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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 18823 Michigan 12 10 - 1 - 1 7 4351 2 18608 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 6 4471 3 18493 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 26 3314 4 17733 Tennessee 12 9 - 1 - 2 8 4254 5 16327 Alabama 12 9 - 2 - 1 5 4533 6 16224 Miami FL 12 10 - 2 - 0 18 3546 7 16174 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 30 3206 8 15252 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 17 3554 9 14599 Iowa 12 10 - 2 - 0 32 3157 10 14346 Auburn 12 8 - 4 - 0 4 4789 11 14327 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 24 3322 12 13797 Air Force 13 12 - 1 - 0 87 1338 13 13712 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 15 3670 14 13221 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 61 2248 15 12848 Baylor 12 9 - 3 - 0 28 3286 16 12729 Georgia 12 7 - 3 - 2 9 4066 17 12668 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 47 2647 18 12537 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 31 3158 19 12483 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 39 3010 20 12387 Georgia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 59 2334 21 12349 Florida State 12 9 - 3 - 0 29 3252 22 11884 Delaware 2 2 - 0 - 0 92 1190 23 11596 Brigham Young 14 11 - 3 - 0 83 1395 24 10506 Nevada Reno 2 2 - 0 - 0 145 -1849 25 10352 Furman 1 1 - 0 - 0 124 -927 26 10129 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 5222 27 9818 Grambling 1 1 - 0 - 0 133 -1390 28 9788 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 22 3381 29 9630 Michigan State 12 7 - 5 - 0 12 3773 30 9511 Arizona 12 8 - 3 - 1 74 1777 31 9365 Minnesota 12 7 - 5 - 0 21 3478 32 9123 Arizona State 12 8 - 4 - 0 60 2308 33 8989 McNeese State 1 1 - 0 - 0 138 -1570 34 8670 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 66 2115 35 8340 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 - 0 27 3298 36 7772 Bowling Green 12 11 - 1 - 0 118 -700 37 7626 Fresno State 12 11 - 0 - 1 148 -2229 38 7622 Colorado 12 7 - 5 - 0 43 2736 39 7491 Eastern Washington 1 1 - 0 - 0 126 -1009 40 7399 West Virginia 11 7 - 3 - 1 70 1944 41 7211 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 19 3493 42 7180 Washington 12 7 - 5 - 0 44 2675 43 6950 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 13 3768 44 6666 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 135 -1512 45 6662 Southern California 12 6 - 6 - 0 23 3380 46 6278 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 25 3314 47 6213 Army 12 9 - 3 - 0 110 11 48 5932 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 71 1792 49 5875 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 16 3573 50 5310 Clemson 12 6 - 6 - 0 48 2622 51 5210 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 102 696 52 5126 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 14 3679 53 4746 Pittsburgh 11 5 - 5 - 1 50 2549 54 4542 Utah 12 8 - 4 - 0 106 459 55 4492 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 160 -3949 56 4335 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 78 1564 57 4247 Marshall 1 1 - 0 - 0 165 -4535 58 4208 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 41 2921 59 4189 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 90 1304 60 4062 Louisiana Monroe 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7626 61 3970 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 123 -888 62 3594 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 2200 63 3306 Richmond 2 1 - 1 - 0 94 874 64 3175 Kansas 12 6 - 6 - 0 80 1451 65 3025 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 72 1787 66 2964 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 81 1420 67 2845 Akron 3 2 - 1 - 0 119 -785 68 2814 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 56 2401 69 2557 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 53 2449 70 2392 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 52 2495 71 2388 San Diego State 12 5 - 6 - 1 86 1339 72 2227 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 42 2857 73 2104 Boston College 12 4 - 8 - 0 37 3094 74 1946 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 2116 75 1808 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 46 2653 76 1728 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 55 2423 77 1612 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 88 1334 78 1543 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 76 1646 79 1370 Iowa State 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 1779 80 1297 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 10 3860 81 1155 Central Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 140 -1668 82 1148 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 114 -159 83 837 Stanford 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 2359 84 664 Murray State 1 0 - 0 - 1 107 332 85 664 Memphis 11 2 - 7 - 2 40 2983 86 625 Hawaii 12 4 - 6 - 2 95 837 87 426 Western Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 2 6184 88 341 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 75 1716 89 272 Montana 2 1 - 1 - 0 85 1354 90 142 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 7 - 1 38 3024 91 -207 Missouri State 3 2 - 0 - 1 156 -3396 92 -602 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 79 1509 93 -691 Rutgers 11 2 - 8 - 1 20 3478 94 -1405 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 45 2674 95 -1466 Arkansas State 3 1 - 2 - 0 108 161 96 -1570 Northern Iowa 4 3 - 1 - 0 157 -3454 97 -1628 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 98 786 98 -1854 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 62 2233 99 -2019 Cal State Long Beach 12 6 - 6 - 0 128 -1156 100 -2515 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 67 2112 101 -2626 Western Michigan 11 4 - 6 - 1 115 -332 102 -2780 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 64 2191 103 -3006 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 109 35 104 -3006 Wyoming 11 3 - 8 - 0 77 1566 105 -3025 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 3 - 1 151 -2829 106 -3141 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 99 778 107 -3356 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 93 1085 108 -3452 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5 - 5 - 1 141 -1719 109 -3498 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 58 2353 110 -3947 Cal State Fullerton 11 6 - 5 - 0 144 -1811 111 -4381 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 33 3139 112 -4796 Eastern Illinois 4 2 - 2 - 0 150 -2532 113 -4899 Tulane 11 1 - 10 - 0 51 2509 114 -4949 Illinois State 11 6 - 3 - 2 163 -4127 115 -5030 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 54 2441 116 -5172 North Texas 4 1 - 3 - 0 112 -34 117 -5326 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 49 2605 118 -5402 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 127 -1123 119 -5706 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 125 -981 120 -5794 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 122 -881 121 -6167 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 -809 122 -6320 Eastern Michigan 11 4 - 7 - 0 132 -1288 123 -6424 Pacific 12 5 - 7 - 0 147 -2197 124 -6504 Texas Arlington 2 1 - 1 - 0 158 -3578 125 -6650 Lamar 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 648 126 -6854 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 3813 127 -6969 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 113 -96 128 -7507 Boise State 2 0 - 2 - 0 104 630 129 -7633 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 1380 130 -7660 San Jose State 11 2 - 8 - 1 117 -652 131 -7760 Yale 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 3106 132 -7898 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 105 540 133 -7983 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0 - 2 - 0 34 3132 134 -8386 Pennsylvania 1 0 - 1 - 0 35 3106 135 -8459 Indiana State 10 4 - 6 - 0 155 -3258 136 -8824 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 89 1309 137 -8912 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 131 -1259 138 -9070 Ohio University 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 -594 139 -9331 Appalachian State 2 0 - 2 - 0 111 -4 140 -9346 Holy Cross 2 0 - 2 - 0 68 2079 141 -9730 Virginia Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 69 1982 142 -9957 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 97 800 143 -10030 Southern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 162 -3993 144 -10636 William & Mary 3 0 - 3 - 0 101 751 145 -11082 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 -1570 146 -11216 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 1407 147 -11374 Austin Peay 1 0 - 1 - 0 100 771 148 -11619 Angelo State 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 -1512 149 -11639 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 159 -3906 150 -11723 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 130 -1194 151 -11746 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 1278 152 -12130 Citadel 1 0 - 1 - 0 96 806 153 -12883 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 129 -1180 154 -13678 Idaho 1 0 - 1 - 0 134 -1390 155 -14181 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -1749 156 -14592 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 -3212 157 -15137 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 -1512 158 -15847 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -1973 159 -16181 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 -814 160 -17130 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 142 -1726 161 -17898 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 -2474 162 -18274 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 -3949 163 -18865 Central Florida 2 0 - 2 - 0 152 -3211 164 -19741 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 -3212 165 -21235 Saint Cloud State 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 -4229 166 -23934 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 -5015 167 -25305 Lincoln MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 -5015