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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 22901 Cornell 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 24 44 2 22717 San Diego Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 36 51 3 21780 Texas A&M 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 64 62 4 20970 Tulane 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 19 40 5 20175 Southern California 10 8 - 0 - 2 8 - 0 - 2 63 62 6 18681 Duke 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 70 64 7 17763 Fresno State 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 83 70 8 17748 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 101 78 9 17740 Ohio State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 40 52 10 17629 Saint Mary's (Texas) 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 32 50 11 17237 Georgia Tech 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 48 56 12 16849 Notre Dame 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 28 46 13 16020 North Carolina 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 99 78 14 15920 Northwest Missouri State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 73 65 15 15744 Princeton 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 76 66 16 15613 Nebraska 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 69 64 17 15513 Clemson 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 120 86 18 15409 San Jose State 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 153 101 19 15240 Missouri 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 72 64 20 15025 Catholic University 5 4 - 0 - 1 4 - 0 - 1 130 91 21 14887 Fordham 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 59 61 22 14860 Duquesne 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 126 90 23 14423 Iowa 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 65 63 24 14361 Michigan 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 62 62 25 13789 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 115 84 26 13774 Oklahoma 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 79 67 27 13735 Santa Clara 9 5 - 1 - 3 5 - 1 - 3 87 71 28 13344 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 55 60 29 13105 UCLA 10 6 - 0 - 4 6 - 0 - 4 122 88 30 13094 Alabama 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 45 55 31 12733 Villanova 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 102 79 32 12307 Oregon State 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 148 97 33 12226 Mississippi State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 123 89 34 12207 Penn State 8 5 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 2 119 86 35 11934 Holy Cross 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 113 84 36 11735 Georgetown 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 180 116 37 11520 Kentucky 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 106 82 38 11470 Baylor 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 94 75 39 11109 Butler 2 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 89 74 40 10767 Auburn 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 31 49 41 10533 Pittsburgh 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 51 58 42 10437 Mississippi 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 160 104 43 10425 Minnesota 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 26 45 44 10118 Detroit 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 90 74 45 10091 Purdue 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 30 47 46 10014 Northwestern State LA 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 213 151 47 9857 Wake Forest 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 143 94 48 9450 Northwestern 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 18 40 49 9338 Pennsylvania 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 50 58 50 9262 San Francisco 10 4 - 3 - 3 4 - 3 - 3 80 67 51 9020 Arizona State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 184 120 52 9008 Sam Houston 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 178 116 53 8828 Texas 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 61 61 54 8555 Columbia 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 27 46 55 8186 Indiana 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 21 43 56 8148 Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 95 76 57 8075 Syracuse 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 78 67 58 7837 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 155 102 59 7676 New York University 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 93 75 60 7622 Louisiana State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 71 64 61 7511 Hardin-Simmons 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 191 124 62 7457 Oregon 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 74 65 63 7372 Illinois 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 53 59 64 7130 Virginia Military 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 144 95 65 7111 Washington MO 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 157 102 66 6816 Arkansas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 77 66 67 6624 Navy 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 43 54 68 6493 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 68 64 69 6059 Michigan State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 103 79 70 5998 Washington 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 82 69 71 5875 Gonzaga 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 185 121 72 5798 Richmond 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 210 144 73 5694 Beloit College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 224 169 74 5452 Yale 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 60 61 75 5383 Manhattan 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 108 83 76 5210 Kansas State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 114 84 77 5068 Dayton 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 98 78 78 5068 St. Mary's CA 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 96 77 79 4884 Georgia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 104 79 80 4846 Utah 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 207 142 81 4842 Washington State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 91 74 82 4738 Marquette 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 107 83 83 4642 Colgate 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 58 61 84 4592 George Washington 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 169 110 85 4500 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 124 89 86 4212 Texas Christian 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 85 70 87 4028 Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 163 106 88 3847 Oklahoma State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 156 102 89 3264 New Mexico 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 208 143 90 2949 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 168 109 91 2833 Carnegie Mellon 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 111 84 92 2830 Brown 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 187 122 93 2753 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 15 94 2607 Arizona 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 182 119 95 2576 Colorado School of Mines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 227 173 96 2549 Harvard 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 166 108 97 2430 Furman 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 181 118 98 2400 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 67 63 99 2257 William & Mary 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 205 139 100 2100 Miami FL 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 165 107 101 1785 Army 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 131 91 102 1712 Colorado 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 194 125 103 1643 Saint Joseph's PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 25 104 1635 Pacific 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 171 112 105 1551 Wisconsin 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 39 51 106 1536 Virginia Tech 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 151 100 107 1482 North Carolina State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 35 50 108 1382 Tulsa 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 149 99 109 1290 Temple 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 66 63 110 1186 Whittier College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 198 128 111 1140 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 4 21 112 1132 South Carolina 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 100 78 113 1102 Washington & Lee 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 161 105 114 875 Rutgers 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 159 104 115 825 California 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 97 77 116 764 Rice 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 54 59 117 706 Stanford 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 42 53 118 437 Gettysburg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 170 112 119 172 Denver 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 211 144 120 103 Sewanee 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 139 92 121 34 Saint Louis 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 206 140 122 0 Bradley 2 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 - 2 1 0 123 0 Santa Barbara 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 0 124 -34 Texas Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 188 122 125 -153 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 28 126 -437 Drake 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 189 122 127 -652 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 25 128 -721 Kansas 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 112 84 129 -1052 Loyola Marymount 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 109 83 130 -1094 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 17 39 131 -1271 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 25 132 -1608 Portland 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 105 80 133 -1720 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 22 44 134 -1766 Creighton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 200 129 135 -1877 Birmingham Southern 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 13 36 136 -2135 Hawaii All-Stars 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 32 137 -2238 Lehigh 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 34 138 -2265 Southwestern (TN) 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 177 115 139 -2407 Illinois Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 25 45 140 -2438 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 20 42 141 -2438 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 37 142 -2446 Montana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 164 106 143 -2714 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 33 144 -3129 Brigham Young 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 222 166 145 -3144 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 35 146 -3171 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 23 44 147 -3252 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 167 109 148 -3264 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 38 149 -3310 West Texas A&M 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 47 56 150 -3336 Maryland 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 147 96 151 -3383 Centenary 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 118 85 152 -3429 Iowa State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 127 90 153 -3594 Bucknell 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 195 125 154 -3724 Oglethorpe 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 37 155 -3793 Davidson 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 140 92 156 -4258 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 46 56 157 -4373 West Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 162 105 158 -4431 Samford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 41 53 159 -4700 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 44 55 160 -4819 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 34 50 161 -4853 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 37 51 162 -4876 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 47 163 -4992 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 49 57 164 -5287 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 33 50 165 -5756 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 38 51 166 -5779 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 56 61 167 -5948 Citadel 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 174 114 168 -6009 New Mexico State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 192 124 169 -6631 University of Chicago 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 154 101 170 -6689 Saint Edward's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 61 171 -6735 Idaho 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 176 115 172 -6785 East Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 66 173 -6789 Colorado State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 197 127 174 -6808 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 135 92 175 -6942 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 92 75 176 -7207 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 88 72 177 -7342 Pennsylvania Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 59 178 -7438 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 81 69 179 -7964 Hampden-Sydney College 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 214 151 180 -7987 Wichita State 5 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 3 - 1 193 125 181 -8017 Saint Lawrence 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 84 70 182 -8040 Washburn University 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 229 173 183 -8505 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 86 71 184 -8816 Utah State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 218 155 185 -8839 Rollins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 100 186 -8878 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 137 92 187 -9189 Davis & Elkins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 110 84 188 -9454 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 85 189 -9680 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 138 92 190 -10160 Muhlenberg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 136 92 191 -10241 Centre College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 158 103 192 -10498 Newport News - Apprentice 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 117 85 193 -10517 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 141 93 194 -11120 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 129 91 195 -11185 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 175 115 196 -11197 Memphis 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 125 90 197 -11320 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 145 96 198 -11324 Northwest Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 121 88 199 -11324 Western New Mexico 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 212 147 200 -11351 Pomona-Pitzer 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 94 201 -11769 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 133 92 202 -11819 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 101 203 -11900 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 92 204 -11938 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 128 91 205 -12134 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 92 206 -12441 Northern Arizona 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 204 139 207 -12526 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 96 208 -12906 Loyola (New Orleans) 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 172 114 209 -12998 Wyoming 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 196 126 210 -13382 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 199 129 211 -13532 Randolph Macon College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 173 114 212 -13616 McDaniel College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 179 116 213 -14469 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 183 120 214 -14545 Fort Hays State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 186 122 215 -14588 Texas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 190 124 216 -14922 Western Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 209 144 217 -14945 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 219 156 218 -16089 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 201 134 219 -16761 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 203 139 220 -16834 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 221 157 221 -16872 Grinnell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 217 154 222 -16995 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 153 223 -17218 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 215 152 224 -17498 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 202 139 225 -17683 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 234 182 226 -17760 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 223 168 227 -18689 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 230 175 228 -18827 Wabash College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 225 169 229 -19415 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 220 157 230 -20336 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 228 173 231 -20497 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 232 182 232 -20889 Oberlin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 226 169 233 -20954 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 231 179 234 -21116 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 235 182 235 -22429 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 233 182 236 -23512 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 236 184