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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 20194 Tennessee 12 11 - 1 - 0 32 4294 2 19015 Illinois 9 7 - 2 - 0 10 5869 3 18965 Kentucky 12 11 - 1 - 0 41 3868 4 18101 Army 9 8 - 1 - 0 62 2973 5 18021 Princeton 9 9 - 0 - 0 79 2228 6 17940 Texas 11 9 - 2 - 0 15 5256 7 16884 Oklahoma 11 10 - 1 - 0 55 3209 8 16646 Michigan 10 6 - 3 - 1 7 6600 9 16135 California 11 9 - 1 - 1 52 3342 10 16051 Michigan State 9 8 - 1 - 0 61 3026 11 15575 Ohio State 9 6 - 3 - 0 16 5252 12 14791 John Carroll 1 1 - 0 - 0 68 2759 13 14784 Alabama 11 9 - 2 - 0 67 2778 14 14584 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 25 4699 15 14561 Miami OH 2 2 - 0 - 0 105 1295 16 14438 Wisconsin 9 6 - 3 - 0 13 5578 17 14042 Cornell 9 7 - 2 - 0 59 3124 18 13908 Baylor 10 7 - 3 - 0 30 4473 19 13735 Lehigh 2 2 - 0 - 0 75 2518 20 13735 Washington 10 8 - 2 - 0 63 2923 21 13236 Clemson 10 9 - 0 - 1 128 390 22 12821 Tulane 9 6 - 2 - 1 60 3069 23 12633 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 4 - 0 22 4919 24 12387 Northwestern 9 6 - 3 - 0 27 4570 25 12288 UCLA 9 6 - 3 - 0 47 3696 26 12264 Texas A&M 11 7 - 4 - 0 37 4050 27 11965 Miami FL 11 9 - 1 - 1 104 1301 28 11512 Wyoming 10 10 - 0 - 0 157 -1796 29 10905 Tulsa 11 9 - 1 - 1 115 958 30 10556 Stanford 10 5 - 3 - 2 35 4080 31 10248 Maryland 10 7 - 2 - 1 96 1594 32 10087 Nebraska 9 6 - 2 - 1 73 2571 33 10037 West Texas A&M 11 10 - 1 - 0 136 -200 34 9991 Wake Forest 9 6 - 1 - 2 107 1124 35 9715 Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 108 1107 36 9688 Loyola Marymount 9 8 - 1 - 0 138 -295 37 9684 Rice 10 6 - 4 - 0 34 4148 38 9277 Texas Christian 10 5 - 5 - 0 28 4556 39 9116 Duke 10 7 - 3 - 0 94 1730 40 8812 Louisiana State 11 4 - 5 - 2 24 4809 41 8689 Indiana 9 3 - 5 - 1 11 5716 42 8501 Cincinnati 6 3 - 3 - 0 51 3575 43 8486 Georgia 12 6 - 3 - 3 82 2179 44 8317 San Francisco 11 7 - 4 - 0 83 2139 45 7818 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 45 3788 46 7791 Colgate 8 5 - 3 - 0 69 2662 47 7726 Dartmouth 9 3 - 5 - 1 23 4846 48 7699 Vanderbilt 11 7 - 4 - 0 74 2542 49 7610 Mississippi State 9 4 - 5 - 0 31 4456 50 7468 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 78 2231 51 7445 Fordham 9 8 - 1 - 0 141 -437 52 7261 Southeastern Louisiana 1 1 - 0 - 0 164 -2532 53 7219 Notre Dame 9 4 - 4 - 1 50 3596 54 6927 Iowa 9 3 - 5 - 1 20 4955 55 6720 Navy 9 3 - 6 - 0 12 5581 56 6574 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 10097 57 6531 Kansas 10 6 - 4 - 0 89 1937 58 6508 Trinity University TX 3 2 - 1 - 0 65 2804 59 6451 Marquette 9 5 - 3 - 1 88 2041 60 6293 Missouri 10 4 - 5 - 1 46 3729 61 6144 Georgia Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 53 3291 62 5656 Pacific 11 7 - 3 - 1 131 93 63 5518 Syracuse 10 5 - 5 - 0 81 2199 64 5299 Hardin-Simmons 10 5 - 5 - 0 95 1649 65 5218 North Carolina 10 3 - 5 - 2 38 4012 66 5011 Washington & Lee 11 8 - 3 - 0 146 -847 67 4968 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 9507 68 4926 Purdue 9 2 - 7 - 0 14 5319 69 4826 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 70 2649 70 4753 Detroit 10 6 - 3 - 1 127 392 71 4465 Toledo 1 1 - 0 - 0 173 -3100 72 4450 Arizona State 11 9 - 2 - 0 163 -2274 73 4423 Colorado 10 5 - 4 - 1 98 1381 74 4285 Bucknell 3 2 - 1 - 0 145 -842 75 4097 South Carolina 9 3 - 4 - 2 72 2574 76 4032 Penn State 9 5 - 3 - 1 100 1352 77 4024 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 9482 78 4016 Arkansas 10 2 - 8 - 0 21 4951 79 3893 Minnesota 9 1 - 7 - 1 9 6154 80 3732 San Jose State 10 6 - 3 - 1 135 -98 81 3624 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 9482 82 3621 Columbia 9 4 - 5 - 0 66 2783 83 3471 Southern California 9 2 - 5 - 2 39 3917 84 3436 Bowling Green 1 1 - 0 - 0 172 -3100 85 3310 Texas El Paso 10 7 - 3 - 0 137 -228 86 3294 Oklahoma State 11 4 - 6 - 1 58 3139 87 3045 Texas Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 43 3823 88 2979 Villanova 9 4 - 5 - 0 76 2407 89 2899 Washington State 9 4 - 3 - 2 119 797 90 2730 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 9010 91 2626 Drake 9 6 - 2 - 1 160 -1891 92 2538 George Washington 9 5 - 4 - 0 121 790 93 2488 Saint Bonaventure 3 2 - 1 - 0 144 -643 94 2346 Rutgers 8 4 - 4 - 0 110 1053 95 2338 Virginia Military 10 6 - 4 - 0 134 3 96 2104 Southern Mississippi 2 0 - 2 - 0 6 8744 97 2008 North Carolina State 10 5 - 4 - 1 113 982 98 1996 Catawba College 2 1 - 1 - 0 109 1086 99 1923 Holy Cross 10 4 - 5 - 1 112 993 100 1762 Oregon State 9 3 - 6 - 0 57 3150 101 1489 Houston 10 4 - 6 - 0 106 1221 102 1420 North Texas 4 2 - 2 - 0 90 1920 103 1163 Santa Clara 10 3 - 7 - 0 64 2904 104 1132 Iowa State 10 3 - 6 - 1 85 2130 105 1025 Colorado State 9 6 - 3 - 0 154 -1628 106 733 Wichita State 10 5 - 4 - 1 130 212 107 537 Howard Payne 1 1 - 0 - 0 188 -6572 108 230 Tennessee Chattanooga 5 1 - 4 - 0 26 4685 109 145 Wofford 2 1 - 0 - 1 162 -2246 110 -80 Pittsburgh 9 1 - 8 - 0 29 4487 111 -360 William & Mary 11 4 - 7 - 0 99 1381 112 -672 Georgetown 9 2 - 7 - 0 71 2628 113 -675 McMurry 2 0 - 2 - 0 17 5235 114 -887 Arizona 10 4 - 6 - 0 118 851 115 -986 Temple 9 4 - 4 - 1 147 -871 116 -1136 Idaho 9 3 - 5 - 1 129 362 117 -1221 Corpus Christi 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 5018 118 -1708 Boston University 8 3 - 5 - 0 125 539 119 -1873 Utah 10 3 - 4 - 3 139 -380 120 -2142 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 19 5018 121 -2434 Citadel 10 4 - 6 - 0 133 29 122 -2453 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 6410 123 -2803 Harvard 8 1 - 7 - 0 36 4062 124 -2914 Quantico Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 156 -1667 125 -3022 St. Mary's CA 10 2 - 7 - 1 86 2054 126 -3413 Hawaii 4 2 - 2 - 0 152 -1467 127 -3644 Saint Vincent PA 1 0 - 0 - 1 159 -1822 128 -3644 Duquesne 9 2 - 6 - 1 114 972 129 -3901 Connecticut 2 1 - 1 - 0 149 -1097 130 -3920 Furman 11 2 - 8 - 1 97 1586 131 -4723 Boston College 10 0 - 9 - 1 49 3606 132 -4765 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 1 - 0 - 0 187 -6572 133 -5064 Auburn 10 0 - 10 - 0 33 4150 134 -5107 Memphis 2 0 - 2 - 0 40 3879 135 -5172 Denver 12 3 - 8 - 1 142 -465 136 -5249 West Virginia 10 2 - 8 - 0 117 898 137 -5318 Western New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 190 -9267 138 -5537 Whittier College 1 1 - 0 - 0 191 -9267 139 -5591 Kansas State 11 1 - 9 - 1 80 2216 140 -5660 Louisville 4 0 - 3 - 1 91 1852 141 -5694 Lafayette 4 0 - 4 - 0 48 3668 142 -5909 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 92 1830 143 -5963 Oregon 10 1 - 9 - 0 84 2134 144 -6201 Bradley 10 5 - 5 - 0 169 -2930 145 -6585 Davidson 9 3 - 6 - 0 158 -1808 146 -7399 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 42 3849 147 -7622 New Mexico 10 2 - 8 - 0 124 584 148 -7680 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 44 3805 149 -7864 Montana 10 5 - 5 - 0 182 -4223 150 -7925 Fresno State 3 0 - 3 - 0 56 3179 151 -8002 Brigham Young 10 4 - 5 - 1 165 -2542 152 -8778 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 3225 153 -8778 Colorado School of Mines 2 1 - 1 - 0 171 -3029 154 -9108 Nevada Reno 10 1 - 9 - 0 120 793 155 -9120 San Diego State 2 0 - 2 - 0 87 2045 156 -9200 Presbyterian 4 1 - 3 - 0 132 37 157 -9427 Pepperdine 4 1 - 3 - 0 155 -1639 158 -9830 Hobart College 1 0 - 1 - 0 93 1810 159 -10137 Northern Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 116 939 160 -10183 Hillsdale College 1 0 - 1 - 0 77 2376 161 -10594 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 1313 162 -10817 Midwestern State 1 0 - 1 - 0 122 744 163 -10882 Richmond 10 2 - 8 - 0 148 -954 164 -11850 Emporia State 1 0 - 1 - 0 102 1313 165 -11857 Merchant Marine 1 0 - 0 - 1 185 -5928 166 -11857 New York University 7 1 - 5 - 1 161 -2175 167 -12326 Virginia Tech 10 0 - 10 - 0 101 1340 168 -12487 Utah State 11 2 - 9 - 0 151 -1408 169 -13013 Delaware 2 0 - 2 - 0 111 1006 170 -13144 New Mexico State 9 2 - 7 - 0 168 -2895 171 -13374 Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 123 635 172 -13382 Colorado College 1 0 - 1 - 0 126 512 173 -13635 Wayne State MI 3 0 - 3 - 0 140 -405 174 -14588 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 -493 175 -16093 Idaho State 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 -4001 176 -17191 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 -3100 177 -17656 Parris Island Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 -1217 178 -18535 Northern Arizona 9 2 - 7 - 0 183 -4711 179 -19376 Fort Hood 1 0 - 1 - 0 180 -4001 180 -19587 Montana State 3 0 - 3 - 0 153 -1473 181 -19998 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 170 -2954 182 -20179 Hawaii All-Stars 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 -2586 183 -20805 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 -2795 184 -20897 Ripon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 -3100 185 -21431 Northern Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 -3100 186 -21542 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 -3932 187 -21626 Erskine 1 0 - 1 - 0 177 -3292 188 -23024 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 -5441 189 -23040 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 -3932 190 -26023 New Mexico Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 189 -6572 191 -27068 Brooklyn 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 -5928 192 -28189 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 193 -9267 193 -30059 LaVerne 1 0 - 1 - 0 192 -9267