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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 22544 Southern California 13 12 - 1 - 0 1 5876 2 20916 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 5099 3 19983 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 22 4147 4 17418 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 38 3309 5 17226 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 30 3573 6 16707 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 10 4815 7 16258 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 5293 8 16235 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 17 4510 9 16112 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 12 4752 10 15525 Arkansas 12 9 - 2 - 1 25 4095 11 14933 UCLA 12 8 - 3 - 1 24 4143 12 14757 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 16 4609 13 13900 Washington 11 7 - 4 - 0 15 4641 14 13862 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 14 4644 15 13620 Alcorn State 1 1 - 0 - 0 66 1795 16 13493 Clemson 12 11 - 1 - 0 71 1472 17 13489 Michigan State 11 8 - 3 - 0 37 3311 18 13109 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 89 247 19 13032 Georgia 12 9 - 2 - 1 46 2979 20 12810 Purdue 12 9 - 2 - 1 57 2205 21 12341 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 68 1774 22 12030 Texas Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 5215 23 11493 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 - 0 50 2764 24 11408 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 53 2641 25 11159 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 41 3229 26 11147 Nevada Reno 2 2 - 0 - 0 98 -312 27 10798 Florida State 11 8 - 3 - 0 49 2789 28 10632 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 35 3321 29 9895 California Davis 1 1 - 0 - 0 117 -983 30 9822 Ohio State 12 7 - 4 - 1 36 3319 31 9738 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 59 2155 32 9423 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 5331 33 9166 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 47 2961 34 9135 Boise State 3 3 - 0 - 0 123 -1292 35 9100 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 21 4250 36 8375 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 44 3058 37 8194 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 48 2919 38 8029 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 26 4074 39 7791 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 4 - 0 63 1994 40 7714 Navy 12 9 - 3 - 0 94 36 41 7545 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 88 259 42 7457 Mississippi State 11 6 - 5 - 0 33 3353 43 7249 Colorado 11 6 - 5 - 0 42 3098 44 7077 Tennessee 11 5 - 5 - 1 32 3450 45 6969 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 19 4333 46 6816 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 74 1232 47 6650 Tulsa 11 9 - 2 - 0 100 -442 48 5944 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 51 2737 49 5717 California Poly 2 2 - 0 - 0 162 -2689 50 5679 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 124 -1309 51 5564 Wisconsin 11 5 - 4 - 2 55 2263 52 5510 Baylor 11 3 - 8 - 0 6 5242 53 5487 Kentucky 11 4 - 6 - 1 29 3590 54 5203 Utah 11 8 - 3 - 0 93 76 55 5149 Montana State 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 -3634 56 5107 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 78 1087 57 5084 Ball State 11 10 - 1 - 0 174 -3404 58 5057 South Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 58 2198 59 4746 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 45 3033 60 4619 Rutgers 12 9 - 3 - 0 119 -1100 61 4120 East Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 118 -1058 62 3943 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 27 3890 63 3759 Rice 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 5842 64 3694 New Mexico 12 7 - 5 - 0 86 310 65 3590 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 160 -2607 66 3548 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 0 - 1 67 1774 67 3548 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7 - 3 - 1 104 -760 68 3498 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 31 3502 69 3452 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 70 1591 70 3367 Oregon State 11 3 - 7 - 1 11 4802 71 2995 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 103 -560 72 2976 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 8 - 0 18 4440 73 2914 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 64 1954 74 2764 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 20 4333 75 2565 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 61 2133 76 2538 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 34 3350 77 2488 Dayton 1 0 - 0 - 1 73 1244 78 2488 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 144 -1883 79 2327 Louisville 11 7 - 4 - 0 105 -813 80 2242 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 102 -556 81 2154 Texas Christian 11 2 - 9 - 0 9 5098 82 1950 Temple 11 7 - 3 - 1 120 -1132 83 1870 Northern Michigan 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 -6063 84 1704 Boston University 3 2 - 1 - 0 90 232 85 1678 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 52 2703 86 1647 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 56 2247 87 1501 Furman 11 8 - 3 - 0 153 -2356 88 1178 Yale 9 5 - 2 - 2 145 -1903 89 844 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 76 1187 90 817 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 131 -1518 91 549 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 91 159 92 495 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 108 -867 93 422 East Tennessee State 3 2 - 1 - 0 99 -354 94 387 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 1895 95 238 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 43 3092 96 165 San Jose State 12 7 - 5 - 0 106 -821 97 -46 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 109 -867 98 -280 Memphis 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 2141 99 -376 Illinois 11 1 - 8 - 2 13 4691 100 -437 Eastern Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 -7288 101 -791 Arkansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 141 -1754 102 -798 Iowa 11 2 - 9 - 0 28 3668 103 -971 Kansas 11 1 - 10 - 0 3 5460 104 -1009 Appalachian State 11 7 - 4 - 0 150 -2229 105 -1255 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 96 -68 106 -1536 San Diego State 11 4 - 7 - 0 85 355 107 -1747 Holy Cross 11 7 - 4 - 0 156 -2498 108 -1966 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 79 950 109 -2434 McNeese State 11 7 - 4 - 0 170 -2979 110 -2545 Louisiana Monroe 11 6 - 4 - 1 161 -2660 111 -2588 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 157 -2503 112 -2618 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 137 -1741 113 -3029 New Mexico State 11 6 - 5 - 0 128 -1351 114 -3191 William & Mary 11 5 - 5 - 1 132 -1541 115 -3237 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 40 3240 116 -3317 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 175 -3458 117 -3386 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 39 3255 118 -3490 Cal State Fullerton 12 5 - 7 - 0 113 -920 119 -3605 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 138 -1741 120 -3863 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 149 -2191 121 -4128 West Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 54 2504 122 -4427 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 135 -1657 123 -4538 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 95 15 124 -4919 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 142 -1777 125 -4926 Army 11 4 - 6 - 1 115 -962 126 -5095 Southeastern Louisiana 2 1 - 1 - 0 166 -2852 127 -5114 Lehigh 3 2 - 1 - 0 181 -4697 128 -5364 Massachusetts 5 2 - 3 - 0 143 -1829 129 -5433 Western Kentucky 2 1 - 1 - 0 164 -2757 130 -5541 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 146 -2053 131 -5564 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 121 -1230 132 -5721 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 72 1280 133 -6028 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 69 1774 134 -6136 Delaware 4 2 - 2 - 0 155 -2497 135 -6167 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 180 -4169 136 -6416 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 133 -1593 137 -6470 Weber State 3 1 - 2 - 0 92 154 138 -6620 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 136 -1678 139 -6670 Northwestern 11 0 - 10 - 1 23 4145 140 -6743 Air Force 11 3 - 8 - 0 97 -246 141 -6769 Princeton 9 2 - 5 - 2 130 -1475 142 -7269 Fresno State 11 3 - 8 - 0 116 -980 143 -7584 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 111 -876 144 -7799 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 172 -3147 145 -8010 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 163 -2740 146 -8110 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 129 -1383 147 -8559 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3 - 8 - 0 122 -1254 148 -8866 Northwestern State LA 11 5 - 6 - 0 173 -3216 149 -8924 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 75 1196 150 -9131 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 6 - 1 147 -2079 151 -9692 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 168 -2923 152 -9703 Bucknell 4 1 - 3 - 0 148 -2127 153 -9899 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 127 -1344 154 -9918 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 62 2049 155 -10360 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 750 156 -10920 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 601 157 -11116 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 -873 158 -11228 Connecticut 5 0 - 5 - 0 80 857 159 -11470 Colgate 11 3 - 8 - 0 159 -2579 160 -11531 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 84 422 161 -11761 Boston College 11 0 - 11 - 0 87 280 162 -12015 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 126 -1326 163 -12126 Eastern Michigan 10 3 - 7 - 0 176 -3482 164 -12272 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 77 1163 165 -12284 Indiana State 11 3 - 8 - 0 169 -2967 166 -12529 Davidson 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 750 167 -12579 Lamar 11 2 - 8 - 1 171 -3011 168 -12775 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 101 -504 169 -13052 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 107 -831 170 -13128 Toledo 11 2 - 9 - 0 151 -2233 171 -13263 California Poly Ponoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 140 -1745 172 -13873 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 -1309 173 -13969 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 -1745 174 -14169 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 183 -5776 175 -14192 Wofford 4 0 - 4 - 0 112 -880 176 -14576 Illinois State 11 2 - 9 - 0 167 -2852 177 -14772 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -2770 178 -14972 Lafayette 4 1 - 3 - 0 179 -4018 179 -15279 Idaho 5 0 - 5 - 0 114 -960 180 -15544 Presbyterian 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 -2459 181 -16608 James Madison 1 0 - 1 - 0 134 -1595 182 -16734 Nicholls State 3 0 - 3 - 0 152 -2307 183 -18973 Akron 2 0 - 2 - 0 158 -2544 184 -20705 Stephen F Austin 2 0 - 2 - 0 182 -5361 185 -22859 Grand Valley State 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 -4005