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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 21972 Notre Dame 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 19 3752 2 21077 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 15 3886 3 18520 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 14 3887 4 18109 Southern California 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 4 5052 5 16880 UCLA 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 13 3978 6 15924 Michigan 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 28 3523 7 15479 West Virginia 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 87 1616 8 15210 Clemson 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 30 3390 9 15129 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 47 2596 10 15037 Nebraska 13 11 - 2 - 0 11 - 2 - 0 57 2331 11 13032 Washington State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 22 3704 12 13013 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 56 2372 13 12887 Oklahoma 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 40 2897 14 12783 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 94 1382 15 12645 Syracuse 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 67 2118 16 11700 Arizona 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 10 4402 17 11443 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 21 3716 18 11281 Southern Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 65 2171 19 11032 Wyoming 13 11 - 2 - 0 11 - 2 - 0 93 1405 20 10993 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 49 2490 21 10778 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 75 2024 22 10275 Georgia 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 73 2027 23 9776 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 63 2238 24 9381 Washington 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 16 3836 25 8759 Indiana 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 89 1543 26 8582 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 59 2330 27 8536 Michigan State 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 33 3339 28 8474 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 76 1950 29 8352 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 - 4 - 0 90 1532 30 8002 Texas A&M 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 37 3118 31 7622 Pittsburgh 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 44 2736 32 7560 Louisville 11 8 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 88 1574 33 7499 Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 46 2676 34 7365 Duke 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 62 2277 35 7050 Texas El Paso 13 10 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 113 20 36 6954 Hawaii 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 102 565 37 6885 Arizona State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 23 3673 38 6885 Stanford 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 7 4508 39 6819 Oregon State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 11 4261 40 6681 Wake Forest 11 6 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 0 68 2110 41 6631 Maryland 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 12 4020 42 6616 Penn State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 24 3566 43 6408 Oregon 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 35 3187 44 6266 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 20 3728 45 6220 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 81 1793 46 5687 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 42 2794 47 5364 Iowa 13 6 - 4 - 3 6 - 4 - 3 92 1481 48 5084 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 72 2029 49 4865 Memphis 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 77 1874 50 4819 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 39 2927 51 4819 Army 12 9 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 121 -761 52 4247 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 51 2431 53 4032 Fresno State 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 130 -2017 54 3697 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 64 2184 55 3041 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 80 1827 56 2492 Ohio State 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 41 2841 57 2323 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 400 58 2016 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 104 441 59 1989 Iowa State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 86 1634 60 1985 Virginia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 29 3484 61 1896 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 48 2504 62 1858 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 110 156 63 1839 Texas 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 61 2311 64 1731 Air Force 12 5 - 7 - 0 5 - 7 - 0 84 1672 65 1067 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 82 1773 66 806 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 36 3178 67 625 East Carolina 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 34 3221 68 610 Texas Christian 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 78 1857 69 583 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 45 2689 70 -7 Georgia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 66 2143 71 -69 Western Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 141 -3198 72 -172 Boston College 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 38 3089 73 -257 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 83 1740 74 -372 North Carolina 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 9 4423 75 -1639 San Diego State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 50 2447 76 -1651 Purdue 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 79 1830 77 -2234 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 148 -4095 78 -2307 Northwestern 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 71 2033 79 -2580 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 140 -3183 80 -2607 Louisiana Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 98 902 81 -2991 Cal State Fullerton 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 125 -1117 82 -3202 Mississippi State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 31 3366 83 -3482 Eastern Michigan 10 6 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 139 -3046 84 -3870 Minnesota 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 99 846 85 -4343 San Jose State 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 115 -410 86 -4650 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 103 502 87 -5233 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 74 2024 88 -5594 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 146 -3868 89 -5610 Rice 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 25 3539 90 -5825 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 144 -3555 91 -5840 Utah State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 122 -812 92 -6017 Akron 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 134 -2361 93 -6792 Kansas 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 58 2330 94 -6984 Cincinnati 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 108 282 95 -7303 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 128 -1416 96 -7334 Wisconsin 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 70 2044 97 -7537 Kent State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 143 -3222 98 -7802 Ohio University 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 135 -2452 99 -8221 New Mexico 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 101 645 100 -8939 Cal State Long Beach 12 3 - 9 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 119 -551 101 -9235 Kansas State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 60 2313 102 -9926 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 123 -958 103 -12192 Bowling Green 11 2 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 131 -2173 104 -14618 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 132 -2240 105 -15152 Miami OH 11 0 - 10 - 1 0 - 10 - 1 129 -1808