107 -1071 New Mexico 11 4 - 6 - 1 82 680 108 -1201 Florida State 11 1 - 10 - 0 10 4918 109 -1401 Eastern Michigan 5 2 - 3 - 0 79 938 110 -1578 Central State OH 1 1 - 0 - 0 176 -5040 111 -1693 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1 - 1 - 0 142 -2281 112 -1812 Fresno State 12 5 - 7 - 0 106 -502 113 -1981 Appalachian State 11 6 - 5 - 0 133 -1727 114 -2376 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 92 193 115 -2461 Army 11 3 - 8 - 0 63 2076 116 -2476 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 136 -1807 117 -2511 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 121 -998 118 -2753 Richmond 10 5 - 5 - 0 108 -527 119 -3179 Illinois State 3 2 - 1 - 0 150 -2742 120 -3252 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 34 4119 121 -3632 Rutgers 11 7 - 3 - 1 166 -4271 122 -3720 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 61 2644 123 -3828 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 131 -1688 124 -4220 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 37 4019 125 -4270 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 - 0 105 -452 126 -4527 Holy Cross 11 5 - 5 - 1 145 -2470 127 -5137 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 2 - 1 174 -4747 128 -5245 North Texas 11 2 - 7 - 2 87 526 129 -5583 Citadel 11 4 - 7 - 0 134 -1734 130 -5867 East Tennessee State 3 1 - 2 - 0 127 -1415 131 -5986 Villanova 11 3 - 8 - 0 91 326 132 -6347 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 111 -681 133 -6470 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 89 436 134 -6627 Louisiana Monroe 2 0 - 2 - 0 65 1840 135 -6635 Wyoming 11 2 - 9 - 0 86 565 136 -6816 Connecticut 3 1 - 2 - 0 124 -1214 137 -7034 Morehead State 2 1 - 1 - 0 144 -2332 138 -7146 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 148 -2623 139 -7599 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 137 -1926 140 -7737 Wichita State 11 1 - 9 - 1 81 726 141 -7799 Princeton 9 4 - 4 - 1 163 -4074 142 -7983 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 167 -4304 143 -8083 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4 - 7 - 0 132 -1707 144 -8352 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 77 986 145 -8532 Drake 11 3 - 7 - 1 129 -1519 146 -8881 Utah 11 1 - 10 - 0 71 1310 147 -8904 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 - 0 107 -518 148 -9672 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 154 -3528 149 -10045 Boston University 2 0 - 1 - 1 139 -2039 150 -10080 Dayton 11 3 - 8 - 0 143 -2289 151 -10863 Southern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 130 -1655 152 -10993 Humboldt State 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 1169 153 -11293 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 157 -3885 154 -11604 Massachusetts 5 1 - 4 - 0 149 -2667 155 -11719 Texas Arlington 11 1 - 10 - 0 103 -318 156 -12222 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 175 -4975 157 -12403 Colgate 10 4 - 6 - 0 168 -4373 158 -12491 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 118 -955 159 -12929 Montana 1 0 - 0 - 1 182 -6464 160 -12929 Idaho 11 2 - 8 - 1 153 -3213 161 -13432 Cal State Fullerton 3 0 - 3 - 0 93 171 162 -13605 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 -220 163 -14184 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 1 - 0 96 -21 164 -14538 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 101 -288 165 -15809 Lafayette 5 1 - 4 - 0 169 -4451 166 -15820 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 98 -156 167 -16416 Davidson 3 0 - 3 - 0 122 -1061 168 -16784 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 115 -906 169 -16811 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 152 -3182 170 -17187 Akron 3 0 - 3 - 0 135 -1782 171 -17303 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 146 -2516 172 -17487 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 -4041 173 -18228 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 -4452 174 -18274 Wofford 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 -3573 175 -19572 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 -5040 176 -19691 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 141 -2265 177 -20424 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -4266 178 -20590 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 -5431 179 -20881 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 172 -4683 180 -21308 Minnesota Morris 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 -4041 181 -21676 Wisconsin Milwaukee 1 0 - 1 - 0 162 -4041 182 -24264 Bucknell 4 0 - 4 - 0 180 -6142 183 -25482 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 -6464