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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 21346 Auburn 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 4 21 2 18435 Florida 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 10 33 3 18432 Georgia 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 9 33 4 18132 Nebraska 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 39 51 5 18109 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 23 44 6 16400 Texas 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 62 61 7 15033 Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 41 52 8 14826 Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 24 44 9 13958 Iowa 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 28 45 10 13935 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 76 70 11 13697 Clemson 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 63 62 12 13466 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 35 48 13 13393 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 38 50 14 13374 Alabama 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 12 35 15 13228 Tennessee 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 42 52 16 12510 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 33 47 17 11953 Florida State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 13 38 18 11700 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 57 59 19 11696 Penn State 13 8 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 15 39 20 11619 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 29 45 21 11032 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 25 45 22 10940 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 21 43 23 10640 Boston College 12 9 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 73 68 24 10525 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 34 47 25 10348 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 97 78 26 10114 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 47 54 27 9634 Oklahoma 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 48 54 28 9557 Kentucky 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 18 40 29 9100 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 52 55 30 9031 Air Force 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 111 84 31 9000 Virginia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 116 88 32 8640 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 71 68 33 8544 North Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 67 64 34 7964 Northern Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 112 84 35 7825 Arizona 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 92 77 36 7560 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 70 67 37 7488 Memphis 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 0 53 56 38 6981 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 50 55 39 6351 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 75 70 40 6263 Central Michigan 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 119 90 41 6167 Baylor 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 80 71 42 5806 Mississippi 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 30 45 43 5598 Louisiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 19 43 44 5015 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 11 34 45 4922 Toledo 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 134 101 46 4884 Arizona State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 101 79 47 4872 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 113 86 48 4773 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 51 55 49 4704 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 31 46 50 4604 Southern Illinois 14 13 - 1 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 161 128 51 4346 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 26 45 52 4300 Purdue 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 14 39 53 3966 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 78 71 54 3893 Georgia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 16 40 55 3544 Cincinnati 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 59 59 56 3363 Texas A&M 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 86 75 57 3144 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 8 31 58 3083 Wyoming 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 107 83 59 2626 Kansas 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 64 63 60 2465 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 142 108 61 2330 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 32 47 62 2296 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 54 57 63 2254 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 27 45 64 2211 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 98 78 65 2092 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 104 80 66 1992 Colorado 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 55 58 67 1977 Southern California 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 58 59 68 1797 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 136 103 69 1712 Utah 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 87 75 70 1662 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 132 100 71 1497 Hawaii 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 106 83 72 1367 Indiana State 13 9 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 141 107 73 1317 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 102 79 74 1163 Duke 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 37 50 75 844 Cal State Fullerton 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 115 87 76 203 Oregon 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 77 71 77 30 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 105 80 78 -19 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 123 92 79 -261 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 66 64 80 -729 Louisville 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 43 53 81 -906 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 84 74 82 -944 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 17 40 83 -1144 Texas Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 69 67 84 -1152 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 44 53 85 -1186 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 128 95 86 -1317 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 88 75 87 -1370 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 85 74 88 -1440 San Jose State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 125 94 89 -1716 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 94 77 90 -2442 Rutgers 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 79 71 91 -2469 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 74 69 92 -3244 Ohio University 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 109 84 93 -3287 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 148 112 94 -3298 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4 - 6 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 124 94 95 -3916 Minnesota 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 20 43 96 -4101 Texas Christian 11 1 - 8 - 2 1 - 8 - 2 72 68 97 -4189 Illinois State 11 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 3 - 1 160 124 98 -4327 San Diego State 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 81 72 99 -5779 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 155 115 100 -5955 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 138 106 101 -6405 Stanford 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 61 61 102 -6585 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 99 78 103 -6862 Oregon State 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 96 78 104 -7153 Pacific 12 3 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 120 90 105 -7296 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 93 77 106 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 129 95 107 -7910 Army 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 110 84 108 -8736 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 82 73 109 -10110 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 140 107 110 -10851 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 117 88 111 -14814 West Texas A&M 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 147 110 112 -15932 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 156 117