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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 20064 Penn State 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 21 3581 2 17967 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 50 2594 3 17671 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 41 2854 4 17172 Arizona State 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 23 3511 5 15402 Alabama 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 15 3952 6 15029 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 56 2542 7 14680 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 14 4019 8 14238 UCLA 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 10 4426 9 14150 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 62 2157 10 13943 Washington 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 13 4177 11 13808 Michigan 13 11 - 2 - 0 11 - 2 - 0 48 2707 12 13278 Arizona 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 20 3612 13 12956 Southern California 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 3 5116 14 12395 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 12 4244 15 12030 Ohio State 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 53 2582 16 11589 Boston College 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 39 2859 17 11481 Clemson 12 8 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 45 2742 18 11358 Arkansas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 58 2365 19 11339 Baylor 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 49 2610 20 11262 Texas A&M 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 43 2793 21 10606 Georgia 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 24 3462 22 9469 Virginia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 77 1544 23 9404 Florida 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 16 3843 24 9077 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 63 2117 25 8977 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 11 4271 26 8597 Florida State 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 59 2297 27 8478 Mississippi 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 0 67 1927 28 8463 Iowa 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 86 1092 29 7983 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 6 4825 30 7937 San Jose State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 108 -75 31 7699 North Carolina 12 7 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 55 2544 32 7591 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 18 3663 33 7453 Temple 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 40 2856 34 7115 Pittsburgh 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 25 3451 35 6850 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 32 3051 36 6689 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 51 2590 37 6528 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 0 44 2767 38 6374 San Diego State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 78 1535 39 6309 Mississippi State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 34 2994 40 6205 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 66 1932 41 6205 Tennessee 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 68 1801 42 6174 Colorado 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 38 2898 43 5652 Rutgers 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 35 2982 44 5506 Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 26 3325 45 5460 Brigham Young 13 8 - 5 - 0 8 - 5 - 0 83 1259 46 5445 Fresno State 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 126 -1356 47 5387 Kentucky 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 52 2587 48 5157 South Carolina 11 3 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 22 3513 49 4427 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 9 4665 50 4389 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 37 2909 51 3724 Minnesota 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 61 2159 52 3383 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 708 53 3045 Indiana 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 84 1187 54 2918 Tulsa 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 110 -253 55 2595 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 80 1301 56 2376 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 88 910 57 2292 Hawaii 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 96 687 58 2238 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 2 5337 59 2177 Air Force 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 92 764 60 1866 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 102 533 61 1820 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 36 2954 62 1781 Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 46 2734 63 1685 Army 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 97 609 64 1681 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 91 789 65 1643 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 65 1948 66 1497 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 19 3656 67 1163 Wyoming 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 98 603 68 1159 Rice 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 57 2541 69 906 Miami OH 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 130 -1748 70 295 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 75 1553 71 -529 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 42 2828 72 -994 Nevada Las Vegas 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 129 -1550 73 -1002 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 64 1982 74 -1017 Purdue 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 54 2581 75 -1482 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 119 -820 76 -1520 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 127 -1417 77 -2115 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 101 536 78 -2142 Missouri 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 74 1557 79 -2154 Northwestern 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 93 764 80 -2380 Wisconsin 12 3 - 9 - 0 3 - 9 - 0 72 1629 81 -2553 New Mexico 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 104 216 82 -2615 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 31 3188 83 -2945 Toledo 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 144 -2784 84 -3459 Houston 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 28 3294 85 -3759 Texas El Paso 12 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 107 -17 86 -4070 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 33 3030 87 -4800 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 123 -1204 88 -4915 Utah 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 73 1599 89 -4945 Louisville 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 103 246 90 -4999 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 109 -147 91 -5187 Kansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 69 1778 92 -5287 Central Michigan 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 143 -2678 93 -5533 Bowling Green 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 133 -1914 94 -6197 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 148 -3473 95 -6370 Eastern Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 149 -3572 96 -6831 Kent State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 131 -1759 97 -7472 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 114 -679 98 -7476 Kansas 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 106 2 99 -7699 Cal State Fullerton 12 3 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 122 -1094 100 -8551 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 120 -1015 101 -8908 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 128 -1544 102 -8928 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 85 1114 103 -10248 Northern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 116 -744 104 -11681 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 112 -324 105 -13908 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 136 -2409