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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 23358 Southern California 12 10 - 1 - 1 43 6017 2 22437 Michigan 8 7 - 0 - 1 66 4988 3 22010 Pittsburgh 9 8 - 1 - 0 56 5553 4 20513 Oregon 10 9 - 1 - 0 60 5227 5 19541 Minnesota 8 4 - 0 - 4 49 5776 6 19349 Nebraska 9 8 - 1 - 0 77 4551 7 18846 Tulsa 7 6 - 1 - 0 69 4936 8 18478 Princeton 9 9 - 0 - 0 143 2231 9 18478 Duquesne 11 10 - 1 - 0 99 3707 10 18251 Centenary 12 8 - 0 - 4 105 3359 11 18247 Stanford 11 8 - 2 - 1 58 5447 12 17172 Purdue 8 6 - 1 - 1 75 4606 13 17111 Louisiana State 10 7 - 0 - 3 110 3110 14 16404 Detroit 8 7 - 1 - 0 113 3055 15 16343 St. Mary's CA 10 6 - 3 - 1 44 5975 16 15840 California 11 6 - 3 - 2 51 5660 17 15744 Ohio State 8 7 - 1 - 0 114 3050 18 15640 Army 10 9 - 1 - 0 149 2121 19 15413 Oregon State 10 6 - 2 - 2 73 4711 20 15356 Fordham 8 6 - 2 - 0 92 3919 21 14926 Iowa 8 5 - 3 - 0 62 5190 22 14776 Santa Clara 9 6 - 2 - 1 81 4443 23 14691 Alabama 9 7 - 1 - 1 136 2454 24 13958 Columbia 9 8 - 1 - 0 156 1895 25 13616 Arkansas 11 7 - 3 - 1 90 4033 26 13551 UCLA 11 6 - 4 - 1 59 5419 27 13397 Tennessee 10 7 - 3 - 0 95 3852 28 13355 Georgia 10 8 - 2 - 0 106 3199 29 13340 Texas Tech 9 8 - 1 - 0 168 1470 30 13320 Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 47 5852 31 13128 Oklahoma City 2 1 - 1 - 0 22 7689 32 13025 Texas Christian 12 9 - 2 - 1 141 2360 33 12933 Loyola Marymount 10 7 - 2 - 1 111 3104 34 12921 Bucknell 9 7 - 2 - 0 135 2473 35 12737 Illinois 8 5 - 3 - 0 83 4361 36 12096 Washington State 9 5 - 3 - 1 72 4789 37 12072 Boston College 3 2 - 1 - 0 102 3513 38 11911 Oklahoma State 9 6 - 2 - 1 118 2959 39 11635 Kansas State 9 6 - 2 - 1 130 2539 40 11285 Ursinus College 1 0 - 0 - 1 52 5642 41 11285 Villanova 10 7 - 2 - 1 151 2051 42 11005 Colgate 8 6 - 1 - 1 192 578 43 10625 San Diego Marines 4 2 - 2 - 0 76 4575 44 10613 Duke 10 9 - 1 - 0 203 192 45 10529 Tulane 10 6 - 3 - 1 120 2828 46 10302 Carnegie Mellon 9 4 - 3 - 2 93 3905 47 10152 McDaniel College 4 3 - 1 - 0 132 2494 48 10110 Navy 9 5 - 4 - 0 87 4187 49 9972 Portland 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 10256 50 9818 Baylor 10 6 - 4 - 0 91 3929 51 9768 North Texas 2 1 - 1 - 0 63 5038 52 9600 Michigan State 8 4 - 2 - 2 124 2717 53 9415 Holy Cross 3 2 - 1 - 0 101 3562 54 9177 Oklahoma 9 4 - 4 - 1 82 4406 55 8912 Texas A&M 10 6 - 3 - 1 133 2486 56 8544 Notre Dame 9 3 - 5 - 1 37 6438 57 8501 Temple 8 5 - 3 - 0 116 3039 58 8352 US Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 246 -2801 59 8190 Georgia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 103 3475 60 8183 Mississippi 11 6 - 3 - 2 157 1785 61 7783 George Washington 9 5 - 3 - 1 150 2103 62 7568 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 9770 63 7464 Wisconsin 8 2 - 5 - 1 41 6214 64 7127 Southern Methodist 12 4 - 7 - 1 65 5020 65 7107 Kansas 10 5 - 4 - 1 128 2612 66 7023 Furman 9 6 - 1 - 2 213 -414 67 7000 Vanderbilt 10 4 - 3 - 3 112 3102 68 6816 Florida 9 5 - 3 - 1 165 1534 69 6766 Canisius College 1 1 - 0 - 0 244 -2780 70 6481 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 8586 71 6470 South Carolina 10 6 - 3 - 1 174 1319 72 6385 Washburn University 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 9423 73 6324 Cornell 7 4 - 3 - 0 148 2124 74 6316 Truman State 1 1 - 0 - 0 252 -3335 75 6309 Centre College 3 1 - 2 - 0 68 4966 76 6301 Hawaii 2 1 - 1 - 0 88 4178 77 6259 University of Chicago 8 3 - 3 - 2 119 2845 78 6090 Texas 11 4 - 5 - 2 100 3572 79 6028 Arizona 8 5 - 3 - 0 190 704 80 5360 Idaho 8 4 - 4 - 0 122 2738 81 5326 Linfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 10256 82 5280 Harvard 8 5 - 2 - 1 207 -124 83 5122 Utah 8 5 - 3 - 0 178 1128 84 5111 Olympic Club 4 1 - 3 - 0 38 6380 85 4968 Miami FL 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 9239 86 4834 Mercer 9 4 - 3 - 2 181 1046 87 4803 Yale 8 4 - 4 - 0 117 3005 88 4554 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 9125 89 4542 Davis & Elkins 1 0 - 0 - 1 142 2271 90 4542 West Virginia 11 3 - 5 - 3 94 3871 91 4369 Auburn 10 5 - 5 - 0 154 1930 92 4247 Northwestern 8 1 - 5 - 2 40 6214 93 4189 Carleton College 1 1 - 0 - 0 261 -4752 94 4154 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 9239 95 3874 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 9239 96 3863 San Jose State 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 9123 97 3863 Henderson State 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 9125 98 3678 Nevada Reno 4 1 - 3 - 0 46 5912 99 3532 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 9239 100 3448 New York University 7 2 - 4 - 1 97 3799 101 3413 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 9239 102 3379 Honolulu AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 23 7388 103 3294 Colorado 9 7 - 2 - 0 237 -2288 104 3279 Rutgers 5 1 - 3 - 1 86 4258 105 3233 Northern Arizona 6 5 - 1 - 0 236 -2090 106 3129 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 9125 107 3121 Pacific 2 0 - 2 - 0 25 7319 108 2983 Montana 7 3 - 4 - 0 146 2160 109 2910 Drake 10 6 - 3 - 1 214 -625 110 2845 Southwestern (TN) 3 1 - 1 - 1 183 905 111 2784 Washington and Jefferson 10 2 - 7 - 1 67 4968 112 2568 Pennsylvania Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 19 7820 113 2396 Catholic University 2 1 - 1 - 0 166 1509 114 2334 Marquette 8 3 - 4 - 1 147 2150 115 2265 Kentucky 10 5 - 5 - 0 169 1461 116 2242 North Carolina 9 4 - 5 - 0 163 1556 117 2231 Iowa State 9 3 - 5 - 1 121 2739 118 2181 San Francisco 8 1 - 6 - 1 64 5024 119 2108 Presbyterian 3 2 - 0 - 1 241 -2461 120 2085 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 8202 121 2008 Colorado State 7 5 - 1 - 1 253 -3341 122 1958 Rice 11 3 - 8 - 0 96 3807 123 1939 Denver 9 5 - 3 - 1 223 -1292 124 1847 Virginia Tech 10 4 - 3 - 3 193 522 125 1800 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 8202 126 1785 Whittier College 4 1 - 3 - 0 74 4708 127 1628 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 45 5955 128 1616 Syracuse 8 4 - 4 - 0 191 638 129 1528 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 1 - 3 - 0 85 4281 130 1455 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 7706 131 1455 Southern Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 7706 132 1274 Loyola (New Orleans) 3 1 - 2 - 0 107 3155 133 1182 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 260 -4752 134 979 Davidson 9 6 - 2 - 1 233 -1968 135 925 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 7920 136 768 Washington & Lee 10 4 - 4 - 2 194 511 137 737 Mississippi State 10 3 - 6 - 1 129 2570 138 606 Dartmouth 9 4 - 4 - 1 206 49 139 602 Emory & Henry College 3 2 - 1 - 0 232 -1834 140 568 Saint Xavier 3 1 - 2 - 0 144 2211 141 464 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 7820 142 364 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 29 6775 143 180 Indiana 8 1 - 5 - 2 98 3737 144 -161 Coe College 2 1 - 1 - 0 164 1534 145 -188 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 34 6512 146 -249 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 6670 147 -253 Creighton 8 3 - 4 - 1 186 843 148 -311 Brown 8 3 - 5 - 0 162 1560 149 -391 Puget Sound 2 0 - 2 - 0 39 6354 150 -514 Oklahoma Baptist 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 6808 151 -583 Occidental 2 0 - 2 - 0 24 7346 152 -679 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 4800 153 -1182 LA Junior College 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 6775 154 -1278 Saint Louis 9 6 - 3 - 0 247 -2839 155 -1282 Albright 2 0 - 2 - 0 33 6660 156 -1290 Pennsylvania 7 2 - 4 - 1 182 952 157 -1320 College of the Ozarks 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 6808 158 -1351 Dixie 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 6670 159 -1409 Hardin-Simmons 3 0 - 3 - 0 42 6030 160 -1428 Richmond 9 5 - 4 - 0 231 -1759 161 -1597 Newberry College 2 1 - 0 - 1 251 -3097 162 -1628 Lafayette 9 3 - 5 - 1 202 241 163 -1655 Hendrix 1 0 - 1 - 0 28 6808 164 -1666 Austin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 35 6512 165 -1766 Waynesburg College 3 0 - 3 - 0 50 5697 166 -1962 New Mexico Military 2 1 - 0 - 1 257 -3695 167 -2096 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 61 5202 168 -2127 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 6466 169 -2208 Idaho State 1 1 - 0 - 0 267 -6447 170 -2319 Saint Edward's 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 4909 171 -2380 Clemson 11 3 - 6 - 2 197 472 172 -2511 Muhlenberg College 3 1 - 2 - 0 159 1708 173 -2542 Texas El Paso 4 1 - 3 - 0 152 1989 174 -2580 Haskell Indian Nation 5 0 - 3 - 2 55 5625 175 -2618 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 48 5817 176 -2833 William & Mary 11 6 - 5 - 0 235 -2036 177 -3022 Wabash College 1 1 - 0 - 0 270 -8046 178 -3221 Gonzaga 9 2 - 6 - 1 153 1953 179 -3279 Franklin College 1 1 - 0 - 0 269 -8046 180 -3375 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 4456 181 -3475 Penn State 7 3 - 3 - 1 234 -2023 182 -3490 Sewanee 9 3 - 6 - 0 195 495 183 -3651 Gettysburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 5642 184 -3774 West Chester 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 5642 185 -3966 Virginia 10 2 - 6 - 2 201 298 186 -4085 Citadel 9 3 - 5 - 1 221 -1095 187 -4139 New Mexico 8 3 - 4 - 1 220 -1021 188 -4250 Valparaiso 1 1 - 0 - 0 271 -8046 189 -4308 Ohio Northern 1 0 - 1 - 0 57 5502 190 -4600 North Carolina State 9 1 - 5 - 3 173 1357 191 -4654 Arizona State 8 3 - 5 - 0 212 -409 192 -4753 Utah State 8 4 - 4 - 0 248 -2853 193 -4784 Manhattan 2 0 - 1 - 1 171 1431 194 -4911 Washington MO 9 4 - 5 - 0 227 -1603 195 -5560 Georgetown 8 1 - 6 - 1 180 1060 196 -5602 Brigham Young 9 5 - 4 - 0 254 -3396 197 -5733 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 2401 198 -5882 Maryland 10 3 - 7 - 0 211 -397 199 -5898 Millsaps College 2 0 - 2 - 0 78 4462 200 -5967 Trinity University TX 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 4456 201 -6124 Cincinnati 2 1 - 1 - 0 256 -3457 202 -6155 Saint Lawrence 2 0 - 2 - 0 84 4332 203 -6209 Birmingham Southern 3 0 - 2 - 1 108 3138 204 -6670 Missouri 9 1 - 8 - 0 155 1919 205 -6746 Virginia Military 10 2 - 7 - 1 184 888 206 -6877 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 4091 207 -7027 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 1616 208 -7622 Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 2417 209 -7626 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 3408 210 -7626 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 1455 211 -7729 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0 - 2 - 0 123 2717 212 -7822 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 2680 213 -7937 Northern Colorado 7 4 - 3 - 0 265 -5209 214 -8305 Wofford 9 3 - 6 - 0 222 -1258 215 -8390 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 109 3129 216 -8989 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 115 3045 217 -9192 Hampden-Sydney College 2 0 - 1 - 1 224 -1348 218 -9392 Bradley 2 0 - 2 - 0 131 2503 219 -9415 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 2184 220 -9454 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 127 2640 221 -9504 Grinnell College 9 0 - 8 - 1 175 1193 222 -9515 Oglethorpe 4 0 - 4 - 0 134 2476 223 -9872 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 2417 224 -9891 Whitman 1 0 - 1 - 0 126 2680 225 -10248 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 1167 226 -10298 Lebanon Valley College 2 0 - 2 - 0 140 2361 227 -10368 Wake Forest 6 0 - 5 - 1 172 1385 228 -10487 Chadron State College 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 1647 229 -10644 New Mexico State 8 2 - 6 - 0 243 -2706 230 -10997 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 208 -155 231 -11059 Central College Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 1115 232 -11101 Bates College 2 0 - 2 - 0 167 1471 233 -11347 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 196 489 234 -11592 Lehigh 4 0 - 4 - 0 158 1766 235 -11750 Colorado College 8 2 - 5 - 1 242 -2511 236 -11819 Roanoke 4 0 - 4 - 0 210 -205 237 -12138 West Seattle AC 1 0 - 1 - 0 229 -1610 238 -12276 Miami OH 1 0 - 1 - 0 205 90 239 -12280 Catawba College 2 0 - 2 - 0 189 795 240 -12606 Maryville College 1 0 - 1 - 0 177 1132 241 -12779 Cumberland TN 2 0 - 2 - 0 185 877 242 -12894 Montana State 7 2 - 5 - 0 255 -3402 243 -12952 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 198 368 244 -13059 Columbia (Oregon) 1 0 - 1 - 0 228 -1610 245 -13324 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 808 246 -13344 New Mexico Highlands 3 1 - 2 - 0 259 -4422 247 -13493 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 199 303 248 -13559 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 188 808 249 -13739 Wichita State 1 0 - 1 - 0 217 -639 250 -14350 Franklin & Marshall 2 0 - 2 - 0 218 -729 251 -14361 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 200 303 252 -14503 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 219 -894 253 -14634 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 209 -155 254 -15079 Central Missouri 2 0 - 2 - 0 204 109 255 -15517 Colorado School of Mines 6 1 - 5 - 0 249 -2930 256 -15601 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 215 -639 257 -15932 James Milliken 1 0 - 1 - 0 216 -639 258 -16093 Butler 8 2 - 6 - 0 262 -4799 259 -16488 Wyoming 9 2 - 6 - 1 263 -4987 260 -16661 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 226 -1416 261 -16665 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 238 -2327 262 -16673 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 230 -1745 263 -16673 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 258 -4152 264 -16884 Randolph Macon College 3 0 - 3 - 0 225 -1371 265 -17091 McKendree College 1 0 - 1 - 0 240 -2455 266 -18209 John Hopkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 239 -2339 267 -19257 Mount Saint Mary's 1 0 - 1 - 0 245 -2780 268 -19756 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 250 -2941 269 -22725 Western Colorado 5 0 - 5 - 0 264 -5029 270 -25920 Wayland 1 0 - 1 - 0 266 -5322 271 -26684 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 268 -6447 272 -28826 Evansville 1 0 - 1 - 0 273 -8046 273 -29287 Ball State 1 0 - 1 - 0 272 -8046 274 -31184 Fort Warren 1 0 - 1 - 0 274 -8244