1900 Final College Football Team Rankings
1900 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 | 0 | 0.520 | 7–0–1 | 0.938 | 2 | +25 | Tied Northwestern 5–5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0.602 | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | BYE | |
| 3 | 1 | 0.770 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +32 | BYE | ||
| 4 | -1 | 0.780 | 10–0–2 | 0.917 | 4 | +34 | Beat Nebraska 20–12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0.865 | IND FBSI | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +66 | Beat Cornell 27–0 | |
| 6 | -1 | 0.930 | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +60 | BYE | |
| 7 | 3 | 1.572 | IND FBSI | 7–1–2 | 0.800 | 9 | +5 | Beat Knox 43–0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1.905 | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +21 | Beat Dickinson 10–6 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1.907 | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 14 | +33 | BYE | |
| 10 | -3 | 1.944 | IND FBSI | 7–1–2 | 0.800 | 9 | +11 | Lost to Minnesota 12–20 | |
| 11 | -2 | 2.103 | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +17 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–27 | |
| 12 | -4 | 2.158 | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 12 | +16 | Lost to Chicago 6–15 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 2.277 | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 11 | +9 | BYE | |
| 14 | 0 | 2.346 | IND FBSI | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 12 | +4 | BYE | |
| 15 | 3 | 2.376 | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | 0.682 | 16 | +22 | Beat Carlisle 17–6 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2.531 | 7–2–3 | 0.708 | 15 | +19 | Tied Iowa 5–5 | ||
| 17 | 5 | 2.572 | 4–2–2 | 0.625 | 24 | +6 | Beat Purdue 24–5 | ||
| 18 | -2 | 2.577 | 7–3–2 | 0.667 | 19 | +7 | BYE | ||
| 19 | 1 | 2.688 | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | 0.682 | 16 | +14 | Beat Dartmouth 12–5 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2.800 | IND FBSI | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 22 | -5 | Beat Physicians & Surgeons 5–0 | |
| 21 | -6 | 2.862 | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | 0.682 | 16 | +12 | Lost to Navy 7–11 | |
| 22 | 4 | 3.028 | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 19 | +9 | Beat Army 11–7 | |
| 23 | 2 | 3.172 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 9–5–1 | 0.633 | 23 | +10 | Beat Michigan 15–6 | |
| 24 | -1 | 3.377 | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 19 | +7 | BYE | |
| 25 | -6 | 3.410 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Columbia 6–17 |
| 26 | 2 | 3.757 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 28 | +15 | BYE |
| 27 | -3 | 3.999 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 25 | -11 | Lost to Beloit 0–43 |
| 28 | 1 | 4.344 | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 26 | +6 | BYE | |
| 29 | -2 | 4.367 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 31 | -12 | Lost to Indiana 5–24 | ||
| 30 | 1 | 4.556 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 27 | +7 | BYE |
| 31 | -1 | 4.741 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 31 | -11 | Lost to Lafayette 6–10 |
| 32 | 1 | 5.147 | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 29 | -12 | BYE | |
| 33 | -1 | 5.621 | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 31 | -22 | Lost to Amherst 0–18 | |
| 34 | 1 | 5.672 | IND FBSI | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 39 | -5 | Tied M.i.t. 0–0 | |
| 35 | 3 | 5.688 | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 34 | -3 | Beat Swarthmore 18–0 | |
| 36 | 4 | 5.689 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 4–7–1 | 0.375 | 37 | -14 | Beat Massachusetts 18–0 |
| 37 | -3 | 5.928 | IND FBSI | 2–4–2 | 0.375 | 37 | -6 | Lost to Brown 5–12 | |
| 38 | -2 | 6.231 | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 36 | -17 | BYE | |
| 39 | 0 | 6.561 | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 40 | -6 | BYE | |
| 40 | -3 | 6.719 | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | 0.409 | 35 | -9 | Lost to Buffalo 0–10 | |
| 41 | 0 | 7.667 | IND FBSI | 2–5–1 | 0.313 | 41 | -10 | BYE |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.513 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Grinnell 63–2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0.715 | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | Beat Brown 11–6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0.724 | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | Beat Princeton 29–5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.826 | 9–0–2 | 0.909 | 4 | +25 | Beat Northwestern 21–0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0.996 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +21 | Beat Chicago 39–5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1.044 | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +44 | Beat Carlisle 16–6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1.568 | IND FBSI | 7–0–2 | 0.889 | 7 | +9 | Beat Kansas 12–0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1.738 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +18 | Beat Notre Dame 7–0 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 1.902 | IND FBSI | 6–1–2 | 0.778 | 10 | -1 | Beat Cornell (IOWA) 6–0 | |
| 10 | -2 | 1.910 | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +18 | Lost to Lafayette 0–17 | |
| 11 | -2 | 1.992 | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 15 | +29 | Lost to Yale 5–29 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2.005 | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 10 | +9 | Beat Cornell 17–0 | |
| 13 | -1 | 2.033 | 7–2–2 | 0.727 | 15 | +9 | Tied Indiana 0–0 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 2.364 | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 10 | +3 | Beat Rochester 68–5 | |
| 15 | 3 | 2.402 | IND FBSI | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 13 | +15 | Beat Bucknell 18–10 | |
| 16 | -3 | 2.540 | 7–2–2 | 0.727 | 15 | +17 | Lost to Minnesota 0–21 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 2.584 | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 13 | +7 | Beat Tufts 17–11 | |
| 18 | 6 | 2.598 | IND FBSI | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 21 | +16 | Beat Navy 11–0 | |
| 19 | -4 | 2.796 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 22 | +3 | Lost to Pennsylvania 6–16 |
| 20 | -3 | 2.800 | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 19 | +11 | Lost to Harvard 6–11 | |
| 21 | -7 | 3.044 | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 18 | +2 | Lost to Columbia 0–11 | |
| 22 | -3 | 3.104 | IND FBSI | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 29 | -4 | Lost to Michigan 0–7 | |
| 23 | 0 | 3.139 | 3–2–2 | 0.571 | 27 | +1 | Tied Illinois 0–0 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 3.348 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 19 | -9 | Beat Princeton A.c. 18–0; Beat MONMOUTH 11–6 |
| 25 | 0 | 3.460 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 8–5–1 | 0.607 | 25 | +3 | Lost to Wisconsin 5–39 | |
| 26 | -4 | 3.561 | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 22 | +4 | Lost to William Penn 5–6 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3.615 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 27 | -8 | Beat Earlham 38–0 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 4.012 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 31 | +11 | Beat Williams 35–0 |
| 29 | -3 | 4.276 | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 26 | +6 | Lost to Wesleyan 0–35 | |
| 30 | 1 | 4.284 | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 24 | -7 | Beat M.i.t. 16–0 | |
| 31 | -1 | 4.561 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 29 | +6 | BYE |
| 32 | -4 | 4.700 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 31 | -7 | Lost to Lehigh 0–6 |
| 33 | 4 | 5.433 | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 31 | -14 | Beat UConn 17–6 | |
| 34 | 1 | 5.563 | IND FBSI | 2–3–2 | 0.429 | 36 | -3 | Tied Vermont 0–0 | |
| 35 | 3 | 5.941 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 39 | -14 | BYE |
| 36 | -3 | 5.979 | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 35 | -1 | Beat Dickinson 6–0; Lost to HOMESTEAD A.C. 0–50 | |
| 37 | -3 | 6.129 | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 37 | -3 | Lost to Iowa 2–63 | |
| 38 | -2 | 6.135 | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 37 | -13 | Lost to Army 10–18 | |
| 39 | 1 | 6.139 | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | 0.450 | 34 | -7 | Beat Gettysburg 44–0 | |
| 40 | -1 | 6.763 | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 40 | -9 | Lost to Bowdoin 11–17 | |
| 41 | 0 | 8.655 | IND FBSI | 1–5–1 | 0.214 | 41 | -8 | Lost to Northern Iowa 0–5 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.498 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Michigan 28–5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0.745 | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | BYE | |
| 3 | 0 | 0.828 | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Carlisle 35–0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.920 | 8–0–2 | 0.900 | 5 | +17 | Beat Illinois 23–0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0.997 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +12 | Beat Notre Dame 54–0 | ||
| 6 | -1 | 1.079 | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +35 | Beat Lafayette 12–5 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1.445 | IND FBSI | 6–0–2 | 0.875 | 7 | +9 | Beat Grinnell 33–0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1.455 | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Oberlin 29–0 | |
| 9 | -3 | 1.668 | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +26 | Lost to Columbia 5–6 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1.844 | IND FBSI | 5–1–2 | 0.750 | 13 | -1 | Beat Dixon 17–0 | |
| 11 | -4 | 1.867 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +13 | Lost to Iowa 5–28 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 2.235 | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 13 | +6 | Lost to Minnesota 0–23 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 2.247 | 7–1–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +15 | Beat Chicago 5–0 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 2.303 | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +4 | Beat Penn State 44–0 | |
| 15 | -3 | 2.397 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 19 | +4 | Lost to Yale 0–35 |
| 16 | -1 | 2.410 | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 13 | 0 | Lost to Pennsylvania 5–12 | |
| 17 | 0 | 2.518 | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 13 | +11 | Beat Tufts 26–5 | |
| 18 | 6 | 2.527 | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 18 | +12 | Beat Rutgers 23–0; Beat HAMILTON 11–0 | |
| 19 | -8 | 2.598 | IND FBSI | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 24 | -3 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–54 | |
| 20 | 2 | 2.611 | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 13 | +5 | Beat Dickinson 6–0 | |
| 21 | 0 | 2.691 | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 19 | +5 | Beat NEW Hampshire 32–0 | |
| 22 | -2 | 2.724 | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 19 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 16–0 | |
| 23 | -4 | 2.971 | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 26 | +2 | BYE | ||
| 24 | 3 | 3.072 | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 25 | +10 | Beat Princeton 6–5; Beat BUFFALO 17–0 | |
| 25 | -2 | 3.118 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 8–4–1 | 0.654 | 22 | +3 | Lost to Northwestern 0–5 | |
| 26 | 2 | 3.625 | IND FBSI | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 23 | +8 | Beat Amherst 16–5 | |
| 27 | 3 | 3.892 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 27 | -7 | Beat Lombard 29–0 |
| 28 | -3 | 4.004 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 27 | -2 | Lost to Syracuse 0–6 |
| 29 | -3 | 4.142 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 31 | -7 | BYE | ||
| 30 | 4 | 4.616 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 29 | +4 | Tied Amherst 0–0; Beat NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 22–0 |
| 31 | -2 | 4.742 | IND FBSI | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 29 | -6 | Lost to Wesleyan 5–11 | |
| 32 | 4 | 4.934 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 32 | +3 | Beat Holy Cross 11–5 |
| 33 | 2 | 5.178 | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 32 | -3 | Beat Haverford 11–10 | |
| 34 | -3 | 5.354 | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 32 | -2 | Lost to Nebraska 0–33 | |
| 35 | -3 | 5.470 | IND FBSI | 2–3–1 | 0.417 | 37 | -2 | Tied Union (NEW YORK) 0–0 | |
| 36 | 3 | 5.653 | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 32 | -9 | Beat Susquehanna 35–0 | |
| 37 | 4 | 5.990 | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 32 | -13 | Beat Vermont 10–5 | |
| 38 | -5 | 5.994 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 39 | -12 | Tied Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–0; Lost to WILLIAMS 5–16 |
| 39 | -1 | 6.707 | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 40 | -6 | Lost to Brown 5–26 | |
| 40 | -3 | 6.835 | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 38 | -4 | Lost to Navy 0–44 | |
| 41 | -1 | 7.509 | IND FBSI | 1–4–1 | 0.250 | 41 | -6 | Lost to Drake 0–16 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.596 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Cincinnati 58–0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0.698 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0.902 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Penn State 17–5; Beat COLUMBIA 30–0 | |
| 4 | -1 | 0.958 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Bates 41–0; Beat ARMY 29–0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0.973 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Bowdoin 30–0; Beat WESLEYAN 38–0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1.008 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Upper Iowa 64–0 | ||
| 7 | -2 | 1.011 | 5–0–2 | 0.857 | 13 | +3 | Beat Grinnell 26–0 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1.044 | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Syracuse 43–0; Beat LAFAYETTE 5–0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1.210 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.231 | IND FBSI | 3–0–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +4 | Beat Drake 8–0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1.349 | 6–0–1 | 0.929 | 11 | +2 | Beat Lombard 35–0; Tied NORTHWESTERN 0–0 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 1.604 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Purdue 11–6 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1.755 | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Union (NEW YORK) 11–0 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1.794 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | 0 | Beat Lawrence 26–0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1.810 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +11 | Beat Chicago 11–6 | |
| 16 | -2 | 2.138 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 14 | +3 | Lost to Brown 6–11 | |
| 17 | -10 | 2.140 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 19 | +2 | Lost to Nebraska 0–8 | |
| 18 | -5 | 2.220 | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–5 | |
| 19 | 0 | 2.683 | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 22 | +3 | Lost to Princeton 0–43; Beat AMHERST 5–0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 2.793 | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 18 | +2 | Beat Lake Forest Academy 23–0; Tied ILLINOIS 0–0 | ||
| 21 | 13 | 2.868 | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 25 | -1 | Beat Vincennes 62–0 | ||
| 22 | -6 | 2.958 | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 20 | +1 | Beat LA Salle 11–0; Lost to HARVARD 0–29 | |
| 23 | 7 | 3.331 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 22 | 0 | Beat Georgetown 6–0 | |
| 24 | 5 | 3.333 | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 20 | +1 | Beat Colby 6–5 | |
| 25 | 7 | 3.347 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 22 | 0 | Beat Tufts 12–0 | |
| 26 | -5 | 3.374 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–30 | |
| 27 | -2 | 3.505 | IND FBSI | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 26 | +1 | Beat Stevens 45–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–30 | |
| 28 | -6 | 3.581 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 6–11 | ||
| 29 | 4 | 3.767 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | +1 | Beat Rutgers 21–0 | |
| 30 | 1 | 3.896 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | -1 | Beat Monmouth 23–0 |
| 31 | -3 | 4.004 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 28 | -2 | Beat M.i.t. 18–0; Lost to SYRACUSE 0–5 |
| 32 | 6 | 4.085 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | +2 | Beat Penn State 18–0 |
| 33 | -10 | 4.513 | IND FBSI | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 26 | 0 | Lost to Hamilton 5–12 | |
| 34 | -8 | 4.734 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | -1 | Lost to Minnesota 0–26 | |
| 35 | 0 | 5.060 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 28 | -4 | BYE | |
| 36 | 1 | 5.344 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 37 | 0 | BYE | |
| 37 | -10 | 5.421 | IND FBSI | 2–3–1 | 0.417 | 36 | -2 | Lost to Pennsylvania 5–17; Lost to DICKINSON 0–18 | |
| 38 | -2 | 6.062 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 39 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–38 |
| 39 | 1 | 6.354 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 37 | -1 | Beat UConn 6–0 |
| 40 | -1 | 7.402 | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 39 | -2 | Lost to Duquesne A.c. 0–29 | |
| 41 | 0 | 8.952 | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 41 | -4 | Lost to Dartmouth 0–12 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.567 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat S.b. Howard Park 64–0 | |
| 2 | -1 | 0.698 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Simpson 47–0 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 0.870 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Amherst 18–0; Beat COLUMBIA 24–0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0.990 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Dickinson 35–0; Beat BROWN 12–0 | |
| 5 | -1 | 1.028 | 4–0–2 | 0.833 | 15 | +1 | Tied Chicago 6–6 | ||
| 6 | -1 | 1.121 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Bates 50–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 17–0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 1.126 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Northern Iowa 50–0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1.222 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Beloit 11–0 | ||
| 9 | -3 | 1.273 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Virginia 17–2 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.315 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Penn State 26–0; Beat JOHNS HOPKINS 11–0; Beat NAVY 5–0 | |
| 11 | 8 | 1.375 | IND FBSI | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +1 | Beat Iowa State 30–0 | |
| 12 | -4 | 1.425 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Physicians & Surgeons 6–0; Beat KNOX 16–0 | ||
| 13 | -4 | 1.467 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Manhattan 11–0; Beat SWARTHMORE 34–2 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1.493 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 8–0–1 | 0.944 | 14 | +3 | Beat Rush Medical 40–0; Tied MINNESOTA 6–6 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1.640 | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Washington & Jefferson 16–5 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1.663 | IND FBSI | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 15 | 0 | Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 28–0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1.694 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Case 24–6 | ||
| 18 | -15 | 1.805 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 19 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–11 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2.077 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 19 | 0 | Beat NEW York University 12–0 | |
| 20 | -9 | 2.267 | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 19 | +2 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–12 | |
| 21 | 16 | 2.478 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 23 | 0 | Beat Colby 68–0; Beat TUFTS 5–0 | |
| 22 | 6 | 2.710 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 23 | 0 | Beat Depauw 28–5 | ||
| 23 | 7 | 3.065 | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 22 | 0 | Tied Columbia 0–0; Beat UNION (NEW YORK) 5–0 | |
| 24 | 9 | 3.192 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +1 | Beat Indiana 12–0 | ||
| 25 | -5 | 3.271 | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 26 | +1 | Tied Williams 0–0; Lost to HARVARD 0–24 | |
| 26 | 8 | 3.400 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 23 | 0 | Beat Cornell (IOWA) 6–0 | |
| 27 | -5 | 3.460 | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 26 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–26 | |
| 28 | -1 | 3.660 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Harvard 0–18 |
| 29 | 0 | 3.810 | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 26 | +1 | Tied Andover 0–0 | |
| 30 | -6 | 3.834 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–5 | |
| 31 | 0 | 4.074 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 0–16 |
| 32 | -9 | 4.102 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–17 | |
| 33 | 5 | 4.259 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | +1 | Beat Bucknell 12–6 | |
| 34 | -16 | 4.798 | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 29 | -1 | Lost to Northwestern 0–12 | ||
| 35 | -3 | 5.074 | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 29 | -3 | Lost to Wesleyan 0–17 | |
| 36 | 4 | 5.126 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | +1 | Beat Massachusetts 17–0 |
| 37 | -1 | 5.172 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 0–30 | |
| 38 | -3 | 5.242 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | 0 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–35 |
| 39 | -13 | 5.243 | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 34 | -2 | Lost to Lehigh 6–12 | |
| 40 | 1 | 6.467 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 40 | 0 | Lost to Army 0–28 |
| 41 | -2 | 6.810 | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 40 | -1 | Lost to Bowdoin 0–5 |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.563 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Iowa 68–0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0.589 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Englewood High 68–0 | |
| 3 | 9 | 0.899 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ripon 78–0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0.989 | 4–0–1 | 0.900 | 20 | +1 | Beat Carleton 44–0; Beat IOWA STATE 27–0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1.056 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Amherst 27–0; Beat TUFTS 30–0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1.100 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Gettysburg 45–0 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.187 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Franklin & Marshall 47–0; Beat HAVERFORD 38–0 | |
| 8 | 9 | 1.240 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Depauw 63–0; Beat ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 21–0 | ||
| 9 | 16 | 1.296 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ursinus 34–0; Beat SUSQUEHANNA 35–0 | |
| 10 | -6 | 1.327 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Williams 12–0; Beat BOWDOIN 12–0 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1.336 | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Holy Cross 18–0; Beat M.I.T. 22–0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1.454 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Grinnell 6–0 | |
| 13 | -4 | 1.454 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Lehigh 12–5 | |
| 14 | -11 | 1.480 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Physicians & Surgeons 5–0 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 1.579 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Dixon 23–5; Beat PURDUE 17–5 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1.624 | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Rochester 6–0; Beat BUCKNELL 6–0 | |
| 17 | -3 | 1.676 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kalamazoo 11–0 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 1.729 | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Beat Earlham 18–0 | ||
| 19 | 9 | 1.755 | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Tied Nebraska Alumni 0–0 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1.768 | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 11–0; Beat WESLEYAN 12–0 | |
| 21 | -6 | 1.807 | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Tied Penn State 0–0 | |
| 22 | 8 | 1.820 | IND FBSI | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 21 | 0 | Tied Army 0–0 | |
| 23 | 0 | 1.938 | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Exeter 10–0 | |
| 24 | 2 | 2.043 | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland Baltimore 6–0 | |
| 25 | 8 | 2.054 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Beat ST. Lawrence 70–0 | |
| 26 | -15 | 3.075 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Cornell 0–6 | |
| 27 | -7 | 3.077 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–27; Beat WORCESTER TECH 39–0 |
| 28 | -18 | 3.179 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Chicago 5–17 | ||
| 29 | -2 | 3.219 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Lost to Brown 0–18 | |
| 30 | 1 | 3.443 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Lost to Harvard 0–12; Beat RENSSELAER 12–0 | |
| 31 | 3 | 3.455 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | BYE |
| 32 | 4 | 3.568 | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 26 | -1 | Beat Norwich 50–0 | |
| 33 | 4 | 3.940 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Beat Rush Medical 6–0 | ||
| 34 | -2 | 3.988 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Drake 0–6 | |
| 35 | 3 | 4.264 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | Beat Swarthmore 12–0 |
| 36 | -7 | 4.339 | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 0–27 | |
| 37 | -16 | 4.724 | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Harvard 0–12 | |
| 38 | 1 | 4.952 | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 5–12 | |
| 39 | -4 | 5.352 | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–30 | |
| 40 | 1 | 5.410 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Columbia 0–12 |
| 41 | -1 | 5.867 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 37 | 0 | BYE |
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 0.000 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 24 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 15 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 39 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 12 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 27 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 3 | 0.000 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 0 | 0.000 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 13 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 10 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 35 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 29 | 0.000 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | — | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 14 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 1 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 25 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 32 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 16 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 22 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 28 | 0.000 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 6 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 38 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 21 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 11 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 18 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 20 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | — | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 23 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 17 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 33 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 7 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 4 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 30 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 31 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 36 | 0.000 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 26 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 9 | 0.000 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 19 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | |
| 1 | 5 | 0.000 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason | ||
| 1 | 8 | 0.000 | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |