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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 24860 Illinois 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 13 6237 2 22076 Michigan State 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 40 4983 3 21580 Georgia Tech 12 11 - 0 - 1 11 - 0 - 1 44 4880 4 21308 Tennessee 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 35 5131 5 21189 Maryland 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 64 3419 6 20432 Wisconsin 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 24 5667 7 18224 Baylor 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 21 5825 8 17763 Stanford 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 27 5508 9 17713 Texas 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 8 6520 10 17533 California 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 36 5107 11 17283 Kentucky 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 18 6018 12 16212 UCLA 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 10 6318 13 16212 Notre Dame 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 46 4706 14 15793 Southern California 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 20 5876 15 15432 San Francisco 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 100 1151 16 15264 Oklahoma 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 68 3235 17 15075 Louisiana State 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 25 5626 18 14680 Virginia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 87 2149 19 14549 Princeton 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 116 441 20 14457 Mississippi 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 33 5216 21 14380 Miami FL 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 52 4226 22 14257 Ohio State 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 9 6425 23 13927 Texas Christian 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 17 6049 24 13831 Texas A&M 10 5 - 3 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 22 5777 25 13827 Cincinnati 5 5 - 0 - 0 5 - 0 - 0 111 604 26 12917 Purdue 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 14 6232 27 12706 Northwestern 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 19 5985 28 12599 Rice 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 16 6108 29 12579 Michigan 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 7 6906 30 11566 Washington State 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 69 3105 31 11531 Kansas 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 86 2177 32 11258 Bucknell 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 121 309 33 11182 Pennsylvania 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 42 4898 34 10901 Southern Methodist 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 6 6926 35 10775 Vanderbilt 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 41 4966 36 10659 Colorado 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 70 3082 37 10049 Florida 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 49 4565 38 9972 Duke 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 50 4387 39 9960 Louisville 4 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 81 2499 40 9953 Arkansas 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 37 5086 41 9930 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 76 2893 42 9657 Georgia 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 38 5072 43 9623 Clemson 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 85 2196 44 9584 Villanova 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 65 3388 45 9369 Alabama 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 45 4821 46 9361 Holy Cross 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 123 169 47 9189 Washington & Lee 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 73 2935 48 9169 William & Mary 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 72 3037 49 9112 Tulsa 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 112 587 50 8874 Oregon State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 32 5329 51 8682 Indiana 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 4 7558 52 8405 Tulane 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 29 5456 53 8371 Iowa 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 12 6263 54 8336 Washington 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 30 5431 55 8156 Wake Forest 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 77 2862 56 8021 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 62 3646 57 7975 Lehigh 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 146 -1622 58 7856 Auburn 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 51 4292 59 7726 Mississippi State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 43 4892 60 7361 Virginia Military 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 101 1149 61 7196 Syracuse 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 75 2913 62 7065 South Carolina 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 83 2402 63 7054 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 23 5766 64 6946 Santa Clara 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 39 5049 65 6612 San Diego Marines 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 60 3785 66 6163 Texas Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 102 1136 67 6128 Columbia 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 96 1458 68 6082 Boston University 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 106 929 69 5875 Navy 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 34 5193 70 5794 Fordham 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 90 1894 71 5667 Minnesota 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 26 5592 72 5502 North Carolina 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 11 6287 73 4961 Pacific 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 94 1672 74 4938 Houston 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 95 1634 75 4892 Stetson 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 150 -1903 76 4304 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 1 9647 77 4070 Wyoming 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 144 -1414 78 4058 Dartmouth 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 74 2926 79 3371 Marquette 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 79 2598 80 3221 Iowa State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 99 1278 81 3129 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 2 7743 82 2676 Camp Pendleton 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 7716 83 2615 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 169 -4698 84 2234 Temple 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 119 366 85 2081 Boston College 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 67 3244 86 1766 Florida State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 7190 87 1528 Utah 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 132 -345 88 1013 George Washington 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 63 3547 89 975 Drake 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 159 -2703 90 867 Rutgers 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 124 158 91 756 West Virginia 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 120 319 92 503 Oklahoma State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 78 2627 93 499 Army 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 66 3348 94 368 Loyola Marymount 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 89 2099 95 226 Missouri 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 59 3846 96 145 Hardin-Simmons 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 131 -321 97 -199 Oregon 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 55 4078 98 -211 North Carolina State 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 84 2365 99 -334 Denver 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 149 -1902 100 -564 Memphis 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 28 5493 101 -625 Bowling Green 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 171 -6384 102 -802 Wofford 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 88 2131 103 -898 Nebraska 10 1 - 8 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 54 4082 104 -998 Colgate 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 122 183 105 -1029 Harvard 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 97 1450 106 -1240 Kansas State 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 56 3961 107 -1313 San Jose State 10 2 - 7 - 1 2 - 7 - 1 80 2597 108 -1397 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 5387 109 -1566 Southern Mississippi 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 15 6111 110 -1574 Yale 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 108 901 111 -2031 San Diego State 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 140 -1015 112 -2031 Arizona State 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 161 -3182 113 -2430 Furman 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 126 34 114 -2549 North Texas 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 147 -1714 115 -2772 Colorado State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 156 -2274 116 -3048 Detroit 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 107 918 117 -3452 Miami OH 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 142 -1150 118 -3513 Quantico Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 48 4680 119 -4012 Idaho 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 98 1376 120 -4032 Citadel 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 136 -761 121 -4154 Dayton 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 2469 122 -4915 Abilene Christian 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 154 -2090 123 -5084 Brigham Young 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 168 -4168 124 -5184 Richmond 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 113 490 125 -5414 Trinity University TX 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 127 -50 126 -5429 Utah State 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 148 -1822 127 -5598 Brown 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 110 776 128 -5748 Arizona 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 162 -3210 129 -5840 Toledo 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 167 -3954 130 -5971 Delta State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 47 4684 131 -5998 Southeastern Louisiana 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 4202 132 -6554 Virginia Tech 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 105 1013 133 -6919 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 58 3863 134 -7272 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 3928 135 -7357 New York University 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 91 1830 136 -7418 Camp Lejeune 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 71 3041 137 -7537 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 61 3768 138 -7971 Wichita State 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 129 -171 139 -8025 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 104 1117 140 -9335 Texas El Paso 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 155 -2213 141 -9396 Davidson 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 109 790 142 -9434 Montana 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 141 -1039 143 -10225 Great Lakes 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 487 144 -10287 Midwestern State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 125 72 145 -10306 Catawba College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 92 1787 146 -10467 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 118 378 147 -10533 Presbyterian 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 138 -779 148 -10778 New Mexico 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 166 -3812 149 -11139 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 1685 150 -11224 Stephen F Austin 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 179 -12053 151 -11239 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 -514 152 -12241 Albright 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 103 1117 153 -12768 Bradley 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 170 -6207 154 -13125 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 114 487 155 -13466 Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 128 -60 156 -13716 Hawaii 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 130 -286 157 -14280 West Texas A&M 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 164 -3392 158 -14588 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 117 378 159 -14611 Colorado School of Mines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 175 -6719 160 -14672 Buffalo 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 133 -499 161 -14918 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 135 -656 162 -15563 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -2799 163 -15870 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 -2592 164 -16047 East Carolina 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 -2016 165 -16078 Colorado College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 137 -776 166 -16323 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 163 -3277 167 -16473 Newberry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 145 -1615 168 -16581 Pepperdine 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 143 -1179 169 -16696 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 139 -787 170 -16884 Wayne State MI 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 151 -1929 171 -17568 Merchant Marine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 165 -3678 172 -17982 Western New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 183 -15928 173 -18197 McMurry 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 177 -9596 174 -19353 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 152 -1976 175 -19418 Idaho State 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 176 -9235 176 -19937 Western Colorado 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 157 -2542 177 -20482 California Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 182 -15928 178 -21169 New Mexico Highlands 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 180 -15928 179 -23746 LaVerne 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 181 -15928 180 -24107 New Mexico State 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 174 -6541 181 -26369 Tampa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 173 -6384 182 -27870 Brandeis 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 172 -6384 183 -31856 Northern Arizona 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 178 -11366 184 -44186 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 184 -15928