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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 23 Missouri 11 6 - 5 - 0 1 23 2 26 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 2 26 3 33 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 33 4 33 Texas Christian 11 0 - 11 - 0 4 33 5 33 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 5 33 6 36 Ohio State 12 9 - 2 - 1 6 36 7 39 Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 7 39 8 39 North Carolina State 11 3 - 7 - 1 8 39 9 39 Kentucky 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 39 10 39 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 10 39 11 41 Auburn 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 41 12 42 Kansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 12 42 13 42 Clemson 11 3 - 6 - 2 13 42 14 42 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 8 - 0 14 42 15 42 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 15 42 16 43 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 16 43 17 44 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 17 44 18 44 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 18 44 19 45 Duke 11 5 - 5 - 1 19 45 20 45 Texas 11 5 - 5 - 1 20 45 21 45 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 21 45 22 46 Baylor 11 7 - 3 - 1 22 46 23 47 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 23 47 24 47 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 24 47 25 47 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 25 47 26 47 Nebraska 13 9 - 3 - 1 26 47 27 48 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 27 48 28 48 Oklahoma State 12 9 - 3 - 0 28 48 29 49 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 29 49 30 49 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 30 49 31 49 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 31 49 32 49 Houston 12 10 - 2 - 0 32 49 33 49 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 33 49 34 51 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 34 51 35 51 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 35 51 36 51 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 36 51 37 51 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 51 38 52 Southern California 12 11 - 1 - 0 38 52 39 52 Penn State 12 7 - 5 - 0 39 52 40 53 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 53 41 53 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 41 53 42 53 Texas Tech 12 10 - 2 - 0 42 53 43 54 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 43 54 44 55 Tennessee 11 6 - 5 - 0 44 55 45 55 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 45 55 46 55 Southern Mississippi 11 2 - 9 - 0 46 55 47 56 Florida State 11 5 - 6 - 0 47 56 48 56 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 56 49 57 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 49 57 50 57 Maryland 12 11 - 1 - 0 50 57 51 58 Oregon State 12 2 - 10 - 0 51 58 52 59 Western Carolina 3 0 - 3 - 0 52 59 53 59 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 53 59 54 59 Washington 11 5 - 6 - 0 54 59 55 59 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 55 59 56 60 California 11 5 - 6 - 0 56 60 57 60 Tulane 11 2 - 9 - 0 57 60 58 61 Iowa State 11 8 - 3 - 0 58 61 59 61 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 59 61 60 61 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 61 61 61 Pittsburgh 12 12 - 0 - 0 61 61 62 61 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 62 61 63 63 Louisiana State 11 6 - 4 - 1 63 63 64 64 Mississippi State 11 9 - 2 - 0 64 64 65 64 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 65 64 66 65 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 66 65 67 67 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 67 67 68 71 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 68 71 69 72 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 72 70 73 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 73 71 73 William & Mary 11 7 - 4 - 0 71 73 72 74 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 72 74 73 75 Presbyterian 1 0 - 1 - 0 73 75 74 75 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 74 75 75 75 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 75 75 76 75 Louisville 11 4 - 7 - 0 76 75 77 76 East Tennessee State 2 0 - 2 - 0 77 76 78 77 Delaware 5 2 - 2 - 1 78 77 79 77 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 79 77 80 77 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 80 77 81 78 Memphis 11 7 - 4 - 0 81 78 82 79 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 82 79 83 79 Western Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 83 79 84 79 Tennessee State 1 0 - 0 - 1 84 79 85 79 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 79 86 79 Cincinnati 11 8 - 3 - 0 86 79 87 79 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 87 79 88 83 Tulsa 12 7 - 4 - 1 88 83 89 84 Connecticut 5 0 - 5 - 0 89 84 90 85 Furman 11 6 - 4 - 1 90 85 91 86 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 86 92 86 Boston College 11 8 - 3 - 0 92 86 93 86 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 93 86 94 87 California Poly Ponoma 3 0 - 2 - 1 94 87 95 87 Miami OH 11 3 - 8 - 0 95 87 96 89 Lehigh 4 1 - 3 - 0 96 89 97 90 Temple 10 4 - 6 - 0 97 90 98 90 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 98 90 99 90 Arizona State 11 4 - 7 - 0 99 90 100 91 Massachusetts 5 2 - 3 - 0 100 91 101 91 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 101 91 102 91 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 9 - 0 102 91 103 93 Davidson 2 0 - 2 - 0 103 93 104 93 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 6 - 4 - 1 104 93 105 93 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 105 93 106 94 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 106 94 107 94 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 107 94 108 96 Princeton 9 2 - 7 - 0 108 96 109 96 Cornell 9 2 - 7 - 0 109 96 110 99 Villanova 11 6 - 4 - 1 110 99 111 99 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 111 99 112 102 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 112 102 113 103 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 113 103 114 103 Bowling Green 11 6 - 5 - 0 114 103 115 103 Marshall 11 4 - 7 - 0 115 103 116 103 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 116 103 117 104 Brigham Young 12 9 - 3 - 0 117 104 118 105 Ohio University 11 7 - 4 - 0 118 105 119 106 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 119 106 120 106 Wyoming 12 8 - 4 - 0 120 106 121 109 Kent State 12 8 - 4 - 0 121 109 122 110 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 122 110 123 110 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 123 110 124 111 West Texas A&M 11 4 - 5 - 2 124 111 125 111 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 125 111 126 112 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 126 112 127 112 Pennsylvania 9 3 - 6 - 0 127 112 128 112 Toledo 11 3 - 8 - 0 128 112 129 114 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 129 114 130 115 Boston University 4 0 - 4 - 0 130 115 131 115 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 131 115 132 115 Northern Illinois 11 1 - 10 - 0 132 115 133 116 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 133 116 134 116 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 134 116 135 117 Louisiana Lafayette 11 9 - 2 - 0 135 117 136 118 Harvard 9 6 - 3 - 0 136 118 137 118 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 137 118 138 119 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 138 119 139 119 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 119 140 120 New Hampshire 2 1 - 1 - 0 140 120 141 120 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 141 120 142 120 Arkansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 142 120 143 120 Dayton 11 4 - 7 - 0 143 120 144 120 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 144 120 145 121 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 145 121 146 121 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 146 121 147 122 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 147 122 148 122 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 148 122 149 122 Hawaii 11 3 - 8 - 0 149 122 150 123 Idaho 5 2 - 3 - 0 150 123 151 123 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 151 123 152 124 Northern Michigan 2 2 - 0 - 0 152 124 153 124 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 153 124 154 125 California Poly 1 1 - 0 - 0 154 125 155 125 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 155 125 156 125 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 156 125 157 125 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 157 125 158 126 Rutgers 11 11 - 0 - 0 158 126 159 126 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 159 126 160 128 Morehead State 1 1 - 0 - 0 160 128 161 128 Akron 6 4 - 2 - 0 161 128 162 128 New Mexico State 11 4 - 6 - 1 162 128 163 129 Santa Clara 3 1 - 2 - 0 163 129 164 131 Northwestern State LA 10 5 - 5 - 0 164 131 165 134 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 165 134 166 134 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 7 - 1 166 134 167 135 Western Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 167 135 168 135 Eastern Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 135 169 135 Grambling 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 135 170 138 Colgate 10 8 - 2 - 0 170 138 171 140 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 171 140 172 144 Montana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 144 173 144 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 173 144 174 148 Delta State 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 148 175 148 Nicholls State 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 148 176 148 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 148 177 153 Southeastern Louisiana 2 2 - 0 - 0 177 153 178 160 Northern Arizona 1 1 - 0 - 0 178 160 179 160 Cal State Northridge 1 1 - 0 - 0 179 160 180 160 San Francisco 1 0 - 1 - 0 180 160 181 163 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 163 182 163 Portland State 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 163 183 170 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 170