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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 18792 Alabama 13 13 - 0 - 0 27 44 2 17859 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 13 38 3 15674 Notre Dame 12 10 - 1 - 1 29 46 4 15605 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 43 51 5 14288 Michigan 12 9 - 0 - 3 57 56 6 14150 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 30 46 7 14027 Washington 12 9 - 3 - 0 16 39 8 13770 Stanford 13 10 - 3 - 0 11 37 9 12733 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 42 50 10 12337 Texas A&M 13 12 - 1 - 0 83 66 11 12130 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 105 82 12 12011 Tennessee 12 9 - 3 - 0 44 51 13 11988 Florida 13 9 - 4 - 0 9 34 14 11715 Syracuse 12 10 - 2 - 0 58 56 15 11328 North Carolina State 13 9 - 3 - 1 37 48 16 11066 Citadel 2 2 - 0 - 0 99 75 17 11066 Ohio State 12 8 - 3 - 1 38 49 18 10702 Mississippi 12 9 - 3 - 0 45 52 19 10314 Washington State 12 9 - 3 - 0 34 47 20 10183 Colorado 12 9 - 2 - 1 66 60 21 10064 North Carolina 12 9 - 3 - 0 52 54 22 9918 Southern California 12 6 - 5 - 1 5 28 23 9404 Arizona 12 6 - 5 - 1 21 41 24 8931 Hawaii 13 11 - 2 - 0 92 70 25 8536 Idaho 1 1 - 0 - 0 104 80 26 8494 Boston College 12 8 - 3 - 1 67 60 27 8467 Wake Forest 12 8 - 4 - 0 35 47 28 8209 Arizona State 11 6 - 5 - 0 23 42 29 7818 Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 55 56 30 7695 Mississippi State 12 7 - 5 - 0 31 46 31 7495 Fresno State 13 9 - 4 - 0 84 66 32 7246 Brigham Young 13 8 - 5 - 0 53 54 33 7077 Oregon 12 6 - 6 - 0 22 41 34 6977 Penn State 12 7 - 5 - 0 61 58 35 6831 Kansas 12 8 - 4 - 0 87 67 36 6485 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 139 113 37 6351 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 140 114 38 5905 UCLA 11 6 - 5 - 0 26 44 39 5706 Bowling Green 12 10 - 2 - 0 109 86 40 5514 Baylor 12 7 - 5 - 0 72 61 41 5425 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 17 40 42 5341 West Virginia 11 5 - 4 - 2 65 60 43 5099 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 18 40 44 5061 Auburn 11 5 - 5 - 1 39 50 45 4896 Southern Mississippi 11 7 - 4 - 0 93 71 46 4769 Memphis 11 6 - 5 - 0 85 67 47 4531 Clemson 11 5 - 6 - 0 40 50 48 4477 Oklahoma 11 5 - 4 - 2 69 61 49 4389 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 7 - 0 10 37 50 4385 California 11 4 - 7 - 0 14 39 51 4231 San Diego State 11 5 - 5 - 1 46 53 52 4200 Iowa 12 5 - 7 - 0 36 48 53 4047 Utah 12 6 - 6 - 0 73 61 54 3970 Texas 11 6 - 5 - 0 70 61 55 3878 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 47 53 56 3736 Arkansas 11 3 - 7 - 1 8 34 57 3697 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 103 79 58 3559 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 78 63 59 3267 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 49 54 60 3225 Troy 1 1 - 0 - 0 143 124 61 2845 Air Force 12 7 - 5 - 0 89 69 62 2595 Cal State Sacramento 1 1 - 0 - 0 145 128 63 2538 Kentucky 11 4 - 7 - 0 28 46 64 2465 Wisconsin 11 5 - 6 - 0 62 59 65 2373 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 56 56 66 2261 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 75 62 67 2246 Middle Tennessee 2 1 - 1 - 0 64 60 68 2154 Maryland 11 3 - 8 - 0 19 40 69 2135 Toledo 11 8 - 3 - 0 123 96 70 1912 Rice 11 6 - 5 - 0 100 75 71 1455 Purdue 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 54 72 1340 Wyoming 12 5 - 7 - 0 74 61 73 721 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 4 74 625 Northwestern 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 38 75 556 Georgia Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 6 76 541 Kansas State 11 5 - 6 - 0 96 73 77 311 San Jose State 11 7 - 4 - 0 115 91 78 284 Duke 11 2 - 9 - 0 20 41 79 268 Louisiana State 11 2 - 9 - 0 15 39 80 138 Colorado State 12 5 - 7 - 0 79 63 81 69 Akron 11 7 - 3 - 1 127 98 82 -42 Iowa State 11 4 - 7 - 0 71 61 83 -134 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 128 98 84 -157 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 81 66 85 -245 Louisiana Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 86 67 86 -476 Houston 11 4 - 7 - 0 82 66 87 -537 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 98 74 88 -556 Youngstown State 2 1 - 0 - 1 133 103 89 -660 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 80 65 90 -714 Utah State 11 5 - 6 - 0 101 77 91 -768 Miami OH 11 6 - 4 - 1 112 89 92 -1282 Appalachian State 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 21 93 -1359 Virginia Tech 11 2 - 8 - 1 54 55 94 -1401 Northwestern State LA 1 1 - 0 - 0 142 124 95 -1447 Army 11 5 - 6 - 0 97 74 96 -1447 Oregon State 11 1 - 9 - 1 7 29 97 -1724 Central Michigan 11 5 - 6 - 0 110 87 98 -1800 Missouri 11 3 - 8 - 0 60 57 99 -2177 Nevada Reno 12 7 - 5 - 0 132 101 100 -2688 New Mexico State 11 6 - 5 - 0 122 95 101 -2753 Cincinnati 11 3 - 8 - 0 77 63 102 -2795 Minnesota 11 2 - 9 - 0 48 53 103 -2926 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 94 71 104 -2952 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 95 72 105 -3075 Ball State 11 5 - 6 - 0 107 83 106 -3148 Pittsburgh 12 3 - 9 - 0 68 60 107 -3202 Tulane 11 2 - 9 - 0 51 54 108 -3636 Texas Christian 11 2 - 8 - 1 76 62 109 -4016 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 131 99 110 -4373 Furman 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 21 111 -4412 Northern Illinois 11 5 - 6 - 0 116 91 112 -4435 Nevada Las Vegas 11 6 - 5 - 0 125 97 113 -4765 Pacific 11 3 - 8 - 0 102 77 114 -4968 Navy 11 1 - 10 - 0 41 50 115 -5687 William & Mary 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 29 116 -6512 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 33 47 117 -6620 Western Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 24 43 118 -7315 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 88 68 119 -8405 Temple 11 1 - 10 - 0 63 59 120 -9603 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 120 95 121 -10037 North Texas 2 0 - 2 - 0 91 70 122 -10145 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 25 44 123 -10414 Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 47 124 -10851 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 106 82 125 -11013 Kent State 11 2 - 9 - 0 119 93 126 -11197 Ohio University 11 1 - 10 - 0 117 91 127 -11270 Colgate 1 0 - 1 - 0 59 57 128 -11328 Cal State Fullerton 11 2 - 9 - 0 113 89 129 -11493 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 90 70 130 -12176 Eastern Michigan 11 1 - 10 - 0 114 90 131 -12410 McNeese State 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 99 132 -12702 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 95 133 -13754 Liberty 1 0 - 1 - 0 135 111 134 -14065 Illinois State 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 111 135 -14081 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 - 0 124 96 136 -14085 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 126 98 137 -14292 James Madison 1 0 - 1 - 0 118 93 138 -14949 Texas Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 130 99 139 -14979 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 111 89 140 -15072 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 108 85 141 -15095 Missouri State 2 0 - 2 - 0 134 108 142 -18190 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 112 143 -18458 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 112 144 -19441 Southern Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 124 145 -22848 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 135 146 -23185 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 119 147 -23819 Louisiana Monroe 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 135 148 -24326 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 128