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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 28926 Harvard Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 10 7 2 25297 Princeton 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 34 20 3 23331 Yale 14 13 - 1 - 0 13 - 1 - 0 22 15 4 22126 Pennsylvania 15 14 - 1 - 0 14 - 1 - 0 35 21 5 21058 Lafayette 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 48 27 6 19564 Boston AC 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 8 5 7 19395 Harvard 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 20 14 8 14384 Dartmouth 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 41 24 9 14112 Bucknell 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 38 23 10 12921 Elizabeth AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 3 11 12817 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 54 30 12 12522 Army 6 3 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 45 27 13 12514 Brown 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 28 18 14 12314 Carlisle 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 21 15 15 12072 Pennsylvania Reserves 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 18 12 16 10487 Navy 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 63 33 17 10260 Orange Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 3 18 10214 Lawrenceville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 2 19 9911 Michigan 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 87 52 20 9838 Wisconsin 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 84 49 21 9830 New Jersey AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 3 22 9204 Virginia 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 6 3 23 8893 Williams College 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 47 27 24 8040 Wesleyan University 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 44 26 25 7975 Penn State 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 40 24 26 7802 Trinity College CT 5 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 43 25 27 7468 West Virginia 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 9 5 28 7292 Northwestern 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 83 48 29 6017 Volunteer AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 5 30 5825 Amherst College 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 33 20 31 5640 University of Chicago 19 15 - 3 - 1 15 - 3 - 1 91 60 32 4846 Ripon College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 97 74 33 4815 Newton AC 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 12 7 34 4811 Bloomsburg University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 11 7 35 4565 Andover 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 93 65 36 4024 Wyoming Seminary 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 13 7 37 3939 Lehigh 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 46 27 38 3882 Minnesota 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 92 63 39 2853 Dickinson College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 15 10 40 2453 Beloit College 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 39 24 41 2257 Haverford 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 74 42 42 2257 Franklin & Marshall 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 73 41 43 1355 Bowdoin College 8 4 - 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 2 88 57 44 963 Illinois 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 90 59 45 737 Gettysburg College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 50 28 46 0 MIT 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 47 -96 White Squadron 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 16 48 -165 Worcester AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 8 49 -1367 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 25 17 50 -1497 Oberlin College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 62 31 51 -1850 Purdue 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 96 66 52 -2127 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 19 14 53 -2173 Rutgers 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 27 18 54 -2296 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 11 55 -2515 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 12 56 -2549 Syracuse 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 17 57 -2818 Pittsburgh 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 42 25 58 -3782 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 19 59 -3855 Madison High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 32 20 60 -4312 Physicians & Surgeons 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 37 23 61 -4531 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 19 62 -4657 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 23 16 63 -4684 Worcester Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 36 22 64 -4769 Chicago Athletic Club 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 49 28 65 -4938 Tufts University 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 77 42 66 -5126 Grand Rapids High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 19 67 -5176 Colby College 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 80 43 68 -6554 Chicago Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 61 31 69 -6685 Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 59 31 70 -7073 Grinnell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 52 29 71 -7507 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 68 38 72 -7649 Englewood High 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 53 30 73 -7902 Iowa State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 66 38 74 -8221 Lake Forest College 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 89 58 75 -8413 Armour Institute 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 51 29 76 -8544 Hyde Park High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 31 77 -8701 Minnesota Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 71 38 78 -9050 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 79 43 79 -9093 Hahneman Medical 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 60 31 80 -9185 Kansas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 67 38 81 -9373 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 31 82 -9438 Eureka College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 56 31 83 -9457 Wheaton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 31 84 -9661 Notre Dame 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 72 41 85 -10379 Maryland Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 65 37 86 -10575 Swarthmore College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 42 87 -10832 Rush Medical 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 64 35 88 -10851 Minneapolis South High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 38 89 -11262 Minneapolis Central High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 38 90 -11869 Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 44 91 -12387 Mount Airy Deaf School 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 76 42 92 -12679 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 78 43 93 -14104 Knox College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 44 94 -14169 Exeter 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 95 65 95 -15889 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 85 51 96 -16665 Greer 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 86 51 97 -16834 Boston College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 65 98 -20551 Northwestern Academy 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 98 74 99 -21515 Evanston High School 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 100 74 100 -23443 Bennett Medical 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 99 74