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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 20110 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 5 39 2 19898 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 8 42 3 18723 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 28 50 4 18685 Georgia 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 41 56 5 17809 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 24 49 6 17472 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 6 40 7 17095 Notre Dame 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 21 47 8 16558 Southern California 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 2 38 9 16396 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 27 50 10 16231 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 45 57 11 16097 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 47 57 12 15912 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 50 58 13 15060 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 13 45 14 14979 Brigham Young 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 82 76 15 14376 Baylor 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 63 63 16 13336 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 42 17 12871 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 55 59 18 12652 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 42 56 19 11900 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 64 63 20 11692 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 25 49 21 11473 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 61 61 22 11408 Purdue 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 65 64 23 11385 Southern Methodist 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 43 56 24 11155 Oregon 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 34 53 25 11132 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 58 60 26 11047 Arizona State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 37 54 27 10494 Louisiana State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 30 52 28 10272 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 14 45 29 9580 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 20 47 30 9388 Texas 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 29 51 31 9162 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 57 60 32 8782 Navy 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 79 74 33 8670 Clemson 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 35 53 34 8524 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 31 52 35 8309 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 88 80 36 8029 Arkansas 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 44 56 37 7845 Kansas 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 15 46 38 7599 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 39 54 39 7422 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 66 65 40 7123 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 26 50 41 6919 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 102 91 42 6574 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 59 61 43 6359 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 38 54 44 6286 Tulane 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 71 68 45 6128 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 11 43 46 6124 West Virginia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 56 59 47 6071 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 103 92 48 5932 Texas A&M 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 4 39 49 5898 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 90 83 50 5717 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 40 56 51 5591 Hawaii 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 107 96 52 5414 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 100 90 53 5268 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 62 63 54 5122 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 110 99 55 5072 Indiana 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 76 73 56 4819 Furman 11 9 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 0 147 120 57 4654 Utah 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 74 72 58 4569 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 58 59 4304 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 70 66 60 4212 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 45 61 3951 Colorado State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 80 76 62 3717 Wyoming 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 97 87 63 3644 Yale 10 8 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 146 120 64 3594 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 98 88 65 3590 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 69 65 66 3383 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 46 57 67 3336 Villanova 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 93 84 68 3294 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 94 84 69 3287 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 16 46 70 3198 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 174 131 71 3137 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 22 49 72 3129 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 49 58 73 3014 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 61 74 2592 Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 53 59 75 2492 Utah State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 101 90 76 2238 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 17 46 77 1585 East Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 67 65 78 1294 Michigan State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 54 59 79 1205 Citadel 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 129 111 80 933 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 68 65 81 576 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 96 86 82 384 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 176 136 83 264 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 0 72 69 84 184 Drake 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 175 132 85 -138 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 7 41 86 -149 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 32 52 87 -165 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 3 38 88 -460 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 126 108 89 -691 Louisiana Monroe 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 143 119 90 -695 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 173 131 91 -744 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 23 49 92 -936 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 77 73 93 -1105 San Diego State 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 78 73 94 -1593 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 141 118 95 -1601 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 168 129 96 -1620 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 153 123 97 -1658 Wichita State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 116 102 98 -1678 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 73 70 99 -1689 Air Force 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 51 58 100 -2292 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 169 130 101 -2488 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 161 127 102 -2680 Brown 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 171 131 103 -2699 Indiana State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 142 118 104 -3041 Miami OH 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 134 114 105 -3095 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 95 85 106 -3171 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 157 125 107 -3240 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 122 105 108 -3413 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 18 46 109 -3425 Cornell 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 136 115 110 -3429 West Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 123 105 111 -3851 Princeton 10 6 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 156 125 112 -4001 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 166 128 113 -4081 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 109 97 114 -4554 Louisiana Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 137 115 115 -4911 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 85 78 116 -5015 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 139 116 117 -5280 Memphis 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 87 80 118 -5506 Oregon State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 19 46 119 -5529 William & Mary 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 81 76 120 -5583 New Mexico State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 131 112 121 -6063 Virginia Military 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 118 103 122 -6270 Western Carolina 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 125 107 123 -6489 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 120 104 124 -6535 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 36 53 125 -6562 Dartmouth 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 151 122 126 -8017 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 140 117 127 -8444 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 86 78 128 -8513 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 163 127 129 -8609 Texas Arlington 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 135 114 130 -9657 East Tennessee State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 121 104 131 -10076 Illinois State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 162 127 132 -10740 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 152 122 133 -12380 Lamar 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 138 115 134 -13105 Marshall 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 170 130 135 -14795 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 149 121 136 -15429 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 160 127 137 -15974 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 158 125 138 -17260 Eastern Michigan 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 172 131