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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 26342 Minnesota 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 11 27 2 24053 Stanford 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 19 36 3 23961 Michigan 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 25 39 4 22821 Texas A&M 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 20 36 5 20812 Northwestern 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 23 38 6 20520 Mississippi State 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 56 59 7 20467 Washington 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 31 42 8 20198 Southern Methodist 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 27 39 9 19776 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 69 66 10 19368 Texas 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 32 42 11 19161 Boston College 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 96 81 12 18785 Santa Clara 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 57 60 13 17614 Rice 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 30 40 14 17310 Nebraska 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 64 63 15 16819 Fordham 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 52 57 16 15974 Cornell 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 68 66 17 15936 Duke 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 66 64 18 15763 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 106 85 19 15456 Pennsylvania 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 86 78 20 14703 Western Reserve 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 122 95 21 14453 Ohio State 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 16 35 22 14288 Mississippi 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 95 80 23 14058 Alabama 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 77 72 24 13916 Georgetown 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 117 91 25 13758 Louisiana State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 37 46 26 13743 Pacific Lutheran 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 102 84 27 13297 Oregon State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 54 58 28 12710 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 42 52 29 12357 Hardin-Simmons 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 173 116 30 12161 Tulane 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 22 37 31 12119 Notre Dame 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 99 83 32 11973 Oregon 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 36 45 33 11827 Duquesne 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 114 90 34 11642 Pittsburgh 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 24 38 35 11508 California 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 15 34 36 11427 Columbia 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 67 65 37 11335 Oklahoma 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 81 73 38 11243 Fresno State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 176 119 39 11043 Southern California 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 26 39 40 10951 St. Mary's CA 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 70 68 41 10913 San Jose State 3 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 179 120 42 10686 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 183 123 43 10656 Wisconsin 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 41 52 44 10544 Tulsa 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 110 86 45 10440 Baylor 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 34 44 46 10391 Penn State 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 137 100 47 10314 Indiana 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 18 36 48 10233 Iowa 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 59 61 49 10214 Washington State 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 45 53 50 10129 Arkansas 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 21 36 51 10114 Navy 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 118 92 52 9991 Clemson 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 111 88 53 9964 Detroit 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 138 100 54 9907 Wake Forest 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 94 80 55 9312 Colgate 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 87 78 56 8613 Utah 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 159 109 57 8544 North Carolina 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 88 78 58 8474 Texas Christian 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 28 39 59 8428 Texas Tech 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 171 115 60 8363 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 3 8 61 8236 Missouri 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 116 91 62 8202 Syracuse 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 55 58 63 8133 Harvard 8 3 - 2 - 3 3 - 2 - 3 109 86 64 7810 Louisiana Tech 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 108 86 65 6908 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 6 66 6908 UCLA 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 6 21 67 6662 Princeton 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 136 100 68 6647 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 6 69 6566 Temple 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 84 75 70 6478 Georgia 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 101 83 71 6209 Kentucky 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 134 98 72 6178 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 72 70 73 6024 Michigan State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 89 79 74 5932 Virginia Military 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 189 127 75 5533 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 105 84 76 5498 Arizona 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 192 128 77 5318 Denver 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 170 115 78 5233 Marshall 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 92 80 79 5099 Purdue 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 49 56 80 5076 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 133 98 81 5026 Northwestern State LA 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 76 72 82 5015 Georgia Tech 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 53 57 83 4992 Colorado 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 146 105 84 4934 Gonzaga 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 129 97 85 4584 Furman 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 141 103 86 4554 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 113 90 87 4277 San Francisco 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 35 45 88 4266 North Texas 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 10 26 89 4151 Villanova 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 100 83 90 4070 Holy Cross 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 98 82 91 3947 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 11 92 3763 North Carolina State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 75 71 93 3536 George Washington 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 153 107 94 3448 William & Mary 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 199 136 95 3440 Arizona State 11 7 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 196 134 96 3409 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 175 118 97 3256 Illinois 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 33 43 98 2664 Brown 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 180 120 99 2184 Creighton 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 205 144 100 2119 Vanderbilt 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 107 85 101 1958 Southwestern (TN) 5 0 - 4 - 1 0 - 4 - 1 29 40 102 1862 Cincinnati 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 125 95 103 1628 Presbyterian 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 143 105 104 1470 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 5 19 105 1201 Marquette 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 82 73 106 979 West Virginia 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 154 107 107 963 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 162 110 108 898 Howard Payne 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 156 108 109 837 Montana 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 142 104 110 568 Iowa State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 149 106 111 522 Manhattan 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 119 92 112 391 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 22 113 349 South Carolina 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 115 90 114 311 Virginia 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 155 107 115 142 Centenary 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 90 79 116 103 Catholic University 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 80 73 117 99 Franklin & Marshall 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 164 112 118 -88 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 12 28 119 -149 Texas El Paso 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 168 115 120 -195 Richmond 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 198 135 121 -199 New York University 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 78 72 122 -261 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 23 123 -268 Davidson 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 167 114 124 -460 Northwest Missouri State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 220 176 125 -556 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 22 126 -986 Army 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 61 62 127 -994 Chadron State College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 222 185 128 -1021 Carnegie Mellon 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 140 102 129 -1063 Samford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 14 34 130 -1635 Yale 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 63 63 131 -1966 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 36 132 -1985 Idaho 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 65 64 133 -2208 Saint Louis 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 161 110 134 -2227 Loyola Marymount 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 127 95 135 -2238 Brigham Young 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 166 114 136 -2334 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 29 137 -2503 Bucknell 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 51 57 138 -2760 West Texas A&M 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 157 108 139 -3022 New Mexico 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 202 142 140 -3352 Colorado State 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 184 123 141 -3363 Utah State 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 139 102 142 -3375 Hawaii 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 85 77 143 -3425 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 207 145 144 -3429 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 103 84 145 -3459 Kansas State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 121 93 146 -3590 Portland 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 40 50 147 -4101 Kansas 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 126 95 148 -4166 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 43 53 149 -4519 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 58 61 150 -4750 East Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 50 151 -5049 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 63 152 -5130 Eastern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 44 53 153 -5287 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 47 55 154 -5299 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 38 49 155 -5422 William Jewell 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 46 54 156 -5441 Bradley 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 201 142 157 -5725 Akron 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 48 55 158 -5767 Citadel 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 206 144 159 -5998 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 130 98 160 -6190 Appalachian State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 50 57 161 -6466 Centre College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 93 80 162 -6489 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 60 62 163 -6739 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 172 116 164 -6769 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 95 165 -6973 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 74 71 166 -7142 Washington & Lee 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 185 124 167 -7249 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 83 74 168 -7249 Miami FL 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 186 124 169 -7319 Wichita State 5 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 204 144 170 -7580 Maryland 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 178 119 171 -7614 Sewanee 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 203 143 172 -7722 Drake 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 211 151 173 -8240 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 71 69 174 -8259 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 193 133 175 -8509 Baldwin-Wallace College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 73 71 176 -8824 Washington MO 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 209 149 177 -8997 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 187 126 178 -9039 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 79 73 179 -9239 Pacific 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 97 82 180 -9454 Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 128 96 181 -9530 Mount Saint Mary's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 93 182 -9665 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 104 84 183 -9692 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 112 90 184 -9696 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 91 80 185 -10045 Wyoming 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 169 115 186 -10321 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 98 187 -10506 New Mexico State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 208 148 188 -10560 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 151 107 189 -11070 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 145 105 190 -11381 Hampden-Sydney College 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 213 167 191 -11527 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 95 192 -11688 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 135 99 193 -11715 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 107 194 -11854 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 144 105 195 -11869 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 109 196 -12303 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 131 98 197 -12326 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 174 118 198 -13363 Newport News - Apprentice 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 152 107 199 -13670 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 148 106 200 -13812 Luther College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 110 201 -14000 Northern Arizona 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 210 150 202 -14119 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 147 106 203 -14319 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 190 128 204 -14396 Emporia State 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 223 186 205 -14538 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 163 111 206 -14584 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 188 127 207 -14872 Washburn University 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 218 174 208 -14949 Oglethorpe 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 165 114 209 -14983 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 191 128 210 -15333 Colorado School of Mines 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 177 119 211 -15801 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 182 121 212 -15924 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 194 134 213 -16051 Erskine 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 181 121 214 -16527 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 197 135 215 -17606 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 200 140 216 -17871 Randolph Macon College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 195 134 217 -18581 Redlands 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 212 160 218 -19914 McDaniel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 170 219 -20570 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 214 168 220 -21039 Stetson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 215 168 221 -21511 Grinnell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 224 189 222 -21899 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 221 176 223 -22748 Cumberland TN 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 217 171 224 -23335 Western New Mexico 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 219 175 225 -23712 Rockhurst 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 228 207 226 -23842 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 225 190 227 -26119 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 226 190 228 -26158 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 227 201 229 -28746 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 229 207