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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 20951 Alabama 12 12 - 0 - 0 66 2830 2 20858 Southern California 12 11 - 0 - 1 20 4503 3 19603 Houston 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 4899 4 19042 Ohio State 12 11 - 1 - 0 32 4065 5 18581 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 42 3761 6 18547 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 5122 7 18393 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 5662 8 17829 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 44 3694 9 16903 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 43 3697 10 16024 Florida A&M 1 1 - 0 - 0 46 3607 11 15655 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 67 2757 12 15413 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 80 1817 13 15087 Purdue 12 10 - 2 - 0 37 3916 14 14726 Penn State 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 5189 15 14638 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 5289 16 14622 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 38 3812 17 14088 North Carolina 12 8 - 3 - 1 36 3987 18 13693 Temple 12 10 - 2 - 0 71 2497 19 13620 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 5706 20 13251 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 23 4366 21 12787 Notre Dame 11 7 - 4 - 0 14 4751 22 12706 Clemson 12 8 - 4 - 0 28 4167 23 12552 Tulane 12 9 - 3 - 0 65 2878 24 12422 North Carolina State 11 7 - 4 - 0 13 4763 25 12399 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 17 4619 26 11838 Auburn 11 8 - 3 - 0 62 3054 27 11577 UCLA 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 5876 28 11477 Indiana 12 8 - 4 - 0 47 3586 29 11243 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 33 4045 30 10813 Louisiana State 12 7 - 5 - 0 30 4092 31 10410 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 29 4117 32 10137 Wake Forest 12 8 - 4 - 0 35 4006 33 10045 Maryland 11 7 - 4 - 0 54 3469 34 10041 Tennessee 12 7 - 5 - 0 50 3535 35 9699 California 12 6 - 6 - 0 22 4421 36 9576 Eastern Illinois 2 2 - 0 - 0 141 -1516 37 9388 Oklahoma State 11 7 - 4 - 0 52 3484 38 9227 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 15 4692 39 9196 Central Michigan 11 10 - 0 - 1 128 -940 40 9104 San Diego State 11 8 - 3 - 0 76 2009 41 8440 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 16 4656 42 8190 Texas Tech 11 3 - 6 - 2 2 5934 43 8052 Presbyterian 2 2 - 0 - 0 134 -1111 44 7998 McNeese State 12 11 - 1 - 0 119 -505 45 7968 Arizona 12 6 - 5 - 1 39 3800 46 7964 Stanford 11 5 - 5 - 1 51 3531 47 7929 Arizona State 12 6 - 6 - 0 45 3624 48 7457 Georgia 11 6 - 5 - 0 60 3183 49 7372 Minnesota 11 4 - 6 - 1 19 4550 50 7353 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 31 4067 51 7215 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 25 4333 52 7046 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 4 - 1 82 1637 53 7042 Utah State 11 7 - 3 - 1 87 1268 54 7004 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 59 3189 55 6554 North Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 169 -3659 56 6382 West Virginia 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 4035 57 6282 East Carolina 11 7 - 3 - 1 99 349 58 6270 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 81 1668 59 6028 Nevada Las Vegas 12 9 - 1 - 2 121 -715 60 5925 Rutgers 11 8 - 3 - 0 108 -106 61 5744 Navy 11 7 - 4 - 0 84 1500 62 5491 Delaware 4 3 - 1 - 0 104 93 63 5349 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 24 4354 64 5118 Utah 12 6 - 6 - 0 70 2615 65 5107 Youngstown State 2 2 - 0 - 0 149 -2219 66 4458 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 90 1075 67 4442 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 72 2366 68 4304 Texas Christian 11 2 - 8 - 1 7 5533 69 4258 Georgia Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 58 3208 70 3720 Texas Arlington 11 8 - 3 - 0 140 -1483 71 3582 Toledo 11 7 - 3 - 1 123 -755 72 3432 Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 55 3395 73 3417 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 75 2175 74 3409 Virginia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 2314 75 3202 San Jose State 11 6 - 4 - 1 97 465 76 3179 Kansas 11 3 - 8 - 0 18 4611 77 3152 West Texas A&M 11 6 - 4 - 1 101 295 78 2453 Lamar 11 6 - 3 - 2 113 -261 79 2334 Nicholls State 2 2 - 0 - 0 166 -3414 80 2223 Colorado 11 3 - 8 - 0 41 3770 81 2123 Washington State 11 3 - 8 - 0 26 4312 82 2008 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 94 956 83 1935 Iowa State 11 3 - 8 - 0 48 3555 84 1920 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9 - 2 - 0 158 -2681 85 1873 Illinois 11 2 - 8 - 1 27 4186 86 1843 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 92 1053 87 1793 Miami OH 11 6 - 5 - 0 109 -165 88 1697 Louisville 11 4 - 6 - 1 78 1884 89 1639 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 120 -519 90 1486 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 53 3480 91 1401 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 6748 92 1390 Colorado State 12 4 - 7 - 1 69 2624 93 1255 Southern Illinois 11 8 - 3 - 0 145 -1606 94 1109 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 95 907 95 983 Cal State Long Beach 11 7 - 4 - 0 115 -380 96 26 North Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 93 1009 97 -80 Duke 11 2 - 8 - 1 56 3368 98 -96 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 122 -736 99 -215 Boston University 3 3 - 0 - 0 178 -5340 100 -330 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 61 3121 101 -414 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 127 -910 102 -422 Indiana State 11 8 - 3 - 0 151 -2329 103 -898 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 124 -793 104 -1178 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 111 -219 105 -1559 Villanova 11 5 - 6 - 0 110 -181 106 -1666 Virginia Military 11 6 - 4 - 1 139 -1479 107 -1777 Wyoming 12 4 - 8 - 0 86 1312 108 -2112 East Tennessee State 11 7 - 4 - 0 164 -3070 109 -2127 California Poly 2 1 - 1 - 0 154 -2462 110 -2373 Florida 11 0 - 10 - 1 12 4798 111 -2446 Army 11 2 - 8 - 1 57 3232 112 -2522 Northwestern 11 1 - 10 - 0 21 4448 113 -2630 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 3014 114 -2906 Boise State 2 1 - 1 - 0 150 -2234 115 -3037 Akron 4 2 - 2 - 0 126 -888 116 -3064 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 1 - 0 64 3014 117 -3114 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 98 397 118 -3121 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 68 2691 119 -3168 Fresno State 11 4 - 7 - 0 102 222 120 -3179 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 185 -6743 121 -3267 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 6 5613 122 -3548 Furman 11 5 - 6 - 0 135 -1141 123 -3828 Southeastern Louisiana 5 2 - 3 - 0 125 -818 124 -3893 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 49 3546 125 -3943 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 118 -483 126 -4074 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 40 3774 127 -4335 Eastern Kentucky 3 2 - 1 - 0 171 -3857 128 -4377 Air Force 11 2 - 9 - 0 83 1526 129 -5145 Western Carolina 11 6 - 5 - 0 167 -3526 130 -5214 Appalachian State 11 3 - 8 - 0 114 -343 131 -5379 New Hampshire 3 1 - 0 - 2 176 -4696 132 -5487 Tennessee State 2 0 - 2 - 0 79 1820 133 -5529 Arkansas State 11 4 - 7 - 0 138 -1274 134 -5548 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 137 -1148 135 -5713 Northwestern State LA 9 3 - 6 - 0 117 -455 136 -5890 Idaho 2 1 - 1 - 0 153 -2462 137 -6547 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 88 1263 138 -6681 Pacific 10 3 - 7 - 0 129 -1002 139 -7065 Louisiana Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 106 27 140 -7115 Holy Cross 11 5 - 6 - 0 165 -3119 141 -7253 Drake 11 3 - 8 - 0 136 -1146 142 -7288 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 100 302 143 -7319 Illinois State 11 3 - 8 - 0 132 -1087 144 -7445 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 174 -4309 145 -7944 Louisiana Monroe 11 3 - 8 - 0 133 -1096 146 -7994 Wofford 3 1 - 2 - 0 144 -1598 147 -8040 Wichita State 11 1 - 10 - 0 85 1497 148 -8601 Bucknell 3 1 - 2 - 0 148 -2100 149 -8751 Connecticut 11 3 - 6 - 2 161 -2811 150 -8766 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 77 1915 151 -9200 Brown 9 6 - 3 - 0 186 -6999 152 -9273 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 8 - 1 131 -1084 153 -9488 Western Kentucky 2 0 - 2 - 0 89 1093 154 -9922 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 8 - 0 152 -2362 155 -10087 Princeton 9 5 - 4 - 0 179 -5544 156 -10164 Montana 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 1061 157 -10824 Prairie View 1 0 - 1 - 0 74 2229 158 -10824 Lafayette 3 2 - 0 - 1 188 -8962 159 -11009 Northern Michigan 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 -4131 160 -11082 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 184 -6296 161 -11109 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 112 -238 162 -11470 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -1584 163 -11988 Marshall 11 1 - 10 - 0 116 -424 164 -12049 Richmond 11 0 - 11 - 0 103 212 165 -12314 Dartmouth 9 4 - 4 - 1 182 -6030 166 -12783 Davidson 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -1774 167 -13205 Grand Valley State 1 0 - 1 - 0 96 819 168 -13405 Massachusetts 5 1 - 4 - 0 163 -3018 169 -14204 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 107 -48 170 -14991 North Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 130 -1056 171 -15056 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 162 -2856 172 -15290 Lehigh 2 1 - 1 - 0 187 -8055 173 -15367 James Madison 3 0 - 3 - 0 105 35 174 -16058 Western Illinois 2 0 - 2 - 0 147 -1935 175 -16124 Texas A&M Commerce 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 -2764 176 -16177 Harvard 9 3 - 6 - 0 181 -5878 177 -16984 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 -2572 178 -17625 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 -2572 179 -18474 California Poly Ponoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 -2774 180 -19411 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 -2572 181 -19422 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 142 -1550 182 -19710 Rhode Island 3 0 - 3 - 0 173 -4177 183 -20405 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 -4375 184 -20993 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 -3659 185 -21469 Truman State 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 -3626 186 -21557 Columbia 9 1 - 8 - 0 180 -5837 187 -24771 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 177 -4961 188 -24775 Pennsylvania 9 0 - 9 - 0 183 -6095