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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 22901 Cornell 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 22 5258 2 22717 San Diego Marines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 45 4510 3 21780 Texas A&M 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 54 4242 4 20970 Tulane 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 12 5938 5 20175 Southern California 10 8 - 0 - 2 8 - 0 - 2 60 4116 6 18681 Duke 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 68 3954 7 17763 Fresno State 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 89 3052 8 17748 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 91 3027 9 17740 Ohio State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 27 5081 10 17629 Saint Mary's (Texas) 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 39 4631 11 17237 Georgia Tech 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 38 4675 12 16849 Notre Dame 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 21 5331 13 16020 North Carolina 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 87 3191 14 15920 Northwest Missouri State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 80 3555 15 15744 Princeton 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 78 3718 16 15613 Nebraska 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 70 3927 17 15513 Clemson 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 111 2486 18 15409 San Jose State 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 150 1295 19 15240 Missouri 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 61 4096 20 15025 Catholic University 5 4 - 0 - 1 4 - 0 - 1 132 1841 21 14887 Fordham 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 55 4214 22 14860 Duquesne 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 131 1877 23 14423 Iowa 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 67 3981 24 14361 Michigan 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 63 4011 25 13789 Boston College 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 112 2465 26 13774 Oklahoma 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 77 3743 27 13735 Santa Clara 9 5 - 1 - 3 5 - 1 - 3 81 3547 28 13344 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 49 4453 29 13105 UCLA 10 6 - 0 - 4 6 - 0 - 4 122 2118 30 13094 Alabama 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 28 5081 31 12733 Villanova 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 93 2945 32 12307 Oregon State 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 135 1744 33 12226 Mississippi State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 123 2097 34 12207 Penn State 8 5 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 2 104 2716 35 11934 Holy Cross 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 120 2229 36 11735 Georgetown 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 175 315 37 11520 Kentucky 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 98 2886 38 11470 Baylor 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 82 3427 39 11109 Butler 2 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 97 2925 40 10767 Auburn 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 23 5237 41 10533 Pittsburgh 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 44 4555 42 10437 Mississippi 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 147 1331 43 10425 Minnesota 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 20 5364 44 10118 Detroit 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 84 3320 45 10091 Purdue 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 31 5042 46 10014 Northwestern State LA 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 209 -1691 47 9857 Wake Forest 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 125 2039 48 9450 Northwestern 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 13 5764 49 9338 Pennsylvania 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 37 4713 50 9262 San Francisco 10 4 - 3 - 3 4 - 3 - 3 65 3991 51 9020 Arizona State 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 176 262 52 9008 Sam Houston 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 174 382 53 8828 Texas 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 51 4345 54 8555 Columbia 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 16 5757 55 8186 Indiana 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 19 5483 56 8148 Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 99 2848 57 8075 Syracuse 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 53 4243 58 7837 Dartmouth 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 136 1666 59 7676 New York University 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 86 3233 60 7622 Louisiana State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 58 4130 61 7511 Hardin-Simmons 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 190 -277 62 7457 Oregon 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 66 3989 63 7372 Illinois 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 40 4630 64 7130 Virginia Military 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 129 1905 65 7111 Washington MO 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 148 1324 66 6816 Arkansas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 64 3997 67 6624 Navy 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 41 4629 68 6493 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 48 4462 69 6059 Michigan State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 101 2812 70 5998 Washington 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 76 3750 71 5875 Gonzaga 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 186 -122 72 5798 Richmond 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 212 -1763 73 5694 Beloit College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 223 -3315 74 5452 Yale 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 69 3937 75 5383 Manhattan 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 102 2767 76 5210 Kansas State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 107 2565 77 5068 Dayton 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 108 2534 78 5068 St. Mary's CA 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 96 2937 79 4884 Georgia 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 100 2829 80 4846 Utah 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 205 -1505 81 4842 Washington State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 85 3317 82 4738 Marquette 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 109 2510 83 4642 Colgate 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 43 4577 84 4592 George Washington 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 156 908 85 4500 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 121 2204 86 4212 Texas Christian 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 73 3769 87 4028 Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 155 929 88 3847 Oklahoma State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 138 1576 89 3264 New Mexico 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 211 -1742 90 2949 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 164 648 91 2833 Carnegie Mellon 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 110 2505 92 2830 Brown 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 188 -220 93 2753 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 7872 94 2607 Arizona 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 184 -61 95 2576 Colorado School of Mines 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 226 -3394 96 2549 Harvard 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 166 604 97 2430 Furman 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 182 -9 98 2400 Vanderbilt 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 59 4120 99 2257 William & Mary 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 208 -1689 100 2100 Miami FL 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 157 894 101 1785 Army 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 133 1811 102 1712 Colorado 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 191 -391 103 1643 Saint Joseph's PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 6894 104 1635 Pacific 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 173 396 105 1551 Wisconsin 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 42 4594 106 1536 Virginia Tech 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 153 1157 107 1482 North Carolina State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 26 5176 108 1382 Tulsa 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 140 1469 109 1290 Temple 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 71 3901 110 1186 Whittier College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 198 -745 111 1140 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 2 7436 112 1132 South Carolina 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 94 2943 113 1102 Washington & Lee 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 159 887 114 875 Rutgers 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 160 882 115 825 California 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 92 3005 116 764 Rice 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 50 4408 117 706 Stanford 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 35 4793 118 437 Gettysburg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 167 551 119 172 Denver 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 213 -1781 120 103 Sewanee 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 116 2328 121 34 Saint Louis 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 204 -1460 122 0 Bradley 2 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 - 2 180 0 123 0 Santa Barbara 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 181 0 124 -34 Texas Tech 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 192 -429 125 -153 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 6672 126 -437 Drake 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 189 -239 127 -652 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 6894 128 -721 Kansas 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 103 2735 129 -1052 Loyola Marymount 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 115 2390 130 -1094 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 11 5954 131 -1271 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 6894 132 -1608 Portland 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 106 2600 133 -1720 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 5059 134 -1766 Creighton 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 200 -879 135 -1877 Birmingham Southern 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 17 5748 136 -2135 Hawaii All-Stars 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 6153 137 -2238 Lehigh 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 6103 138 -2265 Southwestern (TN) 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 171 414 139 -2407 Illinois Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 24 5229 140 -2438 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 25 5218 141 -2438 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 5760 142 -2446 Montana 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 163 751 143 -2714 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 6113 144 -3129 Brigham Young 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 228 -3694 145 -3144 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 5967 146 -3171 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 5059 147 -3252 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 165 625 148 -3264 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 5735 149 -3310 West Texas A&M 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 57 4132 150 -3336 Maryland 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 139 1498 151 -3383 Centenary 12 2 - 9 - 1 2 - 9 - 1 113 2429 152 -3429 Iowa State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 126 2020 153 -3594 Bucknell 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 196 -656 154 -3724 Oglethorpe 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 5760 155 -3793 Davidson 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 130 1890 156 -4258 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 52 4288 157 -4373 West Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 168 541 158 -4431 Samford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 32 5036 159 -4700 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 56 4141 160 -4819 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 34 4793 161 -4853 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 47 4510 162 -4876 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 4928 163 -4992 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 4037 164 -5287 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 36 4716 165 -5756 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 46 4510 166 -5779 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 74 3755 167 -5948 Citadel 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 179 82 168 -6009 New Mexico State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 199 -863 169 -6631 University of Chicago 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 162 751 170 -6689 Saint Edward's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 3755 171 -6735 Idaho 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 178 114 172 -6785 East Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 83 3408 173 -6789 Colorado State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 197 -727 174 -6808 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 144 1415 175 -6942 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 105 2691 176 -7207 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 79 3614 177 -7342 Pennsylvania Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 72 3838 178 -7438 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 90 3029 179 -7964 Hampden-Sydney College 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 222 -3096 180 -7987 Wichita State 5 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 3 - 1 193 -459 181 -8017 Saint Lawrence 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 88 3119 182 -8040 Washburn University 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 236 -4891 183 -8505 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 95 2937 184 -8816 Utah State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 221 -3093 185 -8839 Rollins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 154 1050 186 -8878 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 114 2391 187 -9189 Davis & Elkins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 117 2296 188 -9454 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 119 2250 189 -9680 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 137 1650 190 -10160 Muhlenberg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 118 2284 191 -10241 Centre College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 161 830 192 -10498 Newport News - Apprentice 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 127 2013 193 -10517 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 134 1786 194 -11120 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 1416 195 -11185 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 172 412 196 -11197 Memphis 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 124 2043 197 -11320 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 1274 198 -11324 Northwest Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 128 1923 199 -11324 Western New Mexico 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 218 -2294 200 -11351 Pomona-Pitzer 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 149 1303 201 -11769 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 145 1415 202 -11819 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 892 203 -11900 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 1415 204 -11938 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 1416 205 -12134 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 1415 206 -12441 Northern Arizona 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 207 -1607 207 -12526 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 1274 208 -12906 Loyola (New Orleans) 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 170 444 209 -12998 Wyoming 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 195 -544 210 -13382 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 194 -526 211 -13532 Randolph Macon College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 177 203 212 -13616 McDaniel College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 169 487 213 -14469 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 185 -108 214 -14545 Fort Hays State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 187 -199 215 -14588 Texas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -17 216 -14922 Western Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 206 -1564 217 -14945 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 219 -2295 218 -16089 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 201 -883 219 -16761 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 202 -1218 220 -16834 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 217 -2186 221 -16872 Grinnell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 215 -2119 222 -16995 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 214 -1797 223 -17218 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 210 -1714 224 -17498 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 203 -1426 225 -17683 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 233 -4020 226 -17760 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 220 -3004 227 -18689 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 229 -3892 228 -18827 Wabash College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 224 -3315 229 -19415 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 -2186 230 -20336 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 227 -3478 231 -20497 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 231 -4020 232 -20889 Oberlin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 225 -3315 233 -20954 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 230 -3982 234 -21116 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 234 -4020 235 -22429 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 232 -4020 236 -23512 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 235 -4408