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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 26342 Minnesota 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 7 7686 2 24053 Stanford 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 26 6289 3 23961 Michigan 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 16 6624 4 22821 Texas A&M 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 21 6442 5 20812 Northwestern 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 14 6831 6 20520 Mississippi State 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 61 4203 7 20467 Washington 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 24 6297 8 20198 Southern Methodist 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 28 6218 9 19776 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 68 3866 10 19368 Texas 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 33 6092 11 19161 Boston College 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 96 2759 12 18785 Santa Clara 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 55 4565 13 17614 Rice 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 25 6292 14 17310 Nebraska 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 50 4758 15 16819 Fordham 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 56 4562 16 15974 Cornell 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 70 3831 17 15936 Duke 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 63 4090 18 15763 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 109 2292 19 15456 Pennsylvania 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 74 3415 20 14703 Western Reserve 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 121 1720 21 14453 Ohio State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 9 7337 22 14288 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 91 2883 23 14058 Alabama 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 73 3663 24 13916 Georgetown 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 111 2289 25 13758 Louisiana State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 37 5626 26 13743 Pacific Lutheran 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 104 2467 27 13297 Oregon State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 45 4971 28 12710 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 39 5268 29 12357 Hardin-Simmons 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 171 77 30 12161 Tulane 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 29 6207 31 12119 Notre Dame 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 98 2734 32 11973 Oregon 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 35 5805 33 11827 Duquesne 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 118 1897 34 11642 Pittsburgh 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 23 6395 35 11508 California 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 13 6894 36 11427 Columbia 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 69 3838 37 11335 Oklahoma 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 72 3704 38 11243 Fresno State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 173 -74 39 11043 Southern California 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 27 6281 40 10951 St. Mary's CA 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 67 3895 41 10913 San Jose State 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 175 -218 42 10686 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 181 -296 43 10656 Wisconsin 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 38 5542 44 10544 Tulsa 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 102 2522 45 10440 Baylor 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 31 6144 46 10391 Penn State 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 137 1143 47 10314 Indiana 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 18 6497 48 10233 Iowa 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 51 4753 49 10214 Washington State 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 40 5151 50 10129 Arkansas 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 15 6790 51 10114 Navy 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 119 1825 52 9991 Clemson 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 115 1999 53 9964 Detroit 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 136 1146 54 9907 Wake Forest 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 97 2747 55 9312 Colgate 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 90 2953 56 8613 Utah 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 150 756 57 8544 North Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 88 3035 58 8474 Texas Christian 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 19 6488 59 8428 Texas Tech 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 168 128 60 8363 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 3 10108 61 8236 Missouri 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 116 1993 62 8202 Syracuse 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 52 4696 63 8133 Harvard 8 3 - 2 - 3 3 - 2 - 3 93 2820 64 7810 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 110 2291 65 6908 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 10260 66 6908 UCLA 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 5 8217 67 6662 Princeton 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 135 1272 68 6647 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 10260 69 6566 Temple 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 78 3239 70 6478 Georgia 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 112 2274 71 6209 Kentucky 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 129 1466 72 6178 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 79 3202 73 6024 Michigan State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 81 3190 74 5932 Virginia Military 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 189 -678 75 5533 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 92 2869 76 5498 Arizona 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 190 -918 77 5318 Denver 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 170 124 78 5233 Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 99 2717 79 5099 Purdue 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 42 5016 80 5076 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 130 1445 81 5026 Northwestern State LA 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 86 3075 82 5015 Georgia Tech 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 58 4280 83 4992 Colorado 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 139 1059 84 4934 Gonzaga 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 128 1524 85 4584 Furman 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 142 1036 86 4554 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 87 3040 87 4277 San Francisco 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 34 5947 88 4266 North Texas 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 8 7659 89 4151 Villanova 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 108 2311 90 4070 Holy Cross 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 95 2767 91 3947 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 9580 92 3763 North Carolina State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 71 3716 93 3536 George Washington 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 151 672 94 3448 William & Mary 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 200 -1728 95 3440 Arizona State 11 7 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 196 -1357 96 3409 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 177 -234 97 3256 Illinois 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 32 6114 98 2664 Brown 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 178 -258 99 2184 Creighton 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 203 -2119 100 2119 Vanderbilt 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 107 2424 101 1958 Southwestern (TN) 5 0 - 4 - 1 0 - 4 - 1 20 6471 102 1862 Cincinnati 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 127 1678 103 1628 Presbyterian 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 140 1056 104 1470 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 6 7932 105 1201 Marquette 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 85 3092 106 979 West Virginia 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 153 550 107 963 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 161 395 108 898 Howard Payne 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 158 462 109 837 Montana 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 152 641 110 568 Iowa State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 148 794 111 522 Manhattan 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 117 1936 112 391 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 7144 113 349 South Carolina 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 113 2039 114 311 Virginia 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 145 864 115 142 Centenary 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 94 2806 116 103 Catholic University 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 80 3202 117 99 Franklin & Marshall 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 159 457 118 -88 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 22 6435 119 -149 Texas El Paso 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 172 -73 120 -195 Richmond 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 198 -1709 121 -199 New York University 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 75 3364 122 -261 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 7029 123 -268 Davidson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 165 205 124 -460 Northwest Missouri State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 217 -4412 125 -556 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 7144 126 -986 Army 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 65 4045 127 -994 Chadron State College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 221 -5022 128 -1021 Carnegie Mellon 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 149 769 129 -1063 Samford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 17 6537 130 -1635 Yale 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 66 4024 131 -1966 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 36 5713 132 -1985 Idaho 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 57 4329 133 -2208 Saint Louis 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 154 504 134 -2227 Loyola Marymount 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 131 1373 135 -2238 Brigham Young 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 167 145 136 -2334 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 6178 137 -2503 Bucknell 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 60 4239 138 -2760 West Texas A&M 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 162 299 139 -3022 New Mexico 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 206 -2445 140 -3352 Colorado State 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 187 -570 141 -3363 Utah State 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 143 1014 142 -3375 Hawaii 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 100 2659 143 -3425 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 202 -1879 144 -3429 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 105 2467 145 -3459 Kansas State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 126 1684 146 -3590 Portland 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 49 4863 147 -4101 Kansas 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 125 1700 148 -4166 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 43 4982 149 -4519 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 48 4920 150 -4750 East Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 41 5064 151 -5049 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 4066 152 -5130 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 44 4982 153 -5287 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 54 4656 154 -5299 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 46 4962 155 -5422 William Jewell 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 47 4953 156 -5441 Bradley 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 201 -1812 157 -5725 Akron 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 4656 158 -5767 Citadel 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 205 -2201 159 -5998 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 1332 160 -6190 Appalachian State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 59 4272 161 -6466 Centre College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 76 3309 162 -6489 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 4101 163 -6739 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 174 -113 164 -6769 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 1720 165 -6973 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 3104 166 -7142 Washington & Lee 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 188 -632 167 -7249 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 89 2966 168 -7249 Miami FL 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 194 -1282 169 -7319 Wichita State 5 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 204 -2153 170 -7580 Maryland 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 186 -534 171 -7614 Sewanee 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 207 -2543 172 -7722 Drake 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 210 -3125 173 -8240 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 77 3283 174 -8259 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 192 -1055 175 -8509 Baldwin-Wallace College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 83 3104 176 -8824 Washington MO 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 208 -2903 177 -8997 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -493 178 -9039 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 84 3104 179 -9239 Pacific 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 103 2473 180 -9454 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 1704 181 -9530 Mount Saint Mary's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 1768 182 -9665 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 106 2467 183 -9692 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 114 2035 184 -9696 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 101 2538 185 -10045 Wyoming 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 169 124 186 -10321 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 1332 187 -10506 New Mexico State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 209 -3038 188 -10560 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 146 822 189 -11070 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 141 1056 190 -11381 Hampden-Sydney College 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 220 -4794 191 -11527 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 122 1720 192 -11688 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 138 1092 193 -11715 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 157 481 194 -11854 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 144 988 195 -11869 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 418 196 -12303 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 133 1332 197 -12326 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 176 -229 198 -13363 Newport News - Apprentice 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 147 813 199 -13670 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 155 489 200 -13812 Luther College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 163 284 201 -14000 Northern Arizona 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 212 -3562 202 -14119 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 156 489 203 -14319 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 185 -510 204 -14396 Emporia State 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 222 -5533 205 -14538 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 164 261 206 -14584 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 191 -931 207 -14872 Washburn University 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 223 -5633 208 -14949 Oglethorpe 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 166 177 209 -14983 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 184 -510 210 -15333 Colorado School of Mines 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 179 -292 211 -15801 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 182 -429 212 -15924 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 193 -1113 213 -16051 Erskine 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 180 -295 214 -16527 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 197 -1373 215 -17606 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 199 -1721 216 -17871 Randolph Macon College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 195 -1354 217 -18581 Redlands 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 211 -3183 218 -19914 McDaniel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 215 -3790 219 -20570 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 214 -3624 220 -21039 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 213 -3624 221 -21511 Grinnell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 224 -5648 222 -21899 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 218 -4412 223 -22748 Cumberland TN 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 -3807 224 -23335 Western New Mexico 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 219 -4588 225 -23712 Rockhurst 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 228 -7436 226 -23842 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 225 -5690 227 -26119 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 226 -5690 228 -26158 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 227 -7000 229 -28746 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 229 -7436