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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 20951 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 1 5258 2 18700 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 19 4067 3 17671 Nebraska 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 48 2939 4 17084 UCLA 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 16 4155 5 16481 Washington 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 24 3649 6 15840 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 25 3639 7 15782 Southern California 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 6 4880 8 14711 Clemson 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 52 2805 9 14465 Pittsburgh 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 22 3905 10 14430 Southern Methodist 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 89 1309 11 13954 Auburn 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 15 4156 12 13486 Louisiana State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 46 3000 13 13382 Florida State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 26 3626 14 13248 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 21 3932 15 13006 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 32 3298 16 12890 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 4510 17 12560 Arkansas 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 64 2418 18 12503 Alabama 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 14 4182 19 12172 North Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 37 3121 20 11777 Arizona 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 11 4300 21 11738 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 61 2543 22 11616 Notre Dame 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 9 4531 23 11389 Oklahoma 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 27 3489 24 11228 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 30 3381 25 11205 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 62 2529 26 10886 California 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 17 4152 27 10498 Miami FL 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 29 3464 28 10414 Boston College 12 8 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 53 2777 29 10279 New Mexico 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 107 477 30 10152 Brigham Young 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 65 2411 31 9576 Vanderbilt 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 41 3062 32 9085 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 7 4859 33 8820 Fresno State 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 116 -689 34 8590 Iowa 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 58 2680 35 8424 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 71 2087 36 8240 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 23 3890 37 7895 Tulsa 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 119 -1007 38 7852 Illinois 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 54 2777 39 7541 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 12 4218 40 7353 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 36 3127 41 7077 Air Force 13 8 - 5 - 0 8 - 5 - 0 68 2320 42 7046 Tennessee 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 45 3001 43 6739 San Diego State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 51 2852 44 6696 San Jose State 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 104 570 45 6681 Wisconsin 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 67 2342 46 5502 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 57 2683 47 4972 Kansas State 12 6 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 78 1916 48 4915 Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 20 3986 49 4884 Missouri 11 5 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 2 75 2002 50 4508 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 83 1616 51 4304 Houston 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 69 2283 52 4135 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 56 2690 53 3870 Navy 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 90 1305 54 3505 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 40 3073 55 3313 Utah 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 82 1732 56 3260 Oregon 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 2 5255 57 3210 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 59 2671 58 3045 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 76 1964 59 2849 Virginia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 113 -489 60 2542 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 42 3055 61 2476 Cincinnati 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 101 587 62 2373 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 81 1758 63 2346 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 91 1292 64 2327 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 33 3297 65 2184 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 73 2014 66 1804 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 87 1414 67 1263 Baylor 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 72 2029 68 1228 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 122 -1273 69 1228 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 35 3282 70 1013 Iowa State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 88 1390 71 940 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 18 4085 72 510 Purdue 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 43 3036 73 291 Colorado State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 84 1601 74 276 Michigan State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 38 3111 75 -249 Colorado 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 34 3288 76 -591 Oregon State 11 1 - 9 - 1 0 - 9 - 1 13 4208 77 -602 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 98 795 78 -641 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 3 - 1 4 - 1 - 0 136 -2699 79 -679 Wichita State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 142 -2839 80 -787 Wake Forest 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 60 2633 81 -906 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 74 2009 82 -1021 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 99 642 83 -1205 Minnesota 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 79 1859 84 -1547 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 55 2736 85 -1620 Kansas 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 70 2122 86 -1720 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 85 1593 87 -2165 Bowling Green 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 132 -2163 88 -2330 Kentucky 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 10 - 1 5 4906 89 -2661 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 80 1775 90 -2929 Western Michigan 11 7 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 159 -4772 91 -3022 Miami OH 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 147 -3331 92 -3306 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 39 3081 93 -3536 Southern Illinois 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 133 -2209 94 -3759 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 47 2943 95 -3763 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 86 1566 96 -5080 Central Michigan 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 149 -3580 97 -5414 Army 11 4 - 7 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 111 -394 98 -5771 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 148 -3576 99 -6520 Cal State Fullerton 12 3 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 106 500 100 -6570 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 125 -1652 101 -7054 Rice 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 50 2885 102 -7180 Northern Illinois 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 150 -3645 103 -7441 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 118 -876 104 -7637 Indiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 130 -1890 105 -8133 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 153 -3890 106 -8497 New Mexico State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 120 -1183 107 -8655 William & Mary 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 126 -1687 108 -8874 North Texas 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 112 -406 109 -9949 Ball State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 154 -4138 110 -14630 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 143 -3042 111 -15091 Richmond 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 117 -749 112 -18263 Illinois State 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 160 -4832 113 -18574 Kent State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 144 -3252