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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Clemson 11- 0-0 12- 0-0 1 4671
2 Penn State 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 2 4614
3 Pittsburgh 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 3 4312
4 Texas 10- 1-1 10- 1-1 4 4049
5 Nebraska 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 5 3718
6 Southern Methodist 9- 1-0 10- 1-0 6 3687
7 Georgia 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 7 3645
8 Miami FL 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 8 3467
9 Alabama 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 9 3450
10 Southern California 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 10 2941
11 Michigan 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 11 2808
12 North Carolina 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 12 2802
13 Arizona State 9- 2-0 9- 2-0 13 2759
14 West Virginia 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 14 2697
15 Washington 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 15 2692
16 Oklahoma 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 16 2606
17 Brigham Young 11- 2-0 11- 2-0 17 2570
18 Southern Mississippi 9- 2-1 9- 2-1 18 2529
19 Ohio State 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 19 2379
20 Iowa 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 20 2364
21 UCLA 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 21 2363
22 Arkansas 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 22 2332
23 Mississippi State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 23 2272
24 Missouri 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 24 2271
25 Houston 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 25 2256
26 Hawaii 8- 2-0 9- 2-0 26 2108
27 Temple 5- 4-0 5- 5-0 27 2015
28 Washington State 7- 3-1 8- 3-1 28 2003
29 Illinois 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 29 1964
30 Florida 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 30 1819
31 Texas A&M 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 31 1744
32 Utah 7- 2-1 8- 2-1 32 1629
33 Kansas 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 33 1597
34 Wyoming 8- 3-0 8- 3-0 34 1561
35 Florida State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 35 1555
36 Oklahoma State 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 36 1487
37 South Carolina 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 37 1463
38 Tennessee 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 38 1431
39 Notre Dame 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 39 1410
40 Wisconsin 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 40 1325
41 Cincinnati 6- 4-0 6- 5-0 41 1298
42 Auburn 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 42 1035
43 San Jose State 8- 3-0 9- 3-0 43 1015
44 Tulane 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 44 1007
45 Syracuse 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 45 899
46 Purdue 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 46 861
47 Duke 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 47 858
48 Iowa State 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 48 828
49 Navy 6- 4-1 7- 4-1 49 810
50 Maryland 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 50 809
51 San Diego State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 51 791
52 Baylor 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 52 743
53 Michigan State 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 53 718
54 Minnesota 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 54 694
55 Tulsa 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 55 661
56 Mississippi 4- 6-1 4- 6-1 56 629
57 Drake 7- 1-0 10- 1-0 57 617
58 Virginia Tech 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 58 546
59 Boston College 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 59 515
60 Rice 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 60 469
61 Arizona 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 61 413
62 Vanderbilt 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 62 376
63 Utah State 4- 4-1 5- 5-1 63 329
64 Stanford 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 64 275
65 Rutgers 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 65 203
66 West Texas A&M 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 66 186
67 North Carolina State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 67 181
68 McNeese State 5- 3-1 7- 3-1 68 148
69 Southern Illinois 7- 3-0 7- 4-0 69 98
70 Miami OH 8- 2-1 8- 2-1 70 82
71 Colorado 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 71 77
72 Kentucky 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 72 10
73 Texas Christian 2- 7-2 2- 7-2 73 -31
74 Louisiana State 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 74 -40
75 Nevada Las Vegas 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 75 -156
76 Louisville 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 76 -164
77 Texas Arlington 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 77 -178
78 Arkansas State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 78 -223
79 Yale 8- 1-0 9- 1-0 79 -236
80 Toledo 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 80 -266
81 California 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 81 -284
82 Indiana 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 82 -387
83 Pacific 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 83 -483
84 New Mexico 4- 7-1 4- 7-1 84 -501
85 Texas Tech 1- 9-1 1- 9-1 85 -595
86 East Carolina 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 86 -599
87 Fresno State 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 87 -649
88 Wake Forest 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 88 -672
89 Louisiana Monroe 4- 4-0 5- 6-0 89 -681
90 Air Force 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 90 -754
91 Kansas State 1- 9-0 2- 9-0 91 -810
92 Wichita State 3- 5-1 4- 6-1 92 -873
93 Colgate 3- 3-0 7- 3-0 93 -902
94 Lamar 3- 4-1 4- 6-1 94 -965
95 Louisiana Tech 3- 6-1 4- 6-1 95 -1103
96 Central Michigan 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 96 -1131
97 Holy Cross 5- 3-0 6- 5-0 97 -1157
98 Virginia Military 6- 3-1 6- 3-1 98 -1195
99 Oregon 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 99 -1225
100 Furman 5- 3-0 8- 3-0 100 -1357
101 Virginia 1-10-0 1-10-0 101 -1494
102 Indiana State 4- 5-1 5- 5-1 102 -1536
103 Georgia Tech 1-10-0 1-10-0 103 -1563
104 Memphis 1-10-0 1-10-0 104 -1584
105 Richmond 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 105 -1591
106 North Texas 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 106 -1605
107 Tennessee Chattanooga 4- 3-1 7- 3-1 107 -1617
108 William & Mary 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 108 -1645
109 Citadel 3- 3-1 7- 3-1 109 -1718
110 Western Michigan 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 110 -1738
111 Ohio University 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 111 -1831
112 Bowling Green 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 112 -1850
113 Army 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 113 -1894
114 Cal State Long Beach 2- 8-0 2- 8-0 114 -1929
115 Cal State Fullerton 1- 7-0 3- 8-0 115 -1982
116 Dartmouth 6- 3-0 6- 4-0 116 -2124
117 Northwestern 0-11-0 0-11-0 117 -2133
118 Louisiana Lafayette 1- 8-1 1- 9-1 118 -2152
119 Oregon State 1-10-0 1-10-0 119 -2270
120 Colorado State 0-12-0 0-12-0 120 -2510
121 East Tennessee State 4- 4-0 6- 5-0 121 -2524
122 Texas El Paso 1- 9-0 1-10-0 122 -2676
123 Harvard 5- 4-1 5- 4-1 123 -2680
124 Western Carolina 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 124 -2805
125 Princeton 5- 2-1 5- 4-1 125 -2855
126 New Mexico State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 126 -2900
127 Kent State 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 127 -2928
128 Ball State 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 128 -3329
129 Appalachian State 1- 7-1 3- 7-1 129 -3756
130 Northern Illinois 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 130 -3799
131 Marshall 1- 9-0 2- 9-0 131 -4381
132 Cornell 2- 7-0 3- 7-0 132 -4507
133 Brown 2- 7-0 3- 7-0 133 -4730
134 Illinois State 1- 7-0 3- 7-0 134 -4753
135 Columbia 1- 8-0 1- 9-0 135 -5181
136 Pennsylvania 1- 7-0 1- 9-0 136 -5470
137 Eastern Michigan 0-10-0 0-11-0 137 -5895
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
2 Boise State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
3 Connecticut 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
4 James Madison 0- 0-0 1- 4-0
5 Liberty 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
6 Massachusetts 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
7 Middle Tennessee 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
8 Nevada Reno 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
9 Texas State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
10 Bucknell 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
11 California Poly 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
12 Davidson 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
13 Delaware 0- 0-0 3- 0-0
14 Eastern Illinois 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
15 Eastern Kentucky 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
16 Grambling 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
17 Idaho 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
18 Idaho State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
19 Jacksonville State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
20 Lafayette 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
21 Lehigh 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
22 Maine 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
23 Montana State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
24 Morehead State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
25 Nicholls State 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
26 Northern Iowa 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
27 Northwestern State LA 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
28 Portland State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 Presbyterian 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
30 Rhode Island 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
31 Sam Houston 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
32 South Dakota 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
33 Stephen F Austin 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
34 Tennessee State 0- 0-0 2- 1-0
35 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
36 Weber State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
37 Western Illinois 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
38 Wofford 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
39 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
40 Missouri Southern 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
41 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
42 Texas A&M Kingsville 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
43 Lenoir-Rhyne College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
44 Newberry College 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
45 Boston University 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
46 Nebraska Omaha 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
47 Santa Clara 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
48 Southeastern Louisiana 0- 0-0 2- 0-0