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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 20110 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 2 5017 2 19898 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 4467 3 18723 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 19 4187 4 18685 Georgia 12 12 - 0 - 0 49 3254 5 17809 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 17 4242 6 17698 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 58 3035 7 17472 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 5 4799 8 17095 Notre Dame 12 9 - 2 - 1 12 4462 9 17003 Murray State 1 1 - 0 - 0 31 3799 10 16558 Southern California 11 8 - 2 - 1 3 4898 11 16396 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 32 3768 12 16231 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 43 3358 13 16097 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 56 3105 14 15912 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 51 3198 15 15060 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 4563 16 14979 Brigham Young 13 12 - 1 - 0 82 1536 17 14376 Baylor 12 10 - 2 - 0 70 2536 18 13585 Boise State 2 2 - 0 - 0 105 143 19 13336 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 4702 20 12871 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 45 3339 21 12652 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 37 3569 22 11900 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 62 2941 23 11750 Delaware 3 3 - 0 - 0 110 -210 24 11692 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 21 4132 25 11473 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 47 3302 26 11408 Purdue 12 9 - 3 - 0 61 2949 27 11385 Southern Methodist 12 8 - 4 - 0 55 3151 28 11155 Oregon 11 6 - 3 - 2 34 3667 29 11132 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 42 3456 30 11047 Arizona State 11 7 - 4 - 0 33 3671 31 10494 Louisiana State 11 7 - 4 - 0 29 3831 32 10272 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 22 4123 33 9580 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 18 4228 34 9388 Texas 12 7 - 5 - 0 28 3856 35 9162 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 52 3196 36 8878 Eastern Kentucky 2 2 - 0 - 0 148 -2018 37 8782 Navy 12 8 - 4 - 0 78 1815 38 8670 Clemson 11 6 - 5 - 0 35 3607 39 8524 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 20 4182 40 8309 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 - 0 92 1113 41 8029 Arkansas 12 7 - 5 - 0 54 3163 42 7845 Kansas 11 4 - 5 - 2 10 4476 43 7599 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 25 4072 44 7422 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 63 2898 45 7123 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 27 4023 46 6919 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 103 410 47 6574 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 57 3087 48 6535 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 93 1001 49 6359 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 36 3587 50 6286 Tulane 12 7 - 5 - 0 73 2225 51 6128 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 24 4108 52 6124 West Virginia 12 6 - 6 - 0 50 3215 53 6071 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 98 705 54 5932 Texas A&M 11 4 - 7 - 0 6 4795 55 5917 New Hampshire 1 1 - 0 - 0 175 -3281 56 5898 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 91 1192 57 5752 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 173 -3135 58 5717 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 3275 59 5591 Hawaii 11 8 - 3 - 0 109 90 60 5414 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 99 690 61 5268 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 68 2650 62 5122 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 104 149 63 5072 Indiana 11 6 - 5 - 0 75 2114 64 4880 Southeastern Louisiana 3 3 - 0 - 0 178 -3404 65 4819 Furman 11 9 - 1 - 1 145 -1853 66 4654 Utah 11 5 - 5 - 1 72 2255 67 4569 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 40 3501 68 4304 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 65 2798 69 4212 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 15 4299 70 3951 Colorado State 11 6 - 4 - 1 80 1599 71 3717 Wyoming 11 6 - 5 - 0 95 816 72 3644 Yale 10 8 - 2 - 0 147 -1995 73 3594 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 100 608 74 3590 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 71 2466 75 3383 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 39 3520 76 3336 Villanova 11 6 - 5 - 0 96 780 77 3294 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 90 1208 78 3287 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 30 3814 79 3198 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 169 -2984 80 3137 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 16 4242 81 3129 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 7 - 1 44 3344 82 3014 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 2959 83 2592 Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 53 3171 84 2492 Utah State 11 6 - 5 - 0 102 545 85 2238 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 13 4397 86 1585 East Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 64 2819 87 1559 Bucknell 3 2 - 1 - 0 128 -1094 88 1294 Michigan State 11 3 - 8 - 0 46 3313 89 1205 Citadel 11 7 - 4 - 0 131 -1260 90 960 Connecticut 3 2 - 1 - 0 116 -550 91 933 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 67 2693 92 576 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 97 708 93 384 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 177 -3304 94 264 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 69 2551 95 184 Drake 11 8 - 3 - 0 172 -3088 96 -69 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7530 97 -138 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 4 4858 98 -149 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 41 3471 99 -165 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 8 4643 100 -272 Lehigh 3 1 - 0 - 2 158 -2498 101 -460 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 126 -980 102 -691 Louisiana Monroe 11 7 - 4 - 0 154 -2227 103 -695 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 8 - 3 - 0 171 -3058 104 -744 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 23 4121 105 -936 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 77 1856 106 -1105 San Diego State 12 4 - 8 - 0 76 1904 107 -1593 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 152 -2153 108 -1601 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 165 -2742 109 -1620 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 4 - 0 156 -2316 110 -1658 Wichita State 11 5 - 5 - 1 113 -360 111 -1678 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 74 2157 112 -1689 Air Force 12 2 - 9 - 1 59 2994 113 -2292 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 168 -2846 114 -2488 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 163 -2694 115 -2680 Brown 10 6 - 4 - 0 170 -3001 116 -2699 Indiana State 11 6 - 5 - 0 143 -1775 117 -3041 Miami OH 11 5 - 6 - 0 135 -1527 118 -3095 Wofford 3 1 - 1 - 1 117 -605 119 -3095 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 94 848 120 -3171 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 157 -2384 121 -3240 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 125 -922 122 -3413 Boston University 2 1 - 1 - 0 133 -1282 123 -3413 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 14 4395 124 -3425 Cornell 10 5 - 5 - 0 140 -1738 125 -3429 West Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 119 -645 126 -3851 Princeton 10 6 - 4 - 0 161 -2611 127 -4001 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 166 -2769 128 -4081 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 115 -389 129 -4554 Louisiana Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 -1734 130 -4911 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 87 1375 131 -5015 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 142 -1765 132 -5280 Memphis 11 2 - 9 - 0 86 1396 133 -5506 Oregon State 11 0 - 11 - 0 26 4067 134 -5529 William & Mary 11 2 - 9 - 0 85 1483 135 -5583 New Mexico State 11 3 - 7 - 1 130 -1218 136 -6063 Virginia Military 11 3 - 7 - 1 118 -625 137 -6101 Northwestern State LA 5 2 - 3 - 0 127 -1027 138 -6270 Western Carolina 11 3 - 7 - 1 129 -1153 139 -6489 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 124 -889 140 -6535 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 38 3550 141 -6562 Dartmouth 10 4 - 6 - 0 153 -2211 142 -7292 Western Illinois 2 1 - 1 - 0 181 -3657 143 -7776 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 1797 144 -8017 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 136 -1597 145 -8044 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 88 1246 146 -8444 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 81 1545 147 -8451 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 1506 148 -8513 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 162 -2615 149 -8609 Texas Arlington 11 3 - 8 - 0 134 -1435 150 -9154 Davidson 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 1506 151 -9373 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 66 2795 152 -9504 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 112 -347 153 -9649 Eastern Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 179 -3465 154 -9657 East Tennessee State 11 2 - 9 - 0 123 -851 155 -10076 Illinois State 11 4 - 7 - 0 164 -2727 156 -10379 Akron 3 1 - 2 - 0 174 -3171 157 -10740 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 155 -2260 158 -11354 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 1246 159 -11957 Idaho 2 0 - 2 - 0 106 124 160 -12122 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 -2040 161 -12272 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 111 -345 162 -12380 Lamar 11 3 - 8 - 0 159 -2567 163 -13044 California Poly 2 0 - 2 - 0 144 -1830 164 -13090 Rhode Island 3 0 - 3 - 0 114 -375 165 -13105 Marshall 11 2 - 8 - 1 176 -3289 166 -13144 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 -1620 167 -13413 Nebraska Omaha 1 0 - 1 - 0 108 92 168 -13639 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 101 602 169 -13643 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 -1714 170 -14292 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 -2040 171 -14557 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 -796 172 -14795 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 151 -2119 173 -14810 Augustana IL 1 0 - 1 - 0 107 92 174 -14887 Nicholls State 3 0 - 3 - 0 132 -1261 175 -14906 James Madison 3 0 - 3 - 0 120 -721 176 -15156 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 122 -839 177 -15429 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 160 -2588 178 -15548 Lafayette 3 1 - 2 - 0 182 -5114 179 -15974 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 180 -3530 180 -16293 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 141 -1741 181 -16331 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -1925 182 -17260 Eastern Michigan 10 1 - 9 - 0 167 -2814 183 -24775 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 -6190 184 -25704 Austin Peay 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 -7987 185 -26327 Texas Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 -6190 186 -26611 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 -6552 187 -28657 Tennessee Martin 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 -7987