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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 25271 Duquesne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 12 6576 2 23915 Harvard 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 24 5075 3 22103 Princeton 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 28 4575 4 20912 Pennsylvania 13 12 - 1 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 31 4450 5 20160 New York University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 38 3661 6 18570 Yale 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 25 5069 7 16573 Cincinnati 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 40 3544 8 15544 Army 6 3 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 13 6501 9 15482 Cornell 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 46 2817 10 15083 Bates College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 58 1376 11 14737 Navy 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 42 3512 12 13152 Penn State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 27 4972 13 12748 Wesleyan University 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 44 3387 14 11404 Chicago Athletic Club 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 5 8262 15 11201 Michigan 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 77 -742 16 10018 Washington and Jefferson 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 34 4229 17 9876 Newtowne AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 11957 18 9849 Brown 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 43 3457 19 9592 Dickinson College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 45 3249 20 9504 Carlisle 6 2 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 11 6775 21 9135 University of Chicago 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 74 -220 22 8916 Iowa State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 86 -1704 23 8785 Minnesota Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 84 -1704 24 8597 Buffalo 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 32 4371 25 7983 Grinnell College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 85 -1704 26 7322 Lehigh 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 22 5156 27 7107 Stevens Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 11051 28 7088 Dartmouth 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 37 3900 29 6067 Purdue Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 95 -3129 30 5763 Mansfield University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 10456 31 5710 Virginia 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 4 9625 32 5556 Andover 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 101 -3319 33 5299 Worcester Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 100 -3319 34 4857 Oberlin College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 49 2305 35 4450 Amherst College 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 39 3562 36 3767 Lafayette 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 23 5132 37 3648 Wisconsin 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 102 -3897 38 2753 Bowdoin College 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 76 -572 39 2576 Ursinus College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 60 1288 40 2576 Franklin & Marshall 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 56 1480 41 2365 Notre Dame 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 54 1634 42 2146 Virginia Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 7368 43 2004 Bucknell 11 4 - 4 - 3 4 - 4 - 3 57 1438 44 1870 Newton AC 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 10 7104 45 1704 Williams College 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 21 5537 46 1443 Knox College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 65 801 47 1382 Swarthmore College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 63 1145 48 983 Syracuse 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 7 7741 49 775 Holy Cross 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 47 2659 50 510 Hamilton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 7741 51 211 Exeter 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 71 112 52 3 Columbia Athletic Club 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 7368 53 0 Massachusetts 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 73 0 54 0 Bradford 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 72 0 55 -180 MIT 4 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 99 -3246 56 -1570 Trinity College CT 5 0 - 4 - 1 0 - 4 - 1 14 6406 57 -1658 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 5600 58 -1839 Northwestern 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 94 -3106 59 -2492 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 20 5600 60 -2757 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 5600 61 -3221 Gettysburg College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 15 6106 62 -3298 Kenyon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 19 5600 63 -3409 Minnesota 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 83 -1386 64 -3709 Michigan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 5600 65 -3997 Maryland Agricultural 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 35 4179 66 -4170 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 5017 67 -4320 Physicians & Surgeons 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 69 438 68 -4485 Wisconsin Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 1824 69 -4665 Illinois 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 89 -1710 70 -4730 Colgate 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 33 4296 71 -4800 Illinois Alumni 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 93 -2332 72 -5049 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 4567 73 -5736 Susquehanna 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 36 3932 74 -5744 Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 4567 75 -5928 Beloit College 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 90 -2138 76 -6259 Purdue 6 3 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 98 -3134 77 -6639 Tufts University 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 55 1607 78 -7311 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 41 3544 79 -9027 Colby College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 48 2559 80 -9619 Phialdelphia YMCA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 61 1288 81 -9730 Villanova 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 51 1883 82 -10321 Wyoming Seminary 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 1002 83 -10375 Haverford 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 1288 84 -10410 Boston College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 67 505 85 -10897 Williston 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 50 2225 86 -11523 Ripon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 1824 87 -11688 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 59 1376 88 -12910 Rush Medical 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 70 430 89 -13370 New Hampshire 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 66 643 90 -14453 Dixon 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 68 452 91 -15536 Hyde Park High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 78 -919 92 -15878 Englewood High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 -919 93 -15920 Madison High 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 75 -570 94 -16227 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 -919 95 -16577 Northwest Division High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 79 -919 96 -16627 Wisconsin Whitewater 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 82 -1368 97 -16807 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 87 -1704 98 -18059 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 88 -1704 99 -18167 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 92 -2332 100 -18362 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 91 -2332 101 -19057 Haskell Indian Nation 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 97 -3129 102 -19553 Indiana 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 -3129