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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 20951 Alabama 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 66 64 2 20858 Southern California 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 16 43 3 19603 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 13 42 4 19042 Ohio State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 33 49 5 18581 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 43 54 6 18547 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 11 41 7 18393 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 5 34 8 17829 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 42 53 9 16903 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 47 55 10 15655 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 67 65 11 15413 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 80 75 12 15087 Purdue 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 28 48 13 14726 Penn State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 8 36 14 14638 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 40 15 14622 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 53 56 16 14088 North Carolina 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 35 50 17 13693 Temple 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 73 67 18 13620 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 6 35 19 13251 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 22 46 20 12787 Notre Dame 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 14 43 21 12706 Clemson 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 25 47 22 12552 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 63 61 23 12422 North Carolina State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 9 39 24 12399 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 12 41 25 11838 Auburn 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 64 62 26 11577 UCLA 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 3 33 27 11477 Indiana 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 48 55 28 11243 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 37 51 29 10813 Louisiana State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 38 52 30 10410 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 34 49 31 10137 Wake Forest 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 29 48 32 10045 Maryland 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 45 55 33 10041 Tennessee 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 54 56 34 9699 California 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 23 46 35 9388 Oklahoma State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 60 59 36 9227 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 24 47 37 9196 Central Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 131 108 38 9104 San Diego State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 76 72 39 8440 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 18 45 40 8190 Texas Tech 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 4 34 41 7998 McNeese State 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 120 102 42 7968 Arizona 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 44 54 43 7964 Stanford 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 49 56 44 7929 Arizona State 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 39 52 45 7457 Georgia 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 55 57 46 7372 Minnesota 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 20 46 47 7353 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 30 49 48 7215 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 26 48 49 7046 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 82 78 50 7042 Utah State 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 91 84 51 7004 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 56 58 52 6382 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 31 49 53 6282 East Carolina 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 99 93 54 6270 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 78 74 55 6028 Nevada Las Vegas 12 9 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 125 105 56 5925 Rutgers 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 111 98 57 5744 Navy 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 84 80 58 5349 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 21 46 59 5118 Utah 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 69 66 60 4458 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 92 84 61 4442 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 71 67 62 4304 Texas Christian 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 7 36 63 4258 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 62 61 64 3720 Texas Arlington 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 138 111 65 3582 Toledo 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 123 105 66 3432 Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 56 67 3417 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 75 70 68 3409 Virginia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 77 72 69 3202 San Jose State 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 97 90 70 3179 Kansas 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 19 45 71 3152 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 103 95 72 2453 Lamar 11 6 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 113 100 73 2223 Colorado 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 40 53 74 2123 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 32 49 75 2008 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 93 85 76 1935 Iowa State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 57 58 77 1920 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 154 127 78 1873 Illinois 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 27 48 79 1843 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 95 88 80 1793 Miami OH 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 108 97 81 1697 Louisville 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 79 74 82 1639 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 118 102 83 1486 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 51 56 84 1401 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 1 23 85 1390 Colorado State 12 4 - 7 - 1 4 - 7 - 1 70 66 86 1255 Southern Illinois 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 142 117 87 1109 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 94 87 88 983 Cal State Long Beach 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 117 101 89 26 North Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 90 83 90 -80 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 46 55 91 -96 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 121 104 92 -330 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 65 62 93 -414 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 132 108 94 -422 Indiana State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 153 124 95 -898 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 124 105 96 -1178 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 112 99 97 -1559 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 106 96 98 -1666 Virginia Military 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 141 113 99 -1777 Wyoming 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 88 81 100 -2112 East Tennessee State 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 162 130 101 -2373 Florida 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 10 - 1 15 43 102 -2446 Army 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 61 60 103 -2522 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 17 44 104 -3114 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 98 90 105 -3121 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 72 67 106 -3168 Fresno State 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 100 94 107 -3179 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 185 163 108 -3548 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 135 109 109 -3893 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 52 56 110 -3943 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 114 100 111 -4074 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 41 53 112 -4377 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 83 78 113 -5145 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 163 131 114 -5214 Appalachian State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 115 100 115 -5529 Arkansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 136 109 116 -5548 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 127 107 117 -5713 Northwestern State LA 9 3 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 110 98 118 -6547 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 87 81 119 -6681 Pacific 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 133 109 120 -7065 Louisiana Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 104 95 121 -7115 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 161 129 122 -7253 Drake 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 128 107 123 -7288 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 101 94 124 -7319 Illinois State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 122 104 125 -7445 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 170 142 126 -7944 Louisiana Monroe 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 137 110 127 -8040 Wichita State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 89 82 128 -8751 Connecticut 11 3 - 6 - 2 0 - 5 - 1 150 123 129 -9200 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 186 163 130 -9273 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 134 109 131 -9922 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 143 117 132 -10087 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 176 150 133 -11082 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 183 159 134 -11109 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 116 100 135 -11988 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 119 102 136 -12049 Richmond 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 102 94 137 -12314 Dartmouth 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 0 181 156 138 -16177 Harvard 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 179 154 139 -21557 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 182 157 140 -24775 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 184 160