UST football ranks in top 20 for NCAA DIII win%

July 12, 2000
St. Thomas is one of four MIAC teams to rank in the top 20 in NCAA Division III football all-time winning percentage.

UST has won 61% of its games in 95 varsity seasons to rank 17th. St. John's (third), Concordia-Moorhead (11th) and Gustavus (20th) are the other MIAC programs ranked in the top 20.

Over the last four years, St. Thomas is tied for 30th in winning percentage at 75% (30-10 record).

All-Time NCAA Division III Football Winning Percentage
Top 20

Win% School................(W-L-T)
.703, Plymouth (N.H.) State (201-83-7)
.696, UW-LaCrosse (453-191-40)
.684, St. John's (Minn.) (460-206-24)
.656, Ithaca (N.Y.) (359-190-11)
.649, Wittenberg (Ohio) (603-319-32)
.646, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) (378-202-29)
.646, Linfield (Ore.) (432-229-31)
.637, Augustana (Ill.) (438-249-28)
.636, UW-Whitewater (393-220-21)
.626, Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) (476-278-30)

.626, Conc.-M'head (Minn.) (409-237-38)
.626, Central (Ia.) (471-278-26)
.623, Montclair (N.J.) State (350-208-20)
.616, Williams (Mass.) (551-329-47)
.615, Cal Lutheran (224-139-7)
.611, Wash & Jeff (Pa.) (567-353-43)
.609, St. Thomas (466-293-34)
.609, Millikin (Ill.) (464-293-28)
.607, Widener (Pa.) (564-358-38)
.606, Gustavus (Minn.) (409-262-21)

Best NCAA Division III Football Winning Percentage
Last 4 Seasons

Rank 1-4
.981, Mount Union (Ohio) (54-1)
.914, Trinity (Tex.) (43-4)
.913, Lycoming (Pa.) (42-4)
.909, Wittenberg (Ohio) (40-4)

Rank 5-17
.878, Catholic (D.C.) (36-5)
.875, Williams (Mass.) (28-4)
.844, St. John's (Minn.) (38-7)
.833, Central (Ia.) (35-7)
.833, Hanover (Ind.) (35-7)
.827, Rowan (N.J.) (43-9)
.825, Salve Regina (R.I.) (33-7)
.818, Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) (36-8)
.814, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
.810, John Carroll (Ohio) (34-8)
.805, Wartburg (Ia.) (33-8)
.800, Emory & Henry (Va.) (32-8)
.800, Wooster (Ohio) (32-8)

Rank 18-29
.795, Simpson (Ia.) (35-9)
.795, Western Maryland (35-9)
.795, Union (N.Y.) (31-8)
.789, Illinois Wesleyan (30-8)
.786, Allegheny (Mass.) (33-9)
.781, Pomona-Pitzer (Cal.) (25-7)
.775, Bethel (Minn.) (31-9)
.775, Buffalo (N.Y.) State (31-9)
.767, Ohio Northern (33-10)
.763, Albion (Mich.) (29-9)
.763, Renssalaer (N.Y.) (29-9)

Rank 30-39
.750, St. Thomas (Minn.) (30-10)
.750, Lakeland (Wis.) (30-10)
.750, MacMurray (Ill.) (30-10)
.750, Redlands (Cal.) (27-9)
.750, Amherst (Mass.) (24-8)
.744, Frostburg State (Md.) (29-10)
.737, Augustana (Ill.) (28-10)
.725, DePauw (Ind.) (29-11)
.725, Carnegie-Mellon (Pa.) (29-11)

Rank 40-49
.718, Westminster (Miss.) (28-11)
.718, Ripon (Wis.) (28-11)
.714, Ithaca (N.Y.) (30-12)
.711, Wesley (Del.) (27-11)
.711, UW-Stevens Point (27-11)
.711, UW-Whitewater (27-11)
.707, UW-LaCrosse (29-12)
.700, Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) (28-12)
.700, Howard Payne (Tex.) (28-12)
.700, Hartwick (N.Y.) (28-12)
.700, Widener (Pa.) (28-12)