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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 19449 Pittsburgh 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 58 2671 2 17875 Southern California 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 39 3338 3 17160 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 13 4142 4 17157 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 36 3409 5 16757 Houston 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 27 3673 6 16350 Maryland 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 49 2875 7 15951 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 33 3561 8 15440 Ohio State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 9 4397 9 15398 Texas Tech 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 34 3484 10 15260 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 18 4011 11 14534 Nebraska 13 9 - 3 - 1 9 - 3 - 1 24 3777 12 14292 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 22 3806 13 13850 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 40 3313 14 13582 Oklahoma State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 31 3576 15 13501 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 6 4581 16 13175 Kentucky 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 4387 17 12998 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 1 5943 18 12783 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 4 4897 19 12318 Mississippi State 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 64 2378 20 12011 Iowa State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 50 2864 21 11934 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 65 2330 22 11109 Baylor 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 23 3788 23 10252 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 84 1178 24 9995 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 62 2591 25 9715 Kansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 7 4451 26 9484 Penn State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 29 3599 27 8632 Louisiana State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 55 2764 28 8570 Cincinnati 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 71 1515 29 8520 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 38 3358 30 8148 Rutgers 11 11 - 0 - 0 7 - 0 - 0 152 -2319 31 8017 Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 15 4070 32 7994 Tennessee 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 44 3046 33 7733 Duke 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 21 3872 34 7710 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 8 4419 35 6597 William & Mary 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 70 1532 36 6577 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 48 2886 37 6551 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 30 3593 38 6435 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 47 2909 39 6382 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 91 607 40 6228 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 83 1207 41 6216 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 3 5220 42 6071 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 42 3282 43 5959 California 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 43 3085 44 5809 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 32 3562 45 5614 Tulsa 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 89 644 46 5583 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 3910 47 5529 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 67 2130 48 5226 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 28 3634 49 5195 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 57 2735 50 5153 Brigham Young 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 115 -647 51 5145 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 161 -2607 52 4968 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 147 -2170 53 4922 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 56 2759 54 4807 Clemson 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 17 4026 55 4776 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 41 3304 56 4608 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 25 3736 57 4527 Louisiana Lafayette 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 137 -1920 58 4515 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 53 2797 59 4500 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 35 3420 60 3959 Auburn 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 11 4254 61 3943 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 37 3382 62 3805 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 143 -2062 63 3793 Florida State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 52 2816 64 3755 North Carolina State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 19 3957 65 3728 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 157 -2465 66 2976 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 108 -216 67 2868 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 51 2817 68 2818 Furman 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 97 409 69 2745 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 4239 70 2603 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 87 1038 71 2515 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 0 102 178 72 2085 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 78 1281 73 1674 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 104 118 74 1658 Kent State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 120 -1204 75 1597 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 16 4028 76 1566 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 0 111 -480 77 1232 Wyoming 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 118 -965 78 1178 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 123 -1299 79 1140 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 2 5571 80 1094 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 133 -1690 81 1006 Ohio University 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 119 -1050 82 737 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 155 -2419 83 468 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 140 -2005 84 453 Bowling Green 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 112 -555 85 360 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 85 1136 86 226 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 60 2612 87 61 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 68 1896 88 -195 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 96 434 89 -211 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 14 4072 90 -261 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 131 -1609 91 -380 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 154 -2368 92 -560 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 63 2589 93 -652 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 121 -1274 94 -1217 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 77 1324 95 -1593 Temple 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 92 586 96 -1651 Arizona State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 99 277 97 -1689 Colgate 10 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 170 -3799 98 -2012 Tulane 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 66 2312 99 -2023 Southern Mississippi 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 46 2928 100 -2154 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 151 -2305 101 -2565 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 45 3040 102 -2657 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 134 -1696 103 -2956 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 26 3713 104 -3045 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 88 663 105 -3072 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 109 -252 106 -3559 Arkansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 138 -1982 107 -3690 Oregon State 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 54 2771 108 -3863 Texas Christian 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 5 4857 109 -3978 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 156 -2453 110 -4200 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 176 -4452 111 -4208 Miami OH 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 95 492 112 -4435 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 114 -598 113 -4561 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 141 -2012 114 -4692 West Texas A&M 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 125 -1332 115 -5460 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 103 164 116 -6124 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 144 -2070 117 -6228 Princeton 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 110 -271 118 -6570 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 117 -960 119 -6696 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 124 -1319 120 -7211 Dayton 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 145 -2090 121 -7618 Cornell 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 107 -194 122 -7841 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 122 -1284 123 -8401 New Mexico State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 162 -2718 124 -8432 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 98 362 125 -8509 Northwestern State LA 10 5 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 172 -4105 126 -8540 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 148 -2170 127 -8570 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 132 -1611 128 -8732 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 142 -2018 129 -8832 Pennsylvania 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 130 -1571 130 -10667 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 129 -1554 131 -10863 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 105 91 132 -10963 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 0 168 -3554 133 -11589 Hawaii 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 160 -2559 134 -11976 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 135 -1775 135 -12311 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 113 -578 136 -13551 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 164 -3060 137 -14856 Northern Illinois 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 128 -1460