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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 18946 Florida State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 16 36 2 18685 Florida 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 7 29 3 18666 Tennessee 13 11 - 2 11 - 2 4 24 4 18117 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 13 - 0 50 52 5 17882 Michigan 12 12 - 0 12 - 0 40 46 6 16527 Auburn 13 10 - 3 10 - 3 3 23 7 16454 Georgia 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 18 38 8 15759 UCLA 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 20 39 9 14956 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 47 51 10 13969 Kansas State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 63 59 11 13847 Washington State 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 37 45 12 13678 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 23 40 13 13570 Washington 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 14 34 14 13186 Ohio State 13 10 - 3 10 - 3 46 49 15 12430 Mississippi 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 10 32 16 11347 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 43 47 17 10886 Mississippi State 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 15 36 18 10402 Penn State 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 52 54 19 10264 Virginia 11 7 - 4 6 - 4 26 41 20 9411 Clemson 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 31 42 21 9304 Southern California 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 12 34 22 9239 Purdue 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 56 56 23 9027 Oregon 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 21 39 24 9027 Colorado State 13 11 - 2 11 - 2 102 74 25 9008 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 24 40 26 8935 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 5 28 27 8920 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 75 65 28 8766 Arizona 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 25 40 29 8582 Michigan State 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 44 48 30 7979 Texas A&M 13 9 - 4 8 - 4 77 65 31 7345 Marshall 13 10 - 3 9 - 3 109 77 32 7338 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 39 46 33 7307 Syracuse 13 9 - 4 9 - 4 83 67 34 7134 Notre Dame 13 7 - 6 7 - 6 32 42 35 6869 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 27 41 36 6731 Stanford 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 13 34 37 6647 Iowa 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 73 63 38 6639 Alabama 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 11 33 39 6535 Arkansas 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 6 28 40 6201 Miami OH 11 8 - 3 8 - 3 110 78 41 5978 Colorado 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 28 42 42 5932 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 81 67 43 5871 Missouri 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 57 56 44 5779 Air Force 13 10 - 3 9 - 3 108 77 45 5525 Texas Tech 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 61 58 46 5510 Toledo 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 101 74 47 5460 Wisconsin 13 8 - 5 8 - 5 58 56 48 5241 Ohio University 11 8 - 3 7 - 3 105 77 49 5207 Louisiana Tech 11 9 - 2 9 - 2 115 81 50 4869 Tulane 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 89 71 51 4869 Central Florida 11 5 - 6 4 - 6 54 55 52 4481 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 41 47 53 3962 Northwestern 12 5 - 7 5 - 7 38 45 54 3828 West Virginia 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 82 67 55 3697 New Mexico 13 9 - 4 8 - 4 112 78 56 3302 Cincinnati 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 111 78 57 3060 Rice 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 96 72 58 3010 California 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 19 39 59 2976 Western Michigan 11 8 - 3 8 - 3 116 82 60 2941 Virginia Tech 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 93 71 61 2465 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 84 68 62 2104 Wyoming 13 7 - 6 6 - 6 95 71 63 1432 Navy 11 7 - 4 5 - 4 122 89 64 1424 Brigham Young 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 87 70 65 1370 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 35 45 66 1340 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 59 57 67 864 Utah 11 6 - 5 6 - 5 106 77 68 710 Kansas 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 67 61 69 602 Fresno State 12 6 - 6 5 - 6 98 72 70 591 San Diego State 12 5 - 7 5 - 7 64 59 71 572 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 36 45 72 433 Pittsburgh 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 88 70 73 230 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 90 71 74 -53 Texas 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 62 58 75 -172 Oklahoma 12 4 - 8 4 - 8 51 53 76 -641 Duke 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 29 42 77 -1090 Nevada Reno 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 103 75 78 -1221 Louisiana Monroe 12 5 - 7 3 - 7 76 65 79 -1255 Maryland 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 22 40 80 -1409 Minnesota 12 3 - 9 3 - 9 53 54 81 -1501 Utah State 12 6 - 6 5 - 6 118 85 82 -1854 Indiana 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 33 43 83 -2008 Memphis 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 91 71 84 -2100 Ball State 11 5 - 6 4 - 6 107 77 85 -2154 Eastern Michigan 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 99 73 86 -2557 Bowling Green 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 60 57 87 -2699 Boston College 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 85 68 88 -3091 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 79 67 89 -3191 Baylor 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 49 52 90 -3563 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 92 71 91 -3744 Houston 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 65 60 92 -4158 Kent State 11 3 - 8 3 - 7 78 66 93 -4700 Temple 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 80 67 94 -4796 Iowa State 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 42 47 95 -4849 Akron 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 66 60 96 -5341 Hawaii 12 3 - 9 2 - 9 94 71 97 -5387 Tulsa 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 68 62 98 -5510 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 104 75 99 -6336 Alabama Birmingham 11 5 - 6 2 - 6 124 91 100 -6435 Illinois 11 0 - 11 0 - 11 30 42 101 -6570 Army 11 4 - 7 2 - 7 117 83 102 -6727 Idaho 11 5 - 6 2 - 5 128 94 103 -6727 Boise State 11 4 - 7 3 - 6 125 91 104 -6869 Central Michigan 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 100 73 105 -7050 Louisville 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 72 63 106 -7833 North Texas 11 4 - 7 3 - 7 121 88 107 -8513 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 86 69 108 -9477 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1 - 10 1 - 9 71 63 109 -10095 Northern Illinois 11 0 - 11 0 - 11 69 62 110 -11527 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 1 - 8 126 92 111 -12053 Rutgers 11 0 - 11 0 - 11 97 72 112 -13601 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 0 - 8 127 92