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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 20908 Florida 13 12 - 1 11 - 1 10 35 2 19238 Florida State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 27 43 3 19196 Ohio State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 13 38 4 17598 Arizona State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 47 48 5 17368 Nebraska 13 11 - 2 11 - 2 20 41 6 15667 Colorado 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 19 41 7 15375 Penn State 13 11 - 2 11 - 2 35 46 8 15367 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 52 49 9 15052 North Carolina 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 59 51 10 14522 Washington 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 15 39 11 13850 Alabama 13 10 - 3 10 - 3 36 46 12 13697 Virginia Tech 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 66 53 13 13432 Syracuse 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 55 50 14 13393 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 8 - 3 37 47 15 12902 Michigan 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 11 37 16 12875 Iowa 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 34 46 17 12718 Brigham Young 15 14 - 1 14 - 1 94 69 18 12533 Louisiana State 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 69 55 19 12437 Kansas State 12 9 - 3 8 - 3 48 48 20 12215 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 8 - 3 56 50 21 11554 Southern Mississippi 11 8 - 3 8 - 3 38 47 22 10928 Northwestern 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 64 52 23 10475 Auburn 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 60 51 24 10045 Texas 13 8 - 5 8 - 5 45 47 25 9976 Army 12 10 - 2 8 - 2 98 72 26 9596 East Carolina 11 8 - 3 7 - 3 78 60 27 9469 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 72 56 28 9185 Virginia 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 65 52 29 8977 Southern California 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 14 38 30 8943 Wisconsin 13 8 - 5 8 - 5 71 55 31 8701 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 53 49 32 8582 Stanford 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 30 44 33 8298 UCLA 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 9 35 34 8263 Navy 12 9 - 3 8 - 3 88 66 35 8186 South Carolina 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 31 45 36 7822 Wyoming 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 105 78 37 7799 Michigan State 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 32 45 38 7449 Rice 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 74 57 39 7395 Oregon 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 39 47 40 7392 Houston 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 57 50 41 7249 Georgia 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 16 40 42 7238 Clemson 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 70 55 43 6524 Arizona 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 41 47 44 6132 San Diego State 11 8 - 3 8 - 3 103 77 45 6128 Utah 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 87 64 46 5959 Texas A&M 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 73 56 47 5848 Air Force 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 79 60 48 5667 California 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 49 48 49 5057 Colorado State 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 90 67 50 5030 Washington State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 51 49 51 4823 Mississippi State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 62 52 52 4757 Missouri 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 40 47 53 4650 Cincinnati 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 85 63 54 4323 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 68 55 55 4254 Louisville 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 61 52 56 4158 Kentucky 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 12 38 57 3874 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 21 42 58 3851 Arkansas 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 24 43 59 3747 Purdue 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 7 32 60 3563 Kansas 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 42 47 61 3505 Boston College 12 5 - 7 5 - 7 50 48 62 3317 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 76 58 63 2945 Memphis 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 25 43 64 2668 Indiana 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 28 44 65 2058 Nevada Reno 12 9 - 3 8 - 3 132 101 66 2042 Louisiana Lafayette 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 80 60 67 2023 Oklahoma State 11 5 - 6 4 - 6 83 61 68 1927 Pittsburgh 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 46 48 69 1916 New Mexico 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 104 78 70 1731 Maryland 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 84 61 71 1551 North Carolina State 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 33 46 72 1474 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 3 - 6 82 61 73 1440 Baylor 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 75 57 74 1136 Tulane 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 18 41 75 1094 Utah State 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 101 75 76 211 Ball State 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 127 97 77 65 Oklahoma 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 54 50 78 -3 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 26 43 79 -11 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 81 60 80 -38 Illinois 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 17 40 81 -49 Iowa State 11 2 - 9 1 - 9 44 47 82 -311 Miami OH 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 117 92 83 -1136 Fresno State 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 92 69 84 -1217 Ohio University 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 111 89 85 -1470 Texas Christian 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 93 69 86 -1585 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 2 - 8 29 44 87 -1712 Louisiana Tech 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 118 92 88 -1908 Idaho 11 7 - 4 3 - 4 131 101 89 -1939 Wake Forest 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 63 52 90 -2553 Rutgers 11 2 - 9 1 - 9 43 47 91 -3095 Toledo 11 7 - 4 6 - 4 134 102 92 -4185 Louisiana Monroe 11 5 - 6 1 - 6 106 82 93 -4185 San Jose State 12 3 - 9 3 - 9 86 63 94 -4266 North Texas 11 5 - 6 4 - 6 109 86 95 -4346 Duke 11 0 - 11 0 - 11 22 42 96 -4354 Central Florida 11 5 - 6 2 - 6 119 92 97 -4469 Temple 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 67 54 98 -5552 Alabama Birmingham 11 5 - 6 2 - 6 124 95 99 -5813 Central Michigan 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 136 103 100 -6389 Nevada Las Vegas 12 1 - 11 1 - 11 77 58 101 -7057 Bowling Green 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 126 97 102 -7069 Texas El Paso 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 102 75 103 -7073 Hawaii 12 2 - 10 2 - 10 91 68 104 -8079 Eastern Michigan 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 122 93 105 -8083 Akron 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 130 100 106 -8152 Arkansas State 11 4 - 7 1 - 7 121 93 107 -10306 Western Michigan 11 2 - 9 2 - 8 120 92 108 -11554 Northern Illinois 11 1 - 10 1 - 9 107 83 109 -12883 Boise State 12 2 - 10 1 - 8 128 98 110 -13512 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 0 - 9 110 88 111 -13655 Kent State 11 2 - 9 1 - 9 135 102