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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 18078 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 14 38 2 15552 Boston College 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 16 40 3 14565 Washington 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 72 64 4 13896 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 70 63 5 13528 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 22 42 6 12913 Brigham Young 13 13 - 0 - 0 13 - 0 - 0 109 87 7 12814 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 61 60 8 12783 South Carolina 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 66 61 9 12748 Auburn 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 23 42 10 12372 Louisiana State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 32 48 11 11996 Florida State 12 7 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 36 49 12 11750 Virginia 12 8 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 43 52 13 11673 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 81 67 14 11616 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 12 35 15 11393 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 25 44 16 11343 Rutgers 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 41 51 17 11316 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 82 68 18 11270 Tennessee 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 13 37 19 10951 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 74 64 20 10947 Kentucky 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 55 57 21 10944 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 30 46 22 10844 Southern California 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 44 52 23 10686 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 29 46 24 10425 Miami FL 13 8 - 5 - 0 8 - 5 - 0 34 48 25 10030 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 7 32 26 9649 Iowa 13 8 - 4 - 1 8 - 4 - 1 71 63 27 9492 Texas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 33 48 28 9189 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 28 45 29 9096 Army 12 8 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 73 64 30 8851 Arkansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 62 60 31 8847 UCLA 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 83 68 32 8401 Penn State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 11 35 33 8194 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 77 65 34 8121 Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 75 65 35 7833 Alabama 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 15 40 36 7572 Temple 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 47 54 37 7522 Arizona 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 85 70 38 7372 Texas Christian 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 84 69 39 7084 Air Force 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 99 78 40 6996 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 58 59 41 6908 Purdue 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 46 53 42 6854 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 42 43 6769 Wisconsin 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 79 66 44 6558 Michigan 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 40 50 45 6374 Nevada Las Vegas 13 11 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 130 100 46 6309 Cal State Fullerton 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 138 107 47 6224 North Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 31 48 48 6193 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 57 59 49 5614 Arizona State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 63 61 50 5126 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 69 63 51 4911 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 50 55 52 4903 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 49 54 53 4723 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 98 78 54 4596 Michigan State 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 67 61 55 4469 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 37 50 56 3893 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 19 41 57 3889 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 80 67 58 3402 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 86 70 59 3313 Navy 11 4 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 48 54 60 3168 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 75 61 2845 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 42 52 62 2699 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 133 104 63 2511 Utah 12 6 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 103 83 64 2430 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 52 56 65 2296 Central Michigan 11 8 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 141 116 66 2200 Kansas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 68 62 67 1904 Toledo 12 8 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 135 104 68 1870 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 27 45 69 1474 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 105 85 70 1390 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 38 50 71 948 San Diego State 12 4 - 7 - 1 4 - 7 - 1 88 71 72 752 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 87 70 73 718 San Jose State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 115 93 74 372 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 60 75 -115 Kansas State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 59 60 76 -280 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 21 42 77 -410 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 118 95 78 -625 Wyoming 12 6 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 108 87 79 -979 Indiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 151 126 80 -1013 Fresno State 12 6 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 119 95 81 -1224 Southern Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 92 73 82 -1862 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 39 50 83 -1881 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 54 57 84 -2711 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 113 92 85 -2780 Cal State Long Beach 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 106 85 86 -2945 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 93 74 87 -3048 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 64 61 88 -3613 Western Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 139 112 89 -3663 Iowa State 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 91 72 90 -3694 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 56 58 91 -4166 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 45 53 92 -4604 Ohio University 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 127 97 93 -4792 New Mexico 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 111 89 94 -5402 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 78 66 95 -5495 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 136 105 96 -5625 Indiana 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 51 55 97 -5867 Utah State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 76 65 98 -5890 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 65 61 99 -6109 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 132 102 100 -6819 Ball State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 124 96 101 -7223 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 102 81 102 -7303 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 137 105 103 -7511 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 131 102 104 -8858 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 153 127 105 -9308 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 110 88 106 -11907 Wichita State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 134 104 107 -13271 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 140 112 108 -13578 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 158 132 109 -13854 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 150 126 110 -15114 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 156 129