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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 20951 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 4 30 2 18700 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 20 43 3 17671 Nebraska 13 12 - 1 - 0 53 53 4 17084 UCLA 12 10 - 1 - 1 12 40 5 16481 Washington 12 10 - 2 - 0 27 46 6 15840 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 22 45 7 15782 Southern California 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 33 8 14711 Clemson 11 9 - 1 - 1 57 56 9 14465 Pittsburgh 12 9 - 3 - 0 24 45 10 14430 Southern Methodist 12 11 - 0 - 1 93 70 11 14150 Nevada Reno 2 2 - 0 - 0 100 77 12 13954 Auburn 12 9 - 3 - 0 17 42 13 13486 Louisiana State 12 8 - 3 - 1 47 52 14 13382 Florida State 12 9 - 3 - 0 23 45 15 13248 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 28 46 16 13006 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 38 50 17 12890 Florida 12 8 - 4 - 0 10 38 18 12560 Arkansas 12 9 - 2 - 1 59 56 19 12503 Alabama 12 8 - 4 - 0 13 40 20 12172 North Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 48 52 21 11777 Arizona 11 6 - 4 - 1 14 41 22 11738 Texas 12 9 - 3 - 0 60 56 23 11616 Notre Dame 11 6 - 4 - 1 9 38 24 11389 Oklahoma 12 8 - 4 - 0 32 49 25 11228 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 39 50 26 11205 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 63 57 27 10886 California 11 7 - 4 - 0 15 41 28 10498 Miami FL 11 7 - 4 - 0 26 46 29 10414 Boston College 12 8 - 3 - 1 62 57 30 10279 New Mexico 11 10 - 1 - 0 106 79 31 10152 Brigham Young 12 8 - 4 - 0 68 60 32 9576 Vanderbilt 12 8 - 4 - 0 51 53 33 9085 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 8 35 34 8820 Fresno State 12 11 - 1 - 0 118 93 35 8590 Iowa 12 8 - 4 - 0 61 56 36 8424 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 70 62 37 8240 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 - 0 21 45 38 7895 Tulsa 11 10 - 1 - 0 122 96 39 7852 Illinois 12 7 - 5 - 0 56 55 40 7710 Boise State 3 3 - 0 - 0 131 109 41 7541 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 16 41 42 7353 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 35 50 43 7077 Air Force 13 8 - 5 - 0 65 58 44 7046 Tennessee 12 6 - 5 - 1 49 52 45 6739 San Diego State 12 7 - 5 - 0 52 53 46 6696 San Jose State 11 8 - 3 - 0 107 79 47 6681 Wisconsin 12 7 - 5 - 0 69 60 48 6485 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 147 121 49 5502 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 64 58 50 4972 Kansas State 12 6 - 5 - 1 81 65 51 4915 Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 18 43 52 4884 Missouri 11 5 - 4 - 2 76 64 53 4546 James Madison 2 2 - 0 - 0 138 115 54 4508 Hawaii 11 6 - 5 - 0 83 67 55 4304 Houston 11 5 - 5 - 1 67 60 56 4262 Furman 2 1 - 1 - 0 30 49 57 4220 California Davis 1 1 - 0 - 0 135 113 58 4135 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 58 56 59 3870 Navy 11 6 - 5 - 0 92 70 60 3843 Nebraska Omaha 1 1 - 0 - 0 148 121 61 3505 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 40 51 62 3313 Utah 11 5 - 6 - 0 85 67 63 3260 Oregon 11 2 - 8 - 1 3 30 64 3210 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 66 59 65 3045 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 5 - 2 74 63 66 2849 Virginia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 111 88 67 2542 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 36 50 68 2476 Cincinnati 11 6 - 5 - 0 102 77 69 2373 Texas A&M 11 5 - 6 - 0 78 65 70 2346 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 96 72 71 2327 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 31 49 72 2231 Eastern Illinois 3 3 - 0 - 0 160 132 73 2184 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 79 65 74 1804 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 90 68 75 1263 Baylor 11 4 - 6 - 1 71 62 76 1248 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 154 126 77 1228 East Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 116 93 78 1228 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 41 51 79 1013 Iowa State 11 4 - 6 - 1 84 67 80 940 Syracuse 11 2 - 9 - 0 19 43 81 510 Purdue 11 3 - 8 - 0 42 51 82 291 Colorado State 11 4 - 7 - 0 82 66 83 276 Michigan State 11 2 - 9 - 0 43 51 84 -53 Louisiana Tech 5 3 - 2 - 0 119 94 85 -249 Colorado 11 2 - 8 - 1 37 50 86 -395 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 29 87 -591 Oregon State 11 1 - 9 - 1 11 40 88 -602 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 98 74 89 -641 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 3 - 1 136 113 90 -672 Brown 1 1 - 0 - 0 158 131 91 -679 Wichita State 11 8 - 3 - 0 133 111 92 -787 Wake Forest 11 3 - 8 - 0 55 55 93 -906 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 73 62 94 -1021 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 104 78 95 -1102 Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 32 96 -1205 Minnesota 11 3 - 8 - 0 77 64 97 -1355 Idaho 2 1 - 1 - 0 120 95 98 -1355 Arkansas State 5 2 - 3 - 0 97 74 99 -1547 Virginia 11 2 - 9 - 0 44 52 100 -1620 Kansas 11 2 - 7 - 2 72 62 101 -1720 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3 - 8 - 0 86 67 102 -2165 Bowling Green 12 7 - 5 - 0 128 106 103 -2330 Kentucky 11 0 - 10 - 1 7 33 104 -2661 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 80 65 105 -2741 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 29 106 -2841 Delaware 2 1 - 1 - 0 123 97 107 -2929 Western Michigan 11 7 - 2 - 2 161 132 108 -3022 Miami OH 11 7 - 4 - 0 144 119 109 -3306 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 50 52 110 -3459 Colgate 3 1 - 2 - 0 95 72 111 -3536 Southern Illinois 11 6 - 5 - 0 127 104 112 -3759 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 45 52 113 -3763 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 87 67 114 -3859 Louisiana Monroe 3 1 - 2 - 0 109 85 115 -4089 Akron 1 1 - 0 - 0 162 152 116 -4362 Idaho State 2 1 - 1 - 0 130 107 117 -5080 Central Michigan 11 6 - 4 - 1 149 121 118 -5414 Army 11 4 - 7 - 0 108 82 119 -5771 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 145 120 120 -6520 Cal State Fullerton 12 3 - 9 - 0 103 77 121 -6570 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 125 100 122 -6904 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 29 48 123 -7054 Rice 11 0 - 11 - 0 46 52 124 -7180 Northern Illinois 10 5 - 5 - 0 151 123 125 -7246 Western Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 34 50 126 -7441 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 117 93 127 -7637 Indiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 126 102 128 -8133 Ohio University 11 6 - 5 - 0 153 125 129 -8240 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 25 46 130 -8497 New Mexico State 11 3 - 8 - 0 121 95 131 -8655 William & Mary 11 3 - 8 - 0 124 98 132 -8874 North Texas 11 2 - 9 - 0 112 88 133 -9131 Citadel 2 0 - 2 - 0 54 54 134 -9358 Weber State 2 0 - 2 - 0 75 64 135 -9661 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 33 50 136 -9949 Ball State 11 5 - 6 - 0 155 126 137 -10329 Texas Arlington 5 1 - 4 - 0 114 91 138 -11293 Appalachian State 2 0 - 2 - 0 105 79 139 -11493 Virginia Military 4 1 - 3 - 0 134 112 140 -11520 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 88 141 -11546 California Poly 2 0 - 2 - 0 101 77 142 -11927 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 91 70 143 -12433 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 68 144 -12472 McNeese State 3 0 - 2 - 1 137 114 145 -12698 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 88 68 146 -12837 Lamar 2 0 - 2 - 0 94 72 147 -13320 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 77 148 -13670 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 157 130 149 -13704 Marshall 3 1 - 2 - 0 156 128 150 -14472 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 113 91 151 -14542 Harvard 1 0 - 1 - 0 142 118 152 -14630 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 9 - 1 143 118 153 -14791 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 118 154 -15056 Princeton 1 0 - 1 - 0 140 118 155 -15091 Richmond 10 0 - 10 - 0 115 91 156 -15970 Northern Arizona 2 0 - 2 - 0 152 125 157 -16538 Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 111 158 -16776 Grand Valley State 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 107 159 -18263 Illinois State 11 2 - 9 - 0 150 121 160 -18574 Kent State 11 0 - 11 - 0 146 120 161 -18681 Dartmouth 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 131 162 -19361 Columbia 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 118 163 -26722 Minnesota State Moorhead 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 159 164 -32517 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 159