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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Alabama 11- 0-0 11- 0-0 1 4829
2 Louisiana State 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 2 4526
3 Texas 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 3 4461
4 Ohio State 8- 0-1 8- 0-1 4 4265
5 Mississippi 8- 2-0 9- 2-0 5 4042
6 Minnesota 8- 2-0 8- 2-0 6 3887
7 Michigan State 7- 2-0 7- 2-0 7 3574
8 Michigan 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 8 3188
9 Arkansas 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 9 3185
10 Colorado 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 10 3030
11 Georgia Tech 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 11 2986
12 Purdue 5- 3-0 6- 3-0 12 2758
13 Rice 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 13 2571
14 Missouri 7- 2-1 7- 2-1 14 2445
15 Kansas 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 15 2423
16 Wisconsin 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 16 2396
17 Iowa 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 17 2373
18 Tennessee 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 18 2290
19 Miami FL 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 19 2273
20 Duke 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 20 2250
21 Penn State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 21 2203
22 Auburn 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 22 2022
23 Syracuse 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 23 1767
24 UCLA 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 24 1683
25 Texas A&M 3- 5-1 4- 5-1 25 1663
26 Mississippi State 4- 5-0 5- 5-0 26 1656
27 Notre Dame 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 27 1621
28 Northwestern 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 28 1511
29 Baylor 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 29 1510
30 Wyoming 6- 1-2 6- 1-2 30 1510
31 Maryland 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 31 1414
32 Navy 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 32 1376
33 Kentucky 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 33 1317
34 Utah State 8- 1-1 9- 1-1 34 1298
35 Oklahoma 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 35 1220
36 North Carolina 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 36 1165
37 Houston 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 37 1106
38 Arizona 8- 1-1 8- 1-1 38 1105
39 Florida 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 39 1035
40 Clemson 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 40 1033
41 Texas Christian 3- 5-2 3- 5-2 41 1020
42 Rutgers 4- 0-0 9- 0-0 42 642
43 Texas Tech 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 43 582
44 Army 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 44 501
45 Utah 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 45 464
46 North Carolina State 3- 6-0 4- 6-0 46 415
47 Arizona State 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 47 389
48 Washington 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 48 367
49 Southern California 4- 5-1 4- 5-1 49 309
50 Iowa State 4- 5-0 5- 5-0 50 297
51 South Carolina 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 51 152
52 Oregon State 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 52 147
53 Memphis 4- 2-0 8- 2-0 53 93
54 Florida State 4- 4-1 4- 5-1 54 74
55 Oklahoma State 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 55 14
56 Pittsburgh 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 56 -55
57 Oregon 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 57 -59
58 Indiana 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 58 -63
59 Georgia 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 59 -79
60 Nebraska 2- 6-1 3- 6-1 60 -157
61 Villanova 3- 2-0 8- 2-0 61 -160
62 Wake Forest 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 62 -177
63 Southern Methodist 2- 7-1 2- 7-1 63 -242
64 Holy Cross 4- 3-0 7- 3-0 64 -272
65 Wichita State 6- 3-0 8- 3-0 65 -370
66 West Texas A&M 5- 3-0 6- 4-0 66 -459
67 Detroit 4- 4-0 5- 4-0 67 -478
68 New Mexico 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 68 -484
69 Stanford 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 69 -516
70 Tulane 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 70 -530
71 Vanderbilt 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 71 -550
72 Boston College 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 72 -688
73 Washington State 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 73 -784
74 West Virginia 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 74 -926
75 San Jose State 6- 3-0 6- 4-0 75 -973
76 Columbia 6- 2-0 6- 3-0 76 -1029
77 Virginia 4- 6-0 4- 6-0 77 -1039
78 California 1- 8-1 1- 8-1 78 -1110
79 Illinois 0- 9-0 0- 9-0 79 -1154
80 Citadel 6- 3-0 7- 3-0 80 -1202
81 Boston University 2- 4-0 4- 5-0 81 -1319
82 Richmond 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 82 -1344
83 Kansas State 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 83 -1374
84 Colgate 4- 3-0 5- 4-0 84 -1579
85 Air Force 3- 7-0 3- 7-0 85 -1644
86 Harvard 6- 2-0 6- 3-0 86 -1714
87 New Mexico State 3- 3-1 5- 4-1 87 -1809
88 Saint Xavier 2- 3-0 6- 4-0 88 -1820
89 Furman 3- 3-0 7- 3-0 89 -1875
90 Virginia Tech 4- 5-0 4- 5-0 90 -1885
91 North Texas 4- 3-1 5- 4-1 91 -1992
92 Dartmouth 5- 3-0 6- 3-0 92 -2044
93 Virginia Military 4- 4-0 6- 4-0 93 -2150
94 Tulsa 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 94 -2226
95 George Washington 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 95 -2355
96 Montana 2- 5-0 2- 6-0 96 -2355
97 Cincinnati 3- 6-0 3- 7-0 97 -2415
98 Princeton 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 98 -2502
99 Brigham Young 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 99 -2609
100 Pacific 1- 3-0 5- 4-0 100 -2835
101 Idaho 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 101 -2887
102 Texas El Paso 1- 7-0 3- 7-0 102 -3266
103 Dayton 1- 4-0 2- 8-0 103 -3328
104 Cornell 3- 6-0 3- 6-0 104 -3491
105 Yale 3- 5-0 4- 5-0 105 -3557
106 Colorado State 0-10-0 0-10-0 106 -3700
107 William & Mary 1- 9-0 1- 9-0 107 -4012
108 Davidson 1- 4-0 4- 4-0 108 -4125
109 Hardin-Simmons 0- 8-0 0-10-0 109 -4884
110 Pennsylvania 1- 7-0 2- 7-0 110 -5317
111 Brown 0- 8-0 0- 9-0 111 -6465
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No Team Division Total
1 Arkansas State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
2 Bowling Green 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
3 Buffalo 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
4 Connecticut 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
5 East Carolina 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
6 Fresno State 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
7 Kent State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
8 Louisville 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
9 Marshall 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
10 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
11 Miami OH 0- 0-0 3- 2-0
12 Ohio University 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
13 Southern Mississippi 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
14 Toledo 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
15 Western Michigan 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
16 Abilene Christian 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
17 Bucknell 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
18 Delaware 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
19 Drake 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
20 Lafayette 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
21 Lehigh 0- 0-0 3- 1-0
22 Montana State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
23 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
24 North Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
25 Northern Arizona 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
26 Northwestern State LA 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
27 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
28 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
29 Samford 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
30 San Diego 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
31 Tennessee Chattanooga 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
32 Wofford 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
33 West Chester 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
34 Catawba College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
35 McMurry 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
36 Trinity University TX 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
37 Cal State Long Beach 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
38 Cal State Los Angeles 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
39 Quantico Marines 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
40 San Diego Marines 0- 0-0 0- 1-0