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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 21807 Georgia 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 38 5033 2 21292 Georgia Pre-Flight 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 14 6705 3 21208 Tennessee 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 35 5239 4 20609 Ohio State 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 41 4988 5 20033 Georgia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 28 5731 6 19860 Wisconsin 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 29 5701 7 19319 Alabama 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 22 6340 8 18854 Notre Dame 11 7 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 19 6572 9 18197 Louisiana State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 17 6619 10 18101 Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 23 6302 11 17153 Rice 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 42 4971 12 17034 Boston College 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 57 4209 13 16734 Mississippi State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 53 4345 14 16734 Great Lakes 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 32 5389 15 16488 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 64 3864 16 16262 Manhattan Beach CG 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 83 3148 17 16181 Tulsa 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 115 1964 18 15494 North Carolina Pre-Flight 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 59 4031 19 15014 Williams College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 121 1678 20 14572 Auburn 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 24 6267 21 14469 Fordham 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 25 6151 22 14023 Iowa Pre-Flight 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 50 4720 23 13678 Jacksonville NAS 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 78 3353 24 13543 Second Air Force 4 3 - 0 - 1 3 - 0 - 1 110 2148 25 13294 Tulane 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 10 7669 26 13194 Illinois 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 36 5081 27 13017 Penn State 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 89 2914 28 12837 Minnesota 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 31 5613 29 12614 Marquette 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 98 2638 30 12234 Texas Christian 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 66 3806 31 12184 Indiana 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 91 2872 32 11888 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 46 4853 33 11596 Miami FL 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 106 2271 34 11389 Hardin-Simmons 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 147 293 35 11366 Iowa 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 48 4750 36 11009 Pennsylvania 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 68 3728 37 10959 William & Mary 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 144 417 38 10924 Wake Forest 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 100 2476 39 10728 Baylor 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 51 4551 40 10675 Missouri 12 8 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 107 2241 41 10510 UCLA 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 81 3192 42 10352 Santa Clara 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 112 2031 43 9984 Vanderbilt 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 76 3404 44 9868 North Carolina 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 101 2452 45 9811 Colgate 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 108 2217 46 9699 Rollins 4 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 123 1626 47 9434 Navy 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 61 4009 48 9177 Army 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 99 2604 49 9112 Stanford 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 79 3343 50 9073 Texas A&M 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 49 4725 51 8858 Cincinnati 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 1 10753 52 8855 Washington State 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 124 1597 53 8739 Oklahoma State 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 111 2033 54 8663 Michigan State 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 72 3583 55 8436 Southern California 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 65 3807 56 8363 Georgetown 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 80 3296 57 7856 West Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 92 2842 58 7441 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 10604 59 7326 Syracuse 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 128 1335 60 7176 Yale 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 113 1997 61 6716 Duquesne 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 136 722 62 6489 Northwestern 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 9 7673 63 6355 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 105 2304 64 6297 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 88 2928 65 6278 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 143 451 66 6124 Northern Iowa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 185 -2782 67 6013 North Carolina State 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 75 3565 68 5902 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 120 1806 69 5694 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 4 9402 70 5675 Pittsburgh 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 47 4814 71 5617 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 116 1951 72 5537 Southern Methodist 11 3 - 6 - 2 3 - 6 - 2 62 3997 73 5464 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 155 -45 74 5195 Kentucky 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 54 4327 75 5176 St. Mary's CA 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 146 308 76 5103 Corpus Christ NAS 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 27 6031 77 4961 Texas Tech 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 87 2937 78 4842 Saint Ambrose 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 184 -2782 79 4569 California 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 114 1972 80 4504 Florida 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 44 4927 81 4116 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 9659 82 3805 Furman 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 67 3793 83 3432 Arizona 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 154 13 84 3356 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 90 2902 85 3279 Harvard 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 52 4530 86 3256 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 9098 87 3252 Pensacola NAS 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 6 8315 88 3168 Washington 10 4 - 3 - 3 4 - 3 - 3 152 91 89 2949 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 55 4284 90 2810 Louisiana Tech 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 126 1361 91 2776 Purdue 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 15 6686 92 2538 Temple 10 2 - 5 - 3 2 - 5 - 3 73 3574 93 2511 Bucknell 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 63 3888 94 2342 Oregon State 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 122 1641 95 2284 Creighton 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 150 148 96 2196 Oklahoma 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 102 2409 97 2138 Colorado 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 189 -2828 98 1996 Cornell 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 97 2742 99 1678 Clemson 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 96 2764 100 1566 Utah 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 173 -1477 101 1436 Maryland 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 181 -2555 102 1344 Mississippi 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 58 4039 103 1071 Camp Grant 5 0 - 5 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 11 7376 104 879 Randolph Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 8090 105 864 Saint Louis 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 125 1497 106 837 Waco Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 8 8090 107 368 Brown 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 142 586 108 345 Spence Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 13 6839 109 261 San Francisco 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 172 -1416 110 149 Nebraska 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 95 2766 111 -706 Citadel 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 193 -3014 112 -733 Manhattan 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 85 2990 113 -956 Virginia Military 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 134 917 114 -960 Fort Knox 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 20 6554 115 -1155 South Carolina 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 60 4021 116 -1213 Fresno State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 165 -746 117 -1290 Union (Tennessee) 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 16 6679 118 -1528 Daniel Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 6839 119 -1582 Oregon 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 104 2354 120 -1620 Columbia 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 135 839 121 -1670 Davidson 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 94 2793 122 -1678 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 5694 123 -1850 Catawba College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 34 5239 124 -1885 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 6597 125 -1896 Washington MO 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 161 -289 126 -2261 West Texas A&M 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 206 -4358 127 -2534 George Washington 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 133 938 128 -2553 Butler 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 21 6344 129 -2622 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 138 704 130 -2688 Denver 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 198 -3372 131 -2799 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 6090 132 -3018 Fort Riley 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 131 1079 133 -3221 Randolph Macon College 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 129 1210 134 -3248 Loyola Marymount 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 180 -2289 135 -3379 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 37 5048 136 -4300 Santa Ana Field 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 179 -2158 137 -4385 Tampa 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 43 4963 138 -4523 Kansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 118 1910 139 -4565 Blackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 5364 140 -4899 Lafayette 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 141 595 141 -5191 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 4992 142 -5306 Centre College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 40 4992 143 -5318 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 45 4905 144 -5383 North Texas 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 56 4231 145 -5452 Utah State 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 207 -4383 146 -5564 Drake 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 153 18 147 -5625 Colorado State 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 202 -3874 148 -5856 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 3663 149 -5944 Texas El Paso 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 199 -3713 150 -6001 Saint Xavier 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 119 1869 151 -6178 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 84 3139 152 -6293 Carnegie Mellon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 2837 153 -6481 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 145 414 154 -6485 Idaho 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 160 -280 155 -6531 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 109 2190 156 -6574 Saint Vincent PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 77 3358 157 -6777 Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 168 -895 158 -7069 Waynesburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 71 3643 159 -7315 Wayne State MI 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 74 3570 160 -7449 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 3663 161 -8198 Richmond 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 178 -2095 162 -8513 New Mexico 11 4 - 5 - 2 4 - 5 - 2 200 -3796 163 -8663 Wichita State 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 171 -1360 164 -8793 Miami OH 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 86 2951 165 -8893 Fort Totten 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 3177 166 -9027 Albuquerque Air Base 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 188 -2818 167 -9116 Lakehurst NAS 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 117 1918 168 -9327 Pacific 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 103 2361 169 -9699 San Jose State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 151 130 170 -9918 Nevada Reno 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 127 1359 171 -9999 Fort Bliss 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 212 -11592 172 -10087 Mather Field 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 177 -2069 173 -10114 McMurry 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 211 -11592 174 -10260 Wyoming 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 201 -3851 175 -10594 Washington & Lee 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 158 -259 176 -11585 Colorado Springs Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 130 1142 177 -11819 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 157 -258 178 -12015 Brigham Young 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 191 -2936 179 -12072 Fort Douglas 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 197 -3359 180 -12552 Redlands 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 210 -5818 181 -12568 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 148 243 182 -12568 Alameda NAS 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 132 1058 183 -12721 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 162 -353 184 -12756 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 672 185 -13205 Lubbock Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 170 -1130 186 -13297 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 137 718 187 -13612 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 164 -366 188 -13770 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 140 672 189 -13927 Grinnell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 186 -2782 190 -14073 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 149 184 191 -14342 Montana 8 0 - 8 - 0 0 - 8 - 0 156 -76 192 -14653 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 169 -948 193 -14910 Arizona State 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 190 -2908 194 -15125 McDaniel College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 159 -274 195 -15360 Camp Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 163 -353 196 -15586 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 192 -2972 197 -16047 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 166 -810 198 -16128 Portland 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 196 -3242 199 -16535 Fort Monmouth 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 167 -810 200 -16880 Kirtland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 -4256 201 -17506 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 174 -1624 202 -17675 Hampden-Sydney College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 175 -1826 203 -18593 Colorado School of Mines 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 176 -2054 204 -19484 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 195 -3242 205 -19503 Regis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -2726 206 -20025 Northern Arizona 6 1 - 5 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 208 -5613 207 -20213 Central College Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 187 -2782 208 -20459 Kansas Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 194 -3240 209 -20555 Idaho Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 182 -2726 210 -20947 Northern Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 203 -3971 211 -22583 Camp Pickett 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 204 -4099 212 -23185 New Mexico State 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 209 -5812 213 -36291 Western New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 213 -11592