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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 21346 Auburn 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 1 6057 2 18435 Florida 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 9 5089 3 18432 Georgia 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 11 4872 4 18132 Nebraska 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 38 3189 5 18109 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 23 3943 6 16400 Texas 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 53 2648 7 15033 Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 42 3114 8 14826 Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 21 3964 9 13958 Iowa 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 25 3882 10 13935 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 75 1497 11 13697 Clemson 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 61 2299 12 13466 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 33 3483 13 13393 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 34 3400 14 13374 Alabama 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 14 4451 15 13228 Tennessee 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 37 3194 16 12510 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 32 3528 17 11953 Florida State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 13 4626 18 11700 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 49 2851 19 11696 Penn State 13 8 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 17 4281 20 11619 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 22 3955 21 11032 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 28 3753 22 10940 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 20 3973 23 10640 Boston College 12 9 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 67 1807 24 10525 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 29 3718 25 10348 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 88 1079 26 10114 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 51 2736 27 9634 Oklahoma 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 44 3015 28 9557 Kentucky 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 15 4450 29 9100 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 48 2889 30 9031 Air Force 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 106 457 31 9000 Virginia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 118 -152 32 8640 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 66 1849 33 8544 North Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 63 2017 34 7964 Northern Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 112 276 35 7825 Arizona 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 94 836 36 7560 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 70 1763 37 7488 Memphis 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 0 56 2509 38 6981 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 39 3144 39 6351 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 76 1455 40 6263 Central Michigan 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 117 -127 41 6167 Baylor 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 72 1605 42 5806 Mississippi 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 31 3589 43 5598 Louisiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 26 3786 44 5015 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 5 5322 45 4922 Toledo 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 135 -1070 46 4884 Arizona State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 95 810 47 4872 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 113 267 48 4773 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 43 3018 49 4704 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 30 3686 50 4604 Southern Illinois 14 13 - 1 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 160 -3253 51 4346 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 24 3899 52 4300 Purdue 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 16 4437 53 3966 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 78 1427 54 3893 Georgia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 12 4698 55 3544 Cincinnati 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 52 2703 56 3363 Texas A&M 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 82 1341 57 3144 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 10 5071 58 3083 Wyoming 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 97 796 59 2626 Kansas 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 62 2288 60 2465 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 145 -1694 61 2330 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 40 3139 62 2296 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 50 2805 63 2254 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 27 3780 64 2211 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 89 973 65 2092 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 105 542 66 1992 Colorado 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 54 2628 67 1977 Southern California 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 58 2377 68 1797 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 136 -1083 69 1712 Utah 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 87 1174 70 1662 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 133 -858 71 1497 Hawaii 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 107 424 72 1367 Indiana State 13 9 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 141 -1515 73 1317 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 102 731 74 1163 Duke 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 35 3309 75 844 Cal State Fullerton 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 115 139 76 203 Oregon 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 74 1533 77 30 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 103 691 78 -19 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 121 -260 79 -261 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 64 1968 80 -729 Louisville 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 46 2980 81 -906 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 85 1223 82 -944 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 18 4099 83 -1144 Texas Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 68 1806 84 -1152 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 45 3003 85 -1186 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 131 -717 86 -1317 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 93 885 87 -1370 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 80 1396 88 -1440 San Jose State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 126 -427 89 -1716 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 99 786 90 -2442 Rutgers 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 79 1397 91 -2469 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 81 1347 92 -3244 Ohio University 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 111 301 93 -3287 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 152 -2278 94 -3298 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4 - 6 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 130 -616 95 -3916 Minnesota 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 19 4001 96 -4101 Texas Christian 11 1 - 8 - 2 1 - 8 - 2 71 1648 97 -4189 Illinois State 11 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 3 - 1 165 -3519 98 -4327 San Diego State 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 83 1267 99 -5779 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 159 -2827 100 -5955 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 148 -1883 101 -6405 Stanford 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 60 2302 102 -6585 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 96 801 103 -6862 Oregon State 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 110 325 104 -7153 Pacific 12 3 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 119 -170 105 -7296 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 100 785 106 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 134 -966 107 -7910 Army 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 108 418 108 -8736 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 77 1455 109 -10110 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 149 -1951 110 -10851 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 120 -239 111 -14814 West Texas A&M 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 146 -1779 112 -15932 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 154 -2545