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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 18823 Michigan 12 10 - 1 - 1 4 36 2 18608 Florida 11 9 - 1 - 1 8 39 3 18493 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 24 49 4 17733 Tennessee 12 9 - 1 - 2 10 43 5 16327 Alabama 12 9 - 2 - 1 7 38 6 16224 Miami FL 12 10 - 2 - 0 34 51 7 16174 Penn State 12 11 - 1 - 0 32 51 8 15252 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 16 46 9 14599 Iowa 12 10 - 2 - 0 33 51 10 14346 Auburn 12 8 - 4 - 0 5 36 11 14327 UCLA 12 9 - 2 - 1 25 49 12 13797 Air Force 13 12 - 1 - 0 84 70 13 13712 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 13 44 14 13221 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 60 59 15 12848 Baylor 12 9 - 3 - 0 26 49 16 12729 Georgia 12 7 - 3 - 2 9 42 17 12668 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 55 58 18 12537 Maryland 12 9 - 3 - 0 36 52 19 12483 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 41 53 20 12387 Georgia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 66 61 21 12349 Florida State 12 9 - 3 - 0 35 51 22 11884 Delaware 2 2 - 0 - 0 86 71 23 11596 Brigham Young 14 11 - 3 - 0 85 70 24 10506 Nevada Reno 2 2 - 0 - 0 146 109 25 10352 Furman 1 1 - 0 - 0 125 98 26 10129 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 29 27 9818 Grambling 1 1 - 0 - 0 133 102 28 9788 Texas 12 8 - 4 - 0 27 50 29 9630 Michigan State 12 7 - 5 - 0 14 44 30 9511 Arizona 12 8 - 3 - 1 73 65 31 9365 Minnesota 12 7 - 5 - 0 28 50 32 9123 Arizona State 12 8 - 4 - 0 61 59 33 8989 McNeese State 1 1 - 0 - 0 141 106 34 8670 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 - 0 69 63 35 8340 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 - 0 30 51 36 7772 Bowling Green 12 11 - 1 - 0 119 93 37 7626 Fresno State 12 11 - 0 - 1 148 111 38 7622 Colorado 12 7 - 5 - 0 48 56 39 7491 Eastern Washington 1 1 - 0 - 0 127 99 40 7399 West Virginia 11 7 - 3 - 1 70 64 41 7211 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 21 47 42 7180 Washington 12 7 - 5 - 0 45 55 43 6950 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 11 44 44 6666 Abilene Christian 1 1 - 0 - 0 138 105 45 6662 Southern California 12 6 - 6 - 0 22 48 46 6278 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 31 51 47 6213 Army 12 9 - 3 - 0 112 86 48 5932 Syracuse 12 7 - 5 - 0 74 65 49 5875 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 19 47 50 5310 Clemson 12 6 - 6 - 0 49 56 51 5210 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 105 80 52 5126 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 20 47 53 4746 Pittsburgh 11 5 - 5 - 1 50 57 54 4542 Utah 12 8 - 4 - 0 107 81 55 4492 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 - 0 - 0 162 132 56 4335 Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 75 67 57 4247 Marshall 1 1 - 0 - 0 165 138 58 4208 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 43 55 59 4189 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 87 71 60 4062 Louisiana Monroe 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 8 61 3970 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 121 95 62 3594 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 65 61 63 3306 Richmond 2 1 - 1 - 0 95 76 64 3175 Kansas 12 6 - 6 - 0 92 72 65 3025 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 71 65 66 2964 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 88 71 67 2845 Akron 3 2 - 1 - 0 117 93 68 2814 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 47 56 69 2557 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 51 57 70 2392 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 53 58 71 2388 San Diego State 12 5 - 6 - 1 89 71 72 2227 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 39 53 73 2104 Boston College 12 4 - 8 - 0 37 52 74 1946 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 67 62 75 1808 Indiana 11 4 - 7 - 0 46 56 76 1728 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 62 59 77 1612 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 90 72 78 1543 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 81 69 79 1370 Iowa State 11 5 - 6 - 0 77 68 80 1297 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 44 81 1155 Central Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 136 104 82 1148 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 114 87 83 837 Stanford 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 58 84 664 Murray State 1 0 - 0 - 1 108 85 85 664 Memphis 11 2 - 7 - 2 38 53 86 625 Hawaii 12 4 - 6 - 2 100 76 87 426 Western Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 2 20 88 341 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 72 65 89 272 Montana 2 1 - 1 - 0 82 70 90 142 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 7 - 1 40 53 91 -207 Missouri State 3 2 - 0 - 1 157 125 92 -602 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 78 68 93 -691 Rutgers 11 2 - 8 - 1 23 49 94 -1405 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 44 55 95 -1466 Arkansas State 3 1 - 2 - 0 106 81 96 -1570 Northern Iowa 4 3 - 1 - 0 158 125 97 -1628 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 98 76 98 -1854 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 - 0 57 59 99 -2019 Cal State Long Beach 12 6 - 6 - 0 126 98 100 -2515 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 68 62 101 -2626 Western Michigan 11 4 - 6 - 1 115 88 102 -2780 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 58 59 103 -3006 Northern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 110 85 104 -3006 Wyoming 11 3 - 8 - 0 79 68 105 -3025 West Texas A&M 10 6 - 3 - 1 151 115 106 -3141 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4 - 7 - 0 103 79 107 -3356 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 93 73 108 -3452 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5 - 5 - 1 135 102 109 -3498 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 64 60 110 -3947 Cal State Fullerton 11 6 - 5 - 0 137 104 111 -4381 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 46 112 -4796 Eastern Illinois 4 2 - 2 - 0 150 114 113 -4899 Tulane 11 1 - 10 - 0 52 57 114 -4949 Illinois State 11 6 - 3 - 2 160 128 115 -5030 Missouri 11 1 - 10 - 0 59 59 116 -5172 North Texas 4 1 - 3 - 0 109 85 117 -5326 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 29 51 118 -5402 Drake 11 4 - 7 - 0 128 99 119 -5706 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 123 96 120 -5794 Toledo 11 4 - 7 - 0 122 95 121 -6167 Kent State 11 3 - 8 - 0 120 94 122 -6320 Eastern Michigan 11 4 - 7 - 0 129 99 123 -6424 Pacific 12 5 - 7 - 0 143 106 124 -6504 Texas Arlington 2 1 - 1 - 0 159 127 125 -6650 Lamar 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 80 126 -6854 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 37 127 -6969 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 111 86 128 -7507 Boise State 2 0 - 2 - 0 96 76 129 -7633 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 70 130 -7660 San Jose State 11 2 - 8 - 1 118 93 131 -7760 Yale 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 47 132 -7898 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 94 73 133 -7983 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0 - 2 - 0 42 55 134 -8386 Pennsylvania 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 47 135 -8459 Indiana State 10 4 - 6 - 0 152 118 136 -8824 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 91 72 137 -8912 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 131 100 138 -9070 Ohio University 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 92 139 -9331 Appalachian State 2 0 - 2 - 0 113 87 140 -9346 Holy Cross 2 0 - 2 - 0 63 60 141 -9730 Virginia Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 56 59 142 -9957 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 99 76 143 -10030 Southern Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 153 120 144 -10636 William & Mary 3 0 - 3 - 0 97 76 145 -11082 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 142 106 146 -11216 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 76 68 147 -11374 Austin Peay 1 0 - 1 - 0 102 78 148 -11619 Angelo State 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 105 149 -11639 Western Illinois 3 1 - 2 - 0 161 130 150 -11723 Youngstown State 2 0 - 2 - 0 130 100 151 -11746 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 69 152 -12130 Citadel 1 0 - 1 - 0 101 77 153 -12883 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 132 100 154 -13678 Idaho 1 0 - 1 - 0 134 102 155 -14181 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 109 156 -14592 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 123 157 -15137 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0 - 1 - 0 140 105 158 -15847 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 110 159 -16181 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 97 160 -17130 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 108 161 -17898 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 114 162 -18274 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 132 163 -18865 Central Florida 2 0 - 2 - 0 156 123 164 -19741 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 123 165 -21235 Saint Cloud State 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 135 166 -23934 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 143 167 -25305 Lincoln MO 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 143