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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 20951 Alabama 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 66 2830 2 20858 Southern California 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 20 4503 3 19603 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 11 4899 4 19042 Ohio State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 32 4065 5 18581 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 42 3761 6 18547 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 10 5122 7 18393 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 5 5662 8 17829 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 44 3694 9 16903 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 43 3697 10 15655 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 67 2757 11 15413 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 80 1817 12 15087 Purdue 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 37 3916 13 14726 Penn State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 5189 14 14638 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 8 5289 15 14622 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 38 3812 16 14088 North Carolina 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 36 3987 17 13693 Temple 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 71 2497 18 13620 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 4 5706 19 13251 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 23 4366 20 12787 Notre Dame 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 14 4751 21 12706 Clemson 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 28 4167 22 12552 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 65 2878 23 12422 North Carolina State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 13 4763 24 12399 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 17 4619 25 11838 Auburn 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 62 3054 26 11577 UCLA 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 3 5876 27 11477 Indiana 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 47 3586 28 11243 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 33 4045 29 10813 Louisiana State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 30 4092 30 10410 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 29 4117 31 10137 Wake Forest 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 35 4006 32 10045 Maryland 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 54 3469 33 10041 Tennessee 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 50 3535 34 9699 California 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 22 4421 35 9388 Oklahoma State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 52 3484 36 9227 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 15 4692 37 9196 Central Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 128 -940 38 9104 San Diego State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 76 2009 39 8440 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 16 4656 40 8190 Texas Tech 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 2 5934 41 7998 McNeese State 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 119 -505 42 7968 Arizona 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 39 3800 43 7964 Stanford 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 51 3531 44 7929 Arizona State 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 45 3624 45 7457 Georgia 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 60 3183 46 7372 Minnesota 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 19 4550 47 7353 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 31 4067 48 7215 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 25 4333 49 7046 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 82 1637 50 7042 Utah State 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 87 1268 51 7004 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 59 3189 52 6382 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 34 4035 53 6282 East Carolina 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 99 349 54 6270 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 81 1668 55 6028 Nevada Las Vegas 12 9 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 121 -715 56 5925 Rutgers 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 108 -106 57 5744 Navy 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 84 1500 58 5349 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 24 4354 59 5118 Utah 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 70 2615 60 4458 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 90 1075 61 4442 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 72 2366 62 4304 Texas Christian 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 7 5533 63 4258 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 58 3208 64 3720 Texas Arlington 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 140 -1483 65 3582 Toledo 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 123 -755 66 3432 Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 55 3395 67 3417 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 75 2175 68 3409 Virginia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 73 2314 69 3202 San Jose State 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 97 465 70 3179 Kansas 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 18 4611 71 3152 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 101 295 72 2453 Lamar 11 6 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 113 -261 73 2223 Colorado 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 41 3770 74 2123 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 26 4312 75 2008 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 94 956 76 1935 Iowa State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 48 3555 77 1920 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 158 -2681 78 1873 Illinois 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 27 4186 79 1843 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 92 1053 80 1793 Miami OH 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 109 -165 81 1697 Louisville 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 78 1884 82 1639 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 120 -519 83 1486 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 53 3480 84 1401 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 1 6748 85 1390 Colorado State 12 4 - 7 - 1 4 - 7 - 1 69 2624 86 1255 Southern Illinois 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 145 -1606 87 1109 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 95 907 88 983 Cal State Long Beach 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 115 -380 89 26 North Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 93 1009 90 -80 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 56 3368 91 -96 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 122 -736 92 -330 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 61 3121 93 -414 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 127 -910 94 -422 Indiana State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 151 -2329 95 -898 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 124 -793 96 -1178 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 111 -219 97 -1559 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 110 -181 98 -1666 Virginia Military 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 139 -1479 99 -1777 Wyoming 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 86 1312 100 -2112 East Tennessee State 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 164 -3070 101 -2373 Florida 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 10 - 1 12 4798 102 -2446 Army 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 57 3232 103 -2522 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 21 4448 104 -3114 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 98 397 105 -3121 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 68 2691 106 -3168 Fresno State 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 102 222 107 -3179 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 185 -6743 108 -3548 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 135 -1141 109 -3893 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 49 3546 110 -3943 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 118 -483 111 -4074 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 40 3774 112 -4377 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 83 1526 113 -5145 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 167 -3526 114 -5214 Appalachian State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 114 -343 115 -5529 Arkansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 138 -1274 116 -5548 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 137 -1148 117 -5713 Northwestern State LA 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 117 -455 118 -6547 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 88 1263 119 -6681 Pacific 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 129 -1002 120 -7065 Louisiana Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 106 27 121 -7115 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 165 -3119 122 -7253 Drake 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 136 -1146 123 -7288 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 100 302 124 -7319 Illinois State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 132 -1087 125 -7445 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 174 -4309 126 -7944 Louisiana Monroe 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 133 -1096 127 -8040 Wichita State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 85 1497 128 -8751 Connecticut 11 3 - 6 - 2 0 - 5 - 1 161 -2811 129 -9200 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 186 -6999 130 -9273 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 131 -1084 131 -9922 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 152 -2362 132 -10087 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 179 -5544 133 -11082 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 184 -6296 134 -11109 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 112 -238 135 -11988 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 116 -424 136 -12049 Richmond 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 103 212 137 -12314 Dartmouth 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 0 182 -6030 138 -16177 Harvard 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 181 -5878 139 -21557 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 180 -5837 140 -24775 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 183 -6095