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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 19138 Tennessee 13 13 - 0 13 - 0 24 3296 2 18120 Florida State 13 11 - 2 11 - 2 5 4319 3 17905 Ohio State 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 34 3064 4 15690 Florida 12 10 - 2 9 - 2 26 3282 5 15360 Kansas State 13 11 - 2 10 - 2 49 2580 6 15198 Wisconsin 12 11 - 1 11 - 1 65 2084 7 15191 UCLA 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 10 3735 8 14526 Texas A&M 14 11 - 3 11 - 3 8 3831 9 13943 Arizona 13 12 - 1 12 - 1 71 1770 10 13194 Georgia Tech 12 10 - 2 10 - 2 48 2645 11 12606 Michigan 13 10 - 3 10 - 3 43 2772 12 12460 Nebraska 13 9 - 4 9 - 4 15 3476 13 12391 Texas 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 22 3339 14 12234 Penn State 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 31 3159 15 12096 Virginia 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 40 2973 16 11869 Air Force 13 12 - 1 12 - 1 89 418 17 11658 Arkansas 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 56 2394 18 11642 Missouri 12 8 - 4 7 - 4 9 3772 19 11612 Virginia Tech 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 74 1627 20 11443 Georgia 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 39 2995 21 11224 Purdue 13 9 - 4 9 - 4 28 3271 22 11086 Tulane 12 12 - 0 12 - 0 112 -384 23 11078 Syracuse 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 33 3087 24 11043 Southern California 13 8 - 5 8 - 5 12 3639 25 10744 Miami FL 12 9 - 3 8 - 3 59 2303 26 10544 Notre Dame 12 9 - 3 9 - 3 47 2673 27 10018 Oregon 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 46 2706 28 8878 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 64 2086 29 8732 Colorado 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 53 2500 30 8490 Kentucky 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 25 3283 31 8113 Alabama 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 11 3702 32 8113 Mississippi State 13 8 - 5 7 - 5 50 2547 33 7488 North Carolina State 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 35 3048 34 6977 Michigan State 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 20 3358 35 6973 Miami OH 11 10 - 1 10 - 1 125 -1364 36 6823 Washington 12 6 - 6 6 - 6 13 3527 37 6743 Wyoming 11 8 - 3 7 - 3 81 1267 38 6689 North Carolina 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 51 2539 39 6489 Marshall 13 12 - 1 10 - 1 128 -1630 40 6439 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 60 2187 41 5994 Central Florida 11 9 - 2 7 - 2 117 -926 42 5832 Colorado State 12 8 - 4 8 - 4 87 847 43 5629 Oklahoma State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 37 2999 44 5495 Louisiana State 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 18 3422 45 5479 Southern Mississippi 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 79 1366 46 5049 Minnesota 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 36 3033 47 4942 Arizona State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 42 2817 48 4627 Mississippi 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 73 1671 49 4546 Auburn 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 4 4706 50 4427 California 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 21 3354 51 4327 Oklahoma 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 41 2942 52 4254 Texas Christian 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 78 1385 53 4224 Brigham Young 14 9 - 5 8 - 5 105 -16 54 4135 Oregon State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 45 2711 55 3237 Indiana 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 32 3142 56 3118 San Diego State 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 84 892 57 2899 Rice 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 70 1789 58 2576 Louisville 12 7 - 5 6 - 5 96 310 59 1939 Utah 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 123 -1229 60 1923 Boston College 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 52 2537 61 1858 Toledo 12 7 - 5 7 - 5 108 -176 62 1847 Stanford 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 14 3521 63 1781 Wake Forest 11 3 - 8 3 - 7 17 3423 64 1255 Southern Methodist 12 5 - 7 5 - 7 80 1365 65 1178 Louisiana Tech 12 6 - 6 5 - 6 93 342 66 1025 Iowa State 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 38 2997 67 683 Baylor 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 7 4101 68 664 Kansas 11 4 - 7 3 - 7 63 2093 69 487 Duke 11 4 - 7 3 - 7 67 1995 70 487 Iowa 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 27 3279 71 472 Clemson 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 54 2427 72 460 Bowling Green 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 88 738 73 291 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 4 - 6 76 1486 74 207 Idaho 12 9 - 3 7 - 3 140 -2381 75 195 East Carolina 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 109 -255 76 -23 Washington State 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 44 2763 77 -864 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 107 -125 78 -894 Houston 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 66 2024 79 -971 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 3 - 7 82 1208 80 -1040 Maryland 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 55 2403 81 -1152 Ohio University 11 5 - 6 5 - 6 103 65 82 -1167 Western Michigan 11 7 - 4 7 - 4 135 -2060 83 -1459 Army 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 72 1743 84 -1685 Nevada Reno 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 127 -1578 85 -1793 Northwestern 12 3 - 9 3 - 9 58 2372 86 -1912 Vanderbilt 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 16 3471 87 -2165 Illinois 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 57 2382 88 -2807 South Carolina 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 23 3336 89 -3429 San Jose State 12 4 - 8 4 - 8 92 380 90 -3598 Pittsburgh 11 2 - 9 1 - 9 69 1805 91 -4089 Central Michigan 11 6 - 5 5 - 5 136 -2130 92 -4093 Memphis 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 75 1558 93 -4304 Navy 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 86 872 94 -4481 Louisiana Monroe 11 5 - 6 2 - 6 120 -1093 95 -5003 North Texas 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 90 407 96 -5195 Temple 11 2 - 9 2 - 8 68 1818 97 -5226 Texas El Paso 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 104 -16 98 -5468 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 2 - 9 77 1423 99 -5483 Boise State 11 6 - 5 3 - 5 147 -3039 100 -5760 Akron 11 4 - 7 4 - 7 126 -1365 101 -5940 Alabama Birmingham 11 4 - 7 1 - 7 119 -1000 102 -6504 New Mexico State 11 3 - 8 3 - 8 113 -440 103 -7468 Northern Illinois 11 2 - 9 2 - 8 99 170 104 -7564 Eastern Michigan 11 3 - 8 3 - 7 118 -976 105 -7576 Utah State 11 3 - 8 2 - 8 122 -1172 106 -7998 Nevada Las Vegas 11 0 - 11 0 - 11 61 2173 107 -8010 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2 - 9 1 - 8 95 330 108 -8136 Arkansas State 12 4 - 8 3 - 8 129 -1700 109 -8206 New Mexico 12 3 - 9 2 - 9 121 -1166 110 -10809 Ball State 11 1 - 10 1 - 10 110 -296 111 -12921 Hawaii 12 0 - 12 0 - 12 91 392 112 -13405 Kent State 11 0 - 11 0 - 10 106 -76