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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Penn State 12- 0-0 12- 0-0 1 4445
2 Miami FL 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 2 3865
3 Oklahoma 11- 1-0 11- 1-0 3 3778
4 Arizona State 10- 1-1 10- 1-1 4 3597
5 Alabama 10- 3-0 10- 3-0 5 3164
6 Auburn 8- 2-0 10- 2-0 6 3160
7 Louisiana State 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 7 3016
8 Nebraska 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 8 2777
9 UCLA 8- 3-1 8- 3-1 9 2743
10 Michigan 11- 2-0 11- 2-0 10 2717
11 Washington 8- 3-1 8- 3-1 11 2688
12 Southern California 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 12 2488
13 Arizona 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 13 2476
14 Stanford 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 14 2260
15 Ohio State 10- 3-0 10- 3-0 15 2226
16 Arkansas 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 16 2188
17 Clemson 7- 2-2 8- 2-2 17 2178
18 Texas A&M 8- 3-0 9- 3-0 18 2074
19 Boston College 8- 3-0 9- 3-0 19 2050
20 Baylor 8- 3-0 9- 3-0 20 2013
21 Georgia 7- 4-0 8- 4-0 21 1910
22 Florida 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 22 1744
23 Virginia Tech 7- 2-1 9- 2-1 23 1656
24 North Carolina State 7- 3-1 8- 3-1 24 1555
25 Mississippi 8- 3-0 8- 3-1 25 1508
26 Notre Dame 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 26 1490
27 Florida State 7- 4-1 7- 4-1 27 1400
28 Iowa 9- 3-0 9- 3-0 28 1319
29 Southern Methodist 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 29 1162
30 North Carolina 6- 4-1 7- 4-1 30 1157
31 Oregon 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 31 1136
32 Temple 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 32 1087
33 Pittsburgh 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 33 1013
34 San Jose State 10- 2-0 10- 2-0 34 990
35 Maryland 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 35 926
36 Texas Tech 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 36 906
37 Georgia Tech 4- 5-0 5- 5-1 37 894
38 Tennessee 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 38 798
39 San Diego State 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 39 733
40 Michigan State 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 40 722
41 Mississippi State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 41 676
42 Rutgers 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 42 664
43 Kentucky 5- 5-1 5- 5-1 43 610
44 Texas 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 44 606
45 Colorado 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 45 598
46 Brigham Young 8- 5-0 8- 5-0 46 488
47 South Carolina 2- 6-2 3- 6-2 47 437
48 Syracuse 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 48 260
49 Tulsa 6- 3-0 7- 4-0 49 238
50 Washington State 3- 7-1 3- 7-1 50 93
51 Minnesota 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 51 64
52 Colorado State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 52 -16
53 Fresno State 7- 2-0 9- 2-0 53 -47
54 Indiana 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 54 -120
55 Wake Forest 3- 6-0 5- 6-0 55 -126
56 Army 4- 4-0 6- 5-0 56 -196
57 Cincinnati 4- 6-0 5- 6-0 57 -306
58 Air Force 6- 5-0 6- 5-0 58 -316
59 Southern Mississippi 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 59 -323
60 Hawaii 7- 5-0 7- 5-0 60 -358
61 West Virginia 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 61 -363
62 California 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 62 -415
63 Oklahoma State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 63 -420
64 Illinois 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 64 -429
65 Rice 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 65 -447
66 Iowa State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 66 -465
67 Oregon State 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 67 -658
68 Wyoming 6- 6-0 6- 6-0 68 -661
69 Miami OH 8- 4-0 8- 4-0 69 -713
70 Duke 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 70 -727
71 Texas Christian 3- 7-0 3- 8-0 71 -860
72 Virginia 3- 7-0 3- 8-0 72 -979
73 Louisiana Lafayette 3- 4-0 6- 5-0 73 -1094
74 Purdue 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 74 -1139
75 Tulane 4- 7-0 4- 7-0 75 -1307
76 Northwestern 3- 7-0 4- 7-0 76 -1480
77 Cal State Long Beach 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 77 -1493
78 New Mexico 4- 8-0 4- 8-0 78 -1542
79 Wisconsin 3- 9-0 3- 9-0 79 -1565
80 Missouri 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 80 -1594
81 East Carolina 1- 9-0 2- 9-0 81 -1594
82 Nevada Las Vegas 4- 5-0 6- 5-0 82 -1623
83 Toledo 7- 4-0 7- 4-0 83 -1669
84 Houston 1-10-0 1-10-0 84 -1675
85 Vanderbilt 1-10-0 1-10-0 85 -1883
86 Texas El Paso 3- 8-0 4- 8-0 86 -1900
87 Louisville 2- 8-0 3- 8-0 87 -2073
88 Navy 1- 6-0 3- 8-0 88 -2103
89 Utah 2- 9-0 2- 9-0 89 -2256
90 Pacific 3- 6-0 4- 7-0 90 -2358
91 Bowling Green 5- 6-0 5- 6-0 91 -2375
92 Wichita State 1- 6-0 3- 8-0 92 -2464
93 Kent State 5- 5-0 5- 6-0 93 -2479
94 Central Michigan 4- 5-0 5- 5-0 94 -2533
95 Ball State 5- 5-0 6- 5-0 95 -2561
96 Kansas State 1- 8-0 2- 9-0 96 -2672
97 Cal State Fullerton 2- 7-0 3- 9-0 97 -2730
98 Eastern Michigan 4- 5-0 6- 5-0 98 -2833
99 Memphis 1- 9-0 1-10-0 99 -3107
100 Kansas 1- 8-0 3- 8-0 100 -3150
101 Northern Illinois 2- 8-0 2- 9-0 101 -3163
102 Utah State 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 102 -3302
103 Western Michigan 3- 8-0 3- 8-0 103 -3377
104 New Mexico State 1- 9-0 1-10-0 104 -4134
105 Ohio University 1- 9-0 1-10-0 105 -4566
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No Team Division Total
1 Akron 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
2 Appalachian State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
3 Arkansas State 0- 0-0 1- 1-1
4 Boise State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
5 Central Florida 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
6 Georgia Southern 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
7 Louisiana Monroe 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
8 Louisiana Tech 0- 0-0 2- 2-0
9 Marshall 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
10 Nevada Reno 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
11 North Texas 0- 0-0 1- 2-0
12 Texas State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
13 Western Kentucky 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
14 Cal State Sacramento 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
15 California Davis 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
16 Citadel 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
17 Dartmouth 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
18 Delaware 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
19 East Tennessee State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
20 Eastern Washington 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
21 Florida A&M 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
22 Furman 0- 0-0 0- 0-1
23 Holy Cross 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
24 Idaho 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
25 Idaho State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
26 Illinois State 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
27 Indiana State 0- 0-0 0- 4-0
28 Lafayette 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
29 Lamar 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
30 Lehigh 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
31 McNeese State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
32 Montana State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
33 Morehead State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
34 Northern Colorado 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
35 Northern Iowa 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
36 Pennsylvania 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
37 Portland State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
38 Princeton 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
39 Richmond 0- 0-0 0- 2-0
40 Southern Illinois 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
41 Stephen F Austin 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
42 Tennessee Chattanooga 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
43 Tennessee Tech 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
44 Virginia Military 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
45 Western Carolina 0- 0-0 0- 3-0
46 Western Illinois 0- 0-0 1- 1-0
47 William & Mary 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
48 Yale 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
49 Youngstown State 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
50 Angelo State 0- 0-0 1- 0-0
51 Northern Michigan 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
52 Boston University 0- 0-0 0- 1-0
53 San Francisco 0- 0-0 0- 1-0