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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 19449 Pittsburgh 12 12 - 0 - 0 61 61 2 17875 Southern California 12 11 - 1 - 0 38 52 3 17160 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 15 42 4 17157 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 24 47 5 16757 Houston 12 10 - 2 - 0 32 49 6 16350 Maryland 12 11 - 1 - 0 50 57 7 15951 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 33 49 8 15440 Ohio State 12 9 - 2 - 1 6 36 9 15398 Texas Tech 12 10 - 2 - 0 42 53 10 15260 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 18 44 11 14534 Nebraska 13 9 - 3 - 1 26 47 12 14292 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 25 47 13 13850 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 43 54 14 13582 Oklahoma State 12 9 - 3 - 0 28 48 15 13501 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 10 39 16 13175 Kentucky 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 39 17 12998 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 1 23 18 12783 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 5 33 19 12318 Mississippi State 11 9 - 2 - 0 64 64 20 12011 Iowa State 11 8 - 3 - 0 58 61 21 11934 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 67 67 22 11904 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 82 79 23 11758 Western Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 83 79 24 11109 Baylor 11 7 - 3 - 1 22 46 25 10252 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 79 77 26 9995 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 62 61 27 9715 Kansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 12 42 28 9569 Northern Michigan 2 2 - 0 - 0 152 124 29 9484 Penn State 12 7 - 5 - 0 39 52 30 8632 Louisiana State 11 6 - 4 - 1 63 63 31 8570 Cincinnati 11 8 - 3 - 0 86 79 32 8520 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 34 51 33 8148 Rutgers 11 11 - 0 - 0 158 126 34 8017 Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 20 45 35 7994 Tennessee 11 6 - 5 - 0 44 55 36 7733 Duke 11 5 - 5 - 1 19 45 37 7710 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 7 39 38 7426 Morehead State 1 1 - 0 - 0 160 128 39 6597 William & Mary 11 7 - 4 - 0 71 73 40 6577 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 59 61 41 6551 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 35 51 42 6435 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 49 57 43 6382 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 92 86 44 6228 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 81 78 45 6216 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 33 46 6071 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 41 53 47 5959 California 11 5 - 6 - 0 56 60 48 5809 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 29 49 49 5614 Tulsa 12 7 - 4 - 1 88 83 50 5583 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 23 47 51 5529 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 66 65 52 5226 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 27 48 53 5195 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 53 59 54 5153 Brigham Young 12 9 - 3 - 0 117 104 55 5145 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 155 125 56 4968 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 147 122 57 4922 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 56 58 4807 Clemson 11 3 - 6 - 2 13 42 59 4800 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 171 140 60 4776 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 45 55 61 4608 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 31 49 62 4527 Louisiana Lafayette 11 9 - 2 - 0 135 117 63 4515 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 54 59 64 4500 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 30 49 65 4469 Western Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 167 135 66 4423 California Poly 1 1 - 0 - 0 154 125 67 3959 Auburn 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 41 68 3943 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 36 51 69 3805 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 146 121 70 3793 Florida State 11 5 - 6 - 0 47 56 71 3755 North Carolina State 11 3 - 7 - 1 8 39 72 3728 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 156 125 73 2976 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 106 94 74 2868 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 61 75 2818 Furman 11 6 - 4 - 1 90 85 76 2745 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 8 - 0 14 42 77 2603 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 80 77 78 2515 Tennessee State 1 0 - 0 - 1 84 79 79 2515 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 6 - 4 - 1 104 93 80 2085 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 75 75 81 1747 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 163 82 1674 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 105 93 83 1658 Kent State 12 8 - 4 - 0 121 109 84 1597 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 21 45 85 1566 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 110 99 86 1232 Wyoming 12 8 - 4 - 0 120 106 87 1228 Delaware 5 2 - 2 - 1 78 77 88 1178 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 122 110 89 1140 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 2 26 90 1094 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 133 116 91 1006 Ohio University 11 7 - 4 - 0 118 105 92 737 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 157 125 93 468 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 136 118 94 453 Bowling Green 11 6 - 5 - 0 114 103 95 360 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 87 79 96 226 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 55 59 97 61 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 72 98 -157 Southeastern Louisiana 2 2 - 0 - 0 177 153 99 -195 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 98 90 100 -211 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 16 43 101 -261 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 129 114 102 -380 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 145 121 103 -480 Akron 6 4 - 2 - 0 161 128 104 -560 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 65 64 105 -652 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 123 110 106 -1032 Cal State Northridge 1 1 - 0 - 0 179 160 107 -1217 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 76 75 108 -1593 Temple 10 4 - 6 - 0 97 90 109 -1651 Arizona State 11 4 - 7 - 0 99 90 110 -1689 Colgate 10 8 - 2 - 0 170 138 111 -2012 Tulane 11 2 - 9 - 0 57 60 112 -2023 Southern Mississippi 11 2 - 9 - 0 46 55 113 -2154 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 148 122 114 -2296 Northern Arizona 1 1 - 0 - 0 178 160 115 -2565 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 51 116 -2657 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 134 116 117 -2956 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 17 44 118 -3045 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 93 86 119 -3072 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 111 99 120 -3083 Massachusetts 5 2 - 3 - 0 100 91 121 -3191 New Hampshire 2 1 - 1 - 0 140 120 122 -3559 Arkansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 142 120 123 -3690 Oregon State 12 2 - 10 - 0 51 58 124 -3863 Texas Christian 11 0 - 11 - 0 4 33 125 -3978 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 151 123 126 -4200 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 173 144 127 -4208 Miami OH 11 3 - 8 - 0 95 87 128 -4435 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 115 103 129 -4561 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 119 130 -4692 West Texas A&M 11 4 - 5 - 2 124 111 131 -5118 Lehigh 4 1 - 3 - 0 96 89 132 -5460 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 101 91 133 -5640 Western Carolina 3 0 - 3 - 0 52 59 134 -5652 Grambling 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 135 135 -6124 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 138 119 136 -6228 Princeton 9 2 - 7 - 0 108 96 137 -6570 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 113 103 138 -6696 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 128 112 139 -7104 Idaho 5 2 - 3 - 0 150 123 140 -7211 Dayton 11 4 - 7 - 0 143 120 141 -7445 Montana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 144 142 -7618 Cornell 9 2 - 7 - 0 109 96 143 -7841 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 119 106 144 -8021 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 79 145 -8401 New Mexico State 11 4 - 6 - 1 162 128 146 -8432 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 74 75 147 -8432 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 9 - 0 102 91 148 -8509 Northwestern State LA 10 5 - 5 - 0 164 131 149 -8540 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 144 120 150 -8570 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 125 111 151 -8659 Presbyterian 1 0 - 1 - 0 73 75 152 -8678 California Poly Ponoma 3 0 - 2 - 1 94 87 153 -8732 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 141 120 154 -8832 Pennsylvania 9 3 - 6 - 0 127 112 155 -8847 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 53 156 -8958 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 68 71 157 -9799 East Tennessee State 2 0 - 2 - 0 77 76 158 -10667 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 131 115 159 -10863 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 107 94 160 -10963 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 7 - 1 166 134 161 -11308 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 73 162 -11408 Connecticut 5 0 - 5 - 0 89 84 163 -11589 Hawaii 11 3 - 8 - 0 149 122 164 -11619 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 72 74 165 -11976 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 137 118 166 -12307 Davidson 2 0 - 2 - 0 103 93 167 -12311 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 116 103 168 -13171 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 86 169 -13171 Santa Clara 3 1 - 2 - 0 163 129 170 -13551 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 159 126 171 -14430 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 153 124 172 -14856 Northern Illinois 11 1 - 10 - 0 132 115 173 -14976 Boston University 4 0 - 4 - 0 130 115 174 -15651 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 112 102 175 -15959 Eastern Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 135 176 -16285 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 126 112 177 -18743 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 165 134 178 -19764 Delta State 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 148 179 -20048 Nicholls State 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 148 180 -20252 Portland State 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 163 181 -23047 San Francisco 1 0 - 1 - 0 180 160 182 -23612 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 148 183 -26492 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 170