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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 24199 Pittsburgh 10 8 - 1 - 1 27 38 2 23416 Louisiana State 11 9 - 1 - 1 24 37 3 22452 Alabama 9 8 - 0 - 1 59 60 4 22199 Minnesota 8 7 - 1 - 0 40 48 5 22030 Western Reserve 1 1 - 0 - 0 56 59 6 21123 Southwestern (TN) 2 2 - 0 - 0 102 78 7 20290 Texas Christian 13 9 - 2 - 2 37 47 8 19699 Santa Clara 9 8 - 1 - 0 87 73 9 19200 Duquesne 10 8 - 2 - 0 55 58 10 18950 Northwestern 8 7 - 1 - 0 66 64 11 18067 Auburn 11 7 - 2 - 2 44 51 12 18021 Arkansas 10 7 - 3 - 0 33 43 13 18013 Duke 10 9 - 1 - 0 116 84 14 17871 Washington 10 7 - 2 - 1 58 59 15 17199 Notre Dame 9 6 - 2 - 1 48 54 16 17168 Marquette 9 7 - 2 - 0 54 58 17 17091 Fordham 8 5 - 1 - 2 62 62 18 17038 Nebraska 9 7 - 2 - 0 84 72 19 16623 Ohio State 8 5 - 3 - 0 45 52 20 16504 Tennessee 10 6 - 2 - 2 53 58 21 15759 Yale 8 7 - 1 - 0 112 83 22 15517 Michigan State 9 6 - 1 - 2 96 76 23 15482 Mississippi State 11 7 - 3 - 1 106 79 24 15214 Holy Cross 10 7 - 2 - 1 97 76 25 15006 Pennsylvania 8 7 - 1 - 0 133 92 26 14999 Tulane 10 6 - 3 - 1 60 60 27 14760 Texas A&M 12 8 - 3 - 1 69 65 28 14519 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 131 91 29 13893 Temple 11 6 - 3 - 2 61 61 30 13754 St. Mary's CA 10 6 - 3 - 1 76 69 31 13647 North Carolina 10 8 - 2 - 0 128 90 32 13585 Southern California 9 4 - 2 - 3 57 59 33 13432 Purdue 8 5 - 2 - 1 82 71 34 13397 Villanova 10 7 - 2 - 1 118 85 35 13351 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 1 - 1 - 0 22 34 36 13271 Lehigh 1 1 - 0 - 0 141 96 37 12833 Boston College 4 2 - 1 - 1 41 49 38 12679 Detroit 10 7 - 3 - 0 122 89 39 12587 Georgia 10 5 - 4 - 1 50 54 40 12376 Connecticut 1 1 - 0 - 0 210 155 41 12280 Baylor 10 6 - 3 - 1 92 75 42 11976 George Washington 9 7 - 1 - 1 180 124 43 11477 Princeton 8 4 - 2 - 2 105 79 44 11458 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 4 - 1 67 65 45 11366 Indiana 8 5 - 2 - 1 127 90 46 11347 Washington State 10 6 - 3 - 1 100 77 47 11089 Mississippi 12 5 - 5 - 2 68 65 48 10878 UCLA 10 6 - 3 - 1 113 83 49 10859 Rice 12 5 - 7 - 0 42 49 50 10671 Utah State 8 7 - 0 - 1 215 156 51 10667 North Dakota 3 2 - 1 - 0 86 73 52 10448 Navy 9 6 - 3 - 0 134 92 53 10444 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 107 79 54 10233 Carnegie Mellon 8 2 - 6 - 0 13 25 55 10041 Texas 9 2 - 6 - 1 19 31 56 9857 DePaul 3 2 - 1 - 0 126 90 57 9784 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 101 77 58 9600 Tulsa 9 5 - 2 - 2 168 114 59 9569 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 123 89 60 9538 Illinois 8 4 - 3 - 1 78 70 61 9323 Iowa 8 3 - 4 - 1 65 63 62 9288 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 130 63 9281 Missouri 9 6 - 2 - 1 155 104 64 9008 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 1 65 9004 Samford 4 1 - 2 - 1 23 36 66 9000 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 138 94 67 8966 New York University 9 5 - 3 - 1 139 95 68 8866 Manhattan 10 6 - 4 - 0 135 92 69 8528 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 172 118 70 8067 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 2 71 8060 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 175 119 72 7960 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 7 73 7948 Vanderbilt 9 3 - 5 - 1 83 72 74 7914 Montana 9 6 - 3 - 0 162 109 75 7898 Centenary 12 6 - 4 - 2 143 96 76 7434 Georgetown 9 6 - 2 - 1 184 129 77 7326 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 2 - 1 - 0 170 118 78 7299 Tennessee Wesleyan 1 1 - 0 - 0 226 175 79 7019 Oregon State 10 4 - 6 - 0 74 68 80 6904 Baldwin-Wallace College 1 1 - 0 - 0 247 198 81 6904 Kansas State 9 4 - 3 - 2 150 102 82 6896 Davidson 9 5 - 4 - 0 147 100 83 6812 Stanford 9 2 - 5 - 2 49 54 84 6781 Loyola (New Orleans) 10 4 - 6 - 0 79 70 85 6647 Columbia 8 5 - 3 - 0 169 117 86 5982 Furman 9 7 - 2 - 0 197 140 87 5925 Hardin-Simmons 4 2 - 2 - 0 129 91 88 5625 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 188 130 89 5422 Boston University 3 1 - 1 - 1 137 94 90 5414 Gonzaga 8 5 - 3 - 0 177 120 91 5341 Saint Mary's (Texas) 1 0 - 0 - 1 132 92 92 5341 San Francisco 10 4 - 4 - 2 144 97 93 5326 Michigan 8 1 - 7 - 0 21 33 94 5168 Oklahoma 9 3 - 3 - 3 149 101 95 5145 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 151 102 96 4903 Penn State 8 3 - 5 - 0 136 93 97 4880 Wake Forest 9 5 - 4 - 0 178 120 98 4677 Harvard 8 3 - 4 - 1 146 100 99 4642 Miami FL 10 6 - 2 - 2 201 147 100 4554 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 26 101 4504 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 9 102 4350 Arizona 10 5 - 2 - 3 200 147 103 4270 McDaniel College 3 1 - 2 - 0 91 75 104 3893 Denver 9 7 - 1 - 1 223 169 105 3882 Texas Tech 10 5 - 4 - 1 173 118 106 3459 Wisconsin 8 2 - 6 - 0 103 78 107 3425 Saint Louis 10 5 - 4 - 1 182 125 108 3417 Cornell 8 3 - 5 - 0 130 91 109 3137 Birmingham Southern 3 1 - 2 - 0 110 82 110 3006 Franklin & Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 176 120 111 2995 Loyola Marymount 9 6 - 3 - 0 204 149 112 2910 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 24 113 2833 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 12 114 2814 West Texas A&M 2 2 - 0 - 0 256 204 115 2553 Colorado 7 4 - 3 - 0 195 136 116 2545 Santa Barbara 2 2 - 0 - 0 259 210 117 2411 Waynesburg College 3 0 - 3 - 0 17 28 118 2300 Oregon 9 2 - 6 - 1 93 75 119 2254 Saint Xavier 3 1 - 2 - 0 98 77 120 1931 Creighton 8 4 - 4 - 0 183 129 121 1862 Iowa State 8 3 - 3 - 2 171 118 122 1735 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 140 95 123 1612 Emporia State 1 1 - 0 - 0 260 217 124 1605 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 23 125 1351 Northern Iowa 2 1 - 0 - 1 268 239 126 1132 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 22 127 1125 South Carolina 12 5 - 7 - 0 167 113 128 1105 Catholic University 3 1 - 2 - 0 115 84 129 925 Florida 10 4 - 6 - 0 158 106 130 921 Idaho 10 3 - 7 - 0 119 87 131 798 Butler 1 0 - 0 - 1 189 132 132 798 University of Chicago 8 2 - 5 - 1 121 88 133 399 Bucknell 9 4 - 4 - 1 187 130 134 288 Maryland 11 6 - 5 - 0 209 154 135 195 Saint Joseph's PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 29 136 161 San Jose State 3 1 - 2 - 0 161 108 137 149 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 24 138 0 Tampa 1 0 - 0 - 1 3 0 139 0 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 140 0 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 0 141 -161 Davis & Elkins 1 0 - 1 - 0 29 42 142 -464 Carleton College 3 2 - 1 - 0 221 167 143 -698 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 28 144 -718 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 28 145 -867 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 34 44 146 -1090 Sam Houston 2 0 - 2 - 0 26 38 147 -1397 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 43 148 -1413 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 220 163 149 -1486 Washington MO 10 3 - 7 - 0 174 118 150 -1624 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 5 - 0 196 136 151 -1662 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 33 152 -1866 Mercer 10 3 - 6 - 1 179 120 153 -1950 Drake 10 6 - 4 - 0 225 173 154 -1969 North Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 77 70 155 -2004 Brown 10 3 - 7 - 0 152 102 156 -2242 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 219 160 157 -2257 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 25 38 158 -2296 Maryville College 2 0 - 2 - 0 31 43 159 -2511 Rutgers 3 0 - 3 - 0 32 43 160 -2572 Colorado State 9 4 - 4 - 1 208 154 161 -2768 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 43 50 162 -2803 Oklahoma City 3 1 - 2 - 0 166 112 163 -3075 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 48 164 -3171 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 28 42 165 -3317 Kansas 8 1 - 6 - 1 120 88 166 -3406 Pacific 3 0 - 3 - 0 70 66 167 -3406 Centre College 4 0 - 4 - 0 47 53 168 -3440 Pomona-Pitzer 1 0 - 1 - 0 39 48 169 -3813 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0 - 2 - 0 35 46 170 -3889 City College of New York 2 0 - 2 - 0 71 67 171 -3943 Brigham Young 9 4 - 5 - 0 218 158 172 -3970 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 47 173 -4112 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 75 174 -4235 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 46 53 175 -4354 Sewanee 7 0 - 6 - 1 64 63 176 -4358 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 3 - 1 246 196 177 -4419 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 58 178 -4419 South Dakota 3 0 - 2 - 1 142 96 179 -4458 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 69 180 -4523 Wichita State 3 1 - 2 - 0 198 143 181 -4546 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 72 68 182 -4592 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 63 183 -4638 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 73 68 184 -4930 Citadel 10 4 - 6 - 0 214 155 185 -5126 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 51 57 186 -5203 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 224 170 187 -5752 Portland 4 0 - 4 - 0 99 77 188 -5971 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 88 75 189 -6055 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 90 75 190 -6055 Oklahoma State 10 1 - 9 - 0 153 102 191 -6074 San Diego State 1 0 - 0 - 1 239 192 192 -6074 New Mexico State 11 6 - 4 - 1 258 206 193 -6163 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 79 194 -6278 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 109 81 195 -6451 Hobart College 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 71 196 -6504 Cincinnati 3 0 - 3 - 0 108 80 197 -6631 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 71 198 -6877 Syracuse 8 1 - 7 - 0 163 110 199 -6988 Oglethorpe 2 1 - 1 - 0 242 193 200 -7050 Colorado College 8 3 - 4 - 1 233 182 201 -7111 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 73 202 -7173 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 90 203 -7453 Northern Colorado 9 5 - 4 - 0 243 195 204 -7464 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 90 205 -7472 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 95 76 206 -7526 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 107 207 -7660 Shenandoah 1 0 - 1 - 0 94 76 208 -7806 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 229 177 209 -7910 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 114 84 210 -8087 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 117 85 211 -8240 Presbyterian 9 3 - 6 - 0 216 157 212 -8386 Muhlenberg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 111 83 213 -8524 Wyoming 8 2 - 5 - 1 217 158 214 -8843 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 111 215 -8858 Virginia 9 2 - 7 - 0 199 144 216 -8866 Texas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 105 217 -8920 Washburn University 9 2 - 6 - 1 206 153 218 -9020 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 106 219 -9143 Coe College 2 1 - 1 - 0 244 196 220 -9365 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 98 221 -9369 Montana State 8 3 - 5 - 0 227 175 222 -9434 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 0 - 1 264 223 223 -9434 Richmond 10 4 - 4 - 2 253 201 224 -9446 Ursinus College 2 0 - 2 - 0 148 101 225 -9461 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 111 226 -9811 Arizona State 9 4 - 5 - 0 251 200 227 -9841 Idaho State 3 1 - 2 - 0 232 180 228 -10033 Northern Arizona 8 3 - 4 - 1 252 201 229 -10371 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 213 155 230 -10602 Elon 3 0 - 3 - 0 154 104 231 -10736 New Mexico Military 3 1 - 2 - 0 250 200 232 -10855 New Mexico 9 2 - 7 - 0 234 185 233 -11028 Roanoke 3 1 - 1 - 1 263 222 234 -11800 Erskine 9 4 - 5 - 0 257 206 235 -11900 Alfred University 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 108 236 -11938 Whitman 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 130 237 -12003 Western New Mexico 3 1 - 2 - 0 249 200 238 -12587 Washington and Jefferson 1 0 - 1 - 0 193 133 239 -12829 Grinnell College 9 2 - 7 - 0 230 177 240 -13474 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 192 133 241 -13489 Emory & Henry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 191 132 242 -13758 Georgia Southern 2 0 - 2 - 0 181 125 243 -13935 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 190 132 244 -13977 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 212 155 245 -14150 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 194 134 246 -15002 Western Colorado 7 1 - 6 - 0 235 186 247 -15594 Hampden-Sydney College 3 1 - 2 - 0 266 232 248 -15901 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 211 155 249 -16108 Whittier College 2 0 - 2 - 0 222 168 250 -16135 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 202 149 251 -16181 McKendree College 1 0 - 1 - 0 203 149 252 -16193 Stetson 3 0 - 3 - 0 207 154 253 -16592 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 205 153 254 -16688 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 228 176 255 -18024 Wofford 9 1 - 7 - 1 237 188 256 -18485 Central College Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 245 196 257 -18693 Cornell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 231 180 258 -18819 William & Mary 9 1 - 8 - 0 238 191 259 -19127 Colorado School of Mines 8 2 - 6 - 0 254 202 260 -19434 California Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 236 188 261 -19818 Chadron State College 1 0 - 1 - 0 255 203 262 -20551 Newberry College 4 0 - 3 - 1 262 221 263 -20855 Panhandle State Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 240 192 264 -21373 Adams State 1 0 - 1 - 0 241 192 265 -21480 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 248 198 266 -21765 Newport News - Apprentice 1 0 - 1 - 0 265 223 267 -22122 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 261 221 268 -24871 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 267 234 269 -32232 Regis 1 0 - 1 - 0 271 259 270 -32874 Piedmont 1 0 - 1 - 0 269 255 271 -33530 South Dakota Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 272 259 272 -33699 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 270 258