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Record Record
No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Southern California 12- 0-0 12- 0-0 1 5433
2 Oklahoma 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 2 5047
3 Auburn 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 3 4546
4 Texas 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 4 4525
5 Alabama 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 5 4432
6 Nebraska 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 6 4134
7 Tennessee 9- 2-0 10- 2-0 7 4090
8 Michigan 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 8 4021
9 Louisiana State 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 9 3639
10 Ohio State 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 10 3584
11 UCLA 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 11 3124
12 Penn State 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 12 3018
13 North Carolina 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 13 3010
14 Georgia 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 14 2889
15 Notre Dame 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 15 2887
16 Washington 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 16 2621
17 Florida 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 17 2541
18 Colorado 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 18 2426
19 Texas Tech 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 19 2243
20 Oklahoma State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 20 2191
21 Southern Methodist 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 21 2185
22 Washington State 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 22 2179
23 Georgia Tech 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 23 2101
24 San Diego State 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 24 2060
25 Arizona State 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 25 2010
26 North Carolina State 8- 3-1 8- 3-1 26 2006
27 Michigan State 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 27 1885
28 Baylor 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 28 1801
29 Arkansas 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 29 1786
30 Stanford 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 30 1771
31 Purdue 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 31 1753
32 Missouri 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 32 1587
33 Mississippi 5- 5-0 5- 5-0 33 1584
34 Rice 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 34 1578
35 Tampa 7- 2-0 10- 2-0 35 1450
36 Louisville 9- 1-0 9- 1-0 36 1436
37 Florida State 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 37 1410
38 Iowa State 5- 6-1 5- 6-1 38 1194
39 Utah State 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 39 1159
40 Tulane 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 40 1108
41 Miami FL 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 41 1104
42 Oregon 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 42 996
43 Pacific 5- 3-0 8- 3-0 43 927
44 Texas Christian 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 44 906
45 Duke 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 45 858
46 West Virginia 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 46 820
47 California 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 47 793
48 Virginia Tech 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 48 720
49 Illinois 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 49 714
50 Houston 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 50 690
51 Kansas 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 51 690
52 Indiana 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 52 655
53 Minnesota 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 53 640
54 Texas A&M 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 54 463
55 Mississippi State 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 55 458
56 Army 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 56 402
57 Air Force 6- 4-0 6- 4-0 57 313
58 Bowling Green 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 58 260
59 Kentucky 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 59 222
60 Dartmouth 6- 1-1 7- 1-1 60 209
61 Yale 6- 2-0 7- 2-0 61 97
62 Wisconsin 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 62 58
63 Iowa 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 63 54
64 Maryland 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 64 23
65 Fresno State 4- 3-0 6- 4-1 65 -44
66 Drake 5- 2-0 7- 5-0 66 -68
67 Utah 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 67 -100
68 Kansas State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 68 -149
69 Navy 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 69 -164
70 Oregon State 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 70 -167
71 Brigham Young 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 71 -192
72 Syracuse 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 72 -210
73 East Carolina 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 73 -248
74 Clemson 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 74 -422
75 San Jose State 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 75 -510
76 Boston College 4- 6-0 4- 7-0 76 -511
77 Miami OH 7- 3-0 7- 3-0 77 -602
78 Cornell 6- 3-0 6- 3-0 78 -668
79 Kent State 6- 5-0 6- 5-1 79 -673
80 Arizona 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 80 -719
81 Western Michigan 6- 3-1 7- 3-1 81 -736
82 Vanderbilt 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 82 -757
83 Memphis 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 83 -764
84 Pennsylvania 4- 3-0 6- 3-0 84 -784
85 Northwestern 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 85 -851
86 Temple 4- 2-0 5- 4-0 86 -919
87 Northern Illinois 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 87 -924
88 South Carolina 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 88 -1033
89 Southern Mississippi 3- 6-1 3- 7-1 89 -1042
90 Virginia 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 90 -1069
91 Idaho 2- 4-0 4- 7-0 91 -1225
92 Harvard 3- 3-1 4- 4-1 92 -1307
93 Tulsa 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 93 -1324
94 Richmond 5- 4-0 6- 4-0 94 -1536
95 Toledo 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 95 -1559
96 Pittsburgh 1-10-0 1-10-0 96 -1608
97 New Mexico 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 97 -1783
98 Holy Cross 3- 4-1 5- 4-1 98 -1789
99 William & Mary 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 99 -1982
100 Wyoming 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 100 -2050
101 Princeton 3- 5-1 3- 5-1 101 -2056
102 Cal State Long Beach 2- 6-0 5- 6-0 102 -2068
103 Rutgers 2- 4-0 7- 4-0 103 -2086
104 West Texas A&M 4- 5-0 5- 5-0 104 -2191
105 Wake Forest 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 105 -2206
106 Columbia 2- 5-1 3- 5-1 106 -2255
107 Dayton 3- 5-1 4- 6-1 107 -2340
108 Colgate 2- 3-1 5- 4-1 108 -2385
109 Wichita State 4- 5-0 6- 5-0 109 -2394
110 Citadel 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 110 -2877
111 Villanova 2- 7-0 2- 9-0 111 -2951
112 Texas El Paso 2- 7-0 2- 8-0 112 -2965
113 Texas Arlington 1- 5-0 5- 6-0 113 -3035
114 Ohio University 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 114 -3103
115 Colorado State 1-10-0 1-10-0 115 -3318
116 Southern Illinois 0- 5-1 1- 8-1 116 -3325
117 New Mexico State 2- 8-0 2- 9-0 117 -3374
118 Saint Xavier 2- 6-0 2- 8-0 118 -3481
119 Brown 1- 7-0 1- 8-0 119 -3556
120 North Texas 1-10-0 1-10-0 120 -3884
121 Tennessee Chattanooga 1- 5-0 2- 9-0 121 -3894
122 Davidson 2- 5-1 3- 7-1 122 -4053
123 Virginia Military 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 123 -4085
124 Marshall 1- 8-0 2- 8-0 124 -4187
125 Cincinnati 1- 9-0 2- 9-0 125 -4214
126 Furman 1- 6-0 2- 9-0 126 -5330
127 Appalachian State 0- 4-1 5- 5-1 127 -5416
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
2 Arkansas State 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
3 Ball State 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
4 Boise State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
5 Central Michigan 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
6 Connecticut 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
7 Eastern Michigan 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
8 Hawaii 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
9 Louisiana Lafayette 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
10 Louisiana Monroe 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
11 Louisiana Tech 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
12 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
13 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
14 Nevada Las Vegas 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
15 Western Kentucky 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
16 Abilene Christian 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
17 Bucknell 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
18 Cal State Sacramento 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
19 California Davis 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
20 California Poly 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
21 Delaware 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
22 East Tennessee State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
23 Eastern Kentucky 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
24 Florida A&M 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
25 Fordham 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
26 Grambling 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
27 Idaho State 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
28 Illinois State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
29 Indiana State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
30 Lafayette 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
31 Lamar 0- 0-0 3- 2-0
32 Lehigh 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
33 Montana 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
34 Montana State 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
35 Morehead State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
36 Morgan State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
37 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
38 North Alabama 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
39 Northern Iowa 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
40 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
41 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
42 South Dakota 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
43 Tennessee State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
44 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
45 Weber State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
46 Western Carolina 0- 0-0 3- 0-0
47 Wofford 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
48 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
49 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
50 Carson Newman 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
51 Lenoir-Rhyne College 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
52 Trinity University TX 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
53 Boston University 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
54 Cal State Fullerton 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
55 Cal State Los Angeles 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
56 Cal State Northridge 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
57 Quantico Marines 0- 0-0 2- 0-0