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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 20064 Penn State 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 23 43 2 17967 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 57 55 3 17671 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 52 53 4 17172 Arizona State 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 24 43 5 15402 Alabama 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 16 40 6 15029 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 54 54 7 14680 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 12 36 8 14238 UCLA 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 13 37 9 14150 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 62 59 10 13943 Washington 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 15 38 11 13808 Michigan 13 11 - 2 - 0 11 - 2 - 0 43 51 12 13278 Arizona 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 25 43 13 12956 Southern California 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 6 27 14 12395 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 10 35 15 12030 Ohio State 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 56 54 16 11589 Boston College 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 40 51 17 11481 Clemson 12 8 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 35 49 18 11358 Arkansas 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 58 55 19 11339 Baylor 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 53 53 20 11262 Texas A&M 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 41 51 21 10606 Georgia 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 26 43 22 9469 Virginia Tech 12 9 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 75 64 23 9404 Florida 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 20 42 24 9077 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 60 56 25 8977 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 14 38 26 8597 Florida State 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 61 58 27 8478 Mississippi 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 0 64 60 28 8463 Iowa 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 88 70 29 7983 Oregon 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 8 31 30 7937 San Jose State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 108 81 31 7699 North Carolina 12 7 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 50 52 32 7591 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 21 42 33 7453 Temple 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 45 52 34 7115 Pittsburgh 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 29 46 35 6850 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 33 49 36 6689 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 55 54 37 6528 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 0 37 50 38 6374 San Diego State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 81 65 39 6309 Mississippi State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 34 49 40 6205 Michigan State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 68 61 41 6205 Tennessee 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 70 62 42 6174 Colorado 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 42 51 43 5652 Rutgers 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 36 50 44 5506 Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 30 47 45 5460 Brigham Young 13 8 - 5 - 0 8 - 5 - 0 84 68 46 5445 Fresno State 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 125 95 47 5387 Kentucky 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 46 52 48 5157 South Carolina 11 3 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 22 43 49 4427 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 9 33 50 4389 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 38 51 51 3724 Minnesota 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 65 60 52 3383 Colorado State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 94 74 53 3045 Indiana 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 85 69 54 2918 Tulsa 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 112 85 55 2595 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 79 65 56 2376 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 95 74 57 2292 Hawaii 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 100 75 58 2238 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 4 25 59 2177 Air Force 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 90 73 60 1866 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 96 75 61 1820 West Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 48 52 62 1781 Illinois 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 47 52 63 1685 Army 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 93 74 64 1681 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 89 73 65 1643 Cincinnati 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 71 63 66 1497 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 17 41 67 1163 Wyoming 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 101 75 68 1159 Rice 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 51 53 69 906 Miami OH 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 131 101 70 295 Duke 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 69 61 71 -529 Virginia 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 31 47 72 -994 Nevada Las Vegas 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 128 96 73 -1002 Texas Christian 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 63 60 74 -1017 Purdue 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 49 52 75 -1482 Cal State Long Beach 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 115 89 76 -1520 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 124 94 77 -2115 Tulane 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 97 75 78 -2142 Missouri 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 82 66 79 -2154 Northwestern 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 86 70 80 -2380 Wisconsin 12 3 - 9 - 0 3 - 9 - 0 73 63 81 -2553 New Mexico 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 102 77 82 -2615 East Carolina 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 39 51 83 -2945 Toledo 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 139 111 84 -3459 Houston 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 28 45 85 -3759 Texas El Paso 12 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 104 78 86 -4070 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 32 48 87 -4800 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 120 91 88 -4915 Utah 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 80 65 89 -4945 Louisville 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 99 75 90 -4999 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 98 75 91 -5187 Kansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 72 63 92 -5287 Central Michigan 10 5 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 138 111 93 -5533 Bowling Green 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 132 103 94 -6197 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 146 118 95 -6370 Eastern Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 149 120 96 -6831 Kent State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 130 101 97 -7472 Wichita State 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 111 84 98 -7476 Kansas 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 105 79 99 -7699 Cal State Fullerton 12 3 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 116 89 100 -8551 Utah State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 122 92 101 -8908 Western Michigan 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 129 98 102 -8928 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 87 70 103 -10248 Northern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 121 91 104 -11681 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 113 85 105 -13908 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 136 110