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1896 Season

1896 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.543Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–0–10.9552+38BYE
210.869Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI14–10.9333+51BYE
311.019Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI11–0–10.9581+30BYE
411.104Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9005+15BYE
5-31.348Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–1–10.8337+21Lost to Carlisle 8–18
601.370Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–10.9294+39BYE
701.523Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–1–20.7789+17BYE
801.617Chicago (CHICAGO)B1015–2–10.8616+17BYE
902.085Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–20.8008+2BYE
1002.207Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–2–10.643120BYE
1102.366Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68810+12BYE
1202.699Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61116+2BYE
1302.756Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–40.63614+28BYE
1412.819Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–30.62515+4BYE
15-12.830Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58320+5BYE
1602.870Purdue (PURDUE)B104–2–10.64312-3BYE
1733.439Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI5–50.50021+3Beat Wisconsin 18–8
18-13.567Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68810+3BYE
19-13.760Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–3–10.61116-5BYE
20-13.828Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59119-4BYE
2104.235Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–5–10.45022+1BYE
2204.517Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI5–3–20.60018-4BYE
2304.740Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–50.44424-12BYE
2405.045Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–5–10.45022-5BYE
2505.680Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42927-4BYE
2606.192Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–4–20.44424-4BYE
2706.350Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–6–10.35028-7BYE
2816.584Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–50.28629-10BYE
29-16.599Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–4–10.43826-4BYE
3008.809Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–6–10.27830-16BYE

1896 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.550Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–0–10.9552+37BYE
200.730Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–0–10.9383+26Tied Northwestern 6–6
310.894Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI14–10.9334+50Beat Cornell 32–10
411.013Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI11–0–10.9581+30Beat Navy 18–6
5-21.150Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9006+15Lost to Chicago 6–7
601.388Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–10.9295+38BYE
701.551Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–1–20.7789+17Tied Wisconsin 6–6
801.626Chicago (CHICAGO)B1015–2–10.8617+18Beat Michigan 7–6
902.029Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–20.8008+3Beat Kansas 12–0
1012.230Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–2–10.643120Tied Purdue 4–4
1122.403Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68810+12Beat Newton A.c. 12–6
12-22.717Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61116+2Lost to Pennsylvania 10–32
1322.745Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–40.63614+27BYE
1422.832Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58320+5BYE
15-32.837Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–30.62515+4Lost to Lafayette 6–18
16-22.893Purdue (PURDUE)B104–2–10.64312-3Tied Illinois 4–4
1713.568Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68810+3Tied Franklin & Marshall 0–0
1813.760Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–3–10.61116-5Tied Laureate Boat Club 0–0
1913.829Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59119-4BYE
20-33.920Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI4–50.44423-4Lost to Brown 12–24
2104.230Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–5–10.450210Beat Carlisle 24–12
2214.517Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI5–3–20.60018-4Beat Andover 10–0
2314.693Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–50.44423-12Beat York Ymca 10–0
24-24.998Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–5–10.45021-5BYE
2505.682Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42927-4BYE
2606.219Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–4–20.44423-4Tied Bucknell 0–0
2726.328Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–6–10.35028-7BYE
28-16.463Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–4–10.43826-3BYE
29-16.616Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–50.28629-10BYE
3008.780Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–6–10.27830-16BYE

1896 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.507Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–0–10.9553+37Beat Yale 24–6
210.710Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–01.0001+24Beat Minnesota 6–0
3-10.812Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+16Beat Wittenberg 28–0
401.006Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI13–10.9295+42Beat Harvard 8–6
501.086Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI10–0–10.9553+23Beat Wesleyan 18–0
601.470Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–10.9295+35Lost to Princeton 6–24
701.564Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–1–10.8138+16BYE
811.710Chicago (CHICAGO)B1014–2–10.8537+9BYE
9-11.951Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.7789+4Lost to Wisconsin 0–6
1002.154Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68812+3BYE
1102.238Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.667130BYE
1212.368Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–20.71410+4Beat White Squadron 11–5
1332.604Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64315+11Beat Williams 10–0
1402.829Purdue (PURDUE)B104–20.66713-2BYE
15-32.887Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–40.63616+26Lost to Pennsylvania 6–8
16-12.916Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58319+4Beat Brown 8–6
1743.480Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI4–40.500210Beat Penn State 48–5
1823.545Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–20.71410+3Beat Dickinson 6–0
19-13.922Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–30.62517-5BYE
20-33.933Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59118-5Lost to Dartmouth 0–10
2115.078Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38926-4Lost to Army 6–8
2225.125Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–5–10.45022-5Lost to Lafayette 0–18
23-45.245Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI4–3–20.55620-4Lost to Boston A.c. 6–24
2415.312Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI3–50.37527-11Lost to Bucknell 0–6
25-25.697Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42925-4Lost to Carlisle 5–48
2605.972Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–4–10.43823-3BYE
2706.216Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–4–10.43823-2BYE
2806.486Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–50.28629-8BYE
2906.615Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–6–10.35028-7Beat Worcester Tech 44–0
3008.839Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–6–10.27830-15Tied M.i.t. 0–0

1896 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.556Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+22BYE
200.727Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+16Beat Oberlin 10–0
300.757Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–01.0001+17BYE
431.043Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI12–10.9236+30Beat Penn State 27–0
501.088Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+18Beat Bloomsburg 17–0; Beat WYOMING SEMINARY 23–0; Beat FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 38–0
601.174Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–01.0001+31Beat NEW Jersey A.c. 16–0
7-31.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–1–10.8139+16Lost to Chicago 6–18
801.694Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8757+4BYE
901.716Chicago (CHICAGO)B1014–2–10.8538+9Tied Lake Forest 0–0; Beat NORTHWESTERN 18–6
1022.080Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68811+3Tied Williams 0–0
1102.211Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.667120BYE
12-22.404Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–30.70010+26Lost to Boston A.c. 6–8
1302.405Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–20.66712+4BYE
1412.733Purdue (PURDUE)B104–20.66712-1Beat Notre Dame 28–22
15-12.819Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–2–10.50020+2BYE
1622.988Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58319+5Beat Amherst 32–0
17-13.033Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–3–10.65016-1Tied Cornell 0–0
18-13.774Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–30.62517-3Lost to Wesleyan 12–24; Beat NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 40–0
1923.838Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI4–2–20.62517-3Beat Maine 12–6
2023.945Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–20.667120Beat Bloomsburg 18–6
2123.971Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI3–40.42926-1Beat Cincinnati 28–0
22-24.122Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.438230BYE
23-44.408Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.500200Lost to Pennsylvania 0–27
2424.567Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–4–10.50020-3Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 24–12
25-14.864Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI3–40.42926-8BYE
2616.054Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–4–10.43823-3Lost to Lafayette 0–38
27-26.188Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–4–10.43823-2Tied Chicago 0–0; Lost to RIPON 0–12
2816.404Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–50.28628-7Beat Maryland A.c. 26–0
29-17.523Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–6–10.27829-4Lost to Dartmouth 0–32
3008.545Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–60.25030-13Lost to Andover 8–12

1896 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.572Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+20Beat Harvard 12–0
200.608Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+14Beat Minnesota 6–4
300.745Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–01.0001+16Beat Chicago 24–0
410.994Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–0–10.9295+17Beat Illinois 10–4
511.112Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+14BYE
6-21.159Yale (YALE)IND FBSI12–01.0001+27Beat Boston A.c. 10–0; Beat BROWN 18–6
701.181Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI11–10.9177+23Beat Dickinson 30–2; Beat CARLISLE 21–0
801.777Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8758+3Lost to Michigan 4–6
901.847Chicago (CHICAGO)B1013–20.8679+4Lost to Wisconsin 0–24
1001.912Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–20.77810+23Lost to Princeton 0–12
1102.010Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.66712+1Lost to Northwestern 4–10
1232.159Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–20.71411+3Beat Bucknell 54–0
1312.407Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–20.66712+3Beat Lehigh 24–10
14-12.779Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–2–10.50020+2Tied Wesleyan 12–12
1512.959Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60016-1Beat Depauw 22–0
16-43.115Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–30.66712-1Lost to Amherst 4–6
1713.253Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–20.66712+2BYE
1833.739Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–2–10.50020+2BYE
1903.740Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60016+1BYE
2004.216Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.438240Lost to Yale 6–18
2124.393Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI3–2–20.57119-3Tied Colby 6–6
22-54.565Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–20.600160Lost to Cornell 0–54
23-14.716Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–40.333270Lost to Pennsylvania 0–21
2414.960Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI3–40.42926-7Lost to Pennsylvania 2–30; Beat HAVERFORD 32–0
25-15.083Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–30.50020-2BYE
2605.408Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43824-6Tied Army 12–12
2705.463Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–3–10.50020-3Beat Swarthmore 10–0
2816.807Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–5–10.31328-2Beat Williams 6–4
29-17.711Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–50.16730-7Lost to Navy 10–24
3007.972Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–50.28629-12Beat Exeter 6–4

1896 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.590Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+12Beat Lawrenceville 46–0; Beat CORNELL 37–0
200.627Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–01.0001+6Beat Lehigh 40–0
300.923Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–01.0001+3Beat Beloit 6–0
421.036Yale (YALE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+23Beat Elizabeth A.c. 12–6; Beat ARMY 16–2
521.050Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–0–10.9178+13BYE
621.147Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–0–10.9296+11Beat Dickinson 18–0
731.244Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI9–10.9009+15Beat Brown 16–0
811.369Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota Alumni 8–0
921.632Chicago (CHICAGO)B1013–10.9296+4Beat Illinois 12–0
10-61.683Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–10.87510+22Lost to Harvard Alumni 5–8; Beat CARLISLE 4–0
11-61.701Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80011+2Lost to Chicago 0–12
1242.587Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI6–20.75012+5Beat Bowdoin 22–0
13-12.756Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50019+1Lost to Yale 2–16
1472.836Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.60016+1Beat Rutgers 40–6
15-23.023Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–20.667140Lost to Princeton 0–37
1623.085Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500190BYE
1773.128Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–10.75012+2Beat Penn State 10–0
1823.396Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–20.66714+1Beat Amherst 12–0
19-53.647Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60016+1Lost to Bucknell 0–10
20-53.752Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–3–10.500190Lost to Pennsylvania 0–16; Tied DARTMOUTH 10–10
2113.763Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–2–10.50019+2Tied Brown 10–10
22-54.033Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–30.40026+1Lost to Harvard 0–4
23-44.390Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI3–2–10.58318-3Lost to Williams 0–22
2424.991Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–30.50019-1Beat Bennett Medical 56–0
25-25.150Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–30.40026-5Lost to Lafayette 0–18
26-15.486Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–40.42924-6Beat Tufts 28–4
2736.834Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–3–10.41725-3Beat Mount Airy Deaf School 32–0
28-17.082Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–40.20029-4Lost to Michigan 0–40
2908.302Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–5–10.21428-7Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–12
30-29.318Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–50.16730-12Lost to Wesleyan 4–28

1896 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
150.603Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–0–10.9297+8Beat Virginia 48–0; Beat PENN STATE 39–0
200.738Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+4Beat Purdue 16–0
320.763Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–01.0001+2Beat Grinnell 54–6
4-10.787Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–01.0001+17Beat Cornell 13–4
5-40.940Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–01.0001+2Beat Oberlin 22–6
610.976Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+18Beat Wesleyan 16–0; Beat CARLISLE 12–6
771.079Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–0–10.9179+12Beat Chicago 46–6
831.178Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–0–10.9179+8Beat Pennsylvania 6–4
9-11.289Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 18–6
10-61.441Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI8–10.88911+9Beat Amherst 14–0; Lost to LAFAYETTE 4–6
11-11.796Chicago (CHICAGO)B1012–10.92380Beat Armour 36–0; Lost to NORTHWESTERN 6–46
1272.096Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66716+1Beat Union (NEW YORK) 44–0
1302.126Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–10.80012+1Lost to Harvard 4–13
14-22.694Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75013+2Lost to Princeton 0–39
1552.857Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–20.60018+2Beat Lehigh 16–0
1622.976Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI5–20.71414+2Beat Colgate 4–0
1703.013Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–20.50020+2Lost to Yale 6–12
18-23.148Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500200Lost to Michigan 0–16
19-43.422Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI3–1–10.70015-1Lost to Dartmouth 10–28
2033.648Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–20.60018+1Beat Tufts 16–2
21-123.683Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.500200Lost to Pennsylvania Reserves 0–6
2243.794Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–20.50020+2Beat Bowdoin 28–10
23-24.178Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–20.50020-3BYE
24-24.377Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–10.66716-1BYE
2506.287Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–40.33326-5Lost to Yale 0–16; Lost to AMHERST 4–6
2616.478Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI2–30.400250BYE
27-36.491Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–30.25028-3Lost to Brown 0–16
2808.240Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–40.20030-5Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 2–16
2918.311Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–4–10.25028-5Lost to Pennsylvania 0–14; Beat WESLEYAN 6–4
30-19.435Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–3–10.30027-3Lost to Gettysburg 0–10

1896 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.710Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–01.0001+2Beat Missouri 10–0
270.710Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+2Beat Physicians & Surgeons 28–0; Beat LAKE FOREST 66–0
330.809Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–01.0001+10Beat Brown 12–0
410.841Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+7Beat Virginia 20–0; Beat LEHIGH 34–0
5-30.852Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Madison High 18–0; Beat RUSH MEDICAL 50–0
610.860Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–0–10.90011+4Beat Carlisle 22–6; Beat ARMY 11–0
781.017Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+9Beat Williams 22–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 42–0
841.121Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 14–0
991.262Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66715+1Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 50–0
1011.268Chicago (CHICAGO)B1011–01.00010Beat Notre Dame 18–0; Beat OBERLIN 30–0
11-81.295Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–0–10.900110Beat West Virginia 18–0; Beat WEST VIRGINIA 6–0; Beat WEST VIRGINIA 34–0
1221.301Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2BYE
1301.331Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Tufts 18–0
1421.526Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–0–10.900110Beat Physicians & Surgeons 16–6
1521.703Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+1Beat Colby 12–0
16-82.346Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.667150Lost to Minnesota 0–14
17-72.433Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–10.66715+2Lost to Princeton 6–22
1822.871Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI4–20.66715+2Lost to Yale 0–22; Beat SYRACUSE 24–6
19-153.013Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50020+1Lost to Princeton 0–11
20-13.227Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–20.500200Lost to Harvard 0–12
2113.438Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–20.50020-1Beat Susquehanna 40–0
2243.867Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–10.667150Beat Pennsylvania Reserves 10–0
2324.204Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–20.500200Beat M.i.t. 16–6
2434.492Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–20.333270Beat Rutgers 44–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–34
2534.802Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–20.50020-2Beat Amherst 6–0
26-55.239Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–20.333270Lost to Yale 0–42
27-36.478Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI2–30.400250Lost to Michigan 0–66
28-56.500Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–30.25029-1Lost to Cornell 0–18
2906.977Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–2–10.37526-1Tied Haverford 4–4
30010.542Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–3–10.12530-4Lost to Wesleyan 0–6

1896 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
10-0.035Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+2Beat Knox 70–4
2180.213Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.0001+2Beat Lake Forest 34–0
300.639Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–0–10.750170Tied Princeton 0–0
410.745Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
5-30.781Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Navy 8–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 16–0
600.958Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Newton A.c. 18–0; Beat WESLEYAN 28–0
7-31.065Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–0–10.833150Tied Lafayette 0–0; Beat LEHIGH 16–0
8-11.065Purdue (PURDUE)B102–01.00010Beat Rush Medical 32–4
971.100Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.00010Beat Grand Rapids High 44–0
10-11.242Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1BYE
1101.250Chicago (CHICAGO)B109–01.00010Beat Hahnemann Medical 34–0; Beat IOWA 6–0
12-41.260Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.00010Beat Grinnell 12–0
1341.301Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Western Reserve 48–0
14-21.396Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Dickinson 8–0
15-21.402Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Brown 18–0; Beat ORANGE A.C. 12–0
1651.419Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–0–10.875140Beat Armour 42–0; Tied BELOIT 6–6
17-21.490Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI2–0–10.83315+1Beat Bates 22–0
1811.605Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50020+1Lost to Pennsylvania 0–8; Beat FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 49–0
19-52.682Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.667190Lost to Yale 0–18; Beat AMHERST 44–6
2022.755Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–10.75017+1Beat Andover 24–0
21-113.271Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–10.500200Lost to Pennsylvania 0–16
2213.751Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI1–20.333240Lost to Penn State 0–8
2354.642Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–20.333240Beat Boston College 22–8
2414.940Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI2–20.500200Beat Northwestern Academy 6–0; Lost to WISCONSIN 0–34
2545.030Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–20.333240Beat Worcester Tech 12–0
2615.115Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–10.500200BYE
27-96.090Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Princeton 0–16
2826.165Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–20.33324-1Beat Worcester Tech 12–4; Lost to HARVARD 0–28
29-57.180Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–20.33324-1Lost to Navy 0–49
30-410.271Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–2–10.16729-1Lost to Brown 6–44

1896 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1120.071Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.0001+1Beat Lake Forest 38–0
2-10.544Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Gettysburg 32–0; Beat BUCKNELL 40–0
300.639Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
4140.639Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Rutgers 44–0
560.745Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Tufts 27–0
6-10.816Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 34–0
7120.923Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Greer 36–0
8-41.088Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.00010Beat Carleton 16–6
9-71.100Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Duquesne A.c. 18–0
1021.135Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Worcester A.c. 30–0
11-21.181Chicago (CHICAGO)B107–01.00010Beat Monmouth 43–0; Beat CHICAGO ALUMNI 5–0
12-61.384Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Pittsburgh 10–4
13-61.384Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Amherst 12–0
1481.490Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
15-71.561Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI1–0–10.750180Tied Amherst 0–0
16-11.561Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 18–0
1781.703Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Syracuse 22–0
18-41.742Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.000280BYE
19-31.742Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000280BYE
2011.742Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000280BYE
21-41.774Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.00010Beat Englewood High 20–0; Beat CHICAGO A.C. 4–0
2263.122Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–10.667190Beat Troy Laureates 12–4; Beat WESLEYAN 6–0
2363.133Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI1–10.500200Beat Ursinus 40–0
2463.859Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–10.500200Beat Gettysburg 24–0
25-24.868Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI1–10.500200Lost to Illinois 0–38
26-164.890Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–1–10.250240Lost to Yale 0–12; Tied BOWDOIN 0–0
27-35.115Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–10.500200Lost to Pennsylvania 0–40
28-25.432Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–20.000250Lost to Army 0–27
29-26.129Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–20.000250Lost to Harvard 0–34
30-109.535Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–10.00025-1Lost to Williams 0–6

1896 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1190.142Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Franklin & Marshall 24–0
240.213Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Dickinson 28–6
3100.639Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Volunteer A.c. 44–0
4250.710Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.00010Beat Minneapolis Central High 50–0
560.781Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Williams 6–0
6130.781Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Gettysburg 40–0
7210.781Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 6–0
8-50.852Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Tufts 4–0
9211.114Chicago (CHICAGO)B105–01.00010Beat Englewood High 12–0; Beat EUREKA 46–0
10-91.161Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
11-91.161Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
12-41.161Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
13-11.161Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000190BYE
1411.161Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
1511.161Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000190BYE
1611.161Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
1711.161Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000190BYE
1831.161Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
1931.161Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000190BYE
2051.161Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.000190BYE
2161.161Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000190BYE
22-181.490Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Worcester Tech 20–0
23-91.703Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Evanston High 14–0
24-191.845Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wyoming Seminary 10–0
25-181.987Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colgate 6–0
26-22.490Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Bowdoin 0–4
27-42.800Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Yale 0–6
28-22.800Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Harvard 0–6
29-205.277Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Carlisle 6–28
30-205.587Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Pennsylvania 0–24

1896 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.129Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
200.129Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
300.129Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
400.129Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
500.129Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
600.129Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
700.129Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
800.129Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
900.129Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1000.129Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1100.129Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1200.129Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00030BYE
1300.129Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1400.129Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1500.129Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1600.129Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00030BYE
1710.129Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1810.129Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00030BYE
1910.129Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2010.129Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2110.129Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2210.129Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00030BYE
2310.129Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2410.129Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2510.129Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2610.129Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2710.129Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00030BYE
2810.129Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
29-120.994Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat Minneapolis South High 34–0
3001.076Chicago (CHICAGO)B103–01.00010Beat Hyde Park High 24–0; Beat WHEATON HIGH 47–0

1896 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.065Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
2-10.065Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
3-20.065Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
4-30.065Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
5-40.065Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
6-50.065Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
7-60.065Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
8-70.065Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
9-80.065Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
10-90.065Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
11-100.065Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
12-110.065Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00020BYE
13-120.065Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
14-130.065Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
15-140.065Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
16-150.065Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00020BYE
17-160.065Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00020BYE
18-170.065Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
19-180.065Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00020BYE
20-190.065Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
21-200.065Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
22-210.065Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
23-220.065Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00020BYE
24-230.065Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
25-240.065Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
26-250.065Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
27-260.065Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
28-270.065Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00020BYE
29-280.065Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
30-291.348Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–01.00010Beat Englewood High 24–0

1896 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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1896 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1170.000Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Chicago (CHICAGO)B100–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
180.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
120.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

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