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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Minnesota 8- 0-0 8- 0-0 1 6870
2 Michigan 7- 1-0 7- 1-0 2 6290
3 Stanford 10- 0-0 10- 0-0 3 6103
4 Texas A&M 9- 1-0 9- 1-0 4 5908
5 Northwestern 6- 2-0 6- 2-0 5 5444
6 Mississippi State 10- 0-1 10- 0-1 6 5339
7 Southern Methodist 8- 1-1 8- 1-1 7 5229
8 Washington 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 8 5212
9 Tennessee 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 9 5149
10 Texas 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 10 5022
11 Boston College 11- 0-0 11- 0-0 11 4988
12 Rice 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 12 4564
13 Nebraska 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 13 4490
14 Santa Clara 6- 1-1 6- 1-1 14 4406
15 Fordham 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 15 4382
16 Cornell 6- 2-0 6- 2-0 16 4159
17 Duke 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 17 4147
18 Ohio University 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 18 4106
19 Pennsylvania 6- 1-1 6- 1-1 19 4090
20 Ohio State 4- 4-0 4- 4-0 20 3799
21 Mississippi 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 21 3714
22 Alabama 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 22 3654
23 Georgetown 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 23 3630
25 Louisiana State 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 25 3581
26 Pacific Lutheran 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 26 3468
27 Auburn 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 27 3299
28 Oregon State 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 28 3293
29 Notre Dame 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 29 3171
30 Tulane 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 30 3157
31 Hardin-Simmons 9- 0-0 9- 0-0 31 3104
32 Duquesne 7- 1-0 7- 1-0 32 3059
33 Pittsburgh 3- 4-1 3- 4-1 33 3046
34 Oregon 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 34 2967
35 Fresno State 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 35 2964
36 California 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 36 2893
37 Oklahoma 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 37 2893
38 Lafayette 2- 0-0 2- 0-0 38 2845
39 Southern California 3- 4-2 3- 4-2 39 2838
40 Penn State 6- 1-1 6- 1-1 40 2807
41 Wisconsin 4- 4-0 4- 4-0 41 2775
42 Indiana 3- 5-0 3- 5-0 42 2759
44 Columbia 5- 2-2 5- 2-2 44 2720
45 Navy 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 45 2708
46 Tulsa 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 46 2707
47 San Jose State 3- 0-0 3- 0-0 47 2698
48 Baylor 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 48 2690
49 Iowa 4- 4-0 4- 4-0 49 2690
50 Arkansas 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 50 2615
51 Clemson 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 51 2597
52 Detroit 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 52 2563
53 Wake Forest 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 53 2557
54 Washington State 4- 4-2 4- 4-2 54 2518
55 Colgate 5- 3-0 5- 3-0 55 2435
56 North Carolina 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 56 2225
57 Texas Christian 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 57 2181
58 Harvard 3- 2-3 3- 2-3 58 2178
59 Texas A&M Kingsville 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 59 2150
60 Syracuse 3- 4-1 3- 4-1 60 2134
61 Utah 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 61 2124
62 Missouri 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 62 2107
63 Texas Tech 9- 1-1 9- 1-1 63 2089
64 Louisiana Tech 2- 1-0 2- 1-0 64 2035
65 Michigan State 3- 4-1 3- 4-1 65 1960
66 Princeton 5- 2-1 5- 2-1 66 1849
67 Temple 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 67 1832
68 Millsaps College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 68 1795
69 Louisiana Lafayette 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 69 1726
70 UCLA 1- 9-0 1- 9-0 70 1658
71 Georgia 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 71 1646
72 Kentucky 5- 3-2 5- 3-2 72 1598
73 Virginia Military 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 73 1520
74 Purdue 2- 6-0 2- 6-0 74 1439
75 Florida 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 75 1428
76 San Diego Marines 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 76 1403
77 Dartmouth 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 77 1377
78 Arizona 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 78 1376
79 Marshall 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 79 1364
80 Denver 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 80 1327
81 Georgia Tech 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 81 1291
82 Northwestern State LA 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 82 1287
83 Colorado 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 83 1247
84 Furman 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 84 1195
85 Tennessee Chattanooga 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 85 1193
86 Gonzaga 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 86 1173
87 Holy Cross 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 87 1105
88 North Texas 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 88 1082
89 Villanova 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 89 1080
90 Saint Anselm 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 90 1027
91 William & Mary 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 91 1008
92 Brown 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 92 1003
93 North Carolina State 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 93 990
94 San Francisco 1- 6-1 1- 6-1 94 885
95 Oklahoma State 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 95 866
96 Illinois 1- 7-0 1- 7-0 96 854
97 George Washington 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 97 805
98 Arizona State 7- 2-2 7- 2-2 98 686
99 Vanderbilt 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 99 563
100 Creighton 6- 2-2 6- 2-2 100 558
101 Cincinnati 1- 1-1 1- 1-1 101 539
103 Presbyterian 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 103 423
104 Mercer 0- 3-0 0- 3-0 104 379
105 West Virginia 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 105 318
106 Marquette 2- 6-1 2- 6-1 106 312
107 Virginia Tech 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 107 275
108 Northwest Missouri State 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 108 187
109 Howard Payne 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 109 138
110 Iowa State 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 110 126
111 Virginia 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 111 117
112 Manhattan 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 112 117
113 Memphis 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 113 95
114 South Carolina 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 114 91
115 Franklin & Marshall 2- 2-0 2- 2-0 115 63
116 Centenary 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 116 5
117 Texas El Paso 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 117 -2
118 Richmond 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 118 -8
119 Catholic University 1- 3-0 1- 3-0 119 -24
120 New York University 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 120 -27
121 Waynesburg College 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 121 -31
122 Montana 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 122 -42
123 Bucknell 0- 2-1 0- 2-1 123 -58
124 Davidson 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 124 -66
126 Chadron State College 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 126 -110
128 Army 1- 7-1 1- 7-1 128 -160
129 Carnegie Mellon 3- 5-0 3- 5-0 129 -240
130 Samford 0- 4-0 0- 4-0 130 -287
131 Yale 1- 7-0 1- 7-0 131 -329
132 Brigham Young 2- 4-2 2- 4-2 132 -655
133 Idaho 1- 7-1 1- 7-1 133 -689
134 Daniel Baker 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 134 -722
135 Loyola Marymount 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 135 -735
136 Maine 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 136 -769
137 Portland 0- 3-1 0- 3-1 137 -777
138 Saint Louis 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 138 -796
139 West Texas A&M 1- 2-0 1- 2-0 139 -860
140 New Mexico 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 140 -868
141 Kansas State 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 141 -880
142 Rollins 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 142 -905
143 Utah State 2- 5-1 2- 5-1 143 -910
144 Hawaii 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 144 -937
145 Willamette Oregon 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 145 -1004
146 Kansas 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 146 -1114
147 Wayne State MI 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 147 -1118
148 Colorado State 3- 4-2 3- 4-2 148 -1129
149 Boston University 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 149 -1190
150 Rhode Island 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 150 -1253
151 Amherst College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 151 -1255
152 East Central Oklahoma 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 152 -1260
153 Mississippi College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 153 -1367
154 Eastern Michigan 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 154 -1369
155 Roanoke 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 155 -1392
156 William Jewell 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 156 -1435
157 Bradley 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 157 -1455
158 Akron 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 158 -1481
159 Citadel 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 159 -1500
160 Appalachian State 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 160 -1612
161 Centre College 0- 3-0 0- 3-0 161 -1675
162 Clarkson 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 162 -1692
163 Lehigh 1- 2-0 1- 2-0 163 -1699
164 Saint Xavier 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 164 -1835
165 Washington & Lee 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 165 -1846
166 Newberry College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 166 -1913
168 Miami FL 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 168 -1919
169 Maryland 2- 6-1 2- 6-1 169 -1951
170 Sewanee 3- 5-0 3- 5-0 170 -1969
171 California Davis 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 171 -1972
172 Washington MO 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 172 -1990
173 Drake 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 173 -2004
174 Muhlenberg College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 174 -2024
175 Baldwin-Wallace College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 175 -2235
176 Williams College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 176 -2246
177 Nevada Reno 0- 1-1 0- 1-1 177 -2277
178 South Dakota 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 178 -2349
179 Tufts University 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 179 -2378
180 Wyoming 1- 7-1 1- 7-1 180 -2467
181 Saint Lawrence 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 181 -2470
182 Providence 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 182 -2479
183 Central Oklahoma 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 183 -2484
184 Pacific 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 184 -2499
185 Mount Saint Mary's 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 185 -2598
186 Albertson 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 186 -2629
187 New Mexico State 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 187 -2816
188 North Dakota 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 188 -2831
189 Wofford 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 189 -2884
190 Wesleyan University 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 190 -2894
191 Hampden-Sydney College 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 191 -2921
192 Catawba College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 192 -3027
193 Northern Iowa 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 193 -3054
194 Pennsylvania Military 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 194 -3074
195 Rutgers 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 195 -3153
196 Missouri Rolla 0- 1-1 0- 1-1 196 -3186
197 Northern Colorado 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 197 -3212
198 Eastern Washington 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 198 -3352
199 Newport News - Apprentice 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 199 -3406
200 West Virginia Wesleyan 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 200 -3496
201 Butler 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 201 -3569
202 Westminster PA 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 202 -3613
203 Luther College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 203 -3619
204 Case Western Reserve 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 204 -3702
205 Emporia State 1- 2-0 1- 2-0 205 -3703
206 Northern Arizona 2- 6-0 2- 6-0 206 -3732
207 Saint Bonaventure 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 207 -3805
208 Washburn University 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 208 -3815
209 Geneva 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 209 -3875
210 Oglethorpe 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 210 -3909
211 Colorado School of Mines 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 211 -4138
213 Erskine 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 213 -4179
214 Tennessee Tech 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 214 -4292
215 Whittier College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 215 -4302
216 Randolph Macon College 0- 3-0 0- 3-0 216 -4594
217 Montana State 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 217 -4693
218 Redlands 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 218 -4951
219 McDaniel College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 219 -5162
220 Elon 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 220 -5388
221 Stetson 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 221 -5510
222 Grinnell College 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 222 -5567
223 Cumberland TN 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 223 -5910
224 Rockhurst 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 224 -6117
225 Western New Mexico 0- 3-0 0- 3-0 225 -6160
226 Delaware 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 226 -6166
227 Guilford College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 227 -6759
228 California Tech 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 228 -6899
229 Saint Benedict 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 229 -7429