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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 20110 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 5 39 2 19898 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 42 3 18723 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 28 50 4 18685 Georgia 12 12 - 0 - 0 41 56 5 17809 Oklahoma 12 10 - 2 - 0 24 49 6 17698 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 33 53 7 17472 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 6 40 8 17095 Notre Dame 12 9 - 2 - 1 21 47 9 17003 Murray State 1 1 - 0 - 0 10 43 10 16558 Southern California 11 8 - 2 - 1 2 38 11 16396 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 27 50 12 16231 UCLA 11 9 - 2 - 0 45 57 13 16097 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 47 57 14 15912 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 50 58 15 15060 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 - 0 13 45 16 14979 Brigham Young 13 12 - 1 - 0 82 76 17 14376 Baylor 12 10 - 2 - 0 63 63 18 13585 Boise State 2 2 - 0 - 0 108 97 19 13336 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 9 42 20 12871 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 55 59 21 12652 Mississippi State 12 9 - 3 - 0 42 56 22 11900 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 64 63 23 11750 Delaware 3 3 - 0 - 0 111 100 24 11692 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 25 49 25 11473 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 61 61 26 11408 Purdue 12 9 - 3 - 0 65 64 27 11385 Southern Methodist 12 8 - 4 - 0 43 56 28 11155 Oregon 11 6 - 3 - 2 34 53 29 11132 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 58 60 30 11047 Arizona State 11 7 - 4 - 0 37 54 31 10494 Louisiana State 11 7 - 4 - 0 30 52 32 10272 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 14 45 33 9580 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 20 47 34 9388 Texas 12 7 - 5 - 0 29 51 35 9162 Boston College 11 7 - 4 - 0 57 60 36 8878 Eastern Kentucky 2 2 - 0 - 0 144 120 37 8782 Navy 12 8 - 4 - 0 79 74 38 8670 Clemson 11 6 - 5 - 0 35 53 39 8524 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 31 52 40 8309 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 - 0 88 80 41 8029 Arkansas 12 7 - 5 - 0 44 56 42 7845 Kansas 11 4 - 5 - 2 15 46 43 7599 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 39 54 44 7422 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 66 65 45 7123 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 26 50 46 6919 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 102 91 47 6574 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 59 61 48 6535 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 89 83 49 6359 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 38 54 50 6286 Tulane 12 7 - 5 - 0 71 68 51 6128 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 11 43 52 6124 West Virginia 12 6 - 6 - 0 56 59 53 6071 Cal State Long Beach 11 8 - 3 - 0 103 92 54 5932 Texas A&M 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 39 55 5917 New Hampshire 1 1 - 0 - 0 180 141 56 5898 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 90 83 57 5752 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 178 138 58 5717 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 40 56 59 5591 Hawaii 11 8 - 3 - 0 107 96 60 5414 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 100 90 61 5268 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 62 63 62 5122 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 110 99 63 5072 Indiana 11 6 - 5 - 0 76 73 64 4880 Southeastern Louisiana 3 3 - 0 - 0 177 137 65 4819 Furman 11 9 - 1 - 1 147 120 66 4654 Utah 11 5 - 5 - 1 74 72 67 4569 Arizona 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 58 68 4304 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 - 0 70 66 69 4212 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 45 70 3951 Colorado State 11 6 - 4 - 1 80 76 71 3717 Wyoming 11 6 - 5 - 0 97 87 72 3644 Yale 10 8 - 2 - 0 146 120 73 3594 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 98 88 74 3590 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 65 75 3383 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 46 57 76 3336 Villanova 11 6 - 5 - 0 93 84 77 3294 North Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 94 84 78 3287 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 16 46 79 3198 McNeese State 12 10 - 2 - 0 174 131 80 3137 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 22 49 81 3129 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 7 - 1 49 58 82 3014 Iowa 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 61 83 2592 Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 53 59 84 2492 Utah State 11 6 - 5 - 0 101 90 85 2238 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 17 46 86 1585 East Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 67 65 87 1559 Bucknell 3 2 - 1 - 0 133 113 88 1294 Michigan State 11 3 - 8 - 0 54 59 89 1205 Citadel 11 7 - 4 - 0 129 111 90 960 Connecticut 3 2 - 1 - 0 119 104 91 933 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 68 65 92 576 Richmond 11 5 - 6 - 0 96 86 93 384 Central Michigan 11 9 - 2 - 0 176 136 94 264 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 72 69 95 184 Drake 11 8 - 3 - 0 175 132 96 -69 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 15 97 -138 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 7 41 98 -149 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 32 52 99 -165 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 - 0 3 38 100 -272 Lehigh 3 1 - 0 - 2 150 122 101 -460 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 126 108 102 -691 Louisiana Monroe 11 7 - 4 - 0 143 119 103 -695 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 8 - 3 - 0 173 131 104 -744 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 23 49 105 -936 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 77 73 106 -1105 San Diego State 12 4 - 8 - 0 78 73 107 -1593 Appalachian State 11 6 - 4 - 1 141 118 108 -1601 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 168 129 109 -1620 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 4 - 0 153 123 110 -1658 Wichita State 11 5 - 5 - 1 116 102 111 -1678 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 73 70 112 -1689 Air Force 12 2 - 9 - 1 51 58 113 -2292 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 169 130 114 -2488 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 161 127 115 -2680 Brown 10 6 - 4 - 0 171 131 116 -2699 Indiana State 11 6 - 5 - 0 142 118 117 -3041 Miami OH 11 5 - 6 - 0 134 114 118 -3095 Wofford 3 1 - 1 - 1 114 102 119 -3095 Pacific 12 4 - 8 - 0 95 85 120 -3171 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 157 125 121 -3240 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 122 105 122 -3413 Boston University 2 1 - 1 - 0 132 113 123 -3413 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 18 46 124 -3425 Cornell 10 5 - 5 - 0 136 115 125 -3429 West Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 123 105 126 -3851 Princeton 10 6 - 4 - 0 156 125 127 -4001 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 166 128 128 -4081 Cal State Fullerton 11 4 - 7 - 0 109 97 129 -4554 Louisiana Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 137 115 130 -4911 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 85 78 131 -5015 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 - 0 139 116 132 -5280 Memphis 11 2 - 9 - 0 87 80 133 -5506 Oregon State 11 0 - 11 - 0 19 46 134 -5529 William & Mary 11 2 - 9 - 0 81 76 135 -5583 New Mexico State 11 3 - 7 - 1 131 112 136 -6063 Virginia Military 11 3 - 7 - 1 118 103 137 -6101 Northwestern State LA 5 2 - 3 - 0 127 110 138 -6270 Western Carolina 11 3 - 7 - 1 125 107 139 -6489 Holy Cross 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 104 140 -6535 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 36 53 141 -6562 Dartmouth 10 4 - 6 - 0 151 122 142 -7292 Western Illinois 2 1 - 1 - 0 181 142 143 -7776 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 73 144 -8017 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 140 117 145 -8044 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 84 146 -8444 Texas El Paso 12 1 - 11 - 0 86 78 147 -8451 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 77 148 -8513 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 163 127 149 -8609 Texas Arlington 11 3 - 8 - 0 135 114 150 -9154 Davidson 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 77 151 -9373 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 59 152 -9504 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 117 103 153 -9649 Eastern Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 179 138 154 -9657 East Tennessee State 11 2 - 9 - 0 121 104 155 -10076 Illinois State 11 4 - 7 - 0 162 127 156 -10379 Akron 3 1 - 2 - 0 167 129 157 -10740 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 152 122 158 -11354 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 92 84 159 -11957 Idaho 2 0 - 2 - 0 106 96 160 -12122 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 128 161 -12272 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 113 102 162 -12380 Lamar 11 3 - 8 - 0 138 115 163 -13044 California Poly 2 0 - 2 - 0 154 124 164 -13090 Rhode Island 3 0 - 3 - 0 112 100 165 -13105 Marshall 11 2 - 8 - 1 170 130 166 -13144 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 121 167 -13413 Nebraska Omaha 1 0 - 1 - 0 105 95 168 -13639 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 89 169 -13643 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 125 170 -14292 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 128 171 -14557 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 107 172 -14795 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 149 121 173 -14810 Augustana IL 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 95 174 -14887 Nicholls State 3 0 - 3 - 0 130 112 175 -14906 James Madison 3 0 - 3 - 0 115 102 176 -15156 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 111 177 -15429 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 160 127 178 -15548 Lafayette 3 1 - 2 - 0 182 150 179 -15974 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 158 125 180 -16293 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 145 120 181 -16331 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 126 182 -17260 Eastern Michigan 10 1 - 9 - 0 172 131 183 -24775 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 162 184 -25704 Austin Peay 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 179 185 -26327 Texas Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 162 186 -26611 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 165 187 -28657 Tennessee Martin 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 179