1894 Final College Football Team Rankings
1894 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.340 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Beloit 40–0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0.435 | IND FBSI | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Tufts 67–0; Beat LEHIGH 50–0 | |
| 3 | -2 | 0.456 | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Chicago A.c. 36–0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.699 | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Princeton 12–0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1.224 | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 5 | +16 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–12 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1.468 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 8 | +7 | BYE | |
| 7 | 0 | 1.508 | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 10 | +10 | Beat Crescent A.c. 22–0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1.684 | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 6 | +15 | BYE | |
| 9 | 0 | 1.817 | IND FBSI | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 7 | -2 | Beat Kansas 22–12 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1.920 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | +15 | BYE | |
| 11 | 0 | 2.116 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 16 | +6 | BYE | |
| 12 | 4 | 2.495 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | +9 | Beat Williams 10–0 | |
| 13 | -1 | 2.658 | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 13 | +5 | Beat Orange A.c. 12–10 | |
| 14 | -1 | 2.711 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | IND FBSI | 11–4–1 | 0.719 | 9 | +9 | Beat Englewood Ymca 4–0; Beat LAKE FOREST 28–0 |
| 15 | -1 | 3.073 | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 14 | +8 | Beat Amherst 34–10; Lost to DARTMOUTH 0–10 | |
| 16 | -1 | 3.771 | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 14 | -2 | Lost to Minnesota 0–40 | |
| 17 | 0 | 4.233 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 17 | -5 | Lost to Williams 10–34; Tied BOSTON A.C. 0–0 |
| 18 | 4 | 4.768 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 18 | -3 | Beat Laureate Boat Club 10–0 |
| 19 | -1 | 4.902 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 19 | +6 | BYE | |
| 20 | -1 | 5.689 | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 19 | -2 | Lost to Yale 0–67 | |
| 21 | -1 | 6.098 | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 23 | -5 | Lost to Chicago 0–28 | |
| 22 | 3 | 6.171 | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 19 | -7 | Beat Williston 16–0 | |
| 23 | 3 | 6.240 | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 24 | -1 | Beat Wesleyan 32–6 | |
| 24 | -1 | 6.429 | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 19 | -9 | BYE | |
| 25 | -4 | 6.720 | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 26 | -2 | Lost to Yale 0–50; Lost to NAVY 0–10 | |
| 26 | -2 | 7.299 | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 25 | -3 | BYE | |
| 27 | 0 | 12.794 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 27 | -18 | Lost to Union (NEW YORK) 6–32 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.410 | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Boston A.c. 40–0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0.625 | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Volunteer A.c. 42–0; Beat BROWN 12–0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0.707 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE | |
| 4 | -1 | 0.760 | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Lafayette 26–0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0.808 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Volunteer A.c. 40–0 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1.345 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 8 | +7 | Beat Northwestern 66–0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1.407 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | +9 | Beat Michigan 22–0 | |
| 8 | -1 | 1.657 | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 6 | +13 | Beat Chicago 10–6 | |
| 9 | -3 | 1.778 | IND FBSI | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 7 | -2 | Lost to Cornell 0–22 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1.801 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | +13 | Beat Beloit 46–0 | |
| 11 | -1 | 2.030 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 15 | +5 | Beat Union (NEW YORK) 30–0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2.680 | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 15 | +5 | Beat Tufts 30–0; Lost to YALE 0–12 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2.892 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | IND FBSI | 9–4–1 | 0.679 | 10 | +6 | Beat Prairie A.c. 26–0; Lost to PURDUE 6–10 |
| 14 | 3 | 2.990 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | +3 | Beat M.i.t. 12–0 | |
| 15 | -6 | 3.011 | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 9 | -2 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–46 | |
| 16 | 0 | 3.108 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 15 | +4 | Beat Bowdoin 14–0 | |
| 17 | 3 | 3.553 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 11 | -3 | Beat Crescent A.c. 6–0 |
| 18 | 6 | 4.842 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 19 | +5 | Lost to Williams 0–12; Beat TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 18–0 | |
| 19 | -7 | 4.984 | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 18 | -3 | Lost to Brown 0–30; Lost to HYDE PARK 0–16 | |
| 20 | -2 | 5.207 | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 19 | -1 | Lost to Rush Medical 6–34 | |
| 21 | 2 | 5.229 | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 23 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 24–6 | |
| 22 | -3 | 5.435 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 19 | -3 | Lost to M.i.t. 0–18 |
| 23 | -2 | 6.147 | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 19 | -7 | Lost to Illinois 0–66 | |
| 24 | 2 | 7.214 | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 25 | -2 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–26; Beat ORANGE A.C. 18–6 | |
| 25 | -3 | 7.553 | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 24 | -6 | Lost to Worcester Tech 0–44 | |
| 26 | -1 | 7.655 | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 26 | 0 | Lost to Army 0–30 | |
| 27 | 0 | 11.714 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 27 | -13 | BYE |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.471 | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Williams 32–0; Beat CORNELL 22–12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0.677 | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Boston A.c. 23–0; Beat ARMY 12–5 | |
| 3 | -2 | 0.746 | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Virginia 14–6; Beat NAVY 12–0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0.786 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Purdue 24–0 | |
| 5 | -1 | 0.904 | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Lehigh 32–0 | |
| 6 | -1 | 0.990 | IND FBSI | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 6 | 0 | Beat Adrian 46–0; Beat CASE 18–8 | |
| 7 | -1 | 2.034 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 8 | +3 | Lost to Minnesota 0–24 | |
| 8 | -1 | 2.039 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | +3 | Lost to Harvard 12–22 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2.093 | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 7 | +1 | Beat Rush Medical 22–12 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2.464 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 20 | +3 | Lost to Yale 5–12 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2.487 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 11 | +3 | BYE | |
| 12 | 5 | 2.559 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 8 | +1 | Beat F.a.a. 6–0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2.762 | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 12 | +1 | Beat Wesleyan 26–0; Lost to M.I.T. 4–8 | |
| 14 | -3 | 2.896 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | 0.708 | 10 | +7 | Lost to Chicago A.c. 0–30; Tied IOWA 18–18 |
| 15 | -7 | 2.935 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | +7 | Lost to Chicago A.c. 4–16; Beat IOWA 44–0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 3.183 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 20 | +4 | Beat Bowdoin 42–0 | |
| 17 | -1 | 3.579 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | +1 | Lost to Harvard 0–32; Beat UNION (NEW YORK) 4–0 | |
| 18 | -3 | 3.612 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 8–12 | |
| 19 | 0 | 3.761 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | +1 | Beat Worcester Tech 4–0 |
| 20 | 0 | 3.775 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 12 | -2 | Beat Worcester Tech 28–0; Beat WESLEYAN 10–4 |
| 21 | 3 | 4.898 | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 19 | -3 | Beat Evanston High 22–6; Beat LAKE FOREST 12–8 | |
| 22 | 1 | 5.012 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 20 | -5 | BYE | |
| 23 | -5 | 5.785 | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 24 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–32; Lost to ORANGE A.C. 0–14 | |
| 24 | 3 | 6.177 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 20 | +3 | Beat Brown 8–4 | |
| 25 | -3 | 6.594 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 25 | +1 | Lost to Williams 0–4 | |
| 26 | -1 | 8.191 | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 25 | -2 | Beat Swarthmore 46–0 | |
| 27 | -1 | 11.286 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 27 | -11 | Lost to Brown 0–26; Lost to AMHERST 4–10 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.314 | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Lehigh 30–0; Beat CRESCENT A.C. 80–10 | |
| 2 | -1 | 0.522 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Dartmouth 34–0; Beat ORANGE A.C. 24–0 | |
| 3 | -1 | 0.681 | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Orange A.c. 14–0; Beat AMHERST 30–0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0.801 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Cornell 12–4 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0.917 | IND FBSI | 3–0–1 | 0.875 | 7 | 0 | Beat Olivet 48–0; Beat MICHIGAN MILITARY ACADEMY 40–6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1.179 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Armour 36–0 | |
| 7 | -3 | 1.270 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | +2 | Lost to Princeton 4–12 | |
| 8 | 10 | 1.443 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 13 | +8 | Beat Chicago 30–0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1.886 | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Grinnell 10–2 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2.165 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 8 | 0 | Beat Northwestern 42–6 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2.216 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 8 | +5 | Beat Chicago A.c. 20–0; Lost to WISCONSIN 0–30 |
| 12 | 5 | 2.248 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 13 | +1 | Beat M.i.t. 42–0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2.267 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 13 | +2 | Beat Andover 14–0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2.413 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 13 | +3 | Beat Lake Forest 54–6 | |
| 15 | -9 | 2.740 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | +1 | Lost to Illinois 6–54 | |
| 16 | 0 | 2.938 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 13 | 0 | BYE | |
| 17 | -10 | 2.966 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | 0 | Lost to Dartmouth 0–12 | |
| 18 | 1 | 3.942 | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 18 | 0 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–30; Beat CARLISLE 22–12 | |
| 19 | 1 | 4.298 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 18 | +1 | Beat Hartford 16–0 |
| 20 | -6 | 4.481 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 18 | 0 | Lost to Union (NEW YORK) 0–6; Lost to HARVARD 0–30 |
| 21 | 4 | 4.676 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Yale 0–34; Beat TUFTS 12–0 | |
| 22 | 4 | 5.274 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 18 | +2 | Beat Amherst 6–0 | |
| 23 | -1 | 5.310 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 18 | -5 | Beat Wesleyan 12–0 | |
| 24 | -1 | 6.827 | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 23 | -4 | Beat Evanston High 12–0; Lost to BELOIT 6–42 | |
| 25 | -1 | 10.532 | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 25 | -1 | Lost to Penn State 0–72 | |
| 26 | 1 | 12.871 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 26 | -5 | Lost to Massachusetts 0–12 |
| 27 | -17 | 14.929 | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 26 | -1 | Lost to Army 0–42 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0.354 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Williams 23–4; Beat LEHIGH 34–0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0.550 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Brown 18–4 | |
| 3 | -2 | 0.550 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Crescent A.c. 22–0; Beat GEORGETOWN 46–0 | |
| 4 | -2 | 0.602 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Lafayette 24–0 | |
| 5 | -2 | 0.766 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Rutgers 48–0; Beat VIRGINIA 12–0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0.786 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 24–6 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1.310 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Boston University 18–0 | |
| 8 | 9 | 1.362 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Butler 30–0; Beat WISCONSIN 6–0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1.571 | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 10 | 0 | Beat Albion 26–10 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1.786 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 26 | 0 | BYE | |
| 11 | 4 | 1.786 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 26 | 0 | BYE | |
| 12 | 7 | 1.837 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +4 | Beat Rush Medical 16–6; Beat BELOIT 16–0 |
| 13 | 5 | 2.319 | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 14 | +1 | Lost to Harvard 4–18; Beat ARMY 10–0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2.693 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | 0 | Beat Rensselaer 16–0; Beat WESLEYAN 28–0 |
| 15 | -3 | 2.906 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | -1 | Lost to Chicago 0–16 | |
| 16 | -6 | 2.938 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 13 | 0 | Lost to Yale 4–23 | |
| 17 | -12 | 3.000 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 15 | +1 | Lost to Brown 0–10 | |
| 18 | -7 | 3.056 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 0–6 | |
| 19 | 1 | 3.315 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 15 | 0 | Beat Swarthmore 33–0; Lost to YALE 0–34 | |
| 20 | 5 | 4.577 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 19 | +1 | Beat Massachusetts 10–0 |
| 21 | -13 | 5.515 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Chicago A.c. 0–14 | |
| 22 | 0 | 6.409 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 19 | -3 | Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–10 | |
| 23 | 4 | 6.515 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 19 | -1 | Beat Evanston High 14–0; Lost to LAKE FOREST 6–24 | |
| 24 | -1 | 6.770 | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 22 | 0 | Lost to Cornell 0–24 | |
| 25 | -1 | 7.000 | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE | |
| 26 | 0 | 9.571 | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE | |
| 27 | -11 | 11.457 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 23 | -1 | Lost to Amherst 0–28 |