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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 28861 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 17 9085 2 24115 St. Mary's CA 1 1 - 0 - 0 64 5681 3 23781 Southern California 10 8 - 2 - 0 33 7250 4 22882 Stanford 11 10 - 0 - 1 67 5652 5 22805 Oregon State 8 7 - 1 - 0 51 6197 6 22490 Michigan 8 7 - 1 - 0 45 6612 7 21849 Washington State 7 6 - 1 - 0 48 6542 8 21546 Washington and Jefferson 9 7 - 1 - 1 58 5797 9 21404 Notre Dame 10 9 - 1 - 0 68 5538 10 20593 Tulsa 2 2 - 0 - 0 100 4010 11 19833 Navy 10 9 - 0 - 1 95 4407 12 19464 Haskell Indian Nation 1 1 - 0 - 0 126 2720 13 18919 Washington 10 8 - 2 - 0 77 5287 14 18900 Carnegie Mellon 9 7 - 2 - 0 80 5244 15 17237 Ohio State 8 7 - 1 - 0 105 3574 16 17130 Missouri 8 5 - 1 - 2 90 4639 17 16700 Nebraska 8 6 - 2 - 0 85 4895 18 16650 New York University 3 2 - 1 - 0 66 5665 19 15955 Northwestern 8 7 - 1 - 0 124 2762 20 15920 Loyola (New Orleans) 1 1 - 0 - 0 106 3473 21 15744 Alabama 10 9 - 0 - 1 151 1593 22 15436 Southern Methodist 9 8 - 0 - 1 139 2159 23 14979 Army 9 7 - 1 - 1 115 3119 24 14795 Pittsburgh 9 5 - 2 - 2 76 5366 25 13954 Minnesota 8 5 - 3 - 0 89 4654 26 13858 Brown 10 9 - 0 - 1 166 868 27 13635 Illinois 8 6 - 2 - 0 108 3454 28 13409 Grinnell College 8 6 - 1 - 1 140 2092 29 12691 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 188 -245 30 12480 Oregon 7 2 - 4 - 1 25 8220 31 12299 Gonzaga 3 1 - 2 - 0 18 8732 32 12215 Idaho 8 3 - 4 - 1 34 6968 33 11834 Wisconsin 8 5 - 2 - 1 113 3191 34 11777 Marquette 4 2 - 2 - 0 54 6022 35 11742 Georgetown 4 1 - 2 - 1 40 6887 36 11535 Colgate 9 5 - 2 - 2 123 2803 37 11381 Oklahoma 8 5 - 2 - 1 120 2887 38 11362 California 9 3 - 6 - 0 29 7760 39 11297 Pennsylvania 9 7 - 1 - 1 164 936 40 11255 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 96 4401 41 11224 Vanderbilt 9 8 - 1 - 0 178 376 42 10947 Texas Christian 9 6 - 1 - 2 134 2292 43 10560 Kansas State 8 5 - 3 - 0 104 3762 44 10502 Purdue 8 5 - 2 - 1 132 2435 45 10502 Cornell 8 6 - 1 - 1 158 1197 46 10487 Holy Cross 1 1 - 0 - 0 174 560 47 9930 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 10773 48 9914 Oklahoma State 8 3 - 4 - 1 56 5833 49 9826 Occidental 2 0 - 2 - 0 2 11665 50 9696 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 11441 51 9573 Rutgers 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 10773 52 9450 Princeton 7 5 - 1 - 1 153 1560 53 9219 Syracuse 10 7 - 2 - 1 167 817 54 9150 Tennessee 9 8 - 1 - 0 194 -523 55 8881 Iowa State 8 4 - 3 - 1 102 3836 56 8459 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 11890 57 8363 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 10773 58 7837 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 11441 59 7741 Montana 8 3 - 5 - 0 82 5143 60 7511 Multnomah Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 11402 61 7223 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 10773 62 7223 Loyola MD 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 9916 63 6973 Wilmington College 1 0 - 1 - 0 19 8618 64 6946 Baylor 10 6 - 3 - 1 145 1867 65 6846 Louisiana State 9 6 - 3 - 0 169 781 66 6458 Santa Clara 3 0 - 3 - 0 12 9670 67 6128 Arkansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 130 2590 68 6074 Beloit College 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 10702 69 5637 Utah 7 7 - 0 - 0 218 -3764 70 5441 Michigan State 8 3 - 4 - 1 103 3776 71 5391 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 7489 72 5260 Georgia 9 5 - 4 - 0 142 1936 73 5237 Texas 9 5 - 4 - 0 155 1301 74 5214 Geneva 2 1 - 1 - 0 119 2905 75 5164 Texas A&M 9 5 - 3 - 1 172 623 76 5045 USS New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 9459 77 4907 Yale 8 4 - 4 - 0 133 2351 78 4892 Drake 8 2 - 6 - 0 65 5677 79 4700 Georgia Tech 9 4 - 5 - 0 122 2813 80 4654 Furman 10 8 - 1 - 1 213 -2294 81 4500 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 183 134 82 4327 Indiana 8 3 - 5 - 0 99 4039 83 4224 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 9459 84 4158 Albertson 3 1 - 2 - 0 83 4947 85 4151 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 22 8561 86 4093 Olympic Club 2 0 - 2 - 0 23 8561 87 3905 Thiel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 9450 88 3724 Juniata College 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 9450 89 3671 Detroit 2 0 - 2 - 0 24 8469 90 3317 Dartmouth 8 4 - 4 - 0 173 573 91 3198 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 170 736 92 2899 Iowa 8 3 - 5 - 0 131 2548 93 2711 Saint Edward's 2 1 - 1 - 0 152 1572 94 2664 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 6929 95 2292 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 8618 96 2273 University of Chicago 8 2 - 6 - 0 93 4422 97 2135 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 8618 98 1954 Virginia 10 6 - 2 - 2 208 -1937 99 1931 Mississippi State 9 5 - 4 - 0 182 140 100 1885 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 7977 101 1873 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 43 6704 102 1873 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 28 7772 103 1785 Kansas 8 2 - 6 - 0 86 4797 104 1459 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 5473 105 1409 Auburn 9 5 - 4 - 0 187 -103 106 1240 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 3 - 2 184 84 107 1178 Davis & Elkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 47 6558 108 1121 Harvard 8 3 - 5 - 0 146 1808 109 1063 Virginia Tech 9 5 - 3 - 1 196 -774 110 921 Allegheny College 2 0 - 2 - 0 49 6512 111 833 Willamette Oregon 2 0 - 2 - 0 27 7849 112 629 Wabash College 3 0 - 3 - 0 50 6348 113 564 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 6929 114 564 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 35 6929 115 514 Oglethorpe 4 2 - 2 - 0 159 1080 116 441 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 7718 117 168 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 57 5827 118 130 Presbyterian 9 7 - 2 - 0 221 -3940 119 72 Texas Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 5473 120 0 Pacific (Oregon) 1 0 - 0 - 1 186 0 121 0 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 0 - 1 185 0 122 -230 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 181 142 123 -460 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 42 6704 124 -491 Washington MO 8 1 - 7 - 0 87 4738 125 -545 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 7397 126 -656 Rice 9 4 - 4 - 1 192 -332 127 -744 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 41 6817 128 -817 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 39 6897 129 -840 Citadel 10 7 - 3 - 0 214 -2689 130 -913 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 6929 131 -1082 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 88 4725 132 -1305 Centre College 4 1 - 3 - 0 125 2735 133 -1351 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 52 6186 134 -1509 Austin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 72 5473 135 -1605 Tulane 9 3 - 5 - 1 176 553 136 -1689 Creighton 2 0 - 2 - 0 62 5693 137 -1835 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 44 6665 138 -1981 Franklin & Marshall 2 0 - 2 - 0 46 6569 139 -1992 Hampden-Sydney College 4 1 - 1 - 2 195 -676 140 -2250 Hamilton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 59 5767 141 -2296 Utah State 8 5 - 1 - 2 229 -4999 142 -2338 Centenary 3 0 - 3 - 0 74 5418 143 -2553 Niagara 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 4930 144 -2553 Adrian College 2 0 - 2 - 0 53 6085 145 -2553 Mississippi 9 5 - 4 - 0 206 -1468 146 -2684 Arizona 1 0 - 0 - 1 203 -1342 147 -2684 Colorado State 9 6 - 2 - 1 225 -4186 148 -2895 Maryland 10 5 - 4 - 1 209 -1943 149 -2906 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 61 5767 150 -2933 Mercer 4 1 - 2 - 1 179 283 151 -3041 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 55 5917 152 -3194 South Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 216 -3339 153 -3413 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 75 5398 154 -3544 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 5767 155 -3578 Sewanee 8 2 - 6 - 0 157 1210 156 -3709 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 1 - 0 - 0 242 -7125 157 -3717 Saint Louis 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 5690 158 -3770 Davidson 10 7 - 2 - 1 234 -5374 159 -3874 Roanoke 2 1 - 1 - 0 198 -869 160 -3962 Kentucky 9 2 - 6 - 1 177 423 161 -3985 Saint Bonaventure 2 0 - 2 - 0 69 5509 162 -4001 Trinity University TX 4 0 - 3 - 1 112 3361 163 -4032 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 4575 164 -4074 Williams College 2 0 - 2 - 0 73 5449 165 -4343 Swarthmore College 2 0 - 2 - 0 81 5186 166 -4377 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 5251 167 -4381 Montana State 7 4 - 2 - 1 219 -3834 168 -4408 Hendrix 1 0 - 1 - 0 117 3064 169 -4439 California Davis 2 1 - 1 - 0 211 -2133 170 -4477 William & Mary 4 1 - 3 - 0 163 954 171 -4538 Franklin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 5251 172 -4542 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 212 -2197 173 -4988 UCLA 1 0 - 1 - 0 92 4440 174 -5310 North Carolina 9 4 - 5 - 0 210 -2019 175 -5383 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 107 3473 176 -5614 Hawaii 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 2818 177 -6462 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 98 4213 178 -6543 Richmond 3 1 - 2 - 0 180 278 179 -6551 Norwich 2 0 - 2 - 0 97 4293 180 -6624 Millsaps College 2 0 - 2 - 0 94 4418 181 -6654 Colorado College 7 5 - 2 - 0 239 -6363 182 -6808 Florida 10 2 - 6 - 2 199 -1085 183 -6850 John Hopkins 3 0 - 3 - 0 118 2936 184 -7080 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 1599 185 -7203 Wake Forest 10 5 - 4 - 1 228 -4867 186 -7269 Kalamazoo College 1 0 - 1 - 0 127 2720 187 -7461 Vermont 2 0 - 2 - 0 109 3429 188 -7464 Boston University 3 0 - 3 - 0 101 3867 189 -7887 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 111 3423 190 -8006 Southwestern (TN) 2 0 - 2 - 0 137 2167 191 -8029 Southwestern (Texas) 4 0 - 4 - 0 141 2086 192 -8075 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 2618 193 -8252 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 3423 194 -8267 Hobart College 2 0 - 2 - 0 114 3134 195 -8989 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 2163 196 -9112 Regis 3 2 - 1 - 0 240 -6414 197 -9123 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 116 3064 198 -9143 Phillips 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 2618 199 -9154 Washburn University 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 892 200 -9365 Denver 8 4 - 4 - 0 230 -5051 201 -9722 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 965 202 -9757 Bryson 2 0 - 2 - 0 144 1911 203 -9818 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 135 2250 204 -10464 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 2250 205 -10744 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 171 704 206 -11055 Carroll WI 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 1449 207 -11078 New Mexico 2 1 - 1 - 0 231 -5178 208 -11089 Newberry College 4 1 - 3 - 0 207 -1504 209 -11239 Maryville College 2 0 - 2 - 0 156 1297 210 -11312 Marietta College 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 1599 211 -11381 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 193 -420 212 -11573 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 1599 213 -11965 Middle Tennessee 2 0 - 2 - 0 143 1911 214 -12134 Susquehanna 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 1599 215 -12234 North Carolina State 10 4 - 6 - 0 227 -4772 216 -12817 Loyola (Chicago) 1 0 - 1 - 0 202 -1276 217 -13032 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 162 965 218 -13063 Colorado 9 3 - 5 - 1 233 -5272 219 -13228 Lynchburg 2 0 - 2 - 0 168 798 220 -13271 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 977 221 -13620 Duke 9 3 - 6 - 0 232 -5182 222 -13816 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 560 223 -14250 Wyoming 8 2 - 4 - 2 236 -5861 224 -14292 Clemson 9 2 - 7 - 0 215 -3098 225 -14296 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 189 -245 226 -14330 Northern Colorado 10 6 - 4 - 0 245 -8552 227 -14534 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 190 -328 228 -14914 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 191 -328 229 -15978 Wofford 10 2 - 8 - 0 222 -4066 230 -16273 Brigham Young 7 1 - 5 - 1 220 -3839 231 -16550 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 197 -802 232 -16792 Gallaudet 1 0 - 1 - 0 205 -1447 233 -16796 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 200 -1148 234 -16999 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 201 -1276 235 -18170 Washington (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 204 -1447 236 -20309 Florida Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 217 -3404 237 -21550 Colorado School of Mines 7 1 - 6 - 0 235 -5791 238 -22917 Erskine 4 0 - 4 - 0 224 -4166 239 -23128 Guilford College 3 0 - 3 - 0 223 -4098 240 -23612 Elon 4 0 - 4 - 0 226 -4603 241 -24564 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 238 -6117 242 -25877 Western Colorado 8 0 - 8 - 0 237 -5987 243 -27336 Chadron State College 2 0 - 2 - 0 241 -6848 244 -27402 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 244 -7165 245 -28696 Nebraska Kearney 2 0 - 2 - 0 243 -7145