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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22755 Notre Dame 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 8 5313 2 21726 Texas 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 13 5226 3 20163 Arkansas 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 57 3833 4 20087 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 17 5038 5 19979 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 38 4498 6 19376 Kentucky 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 34 4628 7 18190 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 21 4920 8 18082 Pittsburgh 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 20 4984 9 17564 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 44 4301 10 16250 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 15 5146 11 15978 Southern California 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 3 5602 12 15882 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 39 4480 13 15356 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 64 3410 14 15114 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 25 4843 15 14415 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 5278 16 14088 North Carolina 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 60 3763 17 13797 Clemson 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 40 4467 18 13317 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 48 4257 19 12929 North Carolina State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 49 4245 20 12817 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 29 4707 21 12771 Colorado 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 56 3882 22 12764 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 50 4232 23 12334 Houston 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 5 5517 24 12111 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 58 3816 25 12092 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 54 4021 26 11934 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 14 5181 27 11646 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 108 677 28 11278 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 83 2483 29 11247 Brigham Young 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 101 1350 30 10909 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 62 3518 31 10851 California 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 52 4055 32 10671 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 98 1492 33 10536 Florida 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 30 4691 34 10536 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 35 4562 35 10440 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 26 4826 36 10103 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 2 5710 37 9914 Minnesota 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 45 4281 38 9423 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 55 3996 39 9273 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 12 5233 40 9269 Fresno State 11 9 - 2 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 123 -20 41 9027 Colorado State 12 9 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 103 1146 42 8647 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 22 4910 43 8390 Indiana 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 43 4317 44 8079 Boston College 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 66 3324 45 8048 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 33 4631 46 7944 Army 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 84 2475 47 7925 Missouri 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 18 5009 48 7737 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 41 4360 49 7695 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 51 4128 50 7403 Miami OH 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 139 -1288 51 7226 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 4 5525 52 6984 Tennessee 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 27 4758 53 6908 Georgia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 46 4270 54 6792 Navy 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 59 3806 55 6723 Memphis 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 78 2812 56 6393 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 65 3386 57 6220 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 28 4736 58 5928 Louisiana Tech 12 9 - 1 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 149 -1576 59 5867 Tennessee State 10 8 - 1 - 1 4 - 0 - 1 156 -1830 60 5817 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 42 4324 61 5594 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 1 5750 62 5571 Rutgers 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 122 -2 63 5295 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 67 3242 64 4876 Arizona 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 70 3063 65 4769 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 127 -478 66 4665 South Carolina 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 77 2813 67 4638 Temple 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 94 1846 68 4565 Kansas 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 11 5248 69 4454 Grambling 11 10 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 183 -3169 70 4300 Colgate 11 10 - 1 - 0 6 - 0 - 0 171 -2751 71 3878 Virginia Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 63 3475 72 3724 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 97 1504 73 3720 Southern Mississippi 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 88 2220 74 3363 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 24 4876 75 3279 Wyoming 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 68 3100 76 3156 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 124 -196 77 3106 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 53 4032 78 3018 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 152 -1704 79 2876 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 7 5473 80 2856 New Mexico 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 86 2302 81 2803 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 112 535 82 2730 Villanova 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 79 2620 83 2561 Central Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 187 -3377 84 2457 Cincinnati 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 119 131 85 2173 Louisville 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 126 -427 86 2016 Texas Christian 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 6 5479 87 1943 Brown 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 160 -2063 88 1862 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 23 4900 89 1701 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 61 3627 90 1378 Ball State 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 190 -3578 91 1128 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 191 -3616 92 990 Air Force 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 37 4508 93 837 Utah State 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 87 2258 94 814 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 89 2151 95 437 Louisiana Lafayette 12 6 - 4 - 2 6 - 4 - 2 133 -715 96 357 Hawaii 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 115 404 97 238 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 19 5006 98 142 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 47 4263 99 -602 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 16 5052 100 -675 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 162 -2097 101 -794 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 9 5296 102 -979 Virginia 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 31 4691 103 -1608 Eastern Michigan 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 181 -3011 104 -1674 Pennsylvania 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 154 -1749 105 -1797 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 132 -610 106 -2012 Jackson State 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 193 -3960 107 -2016 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 157 -1955 108 -2165 Wichita State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 131 -605 109 -2515 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 91 2083 110 -2592 Kent State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 148 -1531 111 -2603 Cal State Long Beach 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 121 30 112 -2906 Northwestern State LA 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 158 -1988 113 -2987 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 138 -1150 114 -3098 Harvard 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 134 -798 115 -3229 Texas Southern 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 175 -2862 116 -3348 McNeese State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 155 -1749 117 -3671 Princeton 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 129 -535 118 -3705 Arkansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 165 -2359 119 -4128 Bowling Green 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 140 -1293 120 -4339 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 71 3048 121 -4396 New Mexico State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 130 -590 122 -4661 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 69 3091 123 -5633 Western Carolina 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 192 -3844 124 -5925 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 147 -1526 125 -6159 Western Michigan 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 153 -1704 126 -6570 Tulsa 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 113 519 127 -7660 Furman 11 4 - 5 - 2 3 - 4 - 1 186 -3340 128 -8010 Holy Cross 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 116 261 129 -9335 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 166 -2422 130 -9404 Cornell 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 125 -216 131 -9619 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 142 -1308 132 -10222 Mississippi Valley 10 5 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 201 -5220 133 -10421 Northern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 163 -2118 134 -10671 Alcorn State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 176 -2879 135 -10767 Illinois State 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 185 -3262 136 -11304 Drake 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 164 -2172 137 -11381 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 141 -1298 138 -11650 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 159 -2038 139 -11746 Southern University 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 182 -3030 140 -11923 Toledo 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 151 -1667 141 -12161 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 167 -2443 142 -12798 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 146 -1504 143 -13555 Appalachian State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 169 -2708 144 -15091 Marshall 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 188 -3507 145 -15440 Prairie View 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 198 -4855