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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 24364 Minnesota 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 37 5728 2 21918 Texas 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 44 5508 3 21780 Duquesne 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 77 4144 4 21135 Notre Dame 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 70 4427 5 21035 Michigan 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 20 6461 6 20897 Alabama 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 19 6488 7 20432 Mississippi State 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 50 5195 8 19772 Navy 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 71 4426 9 19699 Texas A&M 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 45 5461 10 19196 Georgia 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 61 4723 11 18600 Oregon State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 46 5434 12 18370 Ohio State 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 33 5919 13 18255 Pennsylvania 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 74 4249 14 18105 Duke 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 101 3104 15 18078 Northwestern 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 16 6806 16 17871 Fordham 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 83 3882 17 17199 Tennessee 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 57 4827 18 16596 Mississippi 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 39 5663 19 16220 Marshall 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 115 2413 20 16112 Vanderbilt 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 79 4041 21 16089 Stanford 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 29 6010 22 15648 Texas Christian 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 42 5589 23 15409 Missouri 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 100 3198 24 14941 Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 17 6688 25 14307 Tulane 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 40 5654 26 14000 Cornell 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 43 5509 27 13989 Santa Clara 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 62 4642 28 13827 Washington State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 4998 29 13328 Rice 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 60 4789 30 13144 Temple 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 88 3729 31 12794 Oklahoma 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 84 3816 32 12748 Penn State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 104 2961 33 12748 Louisiana State 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 36 5770 34 12710 Boston College 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 86 3799 35 12629 Syracuse 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 85 3801 36 12579 Oregon 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 21 6438 37 12291 Harvard 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 87 3787 38 12276 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 38 5709 39 12149 California 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 22 6399 40 11973 Michigan State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 69 4488 41 11189 Detroit 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 126 1826 42 10663 Army 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 82 3963 43 9991 Kentucky 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 73 4311 44 9861 Colgate 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 59 4790 45 9830 Auburn 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 49 5207 46 9795 Clemson 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 136 906 47 9726 Wisconsin 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 23 6378 48 9722 Miami FL 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 133 1090 49 9642 UCLA 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 47 5302 50 9557 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 63 4634 51 9504 Tulsa 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 142 831 52 9488 Columbia 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 28 6078 53 9480 Georgia Tech 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 15 6871 54 9461 Pittsburgh 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 14 7037 55 9400 Southern California 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 11 7629 56 9319 Saint Vincent PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 10890 57 8693 Texas Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 156 112 58 8605 Saint Xavier 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 113 2531 59 8336 Holy Cross 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 80 4026 60 7914 Marquette 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 76 4161 61 7879 Rutgers 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 117 2407 62 7683 Virginia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 185 -2065 63 7641 Georgetown 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 108 2814 64 7315 Indiana 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 30 5994 65 7088 Butler 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 195 -3022 66 7084 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 10890 67 7077 Baylor 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 48 5266 68 6892 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 32 5945 69 6762 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 110 2658 70 6754 Nebraska 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 78 4142 71 6716 Iowa 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 65 4618 72 6670 Purdue 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 27 6112 73 6485 Texas A&M Kingsville 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 134 1078 74 6470 William & Mary 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 174 -1121 75 6416 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 10448 76 6197 Florida 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 91 3559 77 6117 St. Mary's CA 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 118 2320 78 5779 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 10216 79 5664 South Carolina 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 105 2941 80 5433 Manhattan 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 102 3075 81 5207 Utah 8 6 - 0 - 2 6 - 0 - 2 194 -2962 82 4938 Illinois 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 34 5792 83 4896 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 8599 84 4896 Millsaps College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 112 2620 85 4826 Wake Forest 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 120 2247 86 4738 West Virginia 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 92 3524 87 4481 Southwestern (TN) 5 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 3 - 1 51 5191 88 4404 Tennessee Tech 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 111 2655 89 4381 North Texas 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 99 3228 90 4216 Oklahoma State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 129 1464 91 3859 Mercer 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 9598 92 3736 Montana 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 161 -33 93 3064 San Francisco 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 144 693 94 2880 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 8599 95 2561 Princeton 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 68 4531 96 2353 Virginia Tech 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 158 33 97 2215 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 135 997 98 2135 Virginia Military 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 121 2175 99 2016 Kansas State 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 93 3517 100 1689 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 163 -41 101 1597 Bucknell 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 107 2824 102 1240 Sam Houston 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 8 8256 103 1102 Arizona 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 187 -2121 104 814 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 8056 105 756 Carnegie Mellon 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 10 7649 106 637 North Carolina State 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 138 867 107 637 Hardin-Simmons 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 181 -1939 108 560 New York University 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 66 4552 109 456 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 18 6629 110 437 Kansas 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 106 2931 111 199 Samford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 12 7206 112 126 McDaniel College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 157 63 113 126 Maryland 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 119 2293 114 0 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 160 0 115 -84 Pacific Lutheran 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 209 -5675 116 -495 Centre College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 13 7188 117 -840 Loyola Marymount 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 169 -736 118 -906 Yale 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 64 4619 119 -1002 North Carolina 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 123 1869 120 -1105 Colorado College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 216 -7303 121 -1344 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 5986 122 -1516 Creighton 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 164 -217 123 -1777 Idaho 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 162 -37 124 -1985 Furman 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 154 235 125 -2073 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 67 4535 126 -2280 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 25 6314 127 -2361 Citadel 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 188 -2471 128 -2442 Saint Louis 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 166 -358 129 -2457 Pacific 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 26 6138 130 -2618 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 6355 131 -2864 Colorado 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 159 29 132 -3072 Wayne State MI 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 35 5790 133 -3563 Brigham Young 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 191 -2641 134 -3636 West Texas A&M 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 212 -5821 135 -3809 San Jose State 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 183 -2012 136 -3836 Louisiana Tech 5 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 3 - 1 127 1658 137 -3866 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 41 5594 138 -3951 Iowa State 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 137 886 139 -3993 Colorado State 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 203 -3815 140 -4128 Denver 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 202 -3460 141 -4231 Rollins 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 56 4861 142 -4354 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 52 5107 143 -4846 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 4168 144 -4846 Saint Bonaventure 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 109 2716 145 -4853 Camp Haan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 4821 146 -5157 Elon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 4861 147 -5422 Tampa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 81 3979 148 -5425 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 54 4930 149 -5491 Sewanee 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 143 820 150 -5644 New Mexico 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 198 -3194 151 -6040 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 72 4346 152 -6044 Washington MO 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 189 -2510 153 -6209 Moffett Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 103 3058 154 -6263 Washington & Lee 9 1 - 6 - 2 1 - 6 - 2 155 184 155 -6470 Bradley 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 219 -10396 156 -6900 Drake 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 190 -2578 157 -6912 Wichita State 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 122 1879 158 -6950 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 1868 159 -7004 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 89 3713 160 -7104 Davidson 10 1 - 6 - 3 1 - 6 - 3 149 340 161 -7142 Fort Ord 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 128 1532 162 -7161 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 90 3615 163 -7603 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 3381 164 -8010 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 95 3381 165 -8117 North Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 97 3310 166 -8325 East Central Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 3446 167 -8555 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 125 1858 168 -8689 Portland 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 193 -2764 169 -8712 Newport News - Apprentice 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 98 3235 170 -8847 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 844 171 -8943 George Washington 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 145 661 172 -9277 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 130 1280 173 -9342 Richmond 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 171 -837 174 -9592 Arizona State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 206 -4656 175 -9623 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 318 176 -9688 Texas El Paso 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 204 -4435 177 -9949 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 208 -4974 178 -9949 Centenary 10 0 - 8 - 2 0 - 8 - 2 131 1214 179 -10122 Miami OH 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 114 2469 180 -10452 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 140 844 181 -10460 Camp Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 2413 182 -11170 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 1176 183 -11351 Gonzaga 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 192 -2673 184 -11523 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 844 185 -11781 Saint Benedict 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 170 -758 186 -12030 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 148 489 187 -12057 Pennsylvania Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 280 188 -12583 Nevada Reno 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 165 -289 189 -12679 Texas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 318 190 -12794 Hampden-Sydney College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 146 617 191 -14296 Randolph Macon College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 147 554 192 -14400 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 318 193 -14607 Wyoming 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 197 -3123 194 -14714 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 167 -420 195 -14826 Fresno State 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 176 -1694 196 -15267 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 168 -501 197 -15313 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 173 -1086 198 -15409 Saint Mary's (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 178 -1818 199 -15467 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 172 -888 200 -15774 Utah State 8 0 - 8 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 180 -1845 201 -15974 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 186 -2121 202 -16696 Northern Arizona 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 215 -7086 203 -17425 High Point 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 175 -1180 204 -17694 Colorado School of Mines 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 184 -2030 205 -18182 Western Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 177 -1799 206 -18336 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 182 -1975 207 -18374 Oklahoma City 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 179 -1818 208 -19203 Saint Ambrose 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 201 -3450 209 -19488 Grinnell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 199 -3450 210 -20083 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 200 -3450 211 -20144 Illinois College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 196 -3022 212 -20793 New Mexico State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 214 -6308 213 -23201 Mount Saint Mary's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 -4471 214 -23681 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 211 -5675 215 -24357 Northern Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 213 -6049 216 -24380 260th Coast Artillery 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 207 -4844 217 -24645 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 210 -5675 218 -29160 Western New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 220 -10396 219 -31349 Eastern New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 217 -8348 220 -33776 New Mexico Highlands 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 218 -9372