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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Alabama 12- 0-0 12- 0-0 1 4710
2 Southern California 11- 0-1 11- 0-1 2 4683
3 Houston 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 3 4396
4 Ohio State 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 4 4190
5 Arkansas 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 5 4114
6 Oklahoma 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 6 4091
7 Texas 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 7 4073
8 Pittsburgh 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 8 3886
9 Nebraska 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 9 3659
10 Brigham Young 10- 1-0 11- 1-0 10 3368
11 Florida State 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 11 3306
12 Purdue 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 12 3155
13 Baylor 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 13 3101
14 Washington 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 14 3087
15 Penn State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 15 3081
16 North Carolina 8- 3-1 8- 3-1 16 2870
17 Texas A&M 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 17 2847
18 Temple 8- 2-0 10- 2-0 18 2810
19 Michigan 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 19 2667
20 Notre Dame 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 20 2542
21 Tulane 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 21 2525
22 Clemson 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 22 2517
23 North Carolina State 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 23 2434
24 South Carolina 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 24 2420
25 Auburn 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 25 2299
26 UCLA 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 26 2271
27 Indiana 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 27 2204
28 Missouri 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 28 2182
29 Louisiana State 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 29 2039
30 Syracuse 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 30 1978
31 Tennessee 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 31 1855
32 Maryland 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 32 1852
33 Wake Forest 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 33 1818
34 California 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 34 1783
35 Southern Methodist 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 35 1697
36 Oklahoma State 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 36 1695
37 San Diego State 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 37 1675
38 McNeese State 10- 1-0 11- 1-0 38 1547
39 Central Michigan 10- 0-1 10- 0-1 39 1425
40 Texas Tech 3- 6-2 3- 6-2 40 1425
41 Iowa 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 41 1418
42 Arizona 6- 5-1 6- 5-1 42 1346
43 Stanford 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 43 1346
44 Arizona State 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 44 1289
45 Miami FL 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 45 1158
46 Georgia 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 46 1131
47 Michigan State 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 47 1111
48 Minnesota 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 48 1108
49 Utah State 6- 3-1 7- 3-1 49 1105
50 Southern Mississippi 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 50 1082
51 Oregon 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 51 1081
52 Nevada Las Vegas 6- 1-2 9- 1-2 52 1008
53 West Virginia 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 53 888
54 Virginia 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 54 884
55 Rutgers 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 55 883
56 East Carolina 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 56 674
57 Utah 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 57 634
58 Wisconsin 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 58 628
59 Navy 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 59 627
60 Texas Arlington 7- 3-0 8- 3-0 60 570
61 Hawaii 4- 5-0 6- 5-0 61 466
62 Texas Christian 2- 8-1 2- 8-1 62 461
63 Kentucky 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 63 343
64 Georgia Tech 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 64 310
65 West Texas A&M 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 65 213
66 Lamar 5- 3-2 6- 3-2 66 194
67 Boston College 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 67 193
68 San Jose State 5- 4-1 6- 4-1 68 149
69 Mississippi 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 69 111
70 Kansas 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 70 76
71 Virginia Tech 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 71 38
72 Toledo 7- 3-1 7- 3-1 72 -124
73 New Mexico 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 73 -144
74 Colorado 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 74 -157
75 Washington State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 75 -191
76 Tulsa 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 76 -202
77 Louisville 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 77 -282
78 Iowa State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 78 -291
79 Illinois 2- 8-1 2- 8-1 79 -303
80 Colorado State 4- 7-1 4- 7-1 80 -336
81 Rice 1-10-0 1-10-0 81 -348
82 Mississippi State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 82 -404
83 Tennessee Chattanooga 7- 2-0 9- 2-0 83 -424
84 Memphis 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 84 -441
85 Southern Illinois 7- 2-0 8- 3-0 85 -454
86 Cal State Long Beach 6- 4-0 7- 4-0 86 -558
87 Miami OH 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 87 -566
88 North Texas 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 88 -712
89 Western Michigan 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 89 -726
90 Duke 2- 8-1 2- 8-1 90 -817
91 Kansas State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 91 -838
92 Indiana State 6- 3-0 8- 3-0 92 -888
93 Ohio University 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 93 -1060
94 Villanova 4- 4-0 5- 6-0 94 -1064
95 Wyoming 4- 8-0 4- 8-0 95 -1136
96 Fresno State 2- 6-0 4- 7-0 96 -1272
97 Citadel 5- 4-0 6- 5-0 97 -1338
98 Ball State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 98 -1348
99 Northwestern State LA 2- 4-0 3- 6-0 99 -1370
100 Florida 0-10-1 0-10-1 100 -1389
101 Northwestern 1-10-0 1-10-0 101 -1429
102 Army 2- 8-1 2- 8-1 102 -1466
103 Virginia Military 6- 4-1 6- 4-1 103 -1583
104 Cincinnati 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 104 -1665
105 Northern Illinois 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 105 -1692
106 Oregon State 1-10-0 1-10-0 106 -1791
107 Yale 8- 1-0 8- 1-0 107 -1797
108 Furman 4- 4-0 5- 6-0 108 -1824
109 Bowling Green 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 109 -1867
110 Vanderbilt 1-10-0 1-10-0 110 -1874
111 Air Force 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 111 -1911
112 Louisiana Lafayette 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 112 -1955
113 Arkansas State 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 113 -1992
114 William & Mary 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 114 -2008
115 Drake 2- 7-0 3- 8-0 115 -2145
116 Louisiana Monroe 3- 6-0 3- 8-0 116 -2181
117 Louisiana Tech 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 117 -2310
118 Holy Cross 3- 4-0 5- 6-0 118 -2357
119 Texas El Paso 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 119 -2399
120 Appalachian State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 120 -2481
121 New Mexico State 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 121 -2511
122 Pacific 2- 6-0 3- 7-0 122 -2611
123 Cal State Fullerton 1- 6-0 3- 8-0 123 -2703
124 Wichita State 1-10-0 1-10-0 124 -2775
125 Western Carolina 2- 5-0 6- 5-0 125 -2803
126 East Tennessee State 2- 4-0 7- 4-0 126 -2943
127 Brown 5- 3-0 6- 3-0 127 -3090
128 Illinois State 1- 5-0 3- 8-0 128 -3302
129 Cornell 5- 3-0 5- 4-0 129 -3427
130 Colgate 3- 3-0 5- 4-1 130 -3449
131 Princeton 5- 4-0 5- 4-0 131 -3467
132 Connecticut 0- 5-1 3- 6-2 132 -3584
133 Eastern Michigan 1- 7-1 2- 8-1 133 -3690
134 Richmond 0-11-0 0-11-0 134 -3957
135 Kent State 1- 8-0 1-10-0 135 -3994
136 Dartmouth 4- 4-0 4- 4-1 136 -4058
137 Marshall 1-10-0 1-10-0 137 -4186
138 Harvard 3- 4-0 3- 6-0 138 -4718
139 Columbia 1- 7-0 1- 8-0 139 -6404
140 Pennsylvania 0- 7-0 0- 9-0 140 -7214
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 2- 2-0
2 Boise State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
3 James Madison 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
4 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 1- 4-0
5 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
6 Nevada Reno 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
7 Western Kentucky 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
8 Bucknell 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
9 California Poly 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
10 Davidson 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
11 Delaware 0- 0-0 3- 1-0
12 Eastern Illinois 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
13 Eastern Kentucky 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
14 Elon 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
15 Florida A&M 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
16 Idaho 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
17 Idaho State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
18 Lafayette 0- 0-0 2- 0-1
19 Lehigh 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
20 Maine 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
21 Montana 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
22 Montana State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
23 New Hampshire 0- 0-0 1- 0-2
24 Nicholls State 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
25 North Alabama 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
26 North Dakota 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
27 Northern Colorado 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
28 Prairie View 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
30 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
31 Stephen F Austin 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
32 Tennessee State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
33 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
34 Texas A&M Commerce 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
35 Weber State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
36 Western Illinois 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
37 Wofford 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
38 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 2- 0-0
39 Fort Hays State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
40 Grand Valley State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
41 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
42 Truman State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
43 Lenoir-Rhyne College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
44 Boston University 0- 0-0 3- 0-0
45 Cal State Northridge 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
46 California Poly Ponoma 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
47 Santa Clara 0- 0-0 0- 2-0