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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 20252 Washington 12 12 - 0 - 0 22 43 2 19065 Miami FL 12 12 - 0 - 0 30 47 3 16688 Florida 12 10 - 2 - 0 11 38 4 16074 Michigan 12 10 - 2 - 0 13 40 5 15866 Penn State 13 11 - 2 - 0 23 43 6 15809 Florida State 13 11 - 2 - 0 45 50 7 14707 Alabama 12 11 - 1 - 0 38 49 8 14073 California 12 10 - 2 - 0 34 48 9 13843 Notre Dame 13 10 - 3 - 0 17 41 10 13271 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 40 49 11 13205 Syracuse 12 10 - 2 - 0 39 49 12 12760 Tennessee 12 9 - 3 - 0 14 40 13 12122 Iowa 12 10 - 1 - 1 76 60 14 11950 Texas A&M 12 10 - 2 - 0 77 60 15 11865 UCLA 12 9 - 3 - 0 16 41 16 11831 Stanford 12 8 - 4 - 0 21 42 17 11619 Clemson 12 9 - 2 - 1 44 50 18 10974 East Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 89 66 19 10955 Colorado 12 8 - 3 - 1 41 49 20 10936 Oklahoma 12 9 - 3 - 0 64 56 21 10329 Georgia 12 9 - 3 - 0 59 55 22 9335 Brigham Young 13 8 - 3 - 2 56 54 23 9273 Virginia 12 8 - 3 - 1 74 59 24 9089 Georgia Tech 13 8 - 5 - 0 26 44 25 9027 North Carolina State 12 9 - 3 - 0 67 57 26 8505 Ohio State 12 8 - 4 - 0 55 54 27 8286 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 140 112 28 8163 Indiana 12 7 - 4 - 1 52 53 29 7910 Tulsa 12 10 - 2 - 0 106 76 30 7253 Baylor 12 8 - 4 - 0 72 58 31 7150 Bowling Green 12 11 - 1 - 0 123 87 32 6858 Mississippi State 12 7 - 5 - 0 60 55 33 6819 Arizona State 11 6 - 5 - 0 32 48 34 6581 West Virginia 11 6 - 5 - 0 24 44 35 6412 Illinois 12 6 - 6 - 0 47 51 36 6339 Pittsburgh 11 6 - 5 - 0 42 50 37 6213 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 142 120 38 6159 Kansas State 11 7 - 4 - 0 86 65 39 5959 Kansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 54 54 40 5913 North Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 81 62 41 5840 San Diego State 13 8 - 4 - 1 83 64 42 5598 Air Force 13 9 - 4 - 0 104 73 43 5187 Cal State Sacramento 1 1 - 0 - 0 131 98 44 4811 Fresno State 12 10 - 2 - 0 130 97 45 4619 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 46 51 46 4531 Citadel 1 1 - 0 - 0 137 106 47 4400 Southern California 11 3 - 8 - 0 7 30 48 4135 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 28 45 49 4104 Louisiana State 11 5 - 6 - 0 33 48 50 4062 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 12 39 51 3816 Texas 11 5 - 6 - 0 51 53 52 3494 Arkansas 12 6 - 6 - 0 68 57 53 3264 Appalachian State 2 1 - 1 - 0 70 58 54 3118 South Carolina 11 3 - 6 - 2 25 44 55 3110 Texas Christian 11 7 - 4 - 0 97 71 56 3075 Vanderbilt 11 5 - 6 - 0 48 52 57 2999 Virginia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 71 58 58 2853 Rutgers 11 6 - 5 - 0 87 65 59 2845 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 73 59 60 2810 Utah 12 7 - 5 - 0 96 70 61 2622 Washington State 11 4 - 7 - 0 29 47 62 2553 Purdue 11 4 - 7 - 0 35 49 63 2503 Memphis 11 5 - 6 - 0 62 56 64 2407 San Jose State 11 6 - 4 - 1 112 81 65 2304 Louisiana Tech 11 8 - 1 - 2 135 102 66 2261 Texas Tech 11 6 - 5 - 0 93 69 67 2188 Central Michigan 11 6 - 1 - 4 128 94 68 2085 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 49 52 69 1121 Duke 11 4 - 6 - 1 61 56 70 979 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 19 42 71 956 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 25 72 760 Oregon 11 3 - 8 - 0 36 49 73 729 Furman 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 24 74 629 Hawaii 12 4 - 7 - 1 78 60 75 537 Miami OH 11 6 - 4 - 1 126 90 76 433 Texas El Paso 12 5 - 6 - 1 103 73 77 149 Toledo 11 5 - 5 - 1 109 79 78 130 Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7 79 72 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 147 127 80 57 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 91 68 81 -157 Wyoming 11 4 - 6 - 1 88 66 82 -399 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 43 50 83 -480 Maryland 11 2 - 9 - 0 8 34 84 -568 Michigan State 11 3 - 8 - 0 37 49 85 -783 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 101 73 86 -944 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 119 86 87 -1240 Iowa State 11 3 - 7 - 1 63 56 88 -1582 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 50 52 89 -1612 Ball State 11 6 - 5 - 0 127 90 90 -1616 Minnesota 11 2 - 9 - 0 15 41 91 -1712 Cincinnati 11 4 - 7 - 0 94 69 92 -1712 Rice 11 4 - 7 - 0 90 67 93 -2530 Central Florida 2 1 - 1 - 0 108 78 94 -2615 William & Mary 2 1 - 1 - 0 114 83 95 -2722 Southern Mississippi 11 4 - 7 - 0 105 74 96 -2791 Louisiana Monroe 2 1 - 1 - 0 125 89 97 -2903 Cornell 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 16 98 -3164 Pacific 12 5 - 7 - 0 117 83 99 -3283 Wake Forest 11 3 - 8 - 0 79 61 100 -3655 Missouri State 2 1 - 1 - 0 115 83 101 -3751 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 20 102 -3763 Oklahoma State 11 0 - 10 - 1 9 36 103 -3982 Colorado State 11 3 - 8 - 0 92 68 104 -4081 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 20 42 105 -4757 Temple 11 2 - 9 - 0 57 55 106 -5107 Army 11 4 - 7 - 0 118 84 107 -5130 Eastern Michigan 11 3 - 7 - 1 111 80 108 -5498 Illinois State 2 1 - 1 - 0 146 124 109 -5518 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 42 110 -5717 Virginia Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 23 111 -5894 New Mexico 12 3 - 9 - 0 95 69 112 -6090 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4 - 7 - 0 124 88 113 -6259 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 8 - 1 98 71 114 -6624 Louisville 11 2 - 9 - 0 80 61 115 -6693 Tulane 11 1 - 10 - 0 58 55 116 -6704 Southern Methodist 11 1 - 10 - 0 66 57 117 -6735 Georgia Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 45 118 -6758 Indiana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 82 63 119 -6781 Northwestern State LA 2 1 - 1 - 0 139 107 120 -7399 Cal State Long Beach 11 2 - 9 - 0 99 72 121 -7534 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 31 48 122 -7618 Akron 11 5 - 6 - 0 133 100 123 -7918 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 38 124 -8382 Ohio University 11 2 - 8 - 1 113 81 125 -8517 Montana 1 0 - 1 - 0 84 65 126 -8651 Northern Illinois 11 2 - 9 - 0 102 73 127 -8678 Navy 11 1 - 10 - 0 100 72 128 -9043 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 120 86 129 -9561 Kent State 11 1 - 10 - 0 107 77 130 -9626 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 69 58 131 -10333 Western Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 75 60 132 -10371 James Madison 1 0 - 1 - 0 65 57 133 -11063 Southern Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 65 134 -11508 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 54 135 -11673 Cal State Fullerton 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 83 136 -12023 Western Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 80 137 -13105 Harvard 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 106 138 -14469 Arkansas State 11 1 - 10 - 0 134 100 139 -14553 Eastern Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 87 140 -15191 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 122 87 141 -15344 Delta State 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 95 142 -16235 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 98 143 -17218 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 114 144 -18485 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 122 145 -19703 Howard 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 105 146 -20805 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 124 147 -21296 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 122 148 -21876 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 135 149 -23136 Troy 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 138