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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 27191 Notre Dame 10 10 - 0 - 0 19 6908 2 25082 California 11 10 - 1 - 0 16 7294 3 23550 Ohio State 10 7 - 1 - 2 2 8656 4 23174 Minnesota 9 7 - 2 - 0 10 7579 5 22936 Oklahoma 11 11 - 0 - 0 44 4578 6 22398 Michigan 9 6 - 2 - 1 3 8332 7 20901 Rice 11 10 - 1 - 0 36 5085 8 19104 Pacific 4 4 - 0 - 0 77 2699 9 19077 Southern California 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 8201 10 18777 Santa Clara 11 8 - 2 - 1 25 5757 11 18700 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 97 1980 12 18301 Stanford 11 7 - 3 - 1 21 6111 13 18236 Wisconsin 9 5 - 3 - 1 11 7574 14 18086 UCLA 9 6 - 3 - 0 14 7458 15 17402 Baylor 10 8 - 2 - 0 37 5033 16 16830 Michigan State 9 6 - 3 - 0 29 5422 17 16811 Texas 10 6 - 4 - 0 22 6038 18 16750 Louisiana State 11 8 - 3 - 0 30 5370 19 16442 Tulane 10 7 - 2 - 1 34 5145 20 16051 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 4 - 1 15 7350 21 15959 Maryland 10 9 - 1 - 0 72 2795 22 15732 Kentucky 12 9 - 3 - 0 48 4282 23 15356 Pittsburgh 9 6 - 3 - 0 23 5945 24 14929 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 98 1837 25 14684 Texas Christian 10 6 - 3 - 1 24 5787 26 14365 Iowa 9 4 - 5 - 0 6 8114 27 14361 Tennessee 10 7 - 2 - 1 53 3795 28 14296 Illinois 9 3 - 4 - 2 13 7472 29 14054 San Francisco 10 7 - 3 - 0 46 4356 30 14016 Dayton 1 1 - 0 - 0 73 2791 31 14000 Villanova 9 8 - 1 - 0 104 1725 32 13962 Oregon State 10 7 - 3 - 0 41 4742 33 13762 Northwestern 9 4 - 5 - 0 9 7581 34 13393 Missouri 11 7 - 4 - 0 35 5121 35 13355 North Carolina 11 7 - 4 - 0 26 5622 36 13009 Purdue 9 4 - 5 - 0 12 7549 37 12249 Georgia Tech 10 7 - 3 - 0 50 3989 38 11907 Saint Bonaventure 3 2 - 1 - 0 52 3896 39 11685 Midwestern State 1 1 - 0 - 0 118 528 40 11612 Virginia 9 7 - 2 - 0 80 2580 41 11128 Pennsylvania 8 4 - 4 - 0 39 4889 42 10736 Arkansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 27 5601 43 10725 Navy 9 3 - 5 - 1 18 6966 44 10606 Cornell 9 8 - 1 - 0 124 349 45 10510 Alabama 10 6 - 3 - 1 63 3090 46 10033 Duke 9 6 - 3 - 0 78 2597 47 9945 Oregon 10 4 - 6 - 0 28 5482 48 9945 Washington 10 3 - 7 - 0 8 7739 49 9941 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 43 4661 50 9569 Vanderbilt 10 5 - 5 - 0 42 4711 51 9350 San Jose State 6 3 - 3 - 0 49 4046 52 9308 Miami FL 9 6 - 3 - 0 82 2516 53 8889 Wofford 1 1 - 0 - 0 152 -1560 54 8363 Indiana 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 9060 55 8325 William & Mary 10 6 - 4 - 0 81 2537 56 8267 Boston University 8 6 - 2 - 0 122 489 57 7822 Princeton 9 6 - 3 - 0 101 1773 58 7422 Iowa State 9 5 - 3 - 1 75 2752 59 7365 Mississippi 10 4 - 5 - 1 51 3934 60 6977 Kansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 67 2939 61 6862 Delaware 3 3 - 0 - 0 167 -2748 62 6792 Loyola Marymount 10 6 - 4 - 0 85 2475 63 6639 Dartmouth 8 6 - 2 - 0 126 283 64 6635 Texas Tech 12 7 - 5 - 0 90 2289 65 6432 Saint Xavier 2 1 - 1 - 0 58 3543 66 6220 Texas A&M 10 1 - 8 - 1 7 7845 67 5909 Boston College 9 4 - 4 - 1 65 2984 68 5809 Nebraska 9 4 - 5 - 0 56 3600 69 5798 St. Mary's CA 10 3 - 6 - 1 38 4930 70 5629 Wyoming 10 9 - 1 - 0 172 -3019 71 5583 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 161 -2186 72 5583 Nevada Reno 10 5 - 5 - 0 86 2443 73 5537 Georgia 11 4 - 6 - 1 59 3441 74 5326 Cincinnati 4 2 - 2 - 0 74 2756 75 5145 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 62 3094 76 5099 Miami OH 3 1 - 2 - 0 57 3563 77 4922 Oklahoma State 10 4 - 4 - 2 79 2597 78 4834 South Carolina 10 4 - 6 - 0 60 3423 79 4800 Washington State 9 3 - 6 - 0 45 4537 80 4204 Auburn 9 2 - 4 - 3 55 3702 81 3939 Wake Forest 10 4 - 6 - 0 69 2828 82 3686 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 103 1730 83 3674 West Virginia 11 4 - 6 - 1 66 2960 84 3571 Detroit 9 5 - 4 - 0 109 1126 85 3371 Texas El Paso 11 8 - 2 - 1 159 -1927 86 3217 Tulsa 11 5 - 5 - 1 95 2038 87 3025 Marquette 9 4 - 5 - 0 96 2022 88 2968 Quantico Marines 3 2 - 1 - 0 135 -81 89 2711 McMurry 2 1 - 1 - 0 127 216 90 2565 Hardin-Simmons 11 6 - 4 - 1 138 -423 91 2542 Fordham 8 5 - 3 - 0 142 -733 92 1920 Southeastern Louisiana 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 8298 93 1751 George Washington 9 4 - 5 - 0 102 1754 94 1662 Clemson 10 4 - 4 - 2 111 1116 95 1512 Idaho 8 3 - 5 - 0 84 2483 96 1436 Colorado State 10 9 - 1 - 0 177 -3817 97 1056 Houston 10 5 - 4 - 1 139 -496 98 910 Georgetown 10 5 - 5 - 0 110 1119 99 894 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 68 2910 100 844 Southern Mississippi 2 0 - 2 - 0 20 6560 101 829 Memphis 2 1 - 1 - 0 107 1275 102 453 Rutgers 9 6 - 3 - 0 160 -2133 103 445 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 7180 104 318 Yale 8 4 - 4 - 0 133 -48 105 222 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 91 2253 106 -61 Syracuse 9 4 - 5 - 0 120 504 107 -572 Louisville 2 1 - 1 - 0 131 57 108 -768 Drake 9 6 - 2 - 1 173 -3151 109 -837 Washington & Lee 9 3 - 5 - 1 123 479 110 -890 Virginia Military 9 3 - 5 - 1 112 1002 111 -1155 North Texas 4 1 - 3 - 0 83 2492 112 -1351 Bucknell 2 1 - 1 - 0 158 -1903 113 -1512 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1 - 3 - 0 70 2817 114 -1559 Arizona State 10 7 - 3 - 0 175 -3463 115 -1827 Mississippi State 9 0 - 8 - 1 32 5223 116 -2265 Kansas State 10 2 - 8 - 0 92 2252 117 -2350 West Texas A&M 9 5 - 4 - 0 162 -2356 118 -2976 Colorado 10 3 - 7 - 0 113 917 119 -3121 Citadel 9 4 - 5 - 0 134 -76 120 -3187 San Diego State 2 1 - 1 - 0 157 -1875 121 -3225 Columbia 9 2 - 7 - 0 87 2387 122 -3271 Virginia Tech 10 1 - 7 - 2 94 2128 123 -3532 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 4784 124 -3567 Pacific Fleet 1 1 - 0 - 0 193 -7505 125 -3774 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 5303 126 -4028 Fresno State 3 0 - 3 - 0 33 5192 127 -4212 Denver 10 4 - 6 - 0 149 -1137 128 -4623 Harvard 9 1 - 8 - 0 64 3065 129 -4723 Duquesne 9 3 - 6 - 0 136 -131 130 -4826 Montana 9 5 - 4 - 0 170 -2858 131 -4834 Utah 10 2 - 7 - 1 121 494 132 -5314 Furman 9 3 - 6 - 0 140 -639 133 -5445 Portland 3 0 - 3 - 0 47 4312 134 -5587 Wichita State 10 3 - 6 - 1 147 -929 135 -5806 Presbyterian 4 2 - 2 - 0 164 -2390 136 -5982 Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 89 2314 137 -6005 Lehigh 3 1 - 2 - 0 145 -877 138 -6577 Richmond 10 3 - 7 - 0 146 -909 139 -6877 Arizona 10 2 - 7 - 1 130 152 140 -7234 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 61 3317 141 -7595 Pepperdine 4 2 - 2 - 0 178 -3942 142 -7852 University of Dubuque 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 3711 143 -7925 Colgate 9 1 - 8 - 0 115 727 144 -8102 Scranton 2 0 - 2 - 0 76 2702 145 -8424 New Mexico 10 2 - 8 - 0 117 552 146 -8570 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 2814 147 -8912 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 108 1245 148 -9077 Bradley 10 5 - 5 - 0 180 -4401 149 -9100 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 116 718 150 -9573 Holy Cross 10 1 - 9 - 0 125 285 151 -10133 John Carroll 1 0 - 1 - 0 105 1685 152 -10160 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 88 2317 153 -10456 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 1837 154 -10613 Northern Colorado 2 0 - 2 - 0 93 2163 155 -10963 Western Colorado 1 1 - 0 - 0 195 -10882 156 -11105 Utah State 10 3 - 7 - 0 171 -2882 157 -11258 Saint Louis 9 2 - 6 - 1 169 -2812 158 -11301 New York University 9 3 - 6 - 0 176 -3508 159 -11397 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 100 1785 160 -11623 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 -1560 161 -11804 Whittier College 1 1 - 0 - 0 194 -10882 162 -11938 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 119 528 163 -12130 Trinity University TX 3 0 - 3 - 0 128 211 164 -12261 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 106 1512 165 -12349 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 155 -1640 166 -13785 South Dakota 3 0 - 3 - 0 132 35 167 -13816 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 114 756 168 -14000 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 129 159 169 -14292 New Mexico State 10 4 - 6 - 0 188 -5984 170 -15010 Brigham Young 11 0 - 11 - 0 144 -814 171 -15624 Colorado School of Mines 2 0 - 2 - 0 141 -694 172 -15667 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 -2361 173 -15767 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 -384 174 -16104 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 -1612 175 -16435 Texas A&M Commerce 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 -1175 176 -16458 Montana State 3 0 - 3 - 0 156 -1717 177 -16800 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -2413 178 -17414 Louisiana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 -4538 179 -17479 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 -1132 180 -17925 Rollins 2 0 - 2 - 0 143 -760 181 -18243 Merchant Marine 3 0 - 3 - 0 151 -1384 182 -19399 South Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 166 -2461 183 -20732 Washington and Jefferson 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 -4538 184 -20935 Northern State 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 -2793 185 -20966 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 -3288 186 -21765 Redlands 1 0 - 0 - 1 196 -10882 187 -21765 Northern Arizona 8 1 - 6 - 1 189 -6592 188 -22371 Ripon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 -4538 189 -22579 Buffalo 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 -3962 190 -23857 Pacific Submarines 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 -5552 191 -24345 Brooklyn 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 -5650 192 -25382 City College of New York 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 -5650 193 -25505 New Mexico Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 190 -7146 194 -25777 Truman State 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 -5629 195 -27582 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 192 -7146 196 -29591 White Sands 1 0 - 1 - 0 191 -7146 197 -35159 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 197 -10882