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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22544 Southern California 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 1 5876 2 20916 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 8 5099 3 19983 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 22 4147 4 17418 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 38 3309 5 17226 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 30 3573 6 16707 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 10 4815 7 16258 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 5 5293 8 16235 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 17 4510 9 16112 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 12 4752 10 15525 Arkansas 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 25 4095 11 14933 UCLA 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 24 4143 12 14757 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 16 4609 13 13900 Washington 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 15 4641 14 13862 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 14 4644 15 13493 Clemson 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 71 1472 16 13489 Michigan State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 37 3311 17 13032 Georgia 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 46 2979 18 12810 Purdue 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 57 2205 19 12030 Texas Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 7 5215 20 11493 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 50 2764 21 11408 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 53 2641 22 11159 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 41 3229 23 10798 Florida State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 49 2789 24 10632 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 35 3321 25 9822 Ohio State 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 36 3319 26 9738 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 59 2155 27 9423 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 4 5331 28 9166 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 47 2961 29 9100 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 21 4250 30 8375 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 44 3058 31 8194 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 48 2919 32 8029 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 26 4074 33 7791 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 63 1994 34 7714 Navy 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 94 36 35 7545 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 88 259 36 7457 Mississippi State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 33 3353 37 7249 Colorado 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 42 3098 38 7077 Tennessee 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 32 3450 39 6969 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 19 4333 40 6816 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 74 1232 41 6650 Tulsa 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 100 -442 42 5944 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 51 2737 43 5564 Wisconsin 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 55 2263 44 5510 Baylor 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 6 5242 45 5487 Kentucky 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 29 3590 46 5203 Utah 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 93 76 47 5107 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 78 1087 48 5084 Ball State 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 174 -3404 49 5057 South Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 58 2198 50 4746 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 45 3033 51 4619 Rutgers 12 9 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 119 -1100 52 4120 East Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 118 -1058 53 3943 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 27 3890 54 3759 Rice 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 2 5842 55 3694 New Mexico 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 86 310 56 3590 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 160 -2607 57 3548 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7 - 3 - 1 5 - 2 - 0 104 -760 58 3498 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 31 3502 59 3452 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 70 1591 60 3367 Oregon State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 11 4802 61 2995 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 103 -560 62 2976 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 18 4440 63 2914 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 64 1954 64 2764 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 20 4333 65 2565 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 61 2133 66 2538 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 34 3350 67 2488 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 0 144 -1883 68 2327 Louisville 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 105 -813 69 2242 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 102 -556 70 2154 Texas Christian 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 9 5098 71 1950 Temple 11 7 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 120 -1132 72 1678 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 52 2703 73 1647 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 56 2247 74 1501 Furman 11 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 153 -2356 75 1178 Yale 9 5 - 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 2 145 -1903 76 844 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 76 1187 77 817 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 131 -1518 78 549 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 91 159 79 495 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 108 -867 80 387 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 65 1895 81 238 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 43 3092 82 165 San Jose State 12 7 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 106 -821 83 -46 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 109 -867 84 -280 Memphis 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 2141 85 -376 Illinois 11 1 - 8 - 2 1 - 8 - 2 13 4691 86 -791 Arkansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 141 -1754 87 -798 Iowa 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 28 3668 88 -971 Kansas 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 3 5460 89 -1009 Appalachian State 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 150 -2229 90 -1255 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 96 -68 91 -1536 San Diego State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 85 355 92 -1747 Holy Cross 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 156 -2498 93 -1966 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 79 950 94 -2434 McNeese State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 170 -2979 95 -2545 Louisiana Monroe 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 161 -2660 96 -2588 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 157 -2503 97 -2618 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 137 -1741 98 -3029 New Mexico State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 128 -1351 99 -3191 William & Mary 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 132 -1541 100 -3237 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 40 3240 101 -3317 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 175 -3458 102 -3386 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 39 3255 103 -3490 Cal State Fullerton 12 5 - 7 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 113 -920 104 -3605 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 138 -1741 105 -3863 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 149 -2191 106 -4128 West Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 54 2504 107 -4427 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 135 -1657 108 -4538 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 95 15 109 -4919 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 142 -1777 110 -4926 Army 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 115 -962 111 -5541 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 146 -2053 112 -5564 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 121 -1230 113 -5721 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 72 1280 114 -6167 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 180 -4169 115 -6416 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 133 -1593 116 -6620 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 136 -1678 117 -6670 Northwestern 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 10 - 1 23 4145 118 -6743 Air Force 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 97 -246 119 -6769 Princeton 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 130 -1475 120 -7269 Fresno State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 116 -980 121 -7584 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 111 -876 122 -7799 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 172 -3147 123 -8010 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 163 -2740 124 -8110 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 129 -1383 125 -8559 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 122 -1254 126 -8866 Northwestern State LA 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 173 -3216 127 -8924 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 75 1196 128 -9131 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 6 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 147 -2079 129 -9692 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 168 -2923 130 -9899 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 127 -1344 131 -11470 Colgate 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 159 -2579 132 -11761 Boston College 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 87 280 133 -12015 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 126 -1326 134 -12126 Eastern Michigan 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 176 -3482 135 -12284 Indiana State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 169 -2967 136 -12579 Lamar 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 171 -3011 137 -13128 Toledo 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 151 -2233 138 -14576 Illinois State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 167 -2852