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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Pittsburgh 12- 0-0 12- 0-0 1 4541
2 Southern California 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 2 4048
3 Georgia 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 3 3861
4 Houston 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 4 3855
5 Michigan 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 5 3821
6 Maryland 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 6 3586
7 Texas A&M 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 7 3493
8 Texas Tech 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 8 3434
9 Oklahoma 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 9 3366
10 Ohio State 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 10 3294
11 Nebraska 9- 3-1 9- 3-1 11 3206
12 Notre Dame 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 12 3119
13 Alabama 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 13 3016
14 Oklahoma State 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 14 2973
15 Colorado 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 15 2913
16 Missouri 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 16 2780
17 Kentucky 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 17 2765
18 Florida 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 18 2695
19 Mississippi State 8- 2-0 9- 2-0 19 2654
20 Iowa State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 20 2545
21 UCLA 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 21 2382
22 Baylor 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 22 2292
23 East Carolina 8- 2-0 9- 2-0 23 2063
24 North Carolina 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 24 1971
25 Kansas 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 25 1897
26 Penn State 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 26 1782
27 Rutgers 7- 0-0 11- 0-0 27 1671
28 Cincinnati 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 28 1655
29 Louisiana State 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 29 1602
30 South Carolina 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 30 1558
31 Texas 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 31 1466
32 Tennessee 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 32 1434
33 Duke 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 33 1351
34 Illinois 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 34 1334
35 William & Mary 7- 3-0 7- 4-0 35 1283
36 Stanford 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 36 1046
37 Arkansas 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 37 1039
38 Tulsa 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 38 1035
39 Memphis 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 39 1024
40 Miami FL 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 40 1020
41 Minnesota 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 41 1001
42 Wake Forest 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 42 967
43 Michigan State 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 43 902
44 California 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 44 882
45 Boston College 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 45 790
46 Virginia Tech 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 46 769
47 Purdue 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 47 761
48 Louisiana Lafayette 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 48 757
49 Indiana 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 49 714
50 Brigham Young 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 50 711
51 Wisconsin 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 51 661
52 McNeese State 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 52 578
53 Clemson 3- 6-2 3- 6-2 53 567
54 Richmond 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 54 553
55 Georgia Tech 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 55 495
56 Iowa 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 56 467
57 West Virginia 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 57 453
58 Washington 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 58 422
59 Auburn 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 59 407
60 San Diego State 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 60 399
61 Florida State 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 61 334
62 Brown 7- 1-0 8- 1-0 62 330
63 North Carolina State 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 63 328
64 Ball State 8- 2-0 8- 3-0 64 326
65 Mississippi 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 65 271
66 Navy 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 66 159
67 Southern Methodist 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 67 120
68 Appalachian State 2- 4-1 6- 4-1 68 97
69 Furman 3- 4-1 6- 4-1 69 26
70 Yale 6- 1-0 8- 1-0 70 17
71 Kent State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 71 -47
72 Tennessee Chattanooga 3- 2-0 6- 4-1 72 -72
73 Western Michigan 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 73 -103
74 North Texas 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 74 -131
75 Rice 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 75 -170
76 Citadel 4- 5-0 6- 5-0 76 -236
77 Ohio University 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 77 -292
78 Wyoming 7- 4-0 8- 4-0 78 -333
79 Kansas State 1-10-0 1-10-0 79 -338
80 Villanova 5- 4-0 6- 4-1 80 -345
81 Virginia Military 4- 5-0 5- 5-0 81 -394
82 Bowling Green 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 82 -407
83 Central Michigan 7- 3-0 7- 4-0 83 -452
84 Louisiana Tech 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 84 -583
85 Army 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 85 -650
86 Oregon 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 86 -693
87 Vanderbilt 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 87 -716
88 San Jose State 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 88 -717
89 Washington State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 89 -748
90 Arizona 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 90 -760
91 Louisville 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 91 -824
92 Syracuse 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 92 -883
93 Arizona State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 93 -1077
94 Southern Mississippi 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 94 -1117
95 Southern Illinois 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 95 -1150
96 Tulane 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 96 -1187
97 Dartmouth 5- 3-0 6- 3-0 97 -1207
98 Harvard 4- 3-0 6- 3-0 98 -1289
99 Fresno State 4- 4-0 5- 6-0 99 -1352
100 Arkansas State 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 100 -1353
101 New Mexico 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 101 -1423
102 Northwestern 1-10-0 1-10-0 102 -1467
103 Colgate 3- 2-0 8- 2-0 103 -1496
104 Colorado State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 104 -1521
105 Air Force 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 105 -1547
106 Miami OH 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 106 -1552
107 Temple 2- 5-0 4- 6-0 107 -1587
108 Virginia 1- 9-0 2- 9-0 108 -1594
109 Texas Arlington 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 109 -1603
110 Texas Christian 0-11-0 0-11-0 110 -1681
111 Oregon State 2-10-0 2-10-0 111 -1709
112 West Texas A&M 4- 5-2 4- 5-2 112 -1756
113 Cal State Long Beach 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 113 -1779
114 Toledo 3- 7-0 3- 8-0 114 -1853
115 Marshall 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 115 -1960
116 Utah 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 116 -2059
117 Illinois State 4- 5-0 5- 6-0 117 -2095
118 New Mexico State 4- 5-1 4- 6-1 118 -2247
119 Dayton 3- 5-0 4- 7-0 119 -2344
120 Eastern Michigan 2- 7-0 2- 9-0 120 -2509
121 Indiana State 3- 6-0 3- 7-0 121 -2655
122 Northwestern State LA 2- 4-0 5- 5-0 122 -2689
123 Utah State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 123 -2733
124 Princeton 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 124 -2773
125 Wichita State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 125 -2825
126 Columbia 2- 6-0 3- 6-0 126 -2906
127 Cornell 2- 7-0 2- 7-0 127 -3211
128 Hawaii 2- 5-0 3- 8-0 128 -3253
129 Louisiana Monroe 2- 8-0 2- 9-0 129 -3276
130 Drake 1-10-0 1-10-0 130 -3454
131 Pennsylvania 2- 5-0 3- 6-0 131 -3527
132 Holy Cross 0- 6-0 3- 8-0 132 -3557
133 Lamar 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 133 -3600
134 Texas El Paso 1-11-0 1-11-0 134 -3794
135 Cal State Fullerton 1- 5-0 3- 7-1 135 -3939
136 Pacific 1- 8-0 2- 9-0 136 -4245
137 Northern Illinois 1-10-0 1-10-0 137 -4295
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 4- 2-0
2 Connecticut 0- 0-0 0- 5-0
3 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 2- 3-0
4 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
5 Nevada Las Vegas 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
6 Western Kentucky 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
7 Bucknell 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
8 California Poly 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
9 Davidson 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
10 Delaware 0- 0-0 2- 2-1
11 East Tennessee State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
12 Eastern Illinois 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
13 Eastern Kentucky 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
14 Grambling 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
15 Idaho 0- 0-0 2- 3-0
16 Jacksonville State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
17 Lafayette 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
18 Lehigh 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
19 Montana State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
20 Morehead State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
21 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
22 Nicholls State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
23 North Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
24 Northern Arizona 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
25 Portland State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
26 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
27 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
28 South Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 Stephen F Austin 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
30 Tennessee State 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
31 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
32 Weber State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
33 Western Carolina 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
34 Western Illinois 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
35 Wofford 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
36 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
37 Delta State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
38 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
39 Texas A&M Kingsville 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
40 Lenoir-Rhyne College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
41 Boston University 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
42 Cal State Northridge 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
43 California Poly Ponoma 0- 0-0 0- 2-1
44 San Francisco 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
45 Santa Clara 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
46 Southeastern Louisiana 0- 0-0 2- 0-0