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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 28861 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 22 16 2 24115 St. Mary's CA 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 59 38 3 23781 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 49 32 4 22882 Stanford 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 74 45 5 22805 Oregon State 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 51 35 6 22490 Michigan 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 44 31 7 21849 Washington State 7 6 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 56 36 8 21546 Washington and Jefferson 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 79 50 9 21404 Notre Dame 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 76 48 10 20593 Tulsa 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 92 57 11 19833 Navy 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 96 61 12 19464 Haskell Indian Nation 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 112 70 13 18919 Washington 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 82 53 14 18900 Carnegie Mellon 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 91 56 15 17237 Ohio State 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 111 69 16 17130 Missouri 8 5 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 2 86 56 17 16700 Nebraska 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 87 56 18 16650 New York University 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 85 55 19 15955 Northwestern 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 131 82 20 15920 Loyola (New Orleans) 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 99 64 21 15744 Alabama 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 163 103 22 15436 Southern Methodist 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 140 90 23 14979 Army 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 132 82 24 14795 Pittsburgh 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 88 56 25 13954 Minnesota 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 114 70 26 13858 Brown 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 167 105 27 13635 Illinois 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 122 76 28 13409 Grinnell College 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 136 87 29 12691 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 186 124 30 12480 Oregon 7 2 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 41 29 31 12299 Gonzaga 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 30 23 32 12215 Idaho 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 68 43 33 11834 Wisconsin 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 123 79 34 11777 Marquette 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 73 45 35 11742 Georgetown 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 47 32 36 11535 Colgate 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 137 87 37 11381 Oklahoma 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 124 79 38 11362 California 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 48 32 39 11297 Pennsylvania 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 172 110 40 11255 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 104 65 41 11224 Vanderbilt 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 180 117 42 10947 Texas Christian 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 134 86 43 10560 Kansas State 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 103 65 44 10502 Purdue 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 149 93 45 10502 Cornell 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 161 102 46 10487 Holy Cross 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 170 108 47 9930 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 8 48 9914 Oklahoma State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 75 46 49 9826 Occidental 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 4 3 50 9696 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 4 51 9573 Rutgers 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 8 52 9450 Princeton 7 5 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 1 160 102 53 9219 Syracuse 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 175 114 54 9150 Tennessee 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 194 133 55 8881 Iowa State 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 117 71 56 8459 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 3 57 8363 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 8 58 7837 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 4 59 7741 Montana 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 109 68 60 7511 Multnomah Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 5 61 7223 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 8 62 7223 Loyola MD 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 11 63 6973 Wilmington College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 20 15 64 6946 Baylor 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 152 97 65 6846 Louisiana State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 174 112 66 6458 Santa Clara 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 21 15 67 6128 Arkansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 139 89 68 6074 Beloit College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 9 69 5637 Utah 7 7 - 0 - 0 7 - 0 - 0 223 180 70 5441 Michigan State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 126 80 71 5391 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 23 72 5260 Georgia 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 147 92 73 5237 Texas 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 166 105 74 5214 Geneva 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 121 76 75 5164 Texas A&M 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 178 115 76 5045 USS New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 13 77 4907 Yale 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 138 88 78 4892 Drake 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 80 50 79 4700 Georgia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 135 86 80 4654 Furman 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 213 156 81 4500 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 190 126 82 4327 Indiana 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 118 72 83 4224 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 13 84 4158 Albertson 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 108 68 85 4151 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 27 21 86 4093 Olympic Club 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 25 21 87 3905 Thiel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 14 88 3724 Juniata College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 14 89 3671 Detroit 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 23 18 90 3317 Dartmouth 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 177 115 91 3198 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 182 119 92 2899 Iowa 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 145 91 93 2711 Saint Edward's 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 151 95 94 2664 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 26 95 2292 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 15 96 2273 University of Chicago 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 98 63 97 2135 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 19 15 98 1954 Virginia 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 210 152 99 1931 Mississippi State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 185 122 100 1885 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 19 101 1873 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 40 28 102 1873 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 32 25 103 1785 Kansas 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 89 56 104 1459 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 42 105 1409 Auburn 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 184 121 106 1240 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 183 120 107 1178 Davis & Elkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 43 31 108 1121 Harvard 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 150 94 109 1063 Virginia Tech 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 198 136 110 921 Allegheny College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 45 32 111 833 Willamette Oregon 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 21 112 629 Wabash College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 46 32 113 564 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 36 26 114 564 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 35 26 115 514 Oglethorpe 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 158 101 116 441 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 28 22 117 168 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 60 39 118 130 Presbyterian 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 220 174 119 72 Texas Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 42 120 0 Pacific (Oregon) 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 0 121 0 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 122 -230 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 179 117 123 -460 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 28 124 -491 Washington MO 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 90 56 125 -545 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 24 126 -656 Rice 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 191 126 127 -744 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 38 27 128 -817 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 37 26 129 -840 Citadel 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 216 160 130 -913 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 34 26 131 -1082 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 52 132 -1305 Centre College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 129 81 133 -1351 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 77 49 134 -1509 Austin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 42 135 -1605 Tulane 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 173 112 136 -1689 Creighton 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 58 37 137 -1835 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 55 36 138 -1981 Franklin & Marshall 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 42 31 139 -1992 Hampden-Sydney College 4 1 - 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 2 193 133 140 -2250 Hamilton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 54 36 141 -2296 Utah State 8 5 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 2 229 185 142 -2338 Centenary 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 67 43 143 -2553 Niagara 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 78 49 144 -2553 Adrian College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 66 42 145 -2553 Mississippi 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 201 140 146 -2684 Arizona 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 207 147 147 -2684 Colorado State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 221 179 148 -2895 Maryland 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 206 146 149 -2906 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 36 150 -2933 Mercer 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 176 115 151 -3041 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 50 33 152 -3194 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 217 164 153 -3413 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 71 44 154 -3544 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 36 155 -3578 Sewanee 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 165 105 156 -3709 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 243 223 157 -3717 Saint Louis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 37 158 -3770 Davidson 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 234 193 159 -3874 Roanoke 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 200 140 160 -3962 Kentucky 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 181 118 161 -3985 Saint Bonaventure 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 61 40 162 -4001 Trinity University TX 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 116 71 163 -4032 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 83 54 164 -4074 Williams College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 65 42 165 -4343 Swarthmore College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 72 45 166 -4377 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 44 167 -4381 Montana State 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 219 173 168 -4408 Hendrix 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 106 67 169 -4439 California Davis 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 203 144 170 -4477 William & Mary 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 168 106 171 -4538 Franklin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 44 172 -4542 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 212 155 173 -4988 UCLA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 84 55 174 -5310 North Carolina 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 211 155 175 -5383 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 100 64 176 -5614 Hawaii 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 110 69 177 -6462 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 93 58 178 -6543 Richmond 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 195 134 179 -6551 Norwich 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 94 58 180 -6624 Millsaps College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 95 60 181 -6654 Colorado College 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 236 201 182 -6808 Florida 10 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 196 134 183 -6850 John Hopkins 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 125 80 184 -7080 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 144 91 185 -7203 Wake Forest 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 227 184 186 -7269 Kalamazoo College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 113 70 187 -7461 Vermont 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 107 67 188 -7464 Boston University 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 97 63 189 -7887 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 102 65 190 -8006 Southwestern (TN) 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 148 93 191 -8029 Southwestern (Texas) 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 133 84 192 -8075 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 73 193 -8252 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 101 65 194 -8267 Hobart College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 115 71 195 -8989 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 130 82 196 -9112 Regis 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 238 202 197 -9123 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 105 67 198 -9143 Phillips 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 119 73 199 -9154 Washburn University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 162 103 200 -9365 Denver 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 226 182 201 -9722 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 157 99 202 -9757 Bryson 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 155 98 203 -9818 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 127 81 204 -10464 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 128 81 205 -10744 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 164 105 206 -11055 Carroll WI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 92 207 -11078 New Mexico 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 214 158 208 -11089 Newberry College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 199 139 209 -11239 Maryville College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 169 107 210 -11312 Marietta College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 91 211 -11381 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 192 129 212 -11573 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 91 213 -11965 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 154 98 214 -12134 Susquehanna 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 91 215 -12234 North Carolina State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 228 184 216 -12817 Loyola (Chicago) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 145 217 -13032 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 156 99 218 -13063 Colorado 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 231 188 219 -13228 Lynchburg 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 159 102 220 -13271 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 98 221 -13620 Duke 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 232 188 222 -13816 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 171 108 223 -14250 Wyoming 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 233 193 224 -14292 Clemson 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 215 160 225 -14296 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 187 124 226 -14330 Northern Colorado 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 240 211 227 -14534 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 188 126 228 -14914 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 189 126 229 -15978 Wofford 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 224 180 230 -16273 Brigham Young 7 1 - 5 - 1 1 - 5 - 1 218 170 231 -16550 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 197 135 232 -16792 Gallaudet 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 209 148 233 -16796 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 202 141 234 -16999 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 204 145 235 -18170 Washington (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 208 148 236 -20309 Florida Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 225 182 237 -21550 Colorado School of Mines 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 237 201 238 -22917 Erskine 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 222 180 239 -23128 Guilford College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 230 188 240 -23612 Elon 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 235 194 241 -24564 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 241 215 242 -25877 Western Colorado 8 0 - 8 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 239 205 243 -27336 Chadron State College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 242 222 244 -27402 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 245 226 245 -28696 Nebraska Kearney 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 244 224