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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 26876 Pennsylvania 15 15 - 0 - 0 15 - 0 - 0 25 19 2 26315 Princeton 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 17 15 3 23243 Harvard 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 35 25 4 22694 Yale 11 9 - 0 - 2 9 - 0 - 2 33 25 5 20997 Army 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 27 22 6 20782 Navy 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 32 25 7 19392 Lafayette 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 36 25 8 18144 Wisconsin Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 51 38 9 17456 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 28 22 10 17237 Brown 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 24 18 11 15636 Dartmouth 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 31 24 12 14434 Washington and Jefferson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 1 13 14131 Haverford 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 55 41 14 13685 Virginia 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 19 16 15 13244 Elizabeth AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 2 16 11781 Carlisle 6 2 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 26 21 17 11301 Chicago Athletic Club 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 4 18 11128 Rutgers 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 2 19 11066 Colby College 2 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 75 56 20 11016 Dickinson College 5 3 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 46 32 21 10640 Wesleyan University 13 6 - 7 - 0 6 - 7 - 0 38 26 22 10437 Penn State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 22 18 23 10137 Bucknell 7 3 - 3 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 42 28 24 9960 Colgate 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 43 29 25 9342 Boston University 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 39 27 26 9338 Lehigh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 23 18 27 9204 Newtowne AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 3 28 9020 Andover 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 40 27 29 8716 Bates College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 74 56 30 8655 Exeter 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 41 28 31 8624 Maine 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 79 59 32 8555 Stevens Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 5 33 8451 Princeton B 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 6 34 8194 White Squadron 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 6 35 7491 Pennsylvania Reserves 3 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 2 30 23 36 7292 Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 77 58 37 5902 Maryland-Baltimore 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 6 38 5813 Wisconsin 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 81 63 39 5756 Newton AC 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 14 7 40 5537 Swarthmore College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 54 41 41 5537 Franklin & Marshall 10 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 34 25 42 5160 Trinity College CT 6 2 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 45 31 43 5068 Wyoming Seminary 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 7 44 4688 University of Chicago 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 82 66 45 4170 Tufts University 13 6 - 7 - 0 6 - 7 - 0 50 37 46 4112 Temperance AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 7 47 3951 Syracuse 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 9 48 3175 Gettysburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 16 11 49 1155 Williams College 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 21 18 50 522 Amherst College 10 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 47 34 51 360 Bloomsburg University 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 20 17 52 0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 53 0 Purdue Alumni 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 0 54 -814 Illinois 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 84 68 55 -833 Michigan 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 85 75 56 -1040 Bowdoin College 7 1 - 5 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 48 36 57 -1048 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 16 58 -3114 Northwestern 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 80 63 59 -4665 MIT 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 65 47 60 -4922 Williamsport 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 23 61 -5652 New York University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 37 26 62 -5767 Lancaster Crescents 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 56 41 63 -6504 Oberlin College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 83 67 64 -6581 Villanova 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 44 30 65 -6693 Holy Cross 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 69 54 66 -7395 Massachusetts 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 49 37 67 -7726 Madison High 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 53 38 68 -8056 Platteville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 38 69 -8110 Iowa State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 92 87 70 -8805 Hyde Park High 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 61 44 71 -8897 Boston College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 45 72 -9242 Notre Dame 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 44 73 -9265 Englewood High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 44 74 -9496 Armour Institute 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 59 44 75 -9784 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 60 44 76 -10778 Beloit College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 64 46 77 -11727 Lake Forest College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 63 45 78 -11823 New Hampshire 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 67 50 79 -12768 Rush Medical 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 66 48 80 -13182 Purdue 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 86 77 81 -14138 Eureka College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 70 54 82 -14304 Physicians & Surgeons 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 76 56 83 -15018 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 73 55 84 -15482 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 72 55 85 -15648 Ohio State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 71 55 86 -16135 Knox College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 68 54 87 -16704 Minnesota 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 87 77 88 -17368 Northwestern Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 78 58 89 -25328 Indiana 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 91 80 90 -25344 Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 90 80 91 -25774 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 89 80 92 -27628 Illinois State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 88 80 93 -29034 Grinnell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 87 94 -30739 Minneapolis South High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 95 87 95 -31023 Macalester College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 87 96 -31219 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 87