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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 21876 Miami FL 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 20 3795 2 21308 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 11 4661 3 17998 Auburn 12 9 - 1 - 2 9 - 1 - 2 12 4498 4 17767 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 65 2396 5 17280 Syracuse 12 11 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 49 2813 6 17207 Louisiana State 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 24 3710 7 16792 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 33 3280 8 15091 Michigan State 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 18 4083 9 14945 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 35 3163 10 14903 Clemson 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 32 3384 11 14903 Georgia 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 13 4470 12 14699 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 10 4703 13 14319 Notre Dame 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 9 4792 14 14158 UCLA 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 53 2726 15 12330 Tennessee 13 10 - 2 - 1 10 - 2 - 1 60 2539 16 11980 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 76 2016 17 11761 Alabama 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 7 4870 18 11650 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 39 3020 19 11477 Southern California 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 21 3795 20 11251 Florida 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 6 5005 21 10767 Iowa 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 67 2330 22 10371 Penn State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 22 3764 23 10033 Michigan 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 56 2622 24 9999 Ohio State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 25 3678 25 9696 Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 36 3151 26 9546 Indiana 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 41 2998 27 9273 Arkansas 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 70 2190 28 9070 Texas 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 26 3678 29 8359 Washington 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 57 2621 30 7864 West Virginia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 38 3044 31 7511 Arizona State 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 72 2120 32 7476 Wake Forest 11 7 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 62 2462 33 7269 Colorado 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 79 1779 34 7080 Wyoming 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 96 71 35 6823 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 17 4222 36 6301 Southern Mississippi 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 47 2883 37 6301 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 44 2926 38 6274 North Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 28 3615 39 6140 Rutgers 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 40 3018 40 6097 Maryland 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 5 5070 41 6086 Oregon 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 48 2859 42 6067 Tulane 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 51 2787 43 5713 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 16 4223 44 5460 Missouri 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 42 2983 45 5433 Texas Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 74 2092 46 5226 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 52 2743 47 5114 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 58 2558 48 5095 Arizona 11 4 - 4 - 3 4 - 4 - 3 78 1942 49 4945 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 93 384 50 4861 North Carolina State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 14 4386 51 4807 Air Force 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 98 -1 52 4776 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 19 4063 53 4250 Stanford 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 59 2544 54 4135 Eastern Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 123 -1853 55 4028 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 34 3184 56 4024 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 0 68 2232 57 3667 San Jose State 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 132 -2572 58 3586 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 85 1312 59 3425 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 86 1295 60 2741 Houston 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 63 2460 61 2572 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 88 1207 62 2488 California 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 50 2791 63 2073 Mississippi 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 29 3577 64 1950 Purdue 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 45 2916 65 1232 Illinois 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 46 2905 66 1217 Washington State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 43 2981 67 1048 Virginia Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 15 4352 68 503 Texas El Paso 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 115 -1455 69 49 Georgia Tech 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 30 3564 70 -234 Kent State 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 117 -1527 71 -468 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 103 -296 72 -971 Miami OH 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 94 367 73 -1178 Cincinnati 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 89 1149 74 -1658 Northwestern 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 61 2489 75 -1843 Iowa State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 54 2676 76 -1881 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 31 3486 77 -1946 San Diego State 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 97 1 78 -2135 Bowling Green 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 106 -584 79 -2384 Tulsa 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 73 2117 80 -2446 Wisconsin 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 82 1585 81 -3129 Rice 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 55 2671 82 -3175 Temple 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 80 1624 83 -3640 Hawaii 12 5 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 113 -1177 84 -3663 Central Michigan 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 122 -1837 85 -4055 Fresno State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 140 -2899 86 -4366 Western Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 116 -1466 87 -4596 Cal State Fullerton 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 119 -1814 88 -4627 Louisville 11 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 91 620 89 -4665 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 111 -1148 90 -5671 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 5 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 141 -3205 91 -5771 Navy 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 81 1612 92 -5917 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 118 -1537 93 -6543 Toledo 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 105 -513 94 -6554 Utah 12 5 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 126 -2161 95 -6758 Kansas 11 1 - 9 - 1 0 - 8 - 1 71 2186 96 -6931 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 134 -2738 97 -7637 Colorado State 12 1 - 11 - 0 1 - 11 - 0 90 804 98 -7879 Akron 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 124 -1995 99 -7968 Pacific 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 125 -2108 100 -8163 Kansas State 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 9 - 1 66 2379 101 -10467 Cal State Long Beach 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 145 -3668 102 -11166 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 108 -669 103 -13486 New Mexico 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 100 -203 104 -16408 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 146 -3822