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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 22755 Notre Dame 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 7 41 2 21726 Texas 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 25 45 3 20163 Arkansas 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 61 61 4 20087 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 20 43 5 19979 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 33 48 6 19376 Kentucky 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 29 46 7 18190 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 37 49 8 18082 Pittsburgh 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 26 45 9 17564 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 40 50 10 16250 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 13 42 11 15978 Southern California 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 3 40 12 15882 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 41 51 13 15356 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 59 60 14 15114 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 27 45 15 14415 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 22 44 16 14088 North Carolina 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 60 60 17 13797 Clemson 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 42 52 18 13317 Stanford 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 43 52 19 12929 North Carolina State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 44 52 20 12817 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 23 45 21 12771 Colorado 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 55 58 22 12764 Michigan State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 47 54 23 12334 Houston 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 15 43 24 12111 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 57 59 25 12092 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 56 58 26 11934 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 28 45 27 11646 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 110 100 28 11278 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 85 77 29 11247 Brigham Young 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 100 90 30 10909 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 62 62 31 10851 California 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 49 55 32 10671 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 96 87 33 10536 Florida 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 35 49 34 10536 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 36 49 35 10440 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 30 47 36 10103 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 11 42 37 9914 Minnesota 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 45 52 38 9423 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 51 56 39 9273 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 10 42 40 9269 Fresno State 11 9 - 2 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 124 110 41 9027 Colorado State 12 9 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 105 93 42 8647 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 9 42 43 8390 Indiana 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 38 50 44 8079 Boston College 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 75 68 45 8048 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 39 50 46 7944 Army 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 90 79 47 7925 Missouri 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 21 44 48 7737 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 52 56 49 7695 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 46 53 50 7403 Miami OH 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 138 123 51 7226 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 4 41 52 6984 Tennessee 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 31 47 53 6908 Georgia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 50 55 54 6792 Navy 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 63 63 55 6723 Memphis 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 78 69 56 6393 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 76 68 57 6220 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 24 45 58 5928 Louisiana Tech 12 9 - 1 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 149 128 59 5867 Tennessee State 10 8 - 1 - 1 4 - 0 - 1 154 131 60 5817 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 53 56 61 5594 Miami FL 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 42 62 5571 Rutgers 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 121 108 63 5295 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 69 65 64 4876 Arizona 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 73 66 65 4769 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 126 112 66 4665 South Carolina 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 77 68 67 4638 Temple 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 98 88 68 4565 Kansas 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 2 40 69 4454 Grambling 11 10 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 180 147 70 4300 Colgate 11 10 - 1 - 0 6 - 0 - 0 176 143 71 3878 Virginia Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 65 64 72 3724 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 99 89 73 3720 Southern Mississippi 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 86 77 74 3363 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 16 43 75 3279 Wyoming 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 71 66 76 3156 Virginia Military 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 122 109 77 3106 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 48 54 78 3018 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 152 130 79 2876 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 1 35 80 2856 New Mexico 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 87 77 81 2803 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 111 101 82 2730 Villanova 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 79 70 83 2561 Central Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 188 152 84 2457 Cincinnati 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 119 106 85 2173 Louisville 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 127 113 86 2016 Texas Christian 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 5 41 87 1943 Brown 9 7 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 159 135 88 1862 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 17 43 89 1701 Utah 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 58 60 90 1378 Ball State 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 189 152 91 1128 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 190 153 92 990 Air Force 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 34 49 93 837 Utah State 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 91 79 94 814 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 92 80 95 437 Louisiana Lafayette 12 6 - 4 - 2 6 - 4 - 2 132 116 96 357 Hawaii 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 112 102 97 238 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 19 43 98 142 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 54 57 99 -602 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 6 41 100 -675 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 160 135 101 -794 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 18 43 102 -979 Virginia 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 32 47 103 -1608 Eastern Michigan 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 185 148 104 -1674 Pennsylvania 9 5 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 153 130 105 -1797 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 130 116 106 -2012 Jackson State 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 193 155 107 -2016 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 157 133 108 -2165 Wichita State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 131 116 109 -2515 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 84 77 110 -2592 Kent State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 147 127 111 -2603 Cal State Long Beach 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 120 107 112 -2906 Northwestern State LA 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 158 134 113 -2987 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 136 121 114 -3098 Harvard 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 135 119 115 -3229 Texas Southern 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 169 139 116 -3348 McNeese State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 155 131 117 -3671 Princeton 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 129 115 118 -3705 Arkansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 166 138 119 -4128 Bowling Green 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 139 124 120 -4339 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 72 66 121 -4396 New Mexico State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 133 118 122 -4661 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 70 65 123 -5633 Western Carolina 11 6 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 191 154 124 -5925 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 137 122 125 -6159 Western Michigan 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 151 129 126 -6570 Tulsa 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 116 104 127 -7660 Furman 11 4 - 5 - 2 3 - 4 - 1 187 150 128 -8010 Holy Cross 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 113 103 129 -9335 Indiana State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 172 141 130 -9404 Cornell 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 125 111 131 -9619 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 142 125 132 -10222 Mississippi Valley 10 5 - 5 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 198 164 133 -10421 Northern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 162 136 134 -10671 Alcorn State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 168 138 135 -10767 Illinois State 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 173 141 136 -11304 Drake 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 165 137 137 -11381 Louisiana Monroe 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 143 126 138 -11650 Lamar 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 161 135 139 -11746 Southern University 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 167 138 140 -11923 Toledo 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 148 128 141 -12161 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 170 139 142 -12798 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 144 126 143 -13555 Appalachian State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 163 136 144 -15091 Marshall 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 181 147 145 -15440 Prairie View 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 195 160