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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 19027 Notre Dame 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 3 3918 2 17406 Florida State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 4 3706 3 17011 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 35 2287 4 16143 Colorado 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 50 1843 5 15924 Clemson 12 10 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 24 2786 6 15705 Tennessee 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 16 3071 7 15379 Southern California 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 7 3464 8 14561 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 13 3128 9 14542 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 11 3185 10 14250 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 19 2946 11 13643 Illinois 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 27 2633 12 12890 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 53 1777 13 12468 Virginia 13 10 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 12 3144 14 11470 Houston 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 77 849 15 11274 Penn State 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 23 2801 16 11266 Washington 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 8 3360 17 11205 Nebraska 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 76 865 18 9880 Michigan State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 39 2168 19 9450 Texas Tech 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 58 1613 20 9181 Texas A&M 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 33 2487 21 9104 Arizona 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 29 2539 22 8954 Pittsburgh 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 47 1950 23 8413 West Virginia 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 54 1725 24 7933 Mississippi 12 8 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 38 2192 25 7814 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 31 2511 26 7764 Oregon 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 61 1545 27 7756 Ohio State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 41 2043 28 7729 Duke 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 37 2243 29 7584 South Carolina 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 22 2843 30 7576 Brigham Young 13 10 - 3 - 0 10 - 3 - 0 86 549 31 6600 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 40 2155 32 6585 Washington State 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 36 2243 33 6243 Syracuse 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 65 1473 34 6071 North Carolina State 12 7 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 66 1440 35 5813 Georgia 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 32 2490 36 5760 Georgia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 55 1715 37 5341 Air Force 13 8 - 4 - 1 8 - 4 - 1 79 749 38 5260 Fresno State 12 11 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 130 -2802 39 5111 Louisiana State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 6 3493 40 5053 Oklahoma 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 92 242 41 4657 Hawaii 13 9 - 3 - 1 9 - 3 - 1 105 -438 42 4170 Kentucky 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 56 1699 43 4035 Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 14 3127 44 3947 Arizona State 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 60 1570 45 3943 UCLA 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 5 3680 46 3744 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 48 1917 47 3459 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 73 1175 48 3191 Southern Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 30 2519 49 2818 Louisiana Tech 10 5 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 88 422 50 2676 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 68 1382 51 2641 Northern Illinois 11 9 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 119 -1756 52 2595 Colorado State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 72 1222 53 2292 Iowa 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 42 2015 54 2219 Maryland 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 20 2945 55 1858 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 59 1578 56 1820 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 99 -91 57 1643 Oregon State 12 4 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 34 2366 58 1440 East Carolina 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 78 760 59 1401 Akron 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 2 - 0 106 -549 60 1282 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 15 3124 61 933 Louisville 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 104 -346 62 652 Iowa State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 97 4 63 537 San Diego State 12 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1 98 -80 64 280 Texas Christian 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 46 1964 65 -207 Stanford 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 18 2947 66 -226 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 25 2725 67 -829 San Jose State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 111 -1023 68 -837 Tulsa 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 108 -622 69 -902 Wyoming 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 89 389 70 -917 Purdue 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 21 2868 71 -1052 Tulane 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 64 1484 72 -1194 Eastern Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 129 -2754 73 -1743 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 71 1228 74 -2538 Cal State Fullerton 11 6 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 125 -2498 75 -2580 Ball State 12 7 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 135 -3013 76 -2688 Army 11 6 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 124 -2484 77 -2910 Rice 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 49 1865 78 -2914 Wisconsin 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 26 2669 79 -3002 Utah 12 4 - 8 - 0 4 - 8 - 0 84 655 80 -3014 Wake Forest 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 45 1973 81 -3244 Boston College 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 63 1532 82 -4961 Central Michigan 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 131 -2862 83 -4980 Rutgers 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 91 245 84 -5122 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 133 -2975 85 -5245 Memphis 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 62 1533 86 -5295 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 109 -718 87 -5399 Missouri 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 52 1778 88 -5425 Utah State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 103 -289 89 -6432 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 117 -1482 90 -6670 Vanderbilt 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 43 2004 91 -6946 North Carolina 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 57 1694 92 -7280 New Mexico 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 90 333 93 -7426 Western Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 136 -3102 94 -7476 Bowling Green 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 132 -2886 95 -7622 Texas El Paso 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 96 77 96 -7726 Temple 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 51 1818 97 -7772 Southern Methodist 11 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 67 1419 98 -8686 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 44 1998 99 -8728 Cincinnati 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 85 603 100 -9511 Cal State Long Beach 12 4 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 122 -2296 101 -9596 Pacific 12 2 - 10 - 0 2 - 10 - 0 95 84 102 -10798 Kansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 93 223 103 -12752 Miami OH 11 2 - 8 - 1 2 - 8 - 1 127 -2727 104 -13758 Ohio University 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 128 -2733 105 -16312 New Mexico State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 120 -1807 106 -17713 Kent State 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 123 -2413