QPRS THE TOP 100 AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS SINCE 1940 Rank Year College Record Schedule Offense Defense Overall Strength Rating Rating Rating 1. 1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 55.93 280.03 203.99 484.02 2. 1971 Nebraska 13-0-0 51.94 262.88 220.68 483.56 3. 1993 Florida State 12-1-0 58.18 267.59 215.82 483.41 4. 2005 Texas 13-0-0 54.72 279.59 197.30 476.89 5. 1972 Southern Cal 12-0-0 52.64 264.20 206.01 470.21 6. 2001 Miami 12-0 53.82 260.31 208.89 469.20 7. 1986 Oklahoma 11-1-0 54.01 250.35 216.09 466.44 8. 1991 Washington 12-0-0 50.03 256.31 206.94 463.25 9. 1992 Alabama 13-0-0 51.02 255.19 200.75 455.94 10. 2004 Southern Cal 13-0 50.66 259.47 193.74 453.21 11. 1974 Oklahoma 11-0-0 49.33 246.66 206.05 452.71 12. 1994 Nebraska 13-0-0 51.94 259.19 193.45 452.64 13. 2002 Ohio State 14-0 52.23 261.25 185.53 446.78 14. 1997 Nebraska 13-0-0 47.62 261.93 184.10 446.03 15. 1986 Penn State 12-0-0 53.27 254.87 191.13 446.00 16. 1947 Michigan 10-0-0 47.50 234.40 210.94 445.34 17. 1987 Florida State 11-1-0 59.88 259.84 184.64 444.48 18. 1997 Michigan 12-0-0 51.31 249.45 194.71 444.16 19. 1987 Miami 12-0-0 52.00 248.33 195.26 443.59 20. 1996 Florida 12-1 57.56 262.12 181.13 443.25 21. 1991 Miami 12-0-0 49.97 243.11 199.56 442.67 22. 1994 Penn State 12-0-0 50.96 268.92 173.13 442.05 23. 1999 Florida State 12-0 55.17 263.51 178.31 441.82 24. 1979 Alabama 12-0-0 42.81 232.54 208.28 440.82 25. 1998 Tennessee 13-0 51.03 257.71 182.45 440.16 26. 1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0 55.68 242.28 197.17 439.45 27. 1973 Alabama 11-1-0 53.58 241.91 196.62 438.53 28. 1958 Louisiana State 11-0-0 49.38 229.40 209.11 438.51 29. 1988 Miami 11-1-0 56.96 243.75 194.42 438.17 30. 1947 Texas 10-1-0 61.78 235.11 201.46 436.57 31. 1983 Nebraska 12-1-0 50.37 256.05 179.29 435.34 32. 2000 Oklahoma 13-0 50.38 255.26 179.87 435.13 33. 1978 Southern Cal 12-1-0 61.78 253.02 181.42 434.44 34. 1996 Ohio State 11-1 54.06 243.54 190.87 434.41 35. 1975 Ohio State 11-1-0 52.59 237.18 194.88 432.06 36. 2004 Auburn 13-0 50.13 244.84 186.07 430.91 37. 2000 Florida State 11-2 57.96 240.23 189.96 430.19 38. 1996 Florida State 11-1 56.48 250.13 178.79 429.02 39. 1972 Oklahoma 11-1-0 52.30 227.85 200.28 428.13 40. 1949 Notre Dame 10-0-0 49.02 234.04 193.95 427.99 41. 1997 Florida State 11-1-0 55.71 250.42 177.36 427.78 42. 1956 Georgia Tech 10-1-0 54.46 221.47 205.51 426.98 43. 1999 Nebraska 12-1 52.75 247.00 179.89 426.89 44. 1945 Army 9-0-0 47.08 224.94 201.65 426.59 45. 1948 Michigan 9-0-0 52.30 222.60 203.75 426.35 46. 1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0 41.77 223.54 202.79 426.33 47. 1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0 51.58 246.16 180.12 426.28 48. 1989 Notre Dame 12-1-0 58.52 249.89 174.23 424.12 49. 1973 Oklahoma 10-0-1 55.08 241.52 182.30 423.82 50. 1992 Florida State 11-1-0 55.75 248.67 174.66 423.33 51. 1981 Clemson 12-0-0 48.33 234.83 188.41 423.24 52. 2005 Southern Cal 12-1-0 54.42 260.42 162.17 422.59 53. 1973 Ohio State 10-0-1 44.83 222.21 199.09 421.30 54. 1961 Alabama 11-0-0 43.45 208.90 211.26 420.16 55. 1963 Texas 11-0-0 47.91 227.91 192.01 419.92 56. 1998 Florida State 11-2 60.89 242.63 177.07 419.70 57. 1961 Louisiana State 10-1-0 53.71 220.97 198.64 419.61 58. 1985 Michigan 10-1-1 58.13 229.76 189.61 419.37 59. 1952 Georgia Tech 12-0-0 48.13 218.34 200.89 419.23 60. 1978 Alabama 11-1-0 59.22 247.19 170.47 417.66 61. 1996 Nebraska 11-2 54.88 239.80 177.75 417.55 62. 2003 Oklahoma 12-2 52.56 243.05 173.77 416.82 63. 2002 Southern Cal 11-2 63.13 252.03 163.55 415.58 64. 1975 Alabama 11-1-0 46.83 219.83 195.43 415.26 65. 1987 Oklahoma 11-1-0 47.76 226.60 188.43 415.03 66. 1966 Alabama 11-0-0 42.63 212.62 201.20 413.82 1976 Southern Cal 11-1-0 51.50 235.17 178.65 413.82 68. 2000 Miami 11-1 57.33 241.83 170.70 412.53 69. 1971 Oklahoma 11-1-0 53.48 246.46 166.05 412.51 70. 1998 Ohio State 11-1 51.88 234.59 177.57 412.16 71. 2002 Georgia 13-1 53.51 244.16 167.88 412.04 72. 1964 Alabama 10-1-0 57.85 228.43 183.30 411.73 73. 1949 Oklahoma 11-0-0 45.90 223.07 187.62 410.69 74. 2004 Oklahoma 12-1 54.29 245.85 163.63 409.48 75. 1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 49.82 204.75 204.21 408.96 76. 1988 Florida State 11-1-0 57.10 237.12 171.46 408.58 77. 1982 Nebraska 12-1-0 49.22 232.98 175.37 408.35 78. 1946 Army 9-0-1 58.76 223.82 184.43 408.25 79. 1989 Colorado 11-1-0 51.88 236.93 171.19 408.12 80. 1954 Ohio State 10-0-0 48.89 222.68 185.02 407.70 81. 1979 Oklahoma 11-1-0 49.18 232.19 174.85 407.04 82. 1969 Texas 11-0-0 41.44 227.43 179.38 406.81 83. 1970 Texas 10-1-0 53.06 234.57 172.10 406.67 84. 1983 Auburn 11-1-0 62.61 246.14 160.47 406.61 85. 1952 Southern Cal 10-1-0 52.32 207.73 198.58 406.31 86. 1979 Ohio State 11-1-0 47.64 227.78 178.43 406.21 87. 1971 Alabama 11-1-0 56.08 227.83 177.74 405.57 88. 1977 Texas 11-1-0 50.44 232.63 172.58 405.21 89. 1979 Southern Cal 11-0-1 50.17 237.76 166.35 404.11 90. 1989 Miami 11-1-0 50.55 226.60 177.50 404.10 91. 2002 Miami 12-1 54.13 243.80 159.24 403.04 92. 2003 Southern Cal 12-1 49.25 242.08 160.51 402.59 93. 1990 Colorado 11-1-1 59.18 244.05 157.27 401.32 94. 1967 Southern Cal 10-1-0 53.80 221.05 179.77 400.82 95. 1980 Georgia 12-0-0 40.83 229.41 170.57 399.98 96. 1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 49.21 204.62 195.30 399.92 97. 1961 Texas 10-1-0 47.05 211.65 187.04 398.69 98. 1965 Michigan State 10-1-0 53.25 215.41 182.98 398.39 99. 1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0 34.23 210.26 187.52 397.58 100. 1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0 54.04 231.75 165.77 397.52 (c) January 2006 by Clyde P. Berryman QPRS (Quality Point Rating System) -- QPRS is a mathematical formuka rating system for evaluating the performances of American football teams which takes into account a team's Schedule Strength, Won-Loss Record, and its Points Fielded/Points Allowed.