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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 27651 Texas A&M 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 34 6627 2 25754 Centenary 4 4 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 26 7205 3 24549 Loyola (New Orleans) 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 49 5683 4 23616 Southern Methodist 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 20 7722 5 20198 Tulsa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 46 5986 6 20167 Notre Dame 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 45 6028 7 19069 Minnesota 8 6 - 0 - 2 6 - 0 - 2 74 4538 8 19031 Southern California 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 75 4533 9 18758 Army 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 86 3989 10 18558 Texas 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 39 6264 11 18071 Illinois 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 117 3327 12 18059 Georgia 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 107 3560 13 18032 Arkansas 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 89 3946 14 17748 Yale 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 101 3705 15 17733 Southwestern (Texas) 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 18 7871 16 16346 Bryson 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 151 1943 17 16346 Michigan 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 72 4636 18 16224 Pittsburgh 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 133 2303 19 16108 Loyola (Chicago) 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 95 3872 20 15836 Georgia Tech 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 126 2854 21 15736 Missouri 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 68 4692 22 15536 Tennessee 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 162 1616 23 15194 Stanford 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 76 4500 24 14622 Nebraska 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 112 3509 25 14449 Texas Christian 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 40 6228 26 14108 Vanderbilt 11 8 - 1 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 134 2298 27 14012 Washington 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 132 2308 28 13712 California 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 80 4171 29 12867 St. Mary's CA 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 37 6405 30 12337 Washington and Jefferson 9 7 - 0 - 2 7 - 0 - 2 192 349 31 12234 Furman 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 185 523 32 11973 Oklahoma State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 44 6078 33 11366 Rice 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 10 9217 34 11255 Santa Clara 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 17 7989 35 11078 Princeton 7 6 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 188 485 36 11009 Navy 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 124 2894 37 10944 Purdue 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 160 1671 38 10529 University of Chicago 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 57 5242 39 10341 North Carolina State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 196 245 40 10233 Dartmouth 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 200 -198 41 9999 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 61 4999 42 9999 Oklahoma 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 66 4751 43 9872 Penn State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 147 2048 44 9600 Quantico Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 227 -1956 45 9527 Idaho 8 4 - 1 - 3 4 - 1 - 3 136 2230 46 9365 Detroit 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 179 817 47 8966 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 11808 48 8805 Stetson 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 224 -1760 49 8805 Creighton 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 190 386 50 8455 New York University 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 209 -762 51 8313 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 11808 52 8213 Baylor 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 22 7356 53 8202 Gonzaga 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 82 4100 54 8071 Bucknell 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 33 6827 55 7918 Wisconsin 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 87 3984 56 7875 Northwestern 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 106 3573 57 7841 Oregon State 7 3 - 3 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 108 3550 58 7791 Westminster College MO 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 92 3895 59 7791 Georgetown 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 229 -1977 60 7791 Washington MO 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 155 1802 61 7745 Mississippi 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 148 2019 62 7741 Texas Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 3 10525 63 7722 Florida 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 165 1486 64 7680 Iowa 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 103 3639 65 7338 Iowa State 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 122 3014 66 7165 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 10083 67 7080 Alabama 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 129 2432 68 7073 Ohio State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 111 3518 69 7004 Indiana 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 77 4296 70 6873 Washington State 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 121 3079 71 6727 Marquette 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 178 854 72 6627 Kansas State 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 67 4750 73 6624 Presbyterian 2 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 226 -1956 74 6531 Pennsylvania 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 163 1519 75 6190 Hendrix 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 13 9016 76 5871 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 84 4062 77 5575 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 9379 78 5575 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 9379 79 5168 Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 159 1700 80 5107 Trinity University TX 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 11 9070 81 4569 Kansas 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 104 3593 82 4416 Carnegie Mellon 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 172 1039 83 4335 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 9515 84 4285 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 9035 85 3886 Sewanee 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 56 5378 86 3866 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 9515 87 3774 Austin College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 15 8120 88 3686 Syracuse 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 189 430 89 3663 Clemson 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 193 338 90 3540 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 9279 91 3264 Olympic Club 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 23 7226 92 2837 Harvard 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 157 1765 93 2776 Bowdoin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 8874 94 2745 Ohio Wesleyan 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 60 5008 95 2672 Mercer 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 78 4262 96 2611 Tulane 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 99 3748 97 2484 Wabash College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 156 1780 98 2415 Louisiana State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 171 1071 99 2215 Colorado State 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 241 -4091 100 2142 Virginia Tech 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 208 -467 101 2027 West Virginia 9 2 - 4 - 3 2 - 4 - 3 127 2786 102 1943 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 176 958 103 1843 Hawaii 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 239 -3075 104 1670 Denver 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 230 -2097 105 1670 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 210 -803 106 1643 North Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 143 2124 107 1528 Grove City College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 8112 108 1497 Temple 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 169 1196 109 1447 Mississippi State 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 219 -1145 110 1405 Montana 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 152 1891 111 1401 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 50 5683 112 1278 Drake 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 125 2887 113 1255 Oglethorpe 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 28 7017 114 1182 Maryville College 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 98 3770 115 1163 McDaniel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 41 6168 116 1090 Cornell College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 166 1423 117 994 Maryland 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 161 1656 118 952 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 21 7597 119 840 Carson Newman 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 19 7768 120 614 Lafayette 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 221 -1386 121 606 Duke 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 191 371 122 591 Ouachita 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 27 7054 123 410 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 7006 124 253 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 32 6968 125 184 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 24 7226 126 65 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 25 7224 127 46 John Hopkins 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 182 679 128 -322 Oregon 7 2 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 149 2011 129 -453 Kentucky 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 153 1841 130 -560 Colgate 9 4 - 2 - 3 4 - 2 - 3 232 -2271 131 -606 Columbia 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 236 -2976 132 -733 USS Idaho 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 31 7006 133 -791 Lebanon Valley College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 170 1106 134 -925 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 7006 135 -1286 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 35 6455 136 -1401 South Carolina 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 173 1004 137 -1501 Franklin & Marshall 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 38 6322 138 -1655 Miami FL 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 43 6117 139 -1858 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 212 -929 140 -1858 Cornell 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 215 -1046 141 -2092 Colorado College 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 244 -4894 142 -2192 Saint Edward's 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 81 4106 143 -2211 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 51 5539 144 -2223 Michigan State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 207 -408 145 -2261 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 42 6168 146 -2319 Utah 7 3 - 3 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 222 -1407 147 -2346 Davidson 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 211 -833 148 -2350 College of the Ozarks 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 36 6444 149 -2438 Mount Saint Charles 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 146 2069 150 -2453 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 5472 151 -2615 Gettysburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 4936 152 -2672 Loyola MD 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 5504 153 -2826 Montana State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 220 -1245 154 -2937 Davis & Elkins 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 62 4948 155 -3133 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 47 5884 156 -3310 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 4936 157 -3310 Allegheny College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 48 5818 158 -3521 Samford 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 225 -1760 159 -3521 Auburn 9 0 - 7 - 2 0 - 7 - 2 120 3168 160 -3912 Wake Forest 10 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 167 1348 161 -4135 Franklin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 54 5472 162 -4158 Thiel College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 53 5496 163 -4273 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 59 5032 164 -4527 Haskell Indian Nation 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 4682 165 -4535 Lombard 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 3895 166 -4865 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 5116 167 -5015 South Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 73 4542 168 -5018 California Davis 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 91 3920 169 -5026 Transylvania 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 65 4855 170 -5030 Florida Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 3861 171 -5314 Saint Louis 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 83 4086 172 -5448 Brown 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 214 -1035 173 -5671 Adrian College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 4682 174 -5871 Columbia (Dubg) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 71 4682 175 -5921 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 97 3840 176 -5940 Holy Cross 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 131 2391 177 -5975 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 105 3581 178 -5982 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 3363 179 -6151 New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 251 -10400 180 -6151 Utah State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 238 -3064 181 -6447 William & Mary 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 102 3691 182 -6481 William Penn College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 240 -3240 183 -6481 Grinnell College 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 128 2735 184 -6581 Colorado 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 231 -2234 185 -6639 Fordham 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 85 4061 186 -6785 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 118 3313 187 -6827 Alfred University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 79 4227 188 -7019 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 90 3937 189 -7345 Southwestern (TN) 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 100 3706 190 -7526 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 109 3536 191 -7537 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 3895 192 -7756 Denison University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 110 3536 193 -7772 Saint Viator 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 3363 194 -7891 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 88 3962 195 -8160 Swarthmore College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 119 3265 196 -8286 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 130 2416 197 -8309 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 113 3436 198 -8344 Simpson College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 141 2154 199 -8712 Centre College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 114 3413 200 -9077 Niagara 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 158 1713 201 -9450 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 123 2923 202 -9484 Millsaps College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 142 2131 203 -9492 Boston College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 145 2099 204 -9784 Hobart College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 137 2226 205 -9822 Citadel 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 164 1518 206 -9838 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 140 2208 207 -9972 Hampden-Sydney College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 154 1827 208 -10114 Wyoming 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 243 -4466 209 -10644 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 2208 210 -10713 Kentucky Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 201 -226 211 -10801 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 135 2267 212 -10821 Drexel 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 138 2208 213 -11040 Susquehanna 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 144 2101 214 -11074 Elon 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 150 1998 215 -11585 UCLA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 639 216 -12026 Lynchburg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 174 971 217 -12130 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 177 953 218 -12184 Wofford 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 187 497 219 -12241 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 175 965 220 -12376 Centerville (Butte) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 181 702 221 -12422 Schuykill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 194 307 222 -12633 Kalamazoo College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 -1111 223 -12760 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 168 1207 224 -12783 Linfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 198 -161 225 -12829 Vermont 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 184 557 226 -12933 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 180 723 227 -13278 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 195 307 228 -13835 Pacific (Oregon) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 199 -161 229 -14311 Chadron State College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 249 -7724 230 -14319 Colorado School of Mines 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 242 -4391 231 -14338 Washington (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 186 497 232 -14365 Albion College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 218 -1111 233 -14396 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 206 -303 234 -14519 Hamilton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 203 -280 235 -14737 Richmond 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 197 69 236 -14883 Brigham Young 7 2 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 247 -5179 237 -15052 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 204 -303 238 -15052 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 -303 239 -15210 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 202 -280 240 -16608 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 217 -1111 241 -16826 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 213 -929 242 -16865 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 223 -1413 243 -17095 High Point 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 228 -1956 244 -17537 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 234 -2724 245 -19326 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 233 -2724 246 -19837 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 235 -2724 247 -20782 Northern Colorado 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 248 -6137 248 -20801 Western Colorado 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 246 -5068 249 -21085 Montezuma 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 237 -3051 250 -23627 Black Hills State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 245 -5057 251 -29591 Hastings College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 250 -10391