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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 19449 Pittsburgh 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 61 61 2 17875 Southern California 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 38 52 3 17160 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 15 42 4 17157 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 24 47 5 16757 Houston 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 32 49 6 16350 Maryland 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 50 57 7 15951 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 33 49 8 15440 Ohio State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 6 36 9 15398 Texas Tech 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 42 53 10 15260 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 18 44 11 14534 Nebraska 13 9 - 3 - 1 9 - 3 - 1 26 47 12 14292 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 25 47 13 13850 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 43 54 14 13582 Oklahoma State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 28 48 15 13501 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 39 16 13175 Kentucky 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 39 17 12998 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 1 23 18 12783 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 5 33 19 12318 Mississippi State 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 64 64 20 12011 Iowa State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 58 61 21 11934 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 67 67 22 11109 Baylor 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 22 46 23 10252 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 79 77 24 9995 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 62 61 25 9715 Kansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 12 42 26 9484 Penn State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 39 52 27 8632 Louisiana State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 63 63 28 8570 Cincinnati 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 86 79 29 8520 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 34 51 30 8148 Rutgers 11 11 - 0 - 0 7 - 0 - 0 158 126 31 8017 Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 20 45 32 7994 Tennessee 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 44 55 33 7733 Duke 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 19 45 34 7710 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 39 35 6597 William & Mary 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 71 73 36 6577 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 59 61 37 6551 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 35 51 38 6435 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 49 57 39 6382 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 92 86 40 6228 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 81 78 41 6216 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 3 33 42 6071 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 41 53 43 5959 California 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 56 60 44 5809 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 29 49 45 5614 Tulsa 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 88 83 46 5583 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 23 47 47 5529 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 66 65 48 5226 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 27 48 49 5195 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 53 59 50 5153 Brigham Young 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 117 104 51 5145 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 155 125 52 4968 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 147 122 53 4922 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 56 54 4807 Clemson 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 13 42 55 4776 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 45 55 56 4608 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 31 49 57 4527 Louisiana Lafayette 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 135 117 58 4515 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 54 59 59 4500 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 30 49 60 3959 Auburn 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 11 41 61 3943 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 36 51 62 3805 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 146 121 63 3793 Florida State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 47 56 64 3755 North Carolina State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 8 39 65 3728 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 156 125 66 2976 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 106 94 67 2868 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 60 61 68 2818 Furman 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 90 85 69 2745 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 14 42 70 2603 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 80 77 71 2515 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 0 104 93 72 2085 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 75 75 73 1674 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 93 74 1658 Kent State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 121 109 75 1597 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 21 45 76 1566 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 0 110 99 77 1232 Wyoming 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 120 106 78 1178 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 122 110 79 1140 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 2 26 80 1094 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 133 116 81 1006 Ohio University 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 118 105 82 737 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 157 125 83 468 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 136 118 84 453 Bowling Green 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 114 103 85 360 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 87 79 86 226 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 55 59 87 61 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 69 72 88 -195 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 98 90 89 -211 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 16 43 90 -261 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 129 114 91 -380 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 145 121 92 -560 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 65 64 93 -652 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 123 110 94 -1217 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 76 75 95 -1593 Temple 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 97 90 96 -1651 Arizona State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 99 90 97 -1689 Colgate 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 170 138 98 -2012 Tulane 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 57 60 99 -2023 Southern Mississippi 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 46 55 100 -2154 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 148 122 101 -2565 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 37 51 102 -2657 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 134 116 103 -2956 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 17 44 104 -3045 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 93 86 105 -3072 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 111 99 106 -3559 Arkansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 142 120 107 -3690 Oregon State 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 51 58 108 -3863 Texas Christian 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 4 33 109 -3978 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 151 123 110 -4200 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 173 144 111 -4208 Miami OH 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 95 87 112 -4435 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 115 103 113 -4561 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 139 119 114 -4692 West Texas A&M 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 124 111 115 -5460 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 101 91 116 -6124 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 138 119 117 -6228 Princeton 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 108 96 118 -6570 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 113 103 119 -6696 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 128 112 120 -7211 Dayton 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 143 120 121 -7618 Cornell 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 109 96 122 -7841 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 119 106 123 -8401 New Mexico State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 162 128 124 -8432 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 102 91 125 -8509 Northwestern State LA 10 5 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 164 131 126 -8540 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 144 120 127 -8570 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 125 111 128 -8732 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 141 120 129 -8832 Pennsylvania 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 127 112 130 -10667 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 131 115 131 -10863 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 107 94 132 -10963 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 0 166 134 133 -11589 Hawaii 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 149 122 134 -11976 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 137 118 135 -12311 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 116 103 136 -13551 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 159 126 137 -14856 Northern Illinois 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 132 115