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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 21346 Auburn 12 11 - 1 - 0 4 21 2 18435 Florida 12 9 - 2 - 1 10 33 3 18432 Georgia 12 10 - 1 - 1 9 33 4 18132 Nebraska 13 12 - 1 - 0 39 51 5 18109 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 23 44 6 16400 Texas 12 11 - 1 - 0 62 61 7 15033 Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 41 52 8 14826 Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 24 44 9 13958 Iowa 12 9 - 3 - 0 28 45 10 13935 Brigham Young 12 11 - 1 - 0 76 70 11 13697 Clemson 11 9 - 1 - 1 63 62 12 13466 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 35 48 13 13393 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 38 50 14 13374 Alabama 12 8 - 4 - 0 12 35 15 13228 Tennessee 12 9 - 3 - 0 42 52 16 12660 Furman 1 1 - 0 - 0 56 59 17 12510 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 3 - 1 33 47 18 11953 Florida State 12 7 - 5 - 0 13 38 19 11700 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 - 0 57 59 20 11696 Penn State 13 8 - 4 - 1 15 39 21 11619 Maryland 12 8 - 4 - 0 29 45 22 11032 Wisconsin 11 7 - 4 - 0 25 45 23 10940 Missouri 12 7 - 5 - 0 21 43 24 10640 Boston College 12 9 - 3 - 0 73 68 25 10525 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 34 47 26 10464 Eastern Washington 1 1 - 0 - 0 89 76 27 10348 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 97 78 28 10114 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 47 54 29 9634 Oklahoma 12 8 - 4 - 0 48 54 30 9557 Kentucky 12 6 - 5 - 1 18 40 31 9469 Tennessee Chattanooga 1 1 - 0 - 0 151 115 32 9254 Idaho State 2 2 - 0 - 0 137 106 33 9100 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 52 55 34 9031 Air Force 12 10 - 2 - 0 111 84 35 9000 Virginia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 116 88 36 8640 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 71 68 37 8544 North Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 67 64 38 7964 Northern Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 112 84 39 7825 Arizona 11 7 - 3 - 1 92 77 40 7560 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 70 67 41 7488 Memphis 11 6 - 4 - 1 53 56 42 6981 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 50 55 43 6351 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 75 70 44 6263 Central Michigan 11 8 - 3 - 0 119 90 45 6167 Baylor 12 7 - 4 - 1 80 71 46 5806 Mississippi 12 6 - 6 - 0 30 45 47 5660 North Texas 5 3 - 2 - 0 100 79 48 5598 Louisiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 19 43 49 5015 Mississippi State 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 34 50 4922 Toledo 11 9 - 2 - 0 134 101 51 4884 Arizona State 11 6 - 4 - 1 101 79 52 4872 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 113 86 53 4773 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 51 55 54 4704 Michigan State 11 4 - 6 - 1 31 46 55 4604 Southern Illinois 14 13 - 1 - 0 161 128 56 4346 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 26 45 57 4300 Purdue 11 3 - 7 - 1 14 39 58 3966 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 78 71 59 3893 Georgia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 16 40 60 3559 Idaho 1 1 - 0 - 0 165 132 61 3544 Cincinnati 11 4 - 6 - 1 59 59 62 3363 Texas A&M 11 5 - 5 - 1 86 75 63 3144 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 - 0 8 31 64 3083 Wyoming 12 7 - 5 - 0 107 83 65 2891 Akron 2 2 - 0 - 0 170 142 66 2626 Kansas 11 4 - 6 - 1 64 63 67 2465 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 142 108 68 2361 Missouri Southern 1 1 - 0 - 0 167 135 69 2330 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 32 47 70 2296 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 57 71 2254 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 27 45 72 2211 New Mexico 12 6 - 6 - 0 98 78 73 2092 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 104 80 74 1992 Colorado 11 4 - 7 - 0 55 58 75 1977 Southern California 11 4 - 6 - 1 58 59 76 1797 Cal State Long Beach 12 8 - 4 - 0 136 103 77 1712 Utah 11 5 - 6 - 0 87 75 78 1662 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7 - 4 - 0 132 100 79 1497 Hawaii 11 5 - 5 - 1 106 83 80 1367 Indiana State 13 9 - 4 - 0 141 107 81 1317 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 102 79 82 1163 Duke 11 3 - 8 - 0 37 50 83 844 Cal State Fullerton 12 7 - 5 - 0 115 87 84 768 Louisiana Monroe 2 1 - 1 - 0 131 97 85 656 Harvard 1 1 - 0 - 0 168 137 86 384 Grambling 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 27 87 276 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 19 88 218 Brown 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 20 89 203 Oregon 11 4 - 6 - 1 77 71 90 88 Boston University 1 1 - 0 - 0 171 148 91 53 Delaware 2 1 - 1 - 0 118 90 92 30 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 105 80 93 -19 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 123 92 94 -261 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 66 64 95 -629 Murray State 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 19 96 -729 Louisville 11 3 - 8 - 0 43 53 97 -906 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 84 74 98 -944 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 17 40 99 -971 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 174 164 100 -1144 Texas Tech 11 3 - 7 - 1 69 67 101 -1152 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 44 53 102 -1186 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 128 95 103 -1317 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 88 75 104 -1370 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 85 74 105 -1440 San Jose State 11 5 - 6 - 0 125 94 106 -1674 Texas Arlington 5 3 - 2 - 0 145 109 107 -1716 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 94 77 108 -1954 Eastern Illinois 4 1 - 3 - 0 108 84 109 -2442 Rutgers 11 3 - 8 - 0 79 71 110 -2469 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 74 69 111 -2903 South Dakota State 1 1 - 0 - 0 175 169 112 -3029 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 24 113 -3244 Ohio University 11 4 - 7 - 0 109 84 114 -3287 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 148 112 115 -3298 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4 - 6 - 0 124 94 116 -3313 Appalachian State 2 1 - 1 - 0 126 95 117 -3452 Arkansas State 3 0 - 2 - 1 40 52 118 -3505 Angelo State 1 1 - 0 - 0 173 164 119 -3728 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 24 120 -3916 Minnesota 11 1 - 10 - 0 20 43 121 -4101 Texas Christian 11 1 - 8 - 2 72 68 122 -4189 Illinois State 11 6 - 4 - 1 160 124 123 -4220 Colgate 4 2 - 2 - 0 150 114 124 -4327 San Diego State 12 2 - 9 - 1 81 72 125 -5779 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 155 115 126 -5955 New Mexico State 11 5 - 6 - 0 138 106 127 -6213 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 22 44 128 -6339 Nevada Reno 5 1 - 4 - 0 122 92 129 -6405 Stanford 11 1 - 10 - 0 61 61 130 -6585 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 99 78 131 -6862 Oregon State 11 2 - 8 - 1 96 78 132 -7153 Pacific 12 3 - 9 - 0 120 90 133 -7184 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 68 67 134 -7296 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 93 77 135 -7441 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 129 95 136 -7457 Lehigh 2 1 - 1 - 0 158 123 137 -7910 Army 11 2 - 9 - 0 110 84 138 -8206 Northern Iowa 3 1 - 2 - 0 133 101 139 -8616 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 50 140 -8674 Boise State 2 0 - 2 - 0 114 87 141 -8736 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 82 73 142 -8981 McNeese State 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 139 143 -9296 Cornell 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 61 144 -9404 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 65 64 145 -9404 Western Carolina 3 0 - 3 - 0 46 54 146 -9960 Citadel 2 0 - 2 - 0 45 54 147 -10045 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 49 55 148 -10110 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 140 107 149 -10375 Missouri State 3 1 - 2 - 0 152 115 150 -10552 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 153 115 151 -10851 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 10 - 0 117 88 152 -10970 Montana 1 0 - 1 - 0 90 76 153 -11888 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 95 78 154 -12046 Princeton 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 110 155 -12088 Yale 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 74 156 -12138 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 80 157 -12180 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 76 158 -12230 Louisiana Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 121 92 159 -12311 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 135 102 160 -12456 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 130 96 161 -13109 Nicholls State 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 122 162 -13804 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 107 163 -13850 Lamar 2 0 - 2 - 0 144 109 164 -14814 West Texas A&M 11 0 - 10 - 1 147 110 165 -15171 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 109 166 -15409 Dartmouth 2 0 - 2 - 0 164 131 167 -15444 Virginia Military 4 0 - 4 - 0 127 95 168 -15651 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 162 130 169 -15932 Drake 11 1 - 10 - 0 156 117 170 -16005 Northern Arizona 2 0 - 2 - 0 159 123 171 -16508 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 114 172 -16892 James Madison 3 0 - 3 - 0 154 115 173 -19088 Central Florida 1 0 - 1 - 0 172 148 174 -19111 Marshall 3 0 - 3 - 0 166 132 175 -20659 Portland State 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 131