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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 24199 Pittsburgh 10 8 - 1 - 1 20 6758 2 23416 Louisiana State 11 9 - 1 - 1 22 6675 3 22452 Alabama 9 8 - 0 - 1 59 4925 4 22199 Minnesota 8 7 - 1 - 0 34 5965 5 22030 Western Reserve 1 1 - 0 - 0 65 4784 6 21123 Southwestern (TN) 2 2 - 0 - 0 105 3682 7 20290 Texas Christian 13 9 - 2 - 2 30 6007 8 19699 Santa Clara 9 8 - 1 - 0 67 4726 9 19200 Duquesne 10 8 - 2 - 0 45 5470 10 18950 Northwestern 8 7 - 1 - 0 55 5106 11 18067 Auburn 11 7 - 2 - 2 33 5978 12 18021 Arkansas 10 7 - 3 - 0 25 6375 13 18013 Duke 10 9 - 1 - 0 113 3364 14 17871 Washington 10 7 - 2 - 1 46 5452 15 17199 Notre Dame 9 6 - 2 - 1 37 5781 16 17168 Marquette 9 7 - 2 - 0 51 5309 17 17091 Fordham 8 5 - 1 - 2 70 4686 18 17038 Nebraska 9 7 - 2 - 0 68 4704 19 16623 Ohio State 8 5 - 3 - 0 29 6021 20 16504 Tennessee 10 6 - 2 - 2 52 5268 21 15759 Yale 8 7 - 1 - 0 109 3439 22 15517 Michigan State 9 6 - 1 - 2 94 3938 23 15482 Mississippi State 11 7 - 3 - 1 81 4412 24 15214 Holy Cross 10 7 - 2 - 1 96 3884 25 15006 Pennsylvania 8 7 - 1 - 0 133 2818 26 14999 Tulane 10 6 - 3 - 1 42 5545 27 14760 Texas A&M 12 8 - 3 - 1 69 4692 28 14519 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 128 2987 29 13893 Temple 11 6 - 3 - 2 60 4907 30 13754 St. Mary's CA 10 6 - 3 - 1 71 4642 31 13647 North Carolina 10 8 - 2 - 0 122 3227 32 13585 Southern California 9 4 - 2 - 3 56 5087 33 13432 Purdue 8 5 - 2 - 1 75 4550 34 13397 Villanova 10 7 - 2 - 1 115 3342 35 13351 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 1 - 1 - 0 18 7192 36 13271 Lehigh 1 1 - 0 - 0 145 2451 37 12833 Boston College 4 2 - 1 - 1 36 5794 38 12679 Detroit 10 7 - 3 - 0 117 3323 39 12587 Georgia 10 5 - 4 - 1 35 5821 40 12376 Connecticut 1 1 - 0 - 0 208 -1002 41 12280 Baylor 10 6 - 3 - 1 83 4201 42 11976 George Washington 9 7 - 1 - 1 177 994 43 11477 Princeton 8 4 - 2 - 2 101 3744 44 11458 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 4 - 1 64 4795 45 11366 Indiana 8 5 - 2 - 1 119 3266 46 11347 Washington State 10 6 - 3 - 1 99 3828 47 11089 Mississippi 12 5 - 5 - 2 57 5070 48 10878 UCLA 10 6 - 3 - 1 107 3505 49 10859 Rice 12 5 - 7 - 0 27 6213 50 10671 Utah State 8 7 - 0 - 1 213 -1093 51 10667 North Dakota 3 2 - 1 - 0 89 4003 52 10448 Navy 9 6 - 3 - 0 131 2855 53 10444 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 84 4168 54 10233 Carnegie Mellon 8 2 - 6 - 0 6 7976 55 10041 Texas 9 2 - 6 - 1 9 7691 56 9857 DePaul 3 2 - 1 - 0 134 2807 57 9784 California 11 6 - 5 - 0 95 3885 58 9600 Tulsa 9 5 - 2 - 2 155 1985 59 9569 West Virginia 10 6 - 4 - 0 104 3706 60 9538 Illinois 8 4 - 3 - 1 76 4546 61 9323 Iowa 8 3 - 4 - 1 50 5354 62 9288 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 460 63 9281 Missouri 9 6 - 2 - 1 151 2251 64 9008 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 12099 65 9004 Samford 4 1 - 2 - 1 14 7452 66 9000 Kentucky 10 6 - 4 - 0 126 3062 67 8966 New York University 9 5 - 3 - 1 130 2868 68 8866 Manhattan 10 6 - 4 - 0 127 3057 69 8528 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 164 1625 70 8067 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 11708 71 8060 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 170 1355 72 7960 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 10145 73 7948 Vanderbilt 9 3 - 5 - 1 53 5267 74 7914 Montana 9 6 - 3 - 0 158 1798 75 7898 Centenary 12 6 - 4 - 2 129 2877 76 7434 Georgetown 9 6 - 2 - 1 182 616 77 7326 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 2 - 1 - 0 165 1618 78 7299 Tennessee Wesleyan 1 1 - 0 - 0 224 -2177 79 7019 Oregon State 10 4 - 6 - 0 74 4568 80 6904 Baldwin-Wallace College 1 1 - 0 - 0 241 -3438 81 6904 Kansas State 9 4 - 3 - 2 144 2470 82 6896 Davidson 9 5 - 4 - 0 143 2497 83 6812 Stanford 9 2 - 5 - 2 44 5507 84 6781 Loyola (New Orleans) 10 4 - 6 - 0 62 4871 85 6647 Columbia 8 5 - 3 - 0 169 1359 86 5982 Furman 9 7 - 2 - 0 198 -309 87 5925 Hardin-Simmons 4 2 - 2 - 0 124 3076 88 5625 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 186 403 89 5422 Boston University 3 1 - 1 - 1 135 2758 90 5414 Gonzaga 8 5 - 3 - 0 173 1180 91 5341 Saint Mary's (Texas) 1 0 - 0 - 1 140 2670 92 5341 San Francisco 10 4 - 4 - 2 138 2682 93 5326 Michigan 8 1 - 7 - 0 17 7240 94 5168 Oklahoma 9 3 - 3 - 3 147 2394 95 5145 Clemson 10 5 - 5 - 0 139 2676 96 4903 Penn State 8 3 - 5 - 0 111 3401 97 4880 Wake Forest 9 5 - 4 - 0 175 1074 98 4677 Harvard 8 3 - 4 - 1 142 2502 99 4642 Miami FL 10 6 - 2 - 2 203 -786 100 4554 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 7499 101 4504 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 9600 102 4350 Arizona 10 5 - 2 - 3 199 -349 103 4270 McDaniel College 3 1 - 2 - 0 97 3875 104 3893 Denver 9 7 - 1 - 1 226 -2186 105 3882 Texas Tech 10 5 - 4 - 1 168 1496 106 3459 Wisconsin 8 2 - 6 - 0 73 4638 107 3425 Saint Louis 10 5 - 4 - 1 178 906 108 3417 Cornell 8 3 - 5 - 0 123 3095 109 3137 Birmingham Southern 3 1 - 2 - 0 98 3830 110 3006 Franklin & Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 157 1914 111 2995 Loyola Marymount 9 6 - 3 - 0 204 -809 112 2910 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 7607 113 2833 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 9010 114 2814 West Texas A&M 2 2 - 0 - 0 249 -3803 115 2553 Colorado 7 4 - 3 - 0 196 -242 116 2545 Santa Barbara 2 2 - 0 - 0 252 -4026 117 2411 Waynesburg College 3 0 - 3 - 0 10 7643 118 2300 Oregon 9 2 - 6 - 1 88 4025 119 2254 Saint Xavier 3 1 - 2 - 0 100 3800 120 1931 Creighton 8 4 - 4 - 0 180 692 121 1862 Iowa State 8 3 - 3 - 2 176 1030 122 1735 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 132 2820 123 1612 Emporia State 1 1 - 0 - 0 256 -4460 124 1605 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 7741 125 1351 Northern Iowa 2 1 - 0 - 1 268 -6414 126 1132 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 7758 127 1125 South Carolina 12 5 - 7 - 0 162 1694 128 1105 Catholic University 3 1 - 2 - 0 118 3267 129 925 Florida 10 4 - 6 - 0 153 2075 130 921 Idaho 10 3 - 7 - 0 121 3232 131 798 Butler 1 0 - 0 - 1 187 399 132 798 University of Chicago 8 2 - 5 - 1 125 3076 133 399 Bucknell 9 4 - 4 - 1 183 471 134 288 Maryland 11 6 - 5 - 0 205 -967 135 195 Saint Joseph's PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 19 6946 136 161 San Jose State 3 1 - 2 - 0 141 2538 137 149 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 7607 138 0 Tampa 1 0 - 0 - 1 194 0 139 0 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 0 - 1 193 0 140 0 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 0 - 1 195 0 141 -161 Davis & Elkins 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 5988 142 -464 Carleton College 3 2 - 1 - 0 222 -1826 143 -698 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 7259 144 -718 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 7259 145 -867 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 39 5729 146 -1090 Sam Houston 2 0 - 2 - 0 23 6404 147 -1397 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 5738 148 -1413 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 221 -1819 149 -1486 Washington MO 10 3 - 7 - 0 172 1187 150 -1624 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 5 - 0 192 80 151 -1662 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 6716 152 -1866 Mercer 10 3 - 6 - 1 174 1120 153 -1950 Drake 10 6 - 4 - 0 227 -2508 154 -1969 North Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 58 4967 155 -2004 Brown 10 3 - 7 - 0 149 2291 156 -2242 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 215 -1173 157 -2257 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 6339 158 -2296 Maryville College 2 0 - 2 - 0 24 6376 159 -2511 Rutgers 3 0 - 3 - 0 28 6033 160 -2572 Colorado State 9 4 - 4 - 1 214 -1101 161 -2768 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 40 5590 162 -2803 Oklahoma City 3 1 - 2 - 0 163 1684 163 -3075 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 47 5439 164 -3171 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 5988 165 -3317 Kansas 8 1 - 6 - 1 114 3346 166 -3406 Pacific 3 0 - 3 - 0 80 4422 167 -3406 Centre College 4 0 - 4 - 0 54 5215 168 -3440 Pomona-Pitzer 1 0 - 1 - 0 48 5439 169 -3813 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0 - 2 - 0 41 5579 170 -3889 City College of New York 2 0 - 2 - 0 77 4458 171 -3943 Brigham Young 9 4 - 5 - 0 216 -1269 172 -3970 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 43 5544 173 -4112 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 92 3949 174 -4235 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 49 5416 175 -4354 Sewanee 7 0 - 6 - 1 66 4758 176 -4358 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 3 - 1 245 -3589 177 -4419 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 4800 178 -4419 South Dakota 3 0 - 2 - 1 146 2446 179 -4458 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 4264 180 -4523 Wichita State 3 1 - 2 - 0 197 -268 181 -4546 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 4433 182 -4592 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 72 4640 183 -4638 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 4433 184 -4930 Citadel 10 4 - 6 - 0 218 -1560 185 -5126 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 61 4892 186 -5203 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 223 -2144 187 -5752 Portland 4 0 - 4 - 0 85 4094 188 -5971 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 3949 189 -6055 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 93 3949 190 -6055 Oklahoma State 10 1 - 9 - 0 150 2260 191 -6074 San Diego State 1 0 - 0 - 1 234 -3037 192 -6074 New Mexico State 11 6 - 4 - 1 257 -4509 193 -6163 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 106 3509 194 -6278 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 108 3452 195 -6451 Hobart College 1 0 - 1 - 0 87 4030 196 -6504 Cincinnati 3 0 - 3 - 0 110 3410 197 -6631 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 86 4030 198 -6877 Syracuse 8 1 - 7 - 0 171 1285 199 -6988 Oglethorpe 2 1 - 1 - 0 240 -3416 200 -7050 Colorado College 8 3 - 4 - 1 237 -3111 201 -7111 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 90 3974 202 -7173 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 2707 203 -7453 Northern Colorado 9 5 - 4 - 0 253 -4066 204 -7464 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 2707 205 -7472 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 102 3717 206 -7526 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 1712 207 -7660 Shenandoah 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 3717 208 -7806 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 239 -3345 209 -7910 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 112 3390 210 -8087 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 116 3323 211 -8240 Presbyterian 9 3 - 6 - 0 220 -1706 212 -8386 Muhlenberg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 120 3240 213 -8524 Wyoming 8 2 - 5 - 1 217 -1498 214 -8843 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 1497 215 -8858 Virginia 9 2 - 7 - 0 202 -755 216 -8866 Texas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 1941 217 -8920 Washburn University 9 2 - 6 - 1 206 -970 218 -9020 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 159 1729 219 -9143 Coe College 2 1 - 1 - 0 246 -3694 220 -9365 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 2338 221 -9369 Montana State 8 3 - 5 - 0 228 -2521 222 -9434 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 0 - 1 260 -4717 223 -9434 Richmond 10 4 - 4 - 2 258 -4579 224 -9446 Ursinus College 2 0 - 2 - 0 152 2231 225 -9461 San Diego Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 1497 226 -9811 Arizona State 9 4 - 5 - 0 251 -4021 227 -9841 Idaho State 3 1 - 2 - 0 231 -2742 228 -10033 Northern Arizona 8 3 - 4 - 1 250 -3977 229 -10371 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 211 -1002 230 -10602 Elon 3 0 - 3 - 0 154 2014 231 -10736 New Mexico Military 3 1 - 2 - 0 244 -3547 232 -10855 New Mexico 9 2 - 7 - 0 229 -2690 233 -11028 Roanoke 3 1 - 1 - 1 265 -6005 234 -11800 Erskine 9 4 - 5 - 0 262 -5210 235 -11900 Alfred University 1 0 - 1 - 0 161 1708 236 -11938 Whitman 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 460 237 -12003 Western New Mexico 3 1 - 2 - 0 243 -3547 238 -12587 Washington and Jefferson 1 0 - 1 - 0 189 199 239 -12829 Grinnell College 9 2 - 7 - 0 233 -2830 240 -13474 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 190 199 241 -13489 Emory & Henry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 181 635 242 -13758 Georgia Southern 2 0 - 2 - 0 179 694 243 -13935 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 188 399 244 -13977 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 210 -1002 245 -14150 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 191 144 246 -15002 Western Colorado 7 1 - 6 - 0 238 -3168 247 -15594 Hampden-Sydney College 3 1 - 2 - 0 267 -6185 248 -15901 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 209 -1002 249 -16108 Whittier College 2 0 - 2 - 0 219 -1704 250 -16135 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 200 -743 251 -16181 McKendree College 1 0 - 1 - 0 201 -743 252 -16193 Stetson 3 0 - 3 - 0 212 -1038 253 -16592 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 207 -975 254 -16688 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 225 -2179 255 -18024 Wofford 9 1 - 7 - 1 255 -4264 256 -18485 Central College Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 247 -3694 257 -18693 Cornell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 230 -2741 258 -18819 William & Mary 9 1 - 8 - 0 254 -4244 259 -19127 Colorado School of Mines 8 2 - 6 - 0 266 -6084 260 -19434 California Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 232 -2808 261 -19818 Chadron State College 1 0 - 1 - 0 248 -3726 262 -20551 Newberry College 4 0 - 3 - 1 263 -5374 263 -20855 Panhandle State Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 235 -3037 264 -21373 Adams State 1 0 - 1 - 0 236 -3037 265 -21480 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 242 -3438 266 -21765 Newport News - Apprentice 1 0 - 1 - 0 261 -4717 267 -22122 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 259 -4684 268 -24871 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 264 -5900 269 -32232 Regis 1 0 - 1 - 0 271 -9563 270 -32874 Piedmont 1 0 - 1 - 0 269 -9012 271 -33530 South Dakota Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 272 -9563 272 -33699 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 270 -9409