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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 20110 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 2 5017 2 19898 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 11 4467 3 18723 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 19 4187 4 18685 Georgia 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 49 3254 5 17809 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 17 4242 6 17472 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 5 4799 7 17095 Notre Dame 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 12 4462 8 16558 Southern California 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 3 4898 9 16396 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 32 3768 10 16231 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 43 3358 11 16097 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 56 3105 12 15912 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 51 3198 13 15060 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 9 4563 14 14979 Brigham Young 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 82 1536 15 14376 Baylor 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 70 2536 16 13336 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 7 4702 17 12871 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 45 3339 18 12652 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 37 3569 19 11900 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 62 2941 20 11692 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 21 4132 21 11473 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 47 3302 22 11408 Purdue 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 61 2949 23 11385 Southern Methodist 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 55 3151 24 11155 Oregon 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 34 3667 25 11132 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 42 3456 26 11047 Arizona State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 33 3671 27 10494 Louisiana State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 29 3831 28 10272 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 22 4123 29 9580 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 18 4228 30 9388 Texas 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 28 3856 31 9162 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 52 3196 32 8782 Navy 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 78 1815 33 8670 Clemson 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 35 3607 34 8524 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 4182 35 8309 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 92 1113 36 8029 Arkansas 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 54 3163 37 7845 Kansas 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 10 4476 38 7599 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 25 4072 39 7422 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 63 2898 40 7123 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 27 4023 41 6919 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 103 410 42 6574 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 57 3087 43 6359 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 36 3587 44 6286 Tulane 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 73 2225 45 6128 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 24 4108 46 6124 West Virginia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 50 3215 47 6071 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 98 705 48 5932 Texas A&M 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 6 4795 49 5898 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 91 1192 50 5717 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 3275 51 5591 Hawaii 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 109 90 52 5414 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 99 690 53 5268 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 68 2650 54 5122 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 104 149 55 5072 Indiana 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 75 2114 56 4819 Furman 11 9 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 0 145 -1853 57 4654 Utah 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 72 2255 58 4569 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 40 3501 59 4304 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 65 2798 60 4212 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 15 4299 61 3951 Colorado State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 80 1599 62 3717 Wyoming 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 95 816 63 3644 Yale 10 8 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 147 -1995 64 3594 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 100 608 65 3590 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 71 2466 66 3383 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 39 3520 67 3336 Villanova 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 96 780 68 3294 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 90 1208 69 3287 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 30 3814 70 3198 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 169 -2984 71 3137 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 16 4242 72 3129 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 44 3344 73 3014 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 2959 74 2592 Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 53 3171 75 2492 Utah State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 102 545 76 2238 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 13 4397 77 1585 East Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 64 2819 78 1294 Michigan State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 46 3313 79 1205 Citadel 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 131 -1260 80 933 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 67 2693 81 576 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 97 708 82 384 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 177 -3304 83 264 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 0 69 2551 84 184 Drake 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 172 -3088 85 -138 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 4 4858 86 -149 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 41 3471 87 -165 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 8 4643 88 -460 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 126 -980 89 -691 Louisiana Monroe 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 154 -2227 90 -695 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 171 -3058 91 -744 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 23 4121 92 -936 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 77 1856 93 -1105 San Diego State 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 76 1904 94 -1593 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 152 -2153 95 -1601 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 165 -2742 96 -1620 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 156 -2316 97 -1658 Wichita State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 113 -360 98 -1678 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 74 2157 99 -1689 Air Force 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 59 2994 100 -2292 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 168 -2846 101 -2488 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 163 -2694 102 -2680 Brown 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 170 -3001 103 -2699 Indiana State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 143 -1775 104 -3041 Miami OH 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 135 -1527 105 -3095 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 94 848 106 -3171 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 157 -2384 107 -3240 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 125 -922 108 -3413 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 14 4395 109 -3425 Cornell 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 140 -1738 110 -3429 West Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 119 -645 111 -3851 Princeton 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 161 -2611 112 -4001 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 166 -2769 113 -4081 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 115 -389 114 -4554 Louisiana Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 139 -1734 115 -4911 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 87 1375 116 -5015 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 142 -1765 117 -5280 Memphis 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 86 1396 118 -5506 Oregon State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 26 4067 119 -5529 William & Mary 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 85 1483 120 -5583 New Mexico State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 130 -1218 121 -6063 Virginia Military 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 118 -625 122 -6270 Western Carolina 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 129 -1153 123 -6489 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 124 -889 124 -6535 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 38 3550 125 -6562 Dartmouth 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 153 -2211 126 -8017 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 136 -1597 127 -8444 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 81 1545 128 -8513 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 162 -2615 129 -8609 Texas Arlington 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 134 -1435 130 -9657 East Tennessee State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 123 -851 131 -10076 Illinois State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 164 -2727 132 -10740 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 155 -2260 133 -12380 Lamar 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 159 -2567 134 -13105 Marshall 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 176 -3289 135 -14795 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 151 -2119 136 -15429 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 160 -2588 137 -15974 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 180 -3530 138 -17260 Eastern Michigan 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 167 -2814