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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 22544 Southern California 13 12 - 1 - 0 2 27 2 20916 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 9 36 3 19983 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 23 45 4 17418 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 35 54 5 17226 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 36 54 6 16707 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 10 37 7 16258 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 34 8 16235 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 13 39 9 16112 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 15 42 10 15525 Arkansas 12 9 - 2 - 1 21 44 11 14933 UCLA 12 8 - 3 - 1 25 46 12 14757 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 19 43 13 13900 Washington 11 7 - 4 - 0 20 44 14 13862 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 24 45 15 13620 Alcorn State 1 1 - 0 - 0 56 65 16 13493 Clemson 12 11 - 1 - 0 70 75 17 13489 Michigan State 11 8 - 3 - 0 49 60 18 13109 Rhode Island 1 1 - 0 - 0 92 92 19 13032 Georgia 12 9 - 2 - 1 37 54 20 12810 Purdue 12 9 - 2 - 1 65 68 21 12341 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 59 67 22 12030 Texas Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 34 23 11493 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 - 0 53 63 24 11408 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 55 64 25 11159 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 41 55 26 11147 Nevada Reno 2 2 - 0 - 0 99 99 27 10798 Florida State 11 8 - 3 - 0 44 57 28 10632 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 38 54 29 9895 California Davis 1 1 - 0 - 0 119 108 30 9822 Ohio State 12 7 - 4 - 1 42 55 31 9738 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 66 68 32 9423 Southern Methodist 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 31 33 9166 Iowa State 12 8 - 4 - 0 51 60 34 9135 Boise State 3 3 - 0 - 0 131 112 35 9100 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 26 47 36 8375 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 43 56 37 8194 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 46 57 38 8029 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 22 45 39 7791 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 4 - 0 68 71 40 7714 Navy 12 9 - 3 - 0 96 93 41 7545 North Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 90 91 42 7457 Mississippi State 11 6 - 5 - 0 30 52 43 7249 Colorado 11 6 - 5 - 0 48 59 44 7077 Tennessee 11 5 - 5 - 1 34 54 45 6969 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 14 40 46 6816 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 71 76 47 6650 Tulsa 11 9 - 2 - 0 100 100 48 5944 Miami FL 11 6 - 5 - 0 47 59 49 5717 California Poly 2 2 - 0 - 0 173 130 50 5679 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 129 112 51 5564 Wisconsin 11 5 - 4 - 2 63 68 52 5510 Baylor 11 3 - 8 - 0 5 31 53 5487 Kentucky 11 4 - 6 - 1 29 49 54 5203 Utah 11 8 - 3 - 0 94 93 55 5149 Montana State 1 1 - 0 - 0 177 142 56 5107 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 74 78 57 5084 Ball State 11 10 - 1 - 0 175 133 58 5057 South Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 57 65 59 4746 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 39 55 60 4619 Rutgers 12 9 - 3 - 0 126 109 61 4120 East Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 114 106 62 3943 Kansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 27 48 63 3759 Rice 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 27 64 3694 New Mexico 12 7 - 5 - 0 87 89 65 3590 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 160 124 66 3548 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 0 - 1 58 67 67 3548 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7 - 3 - 1 107 103 68 3498 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 32 53 69 3452 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 78 79 70 3367 Oregon State 11 3 - 7 - 1 12 38 71 2995 Utah State 11 7 - 4 - 0 101 100 72 2976 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 8 - 0 17 43 73 2914 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 64 68 74 2764 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 18 43 75 2565 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 67 69 76 2538 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 31 52 77 2488 Dayton 1 0 - 0 - 1 73 78 78 2488 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 137 114 79 2327 Louisville 11 7 - 4 - 0 103 102 80 2242 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 98 98 81 2154 Texas Christian 11 2 - 9 - 0 7 34 82 1950 Temple 11 7 - 3 - 1 113 106 83 1870 Northern Michigan 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 163 84 1704 Boston University 3 2 - 1 - 0 93 92 85 1678 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 50 60 86 1647 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 64 87 1501 Furman 11 8 - 3 - 0 154 121 88 1178 Yale 9 5 - 2 - 2 143 117 89 844 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 76 78 90 817 Dartmouth 9 6 - 3 - 0 135 114 91 549 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 88 90 92 495 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 118 107 93 422 East Tennessee State 3 2 - 1 - 0 102 101 94 387 Virginia Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 73 95 238 Syracuse 11 3 - 8 - 0 40 55 96 165 San Jose State 12 7 - 5 - 0 106 102 97 -46 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 104 102 98 -280 Memphis 11 4 - 7 - 0 61 67 99 -376 Illinois 11 1 - 8 - 2 11 38 100 -437 Eastern Illinois 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 176 101 -791 Arkansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 142 115 102 -798 Iowa 11 2 - 9 - 0 28 48 103 -971 Kansas 11 1 - 10 - 0 3 30 104 -1009 Appalachian State 11 7 - 4 - 0 148 119 105 -1255 Colorado State 11 5 - 6 - 0 95 93 106 -1536 San Diego State 11 4 - 7 - 0 83 87 107 -1747 Holy Cross 11 7 - 4 - 0 158 123 108 -1966 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 80 81 109 -2434 McNeese State 11 7 - 4 - 0 168 129 110 -2545 Louisiana Monroe 11 6 - 4 - 1 161 124 111 -2588 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 162 125 112 -2618 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 133 112 113 -3029 New Mexico State 11 6 - 5 - 0 121 109 114 -3191 William & Mary 11 5 - 5 - 1 127 110 115 -3237 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 45 57 116 -3317 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 176 133 117 -3386 Wake Forest 11 1 - 10 - 0 33 53 118 -3490 Cal State Fullerton 12 5 - 7 - 0 108 103 119 -3605 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 114 120 -3863 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 153 121 121 -4128 West Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 62 67 122 -4427 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 138 114 123 -4538 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 91 91 124 -4919 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 140 114 125 -4926 Army 11 4 - 6 - 1 105 102 126 -5095 Southeastern Louisiana 2 1 - 1 - 0 167 129 127 -5114 Lehigh 3 2 - 1 - 0 181 150 128 -5364 Massachusetts 5 2 - 3 - 0 141 115 129 -5433 Western Kentucky 2 1 - 1 - 0 152 121 130 -5541 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 147 118 131 -5564 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 122 109 132 -5721 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 75 78 133 -6028 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 67 134 -6136 Delaware 4 2 - 2 - 0 157 123 135 -6167 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 179 144 136 -6416 Wichita State 11 4 - 7 - 0 128 111 137 -6470 Weber State 3 1 - 2 - 0 86 89 138 -6620 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 136 114 139 -6670 Northwestern 11 0 - 10 - 1 16 43 140 -6743 Air Force 11 3 - 8 - 0 97 96 141 -6769 Princeton 9 2 - 5 - 2 132 112 142 -7269 Fresno State 11 3 - 8 - 0 110 104 143 -7584 Virginia Military 11 3 - 8 - 0 111 105 144 -7799 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 169 129 145 -8010 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 151 120 146 -8110 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 124 109 147 -8559 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 108 148 -8866 Northwestern State LA 11 5 - 6 - 0 170 129 149 -8924 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 72 77 150 -9131 Pennsylvania 9 2 - 6 - 1 150 120 151 -9692 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 164 127 152 -9703 Bucknell 4 1 - 3 - 0 146 118 153 -9899 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 123 109 154 -9918 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 52 62 155 -10360 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 87 156 -10920 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 88 157 -11116 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 115 107 158 -11228 Connecticut 5 0 - 5 - 0 79 81 159 -11470 Colgate 11 3 - 8 - 0 163 125 160 -11531 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 89 161 -11761 Boston College 11 0 - 11 - 0 89 90 162 -12015 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 125 109 163 -12126 Eastern Michigan 10 3 - 7 - 0 174 131 164 -12272 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 77 79 165 -12284 Indiana State 11 3 - 8 - 0 171 129 166 -12529 Davidson 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 87 167 -12579 Lamar 11 2 - 8 - 1 166 128 168 -12775 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 109 104 169 -13052 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 116 107 170 -13128 Toledo 11 2 - 9 - 0 149 119 171 -13263 California Poly Ponoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 118 172 -13873 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 130 112 173 -13969 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 118 174 -14169 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 183 161 175 -14192 Wofford 4 0 - 4 - 0 112 106 176 -14576 Illinois State 11 2 - 9 - 0 165 127 177 -14772 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 172 130 178 -14972 Lafayette 4 1 - 3 - 0 178 143 179 -15279 Idaho 5 0 - 5 - 0 117 107 180 -15544 Presbyterian 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 124 181 -16608 James Madison 1 0 - 1 - 0 134 114 182 -16734 Nicholls State 3 0 - 3 - 0 156 122 183 -18973 Akron 2 0 - 2 - 0 155 122 184 -20705 Stephen F Austin 2 0 - 2 - 0 182 157 185 -22859 Grand Valley State 1 0 - 1 - 0 180 145