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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