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Record Record No Team Division Total Division CWDR 1 Michigan State 9- 1-0 9- 1-0 1 5526 2 Notre Dame 9- 0-1 9- 0-1 2 5438 3 Illinois 7- 1-1 7- 1-1 3 4865 4 UCLA 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 4 4788 5 Oklahoma 9- 1-1 9- 1-1 5 4781 6 Wisconsin 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 6 4573 7 Rice 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 7 4406 8 Maryland 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 8 4362 9 Texas Tech 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 9 4098 10 Iowa 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 10 4001 11 Michigan 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 11 3906 12 Ohio State 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 12 3838 13 Texas 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 13 3790 14 Quantico Marines 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 14 3721 15 Southern California 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 15 3525 16 Kentucky 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 16 3399 17 Baylor 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 17 3394 18 Georgia Tech 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 18 3392 19 Mississippi 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 19 3320 20 Minnesota 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 20 3206 21 Stanford 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 21 3162 22 Mississippi State 5- 2-3 5- 2-3 22 3074 23 Southern Methodist 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 23 2903 24 Alabama 6- 3-3 6- 3-3 24 2766 25 Marquette 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 25 2703 26 Oklahoma State 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 26 2677 27 Auburn 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 27 2672 28 Missouri 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 28 2611 29 Southern Mississippi 2- 1-0 2- 1-0 29 2590 30 Duke 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 30 2582 31 Army 7- 1-1 7- 1-1 31 2566 32 California 4- 4-2 4- 4-2 32 2547 33 Louisiana State 5- 3-3 5- 3-3 33 2431 34 Trinity University TX 3- 0-0 3- 0-0 34 2394 35 Houston 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 35 2250 36 Texas A&M 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 36 2239 37 Penn State 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 37 2126 38 Purdue 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 38 2028 39 Tennessee 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 39 1973 40 Texas El Paso 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 40 1918 41 West Virginia 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 41 1852 42 Cincinnati 3- 1-0 3- 1-0 42 1820 43 Kansas State 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 43 1810 44 Arkansas 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 44 1765 45 Pennsylvania 3- 5-1 3- 5-1 45 1744 46 Colorado 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 46 1742 47 Northwestern 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 47 1648 48 Washington 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 48 1621 49 Texas Christian 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 49 1588 50 South Carolina 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 50 1515 51 Indiana 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 51 1443 52 Syracuse 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 52 1421 53 Navy 4- 3-2 4- 3-2 53 1414 54 Utah 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 54 1413 55 Detroit 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 55 1175 56 Florida 3- 5-2 3- 5-2 56 1175 57 Oregon State 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 57 1054 58 Washington State 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 58 1039 59 Rhode Island 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 59 912 60 Oregon 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 60 904 61 Hardin-Simmons 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 61 901 62 Miami FL 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 62 855 63 Pittsburgh 3- 5-1 3- 5-1 63 848 64 Arizona 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 64 746 65 Amherst College 1- 0-0 1- 0-0 65 564 66 Wyoming 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 66 541 67 Nebraska 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 67 507 68 Georgia 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 68 502 69 Boston University 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 69 494 70 Boston College 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 70 457 71 Cornell 4- 3-2 4- 3-2 71 385 72 Pacific 4- 4-2 4- 4-2 72 361 73 Utah State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 73 338 74 Holy Cross 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 74 179 75 Tulsa 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 75 159 76 Kansas 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 76 113 77 Furman 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 77 87 78 Vanderbilt 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 78 35 79 North Carolina 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 79 -49 80 Memphis 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 80 -105 81 Fordham 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 81 -113 82 Clemson 3- 5-1 3- 5-1 82 -126 83 Villanova 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 83 -172 84 Arizona State 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 84 -226 85 Colorado State 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 85 -226 86 North Texas 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 86 -261 87 San Jose State 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 87 -354 88 Wichita State 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 88 -447 89 Tulane 1- 8-1 1- 8-1 89 -499 90 William & Mary 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 90 -500 91 San Diego Marines 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 91 -517 92 George Washington 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 92 -537 93 Harvard 6- 2-0 6- 2-0 93 -573 94 Tennessee Chattanooga 0- 3-0 0- 3-0 94 -654 95 Yale 5- 2-2 5- 2-2 95 -724 96 New Mexico 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 96 -752 97 McMurry 1- 0-1 1- 0-1 97 -760 98 Florida State 2- 2-0 2- 2-0 98 -881 99 Princeton 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 99 -921 100 Columbia 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 100 -947 101 Wake Forest 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 101 -1098 102 Virginia Military 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 102 -1154 103 Richmond 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 103 -1213 104 Colgate 3- 4-2 3- 4-2 104 -1263 105 Virginia Tech 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 105 -1342 106 Wayne State MI 1- 1-0 1- 1-0 106 -1350 107 Sul Ross State 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 107 -1402 108 Iowa State 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 108 -1475 109 Dartmouth 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 109 -1484 110 Waynesburg College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 110 -1504 111 Brown 3- 5-1 3- 5-1 111 -1614 112 Denver 3- 5-2 3- 5-2 112 -1696 113 Louisville 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 113 -1879 114 Washington & Lee 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 114 -1930 115 Brigham Young 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 115 -1965 116 Fresno State 0- 2-1 0- 2-1 116 -1981 117 Stetson 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 117 -2076 118 West Texas A&M 1- 8-1 1- 8-1 118 -2120 119 Wofford 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 119 -2242 120 New Mexico State 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 120 -2320 121 Hawaii 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 121 -2363 122 North Dakota State 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 122 -2388 123 Montana 3- 5-0 3- 5-0 123 -2586 124 Idaho 1- 8-0 1- 8-0 124 -2591 125 South Dakota State 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 125 -2655 126 Drake 4- 4-0 4- 4-0 126 -2685 127 Saint Xavier 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 127 -2694 128 Rutgers 2- 6-0 2- 6-0 128 -2721 129 Midwestern State 0- 4-1 0- 4-1 129 -2743 130 North Carolina State 1- 9-0 1- 9-0 130 -2772 131 Brandeis 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 131 -2885 132 Virginia 1- 8-0 1- 8-0 132 -2911 133 Middle Tennessee 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 133 -3111 134 Citadel 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 134 -3209 135 Lehigh 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 135 -3455 136 Temple 0- 4-0 0- 4-0 136 -3504 137 Newberry College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 137 -3739 138 Bucknell 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 138 -3802 139 Presbyterian 1- 3-0 1- 3-0 139 -4049 140 Ohio University 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 140 -4089 141 Lafayette 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 141 -4217 142 San Diego State 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 142 -4236 143 Colorado College 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 143 -4585 144 Marshall 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 144 -4587 145 Connecticut 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 145 -4938 146 Bradley 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 146 -4946 147 Randolph Macon College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 147 -4975 148 Davidson 0- 9-0 0- 9-0 148 -5054 149 Catawba College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 149 -5071 150 Northern Iowa 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 150 -5189 151 Montana State 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 151 -5771 152 South Dakota 0- 2-0 0- 2-0 152 -5831 153 Shepherd College 0- 1-0 0- 1-0 153 -5863