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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 18823 Michigan 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 4 36 2 18608 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 8 39 3 18493 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 24 49 4 17733 Tennessee 12 9 - 1 - 2 9 - 1 - 2 10 43 5 16327 Alabama 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 7 38 6 16224 Miami FL 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 34 51 7 16174 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 32 51 8 15252 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 16 46 9 14599 Iowa 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 33 51 10 14346 Auburn 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 5 36 11 14327 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 25 49 12 13797 Air Force 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 84 70 13 13712 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 13 44 14 13221 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 60 59 15 12848 Baylor 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 26 49 16 12729 Georgia 12 7 - 3 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 9 42 17 12668 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 55 58 18 12537 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 36 52 19 12483 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 41 53 20 12387 Georgia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 66 61 21 12349 Florida State 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 35 51 22 11596 Brigham Young 14 11 - 3 - 0 11 - 3 - 0 85 70 23 10129 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 3 29 24 9788 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 27 50 25 9630 Michigan State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 14 44 26 9511 Arizona 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 73 65 27 9365 Minnesota 12 7 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 28 50 28 9123 Arizona State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 61 59 29 8670 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 69 63 30 8340 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 30 51 31 7772 Bowling Green 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 119 93 32 7626 Fresno State 12 11 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 148 111 33 7622 Colorado 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 48 56 34 7399 West Virginia 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 70 64 35 7211 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 21 47 36 7180 Washington 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 45 55 37 6950 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 11 44 38 6662 Southern California 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 22 48 39 6278 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 31 51 40 6213 Army 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 112 86 41 5932 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 74 65 42 5875 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 19 47 43 5310 Clemson 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 49 56 44 5210 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 105 80 45 5126 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 20 47 46 4746 Pittsburgh 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 50 57 47 4542 Utah 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 107 81 48 4335 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 75 67 49 4208 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 43 55 50 4189 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 87 71 51 3970 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 121 95 52 3594 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 65 61 53 3175 Kansas 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 92 72 54 3025 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 71 65 55 2964 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 88 71 56 2814 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 47 56 57 2557 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 51 57 58 2392 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 53 58 59 2388 San Diego State 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 89 71 60 2227 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 39 53 61 2104 Boston College 12 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 37 52 62 1946 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 67 62 63 1808 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 46 56 64 1728 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 62 59 65 1612 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 90 72 66 1543 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 81 69 67 1370 Iowa State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 77 68 68 1297 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 12 44 69 1155 Central Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 136 104 70 837 Stanford 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 54 58 71 664 Memphis 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 1 38 53 72 625 Hawaii 12 4 - 6 - 2 4 - 6 - 2 100 76 73 341 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 72 65 74 142 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 40 53 75 -602 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 78 68 76 -691 Rutgers 11 2 - 8 - 1 0 - 8 - 1 23 49 77 -1405 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 44 55 78 -1628 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 98 76 79 -1854 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 57 59 80 -2019 Cal State Long Beach 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 126 98 81 -2515 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 68 62 82 -2626 Western Michigan 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 115 88 83 -2780 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 58 59 84 -3006 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 110 85 85 -3006 Wyoming 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 79 68 86 -3025 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 3 - 1 4 - 1 - 1 151 115 87 -3141 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 103 79 88 -3356 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 93 73 89 -3452 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 135 102 90 -3498 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 64 60 91 -3947 Cal State Fullerton 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 137 104 92 -4899 Tulane 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 52 57 93 -4949 Illinois State 11 6 - 3 - 2 3 - 1 - 1 160 128 94 -5030 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 59 59 95 -5402 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 128 99 96 -5706 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 123 96 97 -5794 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 122 95 98 -6167 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 120 94 99 -6320 Eastern Michigan 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 129 99 100 -6424 Pacific 12 5 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 143 106 101 -6969 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 111 86 102 -7660 San Jose State 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 118 93 103 -7898 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 94 73 104 -8459 Indiana State 10 4 - 6 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 152 118 105 -8824 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 91 72 106 -8912 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 131 100 107 -9070 Ohio University 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 116 92 108 -9957 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 99 76 109 -10030 Southern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 153 120 110 -12883 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 132 100