This list is not meant to rank teams in an absolute sense. I certainly do not believe the 1945 Army team could beat the 2005 Texas team (let alone ANY team from the present day). Rather, this is a measure of dominance within a single season's results. rank year team w l t power --------------------------------------------------- 1 1945 Army 9 0 0 117.46 2 1971 Nebraska 13 0 0 108.79 3 1995 Nebraska 12 0 0 107.46 4 1945 Alabama 9 0 0 106.86 5 1971 Oklahoma 11 1 0 106.62 6 2005 Texas 13 0 106.14 7 2001 Miami 12 0 106.08 8 2000 Oklahoma 13 0 103.70 9 1972 Southern Cal 12 0 0 103.55 10 1971 Alabama 11 1 0 103.54 11 1974 Oklahoma 11 0 0 103.08 12 1999 Florida State 12 0 103.05 13 1946 Notre Dame 8 0 1 102.87 14 1991 Washington 12 0 0 102.55 15 1994 Penn State 12 0 0 102.44 16 1966 Notre Dame 9 0 1 102.14 17 2004 Southern Cal 13 0 102.06 18 1945 Navy 7 1 1 101.82 19 1947 Michigan 10 0 0 101.80 20 1951 Maryland 10 0 0 101.57 21 1973 Ohio State 10 0 1 101.42 22 1977 Texas 11 1 0 101.33 23 1959 Ole Miss 10 1 0 101.05 24 2008 Florida 13 1 101.02 25 1947 Notre Dame 9 0 0 100.35 26 1947 Texas 9 1 0 100.30 27 2009 Alabama 14 0 100.11 28 2000 Miami 11 1 99.97 29 1965 Michigan State 10 1 0 99.95 30 1997 Nebraska 13 0 99.82 31 1973 Oklahoma 10 0 1 99.77 32 1949 Notre Dame 10 0 0 99.76 33 1986 Penn State 12 0 0 99.76 34 1996 Florida 12 1 99.62 35 1957 Auburn 10 0 0 99.54 36 1954 Ohio State 10 0 0 99.49 37 1996 Florida State 11 1 99.44 38 1946 Georgia 11 0 0 99.39 39 2003 L.S.U. 13 1 99.36 40 1986 Miami 11 1 0 99.29 41 1946 Army 9 0 1 99.11 42 1955 Oklahoma 11 0 0 98.96 43 1972 Oklahoma 11 1 0 98.93 44 1983 Nebraska 12 1 0 98.93 45 1986 Oklahoma 11 1 0 98.87 46 2001 Florida 10 2 98.68 47 1972 Alabama 10 2 0 98.45 48 1961 Alabama 11 0 0 98.42 49 1951 Illinois 9 0 1 98.40 50 1987 Miami 12 0 0 98.38 51 1995 Florida 12 1 0 98.37 52 1987 Florida State 11 1 0 98.26 53 2008 Oklahoma 12 2 98.26 54 1970 Notre Dame 10 1 0 98.24 55 2005 Southern Cal 12 1 98.13 56 2000 Florida State 11 2 98.05 57 1997 Florida State 11 1 97.96 58 1953 Notre Dame 9 0 1 97.95 59 1948 Michigan 9 0 0 97.94 60 1958 L.S.U. 11 0 0 97.93 61 1972 Texas 10 1 0 97.88 62 1945 Indiana 9 0 1 97.87 63 1952 Michigan State 9 0 0 97.86 64 1999 Nebraska 12 1 97.62 65 1959 L.S.U. 9 2 0 97.55 66 1964 Michigan 9 1 0 97.55 67 1971 Colorado 10 2 0 97.52 68 1994 Nebraska 13 0 0 97.45 69 2003 Southern Cal 12 1 97.38 70 1951 Tennessee 10 1 0 97.36 71 1966 Alabama 11 0 0 97.35 72 1992 Alabama 13 0 0 97.29 73 1949 California 10 1 0 97.22 74 1968 Ohio State 10 0 0 97.18 75 1993 Florida State 12 1 0 97.15 76 1991 Miami 12 0 0 97.13 77 1988 Notre Dame 12 0 0 97.03 78 2004 Oklahoma 12 1 97.02 79 1977 Arkansas 11 1 0 96.98 80 1973 Alabama 11 1 0 96.94 81 1966 Michigan State 9 0 1 96.89 82 1998 Tennessee 13 0 96.85 83 2008 Texas 12 1 96.85 84 1960 Iowa 8 1 0 96.74 85 1969 Texas 11 0 0 96.69 86 1952 Georgia Tech 12 0 0 96.68 87 1999 Virginia Tech 11 1 96.67 88 1963 Texas 11 0 0 96.59 89 1973 Notre Dame 11 0 0 96.48 90 1959 Syracuse 11 0 0 96.47 91 1994 Florida State 10 1 1 96.47 92 1989 Notre Dame 12 1 0 96.46 93 1945 Michigan 7 3 0 96.42 94 2005 Ohio State 10 2 96.35 95 1970 Texas 10 1 0 96.34 96 1958 Iowa 8 1 1 96.24 97 1970 Nebraska 11 0 1 96.15 98 1952 Southern Cal 10 1 0 96.11 99 1988 Miami 11 1 0 96.06 100 2008 Southern Cal 12 1 96.01 101 1979 Alabama 12 0 0 95.96 102 1975 Oklahoma 11 1 0 95.89 103 2009 Florida 13 1 95.88 104 1962 Southern Cal 11 0 0 95.80 105 1956 Oklahoma 10 0 0 95.78 106 1971 Auburn 9 2 0 95.75 107 1977 Notre Dame 11 1 0 95.65 108 2005 Penn State 11 1 95.63 109 1955 Ole Miss 10 1 0 95.61 110 1949 Oklahoma 11 0 0 95.60 111 1951 Georgia Tech 11 0 1 95.54 112 2000 Nebraska 10 2 95.54 113 1955 Michigan State 9 1 0 95.50 114 1962 Ole Miss 10 0 0 95.45 115 1975 Ohio State 11 1 0 95.45 116 1988 Florida State 11 1 0 95.38 117 1992 Florida State 11 1 0 95.36 118 2002 Ohio State 14 0 95.32 119 1956 Tennessee 10 1 0 95.25 120 1989 Miami 11 1 0 95.25 121 1997 Michigan 12 0 95.24 122 1972 Auburn 10 1 0 95.23 123 1973 Michigan 10 0 1 95.11 124 1998 Ohio State 11 1 95.09 125 1980 Florida State 10 2 0 95.06 126 1994 Florida 10 2 1 95.05 127 1961 L.S.U. 10 1 0 94.99 128 1998 Florida State 11 2 94.98 129 1964 Arkansas 11 0 0 94.90 130 1968 Texas 9 1 1 94.90 131 1993 Notre Dame 11 1 0 94.86 132 1997 Florida 10 2 94.85 133 1991 Florida State 11 2 0 94.83 134 1996 Ohio State 11 1 94.83 135 1981 Clemson 12 0 0 94.79 136 1956 Georgia Tech 10 1 0 94.76 137 1983 Auburn 11 1 0 94.74 138 1969 Southern Cal 10 0 1 94.72 139 2000 Virginia Tech 11 1 94.71 140 1961 Texas 10 1 0 94.57 141 1953 Michigan State 9 1 0 94.55 142 2002 Southern Cal 11 2 94.55 143 1983 Miami 11 1 0 94.53 144 1997 Tennessee 11 2 94.52 145 1972 Nebraska 9 2 1 94.47 146 1978 Southern Cal 12 1 0 94.46 147 1965 UCLA 8 2 1 94.44 148 1969 Penn State 11 0 0 94.43 149 1975 Nebraska 10 2 0 94.43 150 1959 Georgia 10 1 0 94.41 151 1964 Notre Dame 9 1 0 94.41 152 1996 Arizona State 11 1 94.36 153 1962 Wisconsin 8 2 0 94.29 154 1955 Maryland 10 1 0 94.26 155 1975 Alabama 11 1 0 94.24 156 1989 Colorado 11 1 0 94.24 157 2003 Oklahoma 12 2 94.24 158 2004 Auburn 13 0 94.19 159 1980 Pittsburgh 11 1 0 94.16 160 1982 Penn State 11 1 0 94.15 161 1995 Florida State 10 2 0 94.13 162 1950 Tennessee 11 1 0 94.10 163 2001 Tennessee 11 2 94.07 164 1995 Ohio State 11 2 0 94.06 165 1964 Alabama 10 1 0 94.00 166 1946 Illinois 8 2 0 93.99 167 1947 Pennsylvania 7 0 1 93.96 168 1994 Colorado 11 1 0 93.95 169 2005 Virginia Tech 11 2 93.94 170 1958 Army 8 0 1 93.91 171 1987 Auburn 9 1 2 93.91 172 1978 Alabama 11 1 0 93.90 173 1973 Penn State 12 0 0 93.87 174 1954 Notre Dame 9 1 0 93.85 175 1980 Nebraska 10 2 0 93.80 176 1960 Minnesota 8 2 0 93.76 177 1952 UCLA 8 1 0 93.75 178 1948 Notre Dame 9 0 1 93.74 179 1965 Alabama 9 1 1 93.74 180 1996 Nebraska 11 2 93.73 181 1966 Georgia 10 1 0 93.68 182 1999 Michigan State 10 2 93.66 183 1955 Georgia Tech 9 1 1 93.62 184 1965 Tennessee 8 1 2 93.61 185 1977 Alabama 11 1 0 93.56 186 2001 Nebraska 11 2 93.55 187 1995 Northwestern 10 2 0 93.52 188 1986 Arizona State 10 1 1 93.50 189 2004 Utah 12 0 93.50 190 1950 Kentucky 11 1 0 93.49 191 1972 Tennessee 10 2 0 93.49 192 2006 Florida 13 1 93.48 193 1947 S.M.U. 9 0 2 93.44 194 1961 Ole Miss 9 2 0 93.41 195 1952 Notre Dame 7 2 1 93.40 196 1945 Notre Dame 7 2 1 93.39 197 1977 Penn State 11 1 0 93.36 198 2002 Miami 12 1 93.33 199 1954 Oklahoma 10 0 0 93.32 200 2002 Kansas State 11 2 93.31 201 1985 Oklahoma 11 1 0 93.29 202 1974 Alabama 11 1 0 93.21 203 1991 Michigan 10 2 0 93.20 204 1951 Wisconsin 7 1 1 93.18 205 1990 Georgia Tech 11 0 1 93.14 206 1990 Colorado 11 1 1 93.11 207 1987 Oklahoma 11 1 0 93.10 208 1972 Michigan 10 1 0 93.08 209 1953 UCLA 8 2 0 93.06 210 1960 Ohio State 7 2 0 93.06 211 1995 Tennessee 11 1 0 93.02 212 1949 Ohio State 7 1 2 92.97 213 1977 Kentucky 10 1 0 92.93 214 1976 Pittsburgh 12 0 0 92.92 215 2002 Oklahoma 12 2 92.91 216 1974 Michigan 10 1 0 92.90 217 1987 Nebraska 10 2 0 92.90 218 1953 Maryland 10 1 0 92.88 219 1975 Texas 10 2 0 92.78 220 1976 Southern Cal 11 1 0 92.78 221 1959 Arkansas 9 2 0 92.72 222 1970 Tennessee 11 1 0 92.72