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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22682 Notre Dame 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 13 6635 2 22295 Southern California 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 9 6861 3 21976 Tennessee 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 70 3787 4 20551 California 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 35 4992 5 19207 Minnesota 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 20 6426 6 19196 Duke 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 62 4007 7 19192 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 82 3431 8 19119 Texas Christian 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 105 2961 9 18140 Pittsburgh 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 38 4957 10 17771 Fordham 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 58 4276 11 17633 Northwestern 8 4 - 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 2 22 6057 12 17591 Oklahoma 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 88 3284 13 17583 Holy Cross 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 80 3530 14 17176 Alabama 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 65 3892 15 17049 Saint Bonaventure 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 56 4343 16 16872 Michigan 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 75 3620 17 16815 Carnegie Mellon 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 46 4757 18 16423 Purdue 8 5 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 2 48 4715 19 16204 Cornell 7 5 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 1 71 3742 20 15582 Western Reserve 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 150 1560 21 14891 Villanova 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 153 1426 22 14680 Arkansas State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 132 2135 23 14426 St. Mary's CA 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 67 3830 24 14211 Tulane 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 86 3304 25 13797 Oregon State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 27 5582 26 13781 Georgetown 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 179 268 27 13770 Army 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 102 2978 28 13585 Santa Clara 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 76 3578 29 13259 Wisconsin 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 30 5147 30 13144 Iowa State 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 108 2890 31 13144 Dartmouth 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 119 2563 32 13009 Clemson 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 130 2138 33 12817 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 60 4240 34 12418 North Carolina 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 111 2788 35 11696 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 137 1900 36 11366 Boston College 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 140 1809 37 11093 Vanderbilt 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 73 3643 38 10947 Ohio State 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 59 4265 39 10924 Oregon 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 19 6557 40 10728 Missouri 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 89 3260 41 10260 Michigan State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 106 2931 42 9888 Washington 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 11 6695 43 9868 Brown 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 99 3004 44 9684 Baylor 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 144 1718 45 9457 Bradley 2 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 211 -1434 46 9331 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 94 3087 47 9308 Louisiana State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 96 3057 48 9250 Georgia Tech 10 3 - 4 - 3 3 - 4 - 3 25 5686 49 9116 Stanford 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 10 6714 50 8943 Texas Tech 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 196 -914 51 8874 Pennsylvania 8 3 - 2 - 3 3 - 2 - 3 84 3374 52 8812 Syracuse 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 90 3196 53 8720 Navy 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 100 2988 54 8686 Manhattan 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 92 3188 55 8609 Nebraska 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 29 5522 56 8467 Stetson 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 183 17 57 8075 Harvard 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 83 3425 58 7952 Idaho 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 135 2059 59 7791 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 110 2825 60 7257 Texas A&M 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 103 2965 61 7192 Kansas State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 63 3961 62 6935 Rice 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 51 4655 63 6862 Illinois 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 44 4792 64 6458 South Carolina 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 149 1562 65 6378 Auburn 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 81 3473 66 6255 Temple 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 33 5129 67 6048 Virginia Military 11 6 - 1 - 4 6 - 1 - 4 178 298 68 5928 Centenary 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 158 1281 69 5756 Lafayette 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 77 3551 70 5640 Southwestern (TN) 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 168 876 71 5610 Utah 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 214 -1705 72 5602 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 209 -1378 73 5602 San Francisco 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 190 -370 74 5429 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 10275 75 5368 Akron 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 8407 76 5333 Princeton 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 95 3061 77 5272 Miami FL 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 213 -1640 78 5237 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 61 4219 79 5230 North Dakota 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 107 2900 80 5076 New York University 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 126 2276 81 5053 Colgate 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 37 4969 82 4961 Georgia 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 133 2134 83 4888 Kansas 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 54 4480 84 4592 Penn State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 98 3017 85 4588 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 8407 86 4573 Creighton 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 222 -2116 87 4412 Bucknell 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 169 812 88 4270 New Mexico State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 201 -1024 89 4250 Wake Forest 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 122 2483 90 3901 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 2 8936 91 3851 Washington State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 23 5952 92 3486 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 6885 93 3482 Drake 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 171 716 94 3344 Washington MO 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 191 -376 95 3271 Rutgers 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 184 10 96 3121 West Virginia 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 120 2543 97 3087 Portland 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 57 4309 98 3072 George Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 167 944 99 2707 Yale 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 45 4757 100 2668 Upsala 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 8885 101 2645 New Mexico 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 215 -1788 102 2396 Tulsa 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 138 1868 103 2284 San Jose State 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 235 -4905 104 2269 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 7445 105 2269 Montana 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 192 -520 106 2188 Saint Xavier 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 165 1007 107 2188 Arkansas 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 78 3549 108 2085 Mississippi State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 131 2136 109 2019 North Carolina State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 79 3542 110 1943 Virginia 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 154 1359 111 1835 Roanoke 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 85 3316 112 1774 Wichita State 5 2 - 2 - 1 2 - 2 - 1 162 1165 113 1739 Duquesne 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 134 2128 114 1117 Texas El Paso 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 216 -1789 115 860 Centre College 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 114 2657 116 817 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 8 6862 117 376 Boston University 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 12 6671 118 360 Indiana 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 53 4536 119 322 Marquette 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 40 4923 120 99 McDaniel College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 182 106 121 76 Hardin-Simmons 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 181 108 122 69 Richmond 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 217 -1817 123 34 Florida 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 155 1328 124 0 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 185 0 125 -7 Virginia Tech 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 157 1315 126 -268 Luther College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 6572 127 -276 Providence 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 18 6567 128 -414 Texas 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 49 4708 129 -514 Denver 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 188 -78 130 -929 Arizona 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 136 1975 131 -1213 Dickinson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 6572 132 -1593 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 5848 133 -1651 Citadel 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 208 -1286 134 -1816 Northeastern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 26 5683 135 -1935 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 6572 136 -1962 Washburn University 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 230 -3028 137 -1969 Pacific 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 148 1669 138 -1973 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 28 5546 139 -2016 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 6572 140 -2077 Davidson 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 172 642 141 -2261 Honolulu 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 21 6408 142 -2292 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 203 -1139 143 -2369 Brigham Young 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 219 -1955 144 -2369 Loyola Marymount 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 195 -719 145 -2430 Kentucky 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 128 2274 146 -2538 Iowa 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 72 3652 147 -2757 Sewanee 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 66 3868 148 -2768 Catholic University 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 127 2274 149 -2833 DePaul 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 152 1523 150 -2868 Saint Louis 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 187 -30 151 -3125 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 50 4665 152 -3164 Canisius College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 34 5013 153 -3321 Fort Hays State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 240 -5665 154 -3371 Saint Mary's (Texas) 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 170 792 155 -3432 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 5130 156 -3475 Colorado 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 200 -982 157 -3502 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 32 5130 158 -3655 Utah State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 220 -1989 159 -3663 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 47 4737 160 -3824 Maryland 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 139 1838 161 -4857 Butler 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 68 3806 162 -5007 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 42 4842 163 -5053 Hawaii 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 101 2985 164 -5245 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 4934 165 -5337 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 4654 166 -5568 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 4406 167 -5594 Samford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 43 4815 168 -5602 Davis & Elkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 36 4971 169 -5687 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 41 4877 170 -5798 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 3895 171 -5844 Randolph Macon College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 166 969 172 -5879 Gonzaga 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 160 1244 173 -6193 Furman 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 186 -6 174 -6616 Louisiana Tech 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 87 3284 175 -6735 Newport News - Apprentice 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 224 -2458 176 -6777 Gettysburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 129 2206 177 -6912 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 91 3189 178 -7004 Albright 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 113 2666 179 -7054 Oklahoma State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 173 603 180 -7361 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 104 2964 181 -7457 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 97 3024 182 -7480 Loyola (New Orleans) 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 69 3804 183 -7603 Niagara 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 118 2606 184 -7914 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 74 3628 185 -8098 Wyoming 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 202 -1099 186 -8167 University of Chicago 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 159 1270 187 -8290 Arizona State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 227 -2762 188 -8424 North Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 93 3131 189 -8513 Rollins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 2636 190 -8693 Montana State 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 117 2636 191 -8705 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 121 2538 192 -8739 Fresno State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 145 1679 193 -8893 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 109 2839 194 -9530 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 2286 195 -9576 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 112 2666 196 -9745 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 125 2286 197 -9753 Youngstown State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 1560 198 -9807 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 2636 199 -9903 William & Mary 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 226 -2592 200 -10091 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 123 2417 201 -10344 Hampden-Sydney College 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 223 -2210 202 -11120 Western New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 143 1728 203 -11182 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 161 1215 204 -11331 Nevada Reno 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 239 -5665 205 -11331 Northern Arizona 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 229 -2942 206 -11431 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 1672 207 -11577 Central College Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 1741 208 -11616 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 1741 209 -11635 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 156 1326 210 -12000 McKendree College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 147 1672 211 -12023 Whittier College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 236 -4905 212 -12111 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 164 1134 213 -12491 Oklahoma City 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 176 472 214 -12917 Colorado State 8 1 - 5 - 2 1 - 5 - 2 221 -2047 215 -13102 Grinnell College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 189 -224 216 -13201 New Mexico Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 174 558 217 -13397 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 177 455 218 -13532 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 175 558 219 -13935 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 198 -981 220 -14196 Colorado College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 180 170 221 -14707 Oglethorpe 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 193 -625 222 -14933 American International 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 163 1136 223 -15022 Central Oklahoma 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 204 -1164 224 -15279 Santa Barbara 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 194 -672 225 -15617 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 231 -3096 226 -16055 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 212 -1434 227 -16308 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 197 -932 228 -16700 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 199 -981 229 -16753 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 -1184 230 -16757 Maryville College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 207 -1215 231 -17533 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 206 -1184 232 -17798 Hiwassee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 210 -1378 233 -18017 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 218 -1827 234 -19514 Emory & Henry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 225 -2587 235 -19937 Fort Warren 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 232 -4049 236 -20459 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 233 -4083 237 -20762 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 228 -2939 238 -21477 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 234 -4145 239 -23328 Colorado School of Mines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 242 -6458 240 -24288 Norfolk Navy 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 238 -4951 241 -24837 Panhandle State Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 241 -5665 242 -24967 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 237 -4951