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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Tennessee 9- 1-0 10- 1-0 1 4919
2 Georgia Tech 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 2 4817
3 Iowa 8- 1-0 9- 1-0 3 4455
4 Texas A&M 9- 0-1 9- 0-1 4 4160
5 Minnesota 6- 1-2 6- 1-2 5 3953
6 Michigan 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 6 3914
7 Miami FL 8- 1-1 8- 1-1 7 3748
8 Baylor 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 8 3520
9 Michigan State 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 9 3298
10 Oklahoma 10- 0-0 10- 0-0 10 3187
11 Pittsburgh 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 11 3179
12 Texas Christian 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 12 3146
13 Florida 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 13 3081
14 Mississippi 6- 3-0 7- 3-0 14 3041
15 Auburn 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 15 2970
16 Southern California 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 16 2906
17 Oregon State 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 17 2705
18 Ohio State 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 18 2631
19 Kentucky 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 19 2508
20 Syracuse 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 20 2469
21 UCLA 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 21 2355
22 Tulane 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 22 2199
23 Arkansas 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 23 2090
24 Penn State 6- 2-1 6- 2-1 24 2066
25 Houston 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 25 1877
26 Clemson 6- 2-2 7- 2-2 26 1801
27 Washington 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 27 1717
28 Duke 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 28 1623
29 Northwestern 4- 4-1 4- 4-1 29 1609
30 Oregon 4- 4-2 4- 4-2 30 1567
31 Purdue 3- 4-2 3- 4-2 31 1346
32 Vanderbilt 3- 5-0 5- 5-0 32 1341
33 South Carolina 6- 3-0 7- 3-0 33 1335
34 Navy 6- 1-2 6- 1-2 34 1267
35 Colorado 8- 2-1 8- 2-1 35 1231
36 Rice 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 36 1223
37 Illinois 2- 5-2 2- 5-2 37 1182
38 Arizona State 8- 1-0 9- 1-0 38 1146
39 Southern Methodist 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 39 1119
40 Stanford 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 40 1068
41 Army 5- 3-1 5- 3-1 41 997
42 Yale 7- 1-0 8- 1-0 42 940
43 Louisiana State 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 43 909
44 California 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 44 876
45 West Virginia 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 45 772
46 Mississippi State 2- 6-0 4- 6-0 46 746
47 Texas El Paso 7- 2-0 9- 2-0 47 644
48 Virginia Tech 6- 2-1 7- 2-1 48 630
49 Georgia 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 49 592
50 Wisconsin 1- 5-3 1- 5-3 50 516
51 Alabama 2- 7-0 2- 7-1 51 369
52 North Texas 1- 2-0 7- 2-1 52 301
53 George Washington 7- 1-1 8- 1-1 53 158
54 Wyoming 9- 0-0 10- 0-0 54 145
55 Notre Dame 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 55 68
56 Florida State 3- 4-1 5- 4-1 56 23
57 Tulsa 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 57 -11
58 Missouri 3- 5-1 4- 5-1 58 -50
59 Maryland 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 59 -87
60 Indiana 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 60 -88
61 Texas 1- 9-0 1- 9-0 61 -175
62 Princeton 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 62 -195
63 Washington State 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 63 -283
64 West Texas A&M 3- 2-0 8- 2-0 64 -360
65 Pacific 5- 3-1 6- 3-1 65 -391
66 Holy Cross 4- 3-1 5- 3-1 66 -513
67 Kansas 3- 6-1 3- 6-1 67 -554
68 Nebraska 3- 6-0 4- 6-0 68 -693
69 Villanova 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 69 -707
70 Oklahoma State 3- 5-2 3- 5-2 70 -739
71 Dartmouth 4- 3-1 5- 3-1 71 -848
72 Idaho 3- 5-0 4- 5-0 72 -864
73 North Carolina 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 73 -925
74 Cincinnati 4- 3-0 4- 5-0 74 -950
75 North Carolina State 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 75 -979
76 Wake Forest 2- 5-3 2- 5-3 76 -1047
77 Texas Tech 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 77 -1086
78 Hardin-Simmons 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 78 -1112
79 Utah 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 79 -1240
80 Pennsylvania 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 80 -1256
81 Virginia 2- 7-0 3- 7-0 81 -1368
82 Boston College 4- 3-0 5- 4-0 82 -1387
83 Brown 4- 4-0 5- 4-0 83 -1394
84 Kansas State 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 84 -1515
85 Colgate 3- 5-0 4- 5-0 85 -1600
86 Furman 2- 6-0 2- 8-0 86 -1909
87 Dayton 3- 3-0 4- 6-0 87 -1949
88 Wichita State 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 88 -2222
89 Arizona 3- 6-0 4- 6-0 89 -2234
90 Utah State 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 90 -2248
91 Iowa State 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 91 -2567
92 Harvard 2- 5-0 2- 6-0 92 -2571
93 Denver 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 93 -2639
94 Virginia Military 2- 5-1 3- 6-1 94 -2642
95 Columbia 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 95 -2682
96 Boston University 0- 5-2 1- 5-2 96 -2858
97 San Jose State 1- 5-0 2- 7-1 97 -3129
98 Detroit 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 98 -3440
99 Richmond 2- 5-0 4- 5-0 99 -3492
100 Cornell 1- 8-0 1- 8-0 100 -3518
101 Colorado State 2- 6-1 2- 7-1 101 -3738
102 Citadel 1- 4-0 3- 5-1 102 -3793
103 Davidson 1- 2-1 5- 3-1 103 -3802
104 New Mexico 3- 6-0 4- 6-0 104 -3839
105 Rutgers 1- 4-0 3- 7-0 105 -3919
106 Marquette 0- 9-0 0- 9-0 106 -4350
107 New Mexico State 0- 6-0 1- 9-0 107 -4367
108 William & Mary 0- 9-1 0- 9-1 108 -4375
109 Drake 1- 4-0 3- 6-0 109 -4449
110 Brigham Young 1- 6-1 2- 7-1 110 -4538
111 Montana 1- 8-0 1- 9-0 111 -4766
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No Team Division Total
1 Air Force 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
2 Arkansas State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
3 Bowling Green 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
4 Connecticut 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
5 East Carolina 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
6 Fresno State 0- 0-0 2- 2-0
7 Hawaii 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
8 Louisville 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
9 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
10 Memphis 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
11 Miami OH 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
12 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
13 Ohio University 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
14 San Diego State 0- 0-0 0- 2-1
15 Southern Mississippi 0- 0-0 1- 2-1
16 Abilene Christian 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
17 Bucknell 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
18 California Poly 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
19 Delaware 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
20 Lafayette 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
21 Lehigh 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
22 Montana State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
23 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
24 North Dakota State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
25 Northern Iowa 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
26 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
27 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
28 South Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 South Dakota State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
30 Stetson 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
31 Tennessee Chattanooga 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
32 Wofford 0- 0-0 3- 1-0
33 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
34 Midwestern State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
35 Western Colorado 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
36 Catawba College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
37 McMurry 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
38 Nebraska Wesleyan 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
39 Newberry College 0- 0-0 1- 0-1
40 Ohio Wesleyan 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
41 Randolph Macon College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
42 Sul Ross State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
43 Trinity University TX 0- 0-0 0- 2-1
44 Tufts University 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
45 Washington & Lee 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
46 Washington MO 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
47 Saint Xavier 0- 0-0 3- 1-0
48 Bradley 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
49 Brandeis 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
50 Colorado College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
51 Corpus Christi 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
52 Nebraska Omaha 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
53 Quantico Marines 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
54 San Diego Marines 0- 0-0 0- 1-0