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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Texas 23 1 16 3.78 2410
2. Alabama 17 2 10 3.82 1933
3. LSU 17 1 7 3.53 1595
4. Oklahoma 17 0 10 3.53 1519
5. Ohio State 17 0 8 3.47 1510
6. Stanford 22 0 8 3.32 1465
7. Florida State 15 2 4 3.53 1405
8. Florida 15 0 9 3.53 1380
9. Mississippi 19 0 6 3.32 1364
10. Georgia 16 0 7 3.38 1239
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Florida State 15 2 4 3.53 1405
2. Clemson 16 0 5 3.19 1077
3. North Carolina 17 0 4 2.88 966
4. Virginia 20 0 2 2.60 633
5. Virginia Tech 11 0 2 3.00 382
6. Maryland 14 0 0 2.57 381
7. Georgia Tech 13 0 1 2.85 381
8. Miami (FL) 6 0 2 3.33 377
9. Boston College 11 0 2 2.64 358
10. Duke 23 0 0 1.91 210
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Pittsburgh 15 0 5 3.27 965
2. Rutgers 15 0 1 2.20 343
3. Cincinnati 11 0 0 2.73 242
4. Louisville 16 0 0 2.06 190
5. West Virginia 11 0 1 2.36 144
6. Syracuse 10 0 0 2.10 74
7. South Florida 13 0 0 1.77 59
8. Connecticut 9 0 0 1.78 31
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Ohio State 17 0 8 3.47 1510
2. Michigan State 15 1 0 3.00 699
3. Iowa 14 0 2 3.07 571
4. Michigan 10 0 2 3.20 544
5. Minnesota 13 0 0 2.69 409
6. Indiana 21 0 2 2.81 310
7. Northwestern 13 0 0 2.92 212
8. Wisconsin 11 0 1 2.82 185
9. Penn State 4 0 1 3.00 99
10. Illinois 13 0 0 1.92 62
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Ball State 11 0 0 2.09 38
2. Central Michigan 10 0 0 2.00 37
3. Ohio 7 0 0 1.86 30
4. Buffalo 8 0 0 1.63 23
5. Bowling Green 5 0 0 2.20 20
6. Akron 6 0 0 1.83 20
7. Toledo 4 0 0 2.00 19
8. Northern Illinois 5 0 0 1.40 14
9. Temple 8 0 0 1.00 12
10. Miami (OH) 5 0 0 1.60 12
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Stanford 22 0 8 3.32 1465
2. USC 11 1 6 3.36 994
3. Washington 18 0 3 2.78 811
4. California 8 0 5 3.63 678
5. Oregon 10 0 3 3.30 617
6. Arizona 14 0 1 2.86 334
7. UCLA 7 0 1 3.00 171
8. Washington State 12 0 1 2.17 125
9. Oregon State 11 0 0 1.64 85
10. Arizona State 5 0 0 2.20 80
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Alabama 17 2 10 3.82 1933
2. LSU 17 1 7 3.53 1595
3. Florida 15 0 9 3.53 1380
4. Mississippi 19 0 6 3.32 1364
5. Georgia 16 0 7 3.38 1239
6. Auburn 15 0 5 3.13 1016
7. Arkansas 17 0 1 2.71 764
8. Kentucky 19 0 1 2.74 695
9. Mississippi State 15 0 2 3.13 664
10. South Carolina 18 0 0 2.50 505
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Boise State 11 0 0 1.73 166
2. Louisiana Tech 5 0 0 1.60 19
3. New Mexico State 5 0 0 1.20 9
4. Idaho 1 0 0 3.00 8
5. Utah State 3 0 0 1.33 6
6. Nevada 2 0 0 2.00 6
7. Fresno State 1 0 0 2.00 3
8. San Jose State 1 0 0 2.00 3
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Notre Dame 16 0 5 3.25 1101
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Texas 23 1 16 3.78 2410
2. Oklahoma 17 0 10 3.53 1519
3. Nebraska 13 0 8 3.46 1057
4. Texas Tech 19 0 4 2.58 932
5. Oklahoma State 17 0 2 2.59 703
6. Missouri 11 0 2 2.64 373
7. Baylor 14 0 1 1.79 330
8. Kansas State 12 0 1 2.67 308
9. Texas A&M 11 0 0 2.91 306
10. Kansas 14 0 0 2.71 212
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Houston 16 0 0 2.44 224
2. Southern Methodist 17 0 1 1.41 196
3. Tulsa 16 0 0 2.25 89
4. Southern Miss 15 0 0 1.80 65
5. UCF 15 0 0 1.40 56
6. Rice 11 0 0 1.82 51
7. East Carolina 11 0 0 1.64 34
8. Memphis 6 0 0 2.17 30
9. Marshall 9 0 0 1.56 28
10. Tulane 10 0 0 1.30 23
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Utah 17 0 1 2.71 604
2. TCU 16 0 0 2.94 577
3. Brigham Young 12 0 1 2.83 258
4. San Diego State 14 0 0 1.79 131
5. Colorado State 14 0 0 1.43 44
6. Air Force 8 0 0 0.75 9
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School Total 5-star 4-star Avg Points
1. Louisiana-Monroe 8 0 0 1.13 24
2. FIU 9 0 0 0.67 16
3. Middle Tennessee 4 0 0 1.75 14
4. North Texas 4 0 0 0.50 3

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