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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 18078 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 14 4201 2 15552 Boston College 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 18 3946 3 14565 Washington 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 75 2054 4 13896 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 68 2173 5 13528 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 19 3896 6 12913 Brigham Young 13 13 - 0 - 0 13 - 0 - 0 106 256 7 12814 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 59 2482 8 12783 South Carolina 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 65 2328 9 12748 Auburn 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 17 3964 10 12372 Louisiana State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 34 3453 11 11996 Florida State 12 7 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 33 3507 12 11750 Virginia 12 8 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 45 3046 13 11673 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 80 1876 14 11616 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 8 4601 15 11393 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 26 3651 16 11343 Rutgers 10 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 42 3098 17 11316 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 82 1753 18 11270 Tennessee 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 12 4469 19 10951 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 71 2110 20 10947 Kentucky 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 50 2815 21 10944 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 32 3519 22 10844 Southern California 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 43 3092 23 10686 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 29 3549 24 10425 Miami FL 13 8 - 5 - 0 8 - 5 - 0 28 3550 25 10030 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 7 4846 26 9649 Iowa 13 8 - 4 - 1 8 - 4 - 1 69 2143 27 9492 Texas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 35 3378 28 9189 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 27 3596 29 9096 Army 12 8 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 70 2130 30 8851 Arkansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 61 2444 31 8847 UCLA 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 81 1829 32 8401 Penn State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 13 4411 33 8194 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 78 1959 34 8121 Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 74 2055 35 7833 Alabama 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 15 4096 36 7572 Temple 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 44 3060 37 7522 Arizona 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 84 1667 38 7372 Texas Christian 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 83 1720 39 7084 Air Force 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 101 860 40 6996 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 56 2582 41 6908 Purdue 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 47 2953 42 6854 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 3846 43 6769 Wisconsin 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 76 1981 44 6558 Michigan 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 38 3240 45 6374 Nevada Las Vegas 13 11 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 130 -1123 46 6309 Cal State Fullerton 12 11 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 137 -1687 47 6224 North Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 30 3549 48 6193 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 58 2505 49 5614 Arizona State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 63 2345 50 5126 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 67 2175 51 4911 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 51 2796 52 4903 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 2863 53 4723 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 99 910 54 4596 Michigan State 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 64 2331 55 4469 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 40 3195 56 3893 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 21 3831 57 3889 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 79 1917 58 3402 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 88 1563 59 3313 Navy 11 4 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 54 2685 60 3168 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 1169 61 2845 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 39 3223 62 2699 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 132 -1232 63 2511 Utah 12 6 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 104 353 64 2430 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 53 2707 65 2296 Central Michigan 11 8 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 140 -2246 66 2200 Kansas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 73 2092 67 1904 Toledo 12 8 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 135 -1492 68 1870 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 24 3761 69 1474 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 107 184 70 1390 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 41 3136 71 948 San Diego State 12 4 - 7 - 1 4 - 7 - 1 90 1403 72 752 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 89 1553 73 718 San Jose State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 117 -411 74 372 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 60 2457 75 -115 Kansas State 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 66 2282 76 -280 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 22 3822 77 -410 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 129 -1012 78 -625 Wyoming 12 6 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 109 -50 79 -979 Indiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 156 -3933 80 -1013 Fresno State 12 6 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 127 -753 81 -1224 Southern Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 91 1362 82 -1862 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 37 3313 83 -1881 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 52 2714 84 -2711 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 111 -116 85 -2780 Cal State Long Beach 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 105 303 86 -2945 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 93 1282 87 -3048 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 62 2408 88 -3613 Western Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 139 -1832 89 -3663 Iowa State 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 98 1096 90 -3694 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 57 2515 91 -4166 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 46 2966 92 -4604 Ohio University 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 124 -571 93 -4792 New Mexico 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 114 -257 94 -5402 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 87 1600 95 -5495 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 134 -1434 96 -5625 Indiana 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 49 2851 97 -5867 Utah State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 77 1975 98 -5890 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 72 2099 99 -6109 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 131 -1216 100 -6819 Ball State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 118 -455 101 -7223 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 108 144 102 -7303 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 138 -1799 103 -7511 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 128 -1005 104 -8858 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 159 -4360 105 -9308 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 112 -148 106 -11907 Wichita State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 136 -1680 107 -13271 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 141 -2324 108 -13578 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 163 -4940 109 -13854 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 157 -4123 110 -15114 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 161 -4670