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Division FBS (I-A)
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No Team Division Total Division CWDR
1 Florida State 11 - 1 11 - 1 1 4111
2 Florida 10 - 2 10 - 2 2 4049
3 Tennessee 11 - 2 11 - 2 3 4029
4 Nebraska 13 - 0 13 - 0 4 3915
5 Michigan 12 - 0 12 - 0 5 3840
6 Auburn 10 - 3 10 - 3 6 3471
7 Georgia 10 - 2 10 - 2 7 3461
8 UCLA 10 - 2 10 - 2 8 3280
9 North Carolina 11 - 1 11 - 1 9 3072
10 Washington State 10 - 2 10 - 2 10 2828
11 Kansas State 11 - 1 11 - 1 11 2810
12 Louisiana State 9 - 3 9 - 3 12 2720
13 Washington 8 - 4 8 - 4 13 2700
14 Ohio State 10 - 3 10 - 3 14 2596
15 Mississippi 8 - 4 8 - 4 15 2397
16 Arizona State 9 - 3 9 - 3 16 2121
17 Mississippi State 7 - 4 7 - 4 17 1993
18 Penn State 9 - 3 9 - 3 18 1883
19 Virginia 6 - 4 7 - 4 19 1843
20 Clemson 6 - 5 7 - 5 20 1612
21 Southern California 6 - 5 6 - 5 21 1600
22 Purdue 9 - 3 9 - 3 22 1560
23 Oregon 7 - 5 7 - 5 23 1522
24 Georgia Tech 7 - 5 7 - 5 24 1513
25 Colorado State 11 - 2 11 - 2 25 1489
26 South Carolina 5 - 6 5 - 6 26 1488
27 Southern Mississippi 9 - 3 9 - 3 27 1477
28 Arizona 7 - 5 7 - 5 28 1452
29 Michigan State 7 - 5 7 - 5 29 1397
30 Texas A&M 8 - 4 9 - 4 30 1242
31 North Carolina State 6 - 5 6 - 5 31 1077
32 Syracuse 9 - 4 9 - 4 32 1068
33 Marshall 9 - 3 10 - 3 33 1067
34 Notre Dame 7 - 6 7 - 6 34 1008
35 Kentucky 5 - 6 5 - 6 35 950
36 Stanford 5 - 6 5 - 6 36 931
37 Alabama 4 - 7 4 - 7 37 880
38 Iowa 6 - 5 7 - 5 38 879
39 Arkansas 4 - 7 4 - 7 39 869
40 Miami OH 8 - 3 8 - 3 40 770
41 Colorado 5 - 6 5 - 6 41 710
42 Oklahoma State 8 - 4 8 - 4 42 702
43 Missouri 7 - 5 7 - 5 43 692
44 Air Force 9 - 3 10 - 3 44 645
45 Texas Tech 6 - 5 6 - 5 45 620
46 Wisconsin 8 - 5 8 - 5 46 609
47 Toledo 9 - 3 9 - 3 47 591
48 Louisiana Tech 9 - 2 9 - 2 48 556
49 Ohio University 7 - 3 8 - 3 49 518
50 Central Florida 4 - 6 5 - 6 50 413
51 Tulane 7 - 4 7 - 4 51 409
52 Wake Forest 5 - 6 5 - 6 52 340
53 Northwestern 5 - 7 5 - 7 53 189
54 West Virginia 7 - 5 7 - 5 54 159
55 New Mexico 8 - 4 9 - 4 55 82
56 Cincinnati 8 - 4 8 - 4 56 13
57 California 3 - 8 3 - 8 57 -37
58 Rice 7 - 4 7 - 4 58 -66
59 Western Michigan 8 - 3 8 - 3 59 -71
60 Virginia Tech 7 - 5 7 - 5 60 -86
61 Southern Methodist 6 - 5 6 - 5 61 -208
62 Wyoming 6 - 6 7 - 6 62 -317
63 Navy 5 - 4 7 - 4 63 -416
64 East Carolina 5 - 6 5 - 6 64 -487
65 Vanderbilt 3 - 8 3 - 8 65 -504
66 Brigham Young 6 - 5 6 - 5 66 -508
67 Fresno State 5 - 6 6 - 6 67 -597
68 Utah 6 - 5 6 - 5 68 -622
69 Kansas 5 - 6 5 - 6 69 -662
70 Oregon State 3 - 8 3 - 8 70 -680
71 San Diego State 5 - 7 5 - 7 71 -692
72 Pittsburgh 6 - 6 6 - 6 72 -722
73 Miami FL 5 - 6 5 - 6 73 -794
74 Texas 4 - 7 4 - 7 74 -847
75 Oklahoma 4 - 8 4 - 8 75 -891
76 Duke 2 - 9 2 - 9 76 -1013
77 Nevada Reno 5 - 6 5 - 6 77 -1145
78 Maryland 2 - 9 2 - 9 78 -1160
79 Louisiana Monroe 3 - 7 5 - 7 79 -1174
80 Utah State 5 - 6 6 - 6 80 -1188
81 Minnesota 3 - 9 3 - 9 81 -1216
82 Indiana 2 - 9 2 - 9 82 -1322
83 Memphis 4 - 7 4 - 7 83 -1380
84 Eastern Michigan 4 - 7 4 - 7 84 -1398
85 Ball State 4 - 6 5 - 6 85 -1401
86 Bowling Green 3 - 8 3 - 8 86 -1512
87 Boston College 4 - 7 4 - 7 87 -1554
88 San Jose State 4 - 7 4 - 7 88 -1658
89 Baylor 2 - 9 2 - 9 89 -1674
90 Texas El Paso 4 - 7 4 - 7 90 -1819
91 Houston 3 - 8 3 - 8 91 -1821
92 Kent State 3 - 7 3 - 8 92 -1909
93 Temple 3 - 8 3 - 8 93 -2055
94 Iowa State 1 - 10 1 - 10 94 -2100
95 Akron 2 - 9 2 - 9 95 -2107
96 Boise State 3 - 6 4 - 7 96 -2153
97 Tulsa 2 - 9 2 - 9 97 -2266
98 Nevada Las Vegas 2 - 8 3 - 8 98 -2296
99 Hawaii 2 - 9 3 - 9 99 -2389
100 Alabama Birmingham 2 - 6 5 - 6 100 -2508
101 Illinois 0 - 11 0 - 11 101 -2538
102 Central Michigan 2 - 9 2 - 9 102 -2605
103 Army 2 - 7 4 - 7 103 -2620
104 Louisville 1 - 10 1 - 10 104 -2686
105 Idaho 2 - 5 5 - 6 105 -2811
106 North Texas 3 - 7 4 - 7 106 -2927
107 Texas Christian 1 - 10 1 - 10 107 -3099
108 Louisiana Lafayette 1 - 9 1 - 10 108 -3331
109 Northern Illinois 0 - 11 0 - 11 109 -3494
110 Rutgers 0 - 11 0 - 11 110 -3990
111 New Mexico State 1 - 8 2 - 9 111 -4200
112 Arkansas State 0 - 8 2 - 9 112 -4490
Division Level: 1
Division FCS (I-AA)
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No Team Division Total
1 Appalachian State 0 - 0 0 - 1
2 Buffalo 0 - 0 0 - 1
3 James Madison 0 - 0 0 - 1
4 Western Kentucky 0 - 0 0 - 1
5 California Poly 0 - 0 1 - 0
6 Citadel 0 - 0 0 - 1
7 Colgate 0 - 0 0 - 2
Division Level: 2
Division II
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