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36. Nevada

Neither Nevada nor UNLV has had an eight-win season in the past four years, but they have avoided disastrous seasons just well enough to keep their state out of the bottom five. Even if you love Mountain West football, though, there are much better options.

35. New Mexico

The New Mexico Lobos have gotten better each of the past three seasons, starting at 3-9 in 2013 before working their way up to a 9-4 record last year. New Mexico State, on the other hand, hasn't shown any signs of life in many moons. The Aggies have lost at least nine games in 10 consecutive seasons. The Lobos are improving but not fast enough to carry that dead weight.

34. Kansas

While the "State" school is the one dragging New Mexico down, it is the one trying to keep Kansas afloat. KSU is one of 32 programs that has been to a bowl game in each of the past four seasons, compiling an overall winning percentage of 61.5 during that time. But with nine wins in 2016, the Wildcats scored more victories last season than the Jayhawks have had in the past four seasons combined. They are at the opposite end of the bowl spectrum as one of the 12 programs that has missed out on four consecutive postseasons.

33. Wyoming

The Cowboys are 19-31 over the past four years, but they went 8-6 this past season with wins over Boise State and San Diego State. And if you like watching college football for NFL draft purposes, Wyoming might be your best option of all, as QB Josh Allen could be the No. 1 overall pick in 2018.

32. Indiana

Thanks to a rare 4-8 season from Notre Dame, all four schools in Indiana finished below .500 in 2016. Neither Purdue nor Indiana has finished .500 or better in the past four years, and Ball State hasn't done so since 2013. Though Notre Dame was 27-12 in the three seasons before last year's debacle, the overall state of college football in Indiana isn't great.