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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 18827 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 23 3786 2 18078 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 14 4201 3 15552 Boston College 12 10 - 2 - 0 18 3946 4 14565 Washington 12 11 - 1 - 0 75 2054 5 13896 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 68 2173 6 13528 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 19 3896 7 12913 Brigham Young 13 13 - 0 - 0 106 256 8 12814 Oklahoma 12 9 - 2 - 1 59 2482 9 12810 Northwestern State LA 1 1 - 0 - 0 125 -612 10 12783 South Carolina 12 10 - 2 - 0 65 2328 11 12748 Auburn 13 9 - 4 - 0 17 3964 12 12372 Louisiana State 12 8 - 3 - 1 34 3453 13 11996 Florida State 12 7 - 3 - 2 33 3507 14 11750 Virginia 12 8 - 2 - 2 45 3046 15 11673 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 80 1876 16 11616 Georgia 12 7 - 4 - 1 8 4601 17 11393 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 26 3651 18 11343 Rutgers 10 7 - 3 - 0 42 3098 19 11316 Southern Methodist 12 10 - 2 - 0 82 1753 20 11270 Tennessee 12 7 - 4 - 1 12 4469 21 10951 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 71 2110 22 10947 Kentucky 12 9 - 3 - 0 50 2815 23 10944 Clemson 11 7 - 4 - 0 32 3519 24 10844 Southern California 12 9 - 3 - 0 43 3092 25 10686 Georgia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 29 3549 26 10425 Miami FL 13 8 - 5 - 0 28 3550 27 10064 Furman 1 1 - 0 - 0 103 695 28 10030 Syracuse 11 6 - 5 - 0 7 4846 29 9841 Louisiana Monroe 1 1 - 0 - 0 102 737 30 9649 Iowa 13 8 - 4 - 1 69 2143 31 9492 Texas 12 7 - 4 - 1 35 3378 32 9189 Notre Dame 12 7 - 5 - 0 27 3596 33 9096 Army 12 8 - 3 - 1 70 2130 34 8851 Arkansas 12 7 - 4 - 1 61 2444 35 8847 UCLA 12 9 - 3 - 0 81 1829 36 8401 Penn State 11 6 - 5 - 0 13 4411 37 8194 Virginia Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 78 1959 38 8121 Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 74 2055 39 7833 Alabama 11 5 - 6 - 0 15 4096 40 7645 Montana State 1 1 - 0 - 0 122 -506 41 7572 Temple 11 6 - 5 - 0 44 3060 42 7522 Arizona 11 7 - 4 - 0 84 1667 43 7514 McNeese State 2 2 - 0 - 0 150 -3095 44 7372 Texas Christian 12 8 - 4 - 0 83 1720 45 7084 Air Force 12 8 - 4 - 0 101 860 46 6996 Houston 12 7 - 5 - 0 56 2582 47 6927 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 119 -489 48 6908 Purdue 12 7 - 5 - 0 47 2953 49 6854 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 20 3846 50 6769 Wisconsin 12 7 - 4 - 1 76 1981 51 6558 Michigan 12 6 - 6 - 0 38 3240 52 6374 Nevada Las Vegas 13 11 - 2 - 0 130 -1123 53 6309 Cal State Fullerton 12 11 - 1 - 0 137 -1687 54 6224 North Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 30 3549 55 6193 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 58 2505 56 5614 Arizona State 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 2345 57 5425 Youngstown State 2 2 - 0 - 0 147 -2801 58 5203 Massachusetts 1 1 - 0 - 0 152 -3409 59 5126 Wake Forest 11 6 - 5 - 0 67 2175 60 4911 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 51 2796 61 4907 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 145 -2701 62 4903 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 2863 63 4723 Hawaii 11 7 - 4 - 0 99 910 64 4604 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 36 3367 65 4596 Michigan State 12 6 - 6 - 0 64 2331 66 4469 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 40 3195 67 3893 Pittsburgh 11 3 - 7 - 1 21 3831 68 3889 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 79 1917 69 3770 Western Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 7776 70 3586 Western Illinois 4 4 - 0 - 0 162 -4816 71 3402 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 88 1563 72 3313 Navy 11 4 - 6 - 1 54 2685 73 3168 Texas A&M 11 6 - 5 - 0 95 1169 74 3125 Murray State 1 1 - 0 - 0 144 -2701 75 2845 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 39 3223 76 2699 Bowling Green 11 8 - 3 - 0 132 -1232 77 2511 Utah 12 6 - 5 - 1 104 353 78 2430 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 53 2707 79 2296 Central Michigan 11 8 - 2 - 1 140 -2246 80 2200 Kansas 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 2092 81 1904 Toledo 12 8 - 3 - 1 135 -1492 82 1870 Tulane 11 3 - 8 - 0 24 3761 83 1820 Idaho 2 1 - 1 - 0 97 1107 84 1628 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7776 85 1474 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 107 184 86 1390 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 41 3136 87 948 San Diego State 12 4 - 7 - 1 90 1403 88 752 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 89 1553 89 718 San Jose State 11 6 - 5 - 0 117 -411 90 372 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 60 2457 91 -115 Kansas State 11 3 - 7 - 1 66 2282 92 -280 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 22 3822 93 -410 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 129 -1012 94 -522 Citadel 2 0 - 2 - 0 3 5867 95 -625 Wyoming 12 6 - 6 - 0 109 -50 96 -979 Indiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 156 -3933 97 -1013 Fresno State 12 6 - 6 - 0 127 -753 98 -1224 Southern Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 91 1362 99 -1547 Montana 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 4548 100 -1862 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 3313 101 -1881 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 52 2714 102 -1935 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 5109 103 -2580 Texas State 1 1 - 0 - 0 164 -5953 104 -2711 Miami OH 11 4 - 7 - 0 111 -116 105 -2780 Cal State Long Beach 11 4 - 7 - 0 105 303 106 -2872 Missouri State 2 2 - 0 - 0 167 -7173 107 -2945 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 93 1282 108 -3048 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 62 2408 109 -3594 Appalachian State 2 0 - 2 - 0 16 4017 110 -3613 Western Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 -1832 111 -3659 Harvard 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 4548 112 -3663 Iowa State 11 2 - 7 - 2 98 1096 113 -3694 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 57 2515 114 -3717 North Texas 3 0 - 3 - 0 6 4939 115 -4166 Colorado 11 1 - 10 - 0 46 2966 116 -4320 Virginia Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 5 4986 117 -4604 Ohio University 11 4 - 6 - 1 124 -571 118 -4634 Pennsylvania 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 4548 119 -4792 New Mexico 12 4 - 8 - 0 114 -257 120 -4849 William & Mary 4 0 - 4 - 0 25 3661 121 -5099 Marshall 3 2 - 1 - 0 151 -3330 122 -5103 Arkansas State 3 1 - 2 - 0 133 -1342 123 -5402 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 87 1600 124 -5495 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 6 - 1 134 -1434 125 -5625 Indiana 11 0 - 11 - 0 49 2851 126 -5867 Utah State 11 1 - 10 - 0 77 1975 127 -5890 Rice 11 1 - 10 - 0 72 2099 128 -6109 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 131 -1216 129 -6128 Richmond 3 0 - 3 - 0 55 2669 130 -6819 Ball State 11 3 - 8 - 0 118 -455 131 -6831 Texas Arlington 3 2 - 1 - 0 158 -4168 132 -6862 Central Florida 2 1 - 1 - 0 143 -2459 133 -7223 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 108 144 134 -7303 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 138 -1799 135 -7511 Eastern Michigan 11 2 - 7 - 2 128 -1005 136 -7848 Boise State 2 0 - 2 - 0 92 1324 137 -7852 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 3542 138 -8547 Lehigh 1 0 - 1 - 0 86 1656 139 -8858 Illinois State 11 5 - 6 - 0 159 -4360 140 -9308 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 - 0 112 -148 141 -9573 Louisiana Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 100 860 142 -9937 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 96 1148 143 -11116 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 94 1255 144 -11281 Princeton 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 1656 145 -11654 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 116 -312 146 -11907 Wichita State 11 2 - 9 - 0 136 -1680 147 -11973 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 -57 148 -12714 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 115 -312 149 -12986 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 126 -733 150 -13098 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 113 -248 151 -13271 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 141 -2324 152 -13578 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 163 -4940 153 -13854 Akron 2 0 - 2 - 0 142 -2450 154 -13854 West Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 157 -4123 155 -14307 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 123 -506 156 -14741 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 -489 157 -15114 Southern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 161 -4670 158 -15244 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 120 -489 159 -16634 Georgia Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 -3611 160 -16995 Northern Iowa 2 1 - 1 - 0 168 -7173 161 -17310 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 -3651 162 -17468 Lamar 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 -2945 163 -17894 Eastern Illinois 4 0 - 4 - 0 148 -2880 164 -18397 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -2701 165 -19960 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 -3611 166 -23174 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 -6927 167 -24057 Lincoln MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 -4429 168 -24764 Truman State 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -6789 169 -25797 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 169 -7557