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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 27486 Notre Dame 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 21 6450 2 26069 Army 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 15 6535 3 23374 Illinois 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 3 7977 4 22440 Michigan 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 5 7908 5 22375 Georgia 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 56 4136 6 21281 Tennessee 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 9 7232 7 20928 Louisiana State 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 25 5706 8 19257 Georgia Tech 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 36 5285 9 18846 North Carolina 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 28 5672 10 18193 UCLA 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 66 3646 11 17990 Rice 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 49 4463 12 17237 Pennsylvania 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 46 4788 13 16899 Indiana 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 12 6892 14 16753 Louisiana Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 53 4195 15 16485 Kentucky 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 29 5608 16 15897 Alabama 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 24 6157 17 15463 Texas 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 72 3355 18 15386 Iowa 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 19 6486 19 15248 Mississippi State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 70 3435 20 15133 Wake Forest 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 27 5677 21 15018 Yale 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 83 2688 22 14853 Ohio State 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 14 6633 23 14503 Duke 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 6 7532 24 14085 Tulsa 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 117 1260 25 14081 Columbia 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 35 5352 26 13943 Miami FL 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 63 3771 27 13781 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 16 6498 28 13774 Cornell 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 37 5282 29 13620 Cincinnati 5 3 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 23 6196 30 13547 Vanderbilt 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 39 5240 31 13451 Oregon State 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 101 1869 32 12990 Oklahoma 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 77 3207 33 12986 William & Mary 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 95 2067 34 12529 Boston College 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 55 4165 35 12529 Southern California 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 38 5259 36 12449 North Carolina State 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 75 3311 37 12142 Minnesota 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 40 5190 38 11904 Arkansas 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 61 3897 39 11600 Penn State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 90 2232 40 11293 Wisconsin 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 17 6497 41 10978 Hardin-Simmons 11 11 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 156 -1645 42 10878 Oklahoma City 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 157 -1781 43 10878 Harvard 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 96 2037 44 10867 Delaware 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 133 -161 45 10406 Pittsburgh 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 11 6896 46 10030 Rutgers 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 128 728 47 9784 Texas Tech 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 89 2240 48 9711 Villanova 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 64 3744 49 9672 Tulane 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 10 6905 50 9250 Navy 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 1 8821 51 8805 Purdue 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 8 7419 52 8663 Muhlenberg College 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 151 -1512 53 8551 Michigan State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 51 4413 54 8509 Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 67 3520 55 8390 Mississippi 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 7 7521 56 8006 Saint Bonaventure 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 175 -3156 57 7921 Kansas 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 121 1176 58 7676 St. Mary's CA 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 102 1859 59 7453 Texas A&M 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 48 4497 60 7357 Stanford 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 110 1659 61 7249 Holy Cross 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 78 3201 62 6958 Virginia 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 73 3321 63 6927 Richmond 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 129 696 64 6581 Southern Methodist 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 60 3903 65 6547 Princeton 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 45 4946 66 6528 Tennessee Chattanooga 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 80 2969 67 6378 South Carolina 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 97 1995 68 6301 Leilahau 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 189 -3899 69 6243 Hawaii All-Stars 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 188 -3899 70 5948 Virginia Tech 10 3 - 4 - 3 3 - 4 - 3 59 3967 71 5809 San Jose State 5 4 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 143 -648 72 5767 Colgate 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 85 2512 73 5671 Dartmouth 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 44 4965 74 5310 Clemson 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 74 3316 75 5018 Syracuse 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 71 3422 76 4634 Missouri 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 100 1917 77 4577 Oklahoma State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 52 4275 78 4362 Georgetown 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 125 906 79 4308 Temple 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 58 4011 80 4154 Detroit 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 131 561 81 4108 Nebraska 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 57 4049 82 3674 Marquette 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 87 2470 83 3655 West Virginia 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 94 2073 84 3605 Oregon 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 86 2483 85 3494 Nevada Reno 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 167 -2621 86 3490 Auburn 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 68 3488 87 3168 Texas Christian 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 43 4982 88 2883 Utah State 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 161 -2161 89 2503 California 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 47 4565 90 2442 Maryland 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 79 3153 91 2388 Virginia Military 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 99 1960 92 2035 Utah 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 163 -2227 93 1704 Miami OH 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 5687 94 1624 Dayton 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 127 741 95 1455 Northwestern State LA 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 13 6788 96 1420 Fresno State 3 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - 1 172 -2891 97 1359 George Washington 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 138 -255 98 1175 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 8242 99 698 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 7948 100 -19 Florida 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 22 6245 101 -322 Bucknell 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 103 1844 102 -376 Denver 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 135 -167 103 -418 Brown 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 123 1130 104 -433 Washington State 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 76 3265 105 -648 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 92 2147 106 -898 New York University 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 150 -1485 107 -960 Colorado 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 146 -838 108 -1221 Baylor 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 50 4422 109 -1390 Santa Clara 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 111 1658 110 -1505 Montana 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 140 -398 111 -1578 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 5439 112 -1597 Coast Guard 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 20 6474 113 -1608 Arizona 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 147 -947 114 -2204 San Francisco 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 126 772 115 -2273 Fort McClelland 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 6493 116 -2568 Washington & Lee 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 112 1582 117 -3563 Wichita State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 154 -1635 118 -3624 McMurry 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 5489 119 -3671 Furman 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 91 2155 120 -3713 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 5489 121 -3970 New Mexico 12 5 - 5 - 2 5 - 5 - 2 155 -1644 122 -3989 Murray State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 32 5444 123 -4250 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 34 5439 124 -4358 Montana State 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 180 -3467 125 -4454 Northern Iowa 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 183 -3644 126 -4504 Boston University 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 122 1150 127 -4569 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 41 5018 128 -4615 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 109 1745 129 -4753 Iowa State 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 124 981 130 -5157 John Hopkins 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 42 5015 131 -5203 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 164 -2411 132 -5360 Brigham Young 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 174 -2985 133 -5671 Citadel 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 144 -688 134 -5729 Lafayette 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 114 1538 135 -6028 Gettysburg College 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 149 -1158 136 -6312 Merchant Marine 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 148 -968 137 -6355 Davidson 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 166 -2555 138 -6604 Otterbein College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 104 1827 139 -6758 Pacific 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 84 2629 140 -6827 Southwestern (Texas) 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 54 4192 141 -7188 Idaho 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 116 1421 142 -7261 Fordham 7 0 - 7 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 81 2929 143 -7334 Saint Louis 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 168 -2636 144 -7637 Alameda NAS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 62 3838 145 -7641 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 65 3726 146 -7641 Lehigh 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 139 -363 147 -7799 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 187 -3899 148 -7799 Portland 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 142 -593 149 -8152 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 69 3463 150 -8221 Colorado College 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 171 -2890 151 -8728 Scranton 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 93 2129 152 -8770 Northern Arizona 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 199 -6518 153 -9265 Texas El Paso 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 169 -2788 154 -9331 Wayne State MI 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 88 2344 155 -9427 Honolulu All-Stars 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 153 -1622 156 -9538 Houston 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 182 -3617 157 -9623 Catawba College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 1194 158 -9642 Rollins 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 98 1971 159 -9784 North Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 82 2757 160 -9826 Drake 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 152 -1535 161 -10237 Santa Barbara 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 106 1747 162 -10521 Kansas State 9 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 9 - 0 113 1560 163 -10824 San Diego State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 108 1747 164 -11335 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 105 1827 165 -11358 Canisius College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 137 -209 166 -11688 Loyola Marymount 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 107 1747 167 -12015 Newberry College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 119 1205 168 -12080 Presbyterian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 132 -90 169 -12149 New Mexico State 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 196 -5986 170 -12215 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 1441 171 -12756 Bainbridge NTS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 118 1221 172 -13190 Colorado State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 173 -2949 173 -13228 Rochester 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 -449 174 -13516 Arizona State 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 179 -3300 175 -13827 Toledo 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 -1781 176 -14096 Washington and Jefferson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 170 -2864 177 -14142 Wyoming 10 1 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 162 -2206 178 -14219 Hampden-Sydney College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 130 620 179 -14280 Buffalo 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 -161 180 -14826 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 145 -752 181 -14918 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 136 -209 182 -16151 Colorado School of Mines 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 191 -4625 183 -16527 Brooklyn 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 160 -1802 184 -16711 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 186 -3667 185 -17091 Williams Field 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 195 -5571 186 -17521 Washburn University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 159 -1781 187 -19284 Western Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 181 -3532 188 -19960 Wofford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 165 -2506 189 -20113 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 198 -6074 190 -20697 Hofstra 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 177 -3156 191 -21093 Saint Ambrose 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 192 -4913 192 -21415 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 185 -3667 193 -21523 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 184 -3667 194 -21565 Wagner 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 176 -3156 195 -21630 Pepperdine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 201 -6758 196 -21676 Erskine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 178 -3177 197 -22279 Eastern New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 190 -4385 198 -22940 Northern Colorado 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 193 -5108 199 -24768 Beaumont Hospital 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 197 -6074 200 -25267 Western New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 194 -5229 201 -27448 Fort Warren 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 200 -6595