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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Southern California 12- 1-0 12- 1-0 1 5466
2 Alabama 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 2 4968
3 Oklahoma 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 3 4731
4 Penn State 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 4 4047
5 Michigan 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 5 4046
6 Texas 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 6 3840
7 Houston 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 7 3777
8 Notre Dame 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 8 3754
9 Nebraska 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 9 3673
10 UCLA 8- 3-1 8- 3-1 10 3512
11 Arkansas 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 11 3496
12 Missouri 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 12 3357
13 Washington 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 13 3214
14 Stanford 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 14 3144
15 Michigan State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 15 3027
16 Clemson 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 16 2910
17 Purdue 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 17 2888
18 Georgia 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 18 2872
19 Texas Tech 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 19 2617
20 Arizona State 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 20 2579
21 Texas A&M 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 21 2428
22 Maryland 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 22 2369
23 Florida State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 23 2220
24 Louisiana State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 24 2210
25 Ohio State 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 25 2037
26 Southern Methodist 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 26 1949
27 California 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 27 1935
28 North Carolina State 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 28 1913
29 Iowa State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 29 1860
30 Georgia Tech 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 30 1629
31 Navy 8- 3-0 9- 3-0 31 1624
32 Arizona 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 32 1610
33 Auburn 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 33 1605
34 Pittsburgh 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 34 1507
35 Colorado 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 35 1380
36 Rutgers 6- 3-0 9- 3-0 36 1356
37 Florida 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 37 1315
38 Tennessee 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 38 1292
39 Mississippi State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 39 1291
40 Brigham Young 9- 4-0 9- 4-0 40 1271
41 North Texas 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 41 1208
42 Miami FL 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 42 1073
43 Wisconsin 5- 4-2 5- 4-2 43 997
44 Tulsa 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 44 891
45 Utah 6- 3-0 8- 3-0 45 890
46 Baylor 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 46 874
47 Kentucky 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 47 863
48 Ball State 10- 1-0 10- 1-0 48 739
49 Dartmouth 6- 2-0 6- 3-0 49 722
50 Utah State 6- 3-0 7- 4-0 50 708
51 Holy Cross 5- 2-0 7- 4-0 51 670
52 South Carolina 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 52 625
53 Mississippi 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 53 622
54 Yale 4- 2-2 5- 2-2 54 539
55 Rice 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 55 520
56 Kansas State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 56 488
57 Southern Mississippi 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 57 474
58 New Mexico 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 58 438
59 Brown 6- 2-0 6- 3-0 59 425
60 Oregon State 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 60 406
61 Indiana 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 61 360
62 Hawaii 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 62 322
63 Oregon 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 63 288
64 Central Michigan 9- 1-0 9- 2-0 64 277
65 East Carolina 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 65 175
66 Oklahoma State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 66 171
67 Minnesota 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 67 167
68 North Carolina 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 68 153
69 Nevada Las Vegas 5- 3-0 7- 4-0 69 149
70 Duke 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 70 104
71 Texas Christian 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 71 95
72 Washington State 2- 7-1 3- 7-1 72 9
73 Miami OH 8- 2-0 8- 2-1 73 -25
74 Temple 5- 3-1 7- 3-1 74 -36
75 Tulane 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 75 -121
76 Tennessee Chattanooga 5- 2-0 7- 3-1 76 -136
77 Wyoming 4- 7-0 5- 7-0 77 -239
78 Syracuse 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 78 -473
79 San Jose State 4- 4-0 7- 5-0 79 -490
80 Cornell 4- 3-1 5- 3-1 80 -586
81 Virginia Tech 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 81 -604
82 Cincinnati 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 82 -654
83 Iowa 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 83 -671
84 Illinois 1- 8-2 1- 8-2 84 -770
85 Louisville 5- 4-0 7- 4-0 85 -771
86 Colorado State 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 86 -778
87 Kansas 1-10-0 1-10-0 87 -837
88 Memphis 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 88 -841
89 Furman 4- 3-0 8- 3-0 89 -843
90 Louisiana Tech 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 90 -969
91 San Diego State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 91 -1017
92 Louisiana Monroe 5- 3-1 6- 4-1 92 -1103
93 Appalachian State 5- 3-0 7- 4-0 93 -1140
94 Pacific 4- 7-0 4- 8-0 94 -1161
95 Arkansas State 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 95 -1190
96 Harvard 3- 4-1 4- 4-1 96 -1207
97 Army 3- 6-1 4- 6-1 97 -1249
98 Vanderbilt 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 98 -1404
99 Princeton 2- 5-2 2- 5-2 99 -1484
100 Wake Forest 1-10-0 1-10-0 100 -1489
101 Western Michigan 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 101 -1519
102 Western Carolina 4- 3-0 6- 5-0 102 -1538
103 McNeese State 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 103 -1639
104 New Mexico State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 104 -1657
105 Cal State Fullerton 2- 4-0 5- 7-0 105 -1665
106 West Virginia 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 106 -1694
107 Columbia 2- 5-1 3- 5-1 107 -1709
108 William & Mary 3- 5-1 5- 5-1 108 -1828
109 Texas Arlington 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 109 -1949
110 Villanova 3- 5-0 5- 6-0 110 -1969
111 Richmond 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 111 -1985
112 Cal State Long Beach 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 112 -1988
113 Air Force 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 113 -2041
114 Northwestern 0-10-1 0-10-1 114 -2066
115 Virginia 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 115 -2110
116 Colgate 2- 5-0 3- 8-0 116 -2171
117 Pennsylvania 1- 5-1 2- 6-1 117 -2265
118 Drake 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 118 -2309
119 Citadel 2- 6-0 5- 6-0 119 -2500
120 Southern Illinois 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 120 -2528
121 Northern Illinois 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 121 -2669
122 Wichita State 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 122 -2707
123 Bowling Green 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 123 -2767
124 Texas El Paso 1-11-0 1-11-0 124 -2841
125 Virginia Military 2- 7-0 3- 8-0 125 -2976
126 Kent State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 126 -3091
127 West Texas A&M 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 127 -3115
128 Boston College 0-10-0 0-11-0 128 -3147
129 Louisiana Lafayette 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 129 -3257
130 Ohio University 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 130 -3319
131 Fresno State 1- 6-0 3- 8-0 131 -3352
132 Northwestern State LA 2- 6-0 5- 6-0 132 -3690
133 Illinois State 2- 6-0 2- 9-0 133 -3923
134 Marshall 1-10-0 1-10-0 134 -3953
135 Eastern Michigan 2- 6-0 3- 7-0 135 -3963
136 Toledo 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 136 -4182
137 Lamar 1- 8-1 2- 8-1 137 -4378
138 Indiana State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 138 -4415
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
2 Boise State 0- 0-0 3- 0-0
3 Connecticut 0- 0-0 0- 5-0
4 James Madison 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
5 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 2- 3-0
6 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
7 Nevada Reno 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
8 Western Kentucky 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
9 Alcorn State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
10 Bucknell 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
11 California Davis 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
12 California Poly 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
13 Davidson 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
14 Dayton 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
15 Delaware 0- 0-0 2- 2-0
16 East Tennessee State 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
17 Eastern Illinois 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
18 Elon 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
19 Idaho 0- 0-0 0- 5-0
20 Idaho State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
21 Jacksonville State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
22 Lafayette 0- 0-0 1- 3-0
23 Lehigh 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
24 Montana 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
25 Montana State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
26 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
27 Nicholls State 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
28 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
30 South Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
31 South Dakota State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
32 Stephen F Austin 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
33 Tennessee State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
34 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
35 Weber State 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
36 Western Illinois 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
37 Wofford 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
38 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
39 Grand Valley State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
40 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
41 Carson Newman 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
42 Lenoir-Rhyne College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
43 Boston University 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
44 Cal State Northridge 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
45 California Poly Ponoma 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
46 Santa Clara 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
47 Southeastern Louisiana 0- 0-0 1- 1-0