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1885 Final College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-6.508Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40Beat Pennsylvania 76–10
20-5.776Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–10.8752+20Beat Wesleyan 61–0
303.222Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI8–50.6153+4Lost to Princeton 10–76
415.216Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI3–60.3336-9BYE
517.348Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–2–20.5004-4BYE
6-28.551Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–40.4295+5Lost to Yale 0–61
7018.887Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–4–20.2867-16BYE

1885 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-6.325Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–01.0001+31Beat Yale 6–5
20-5.630Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–10.8572+17Lost to Princeton 5–6
301.644Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI8–40.6673+5Beat Lehigh 35–0; Beat STEVENS 23–9
415.011Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–30.5004+6BYE
5-15.216Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI3–60.3336-8Lost to Pennsylvania 9–23
607.348Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–2–20.5004-2Tied Lehigh 6–6
7018.887Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–4–20.2867-14Lost to Pennsylvania 0–35; Tied LAFAYETTE 6–6

1885 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-7.287Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+21Beat Johns Hopkins 10–0; Beat WESLEYAN 76–0
20-5.248Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+15Beat Pennsylvania 53–5
312.646Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–40.6003+2Lost to Yale 5–53
414.292Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI3–50.3756-3Lost to Lafayette 18–23; Beat CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 86–0
5-24.786Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–30.5004+6Lost to Princeton 0–76
607.348Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–2–10.5004-2Beat Stevens 23–18
7017.056Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–3–10.3007-9BYE

1885 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-8.607Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+16Beat Columbia LAW 64–0
20-5.197Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Crescent A.c. 52–0
300.275Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–20.6004+6Beat Pennsylvania 25–18
401.244Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–30.6673+1Beat Lafayette 30–22; Lost to WESLEYAN 18–25
528.889Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI2–40.3336-1Beat City College OF NEW York 162–0; Beat LEHIGH 20–4
6-110.949Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–2–10.3755-4Lost to Pennsylvania 22–30
7-116.826Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–3–10.3007-7Beat Rutgers 10–5; Lost to STEVENS 4–20

1885 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-8.972Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+10Beat Pennsylvania 80–10
21-5.191Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Wesleyan 71–0; Beat M.I.T. 51–0
3-10.281Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–20.50040Lost to Yale 0–71; Beat TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 60–0
400.649Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–20.7143+1Beat Lafayette 54–10; Lost to PRINCETON 10–80
5010.463Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–1–10.5004-2Lost to Pennsylvania 10–54; Tied LEHIGH 0–0
6030.050Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–2–10.1676-2Tied Lafayette 0–0
7038.900Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–40.0007-1BYE

1885 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-8.938Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 57–0
20-5.494Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–10.50050BYE
30-3.506Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1BYE
40-0.864Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80040Lost to Princeton 0–57
501.100Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Stevens 16–12
6030.650Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–20.0006-1BYE
7038.000Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–40.00060Lost to Lafayette 12–16

1885 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-10.313Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Stevens 76–0
20-5.737Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–10.50040Lost to Yale 0–18
30-3.781Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Wesleyan 18–0
40-3.472Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Swarthmore 68–6; Beat PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNI 6–5
501.500Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
6028.400Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–20.00050Lost to Haverford 8–24
7048.200Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–30.00050Lost to Princeton 0–76

1885 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-11.550Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
23-8.800Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 80–0
33-6.188Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Stevens 55–0
40-4.813Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Pennsylvania Alumni 42–0; Beat LEHIGH 54–0
5-31.500Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
6-335.600Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–10.00050Lost to Pennsylvania 0–54
7047.900Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–20.00050Lost to Yale 0–55

1885 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
10-12.375Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Stevens 94–0
2-10.500Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
3-20.500Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
4-30.500Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
5-40.500Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
6-50.500Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
7-658.250Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–10.00020Lost to Princeton 0–94

1885 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

1885 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
170.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

1884 Final College Football Team Rankings

1884 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
10-5.129Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–0–10.9442+23Tied Princeton 0–0
20-3.483Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–0–10.9501+31Tied Yale 0–0
300.610Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–1–10.7863+16Beat Wesleyan 14–12
400.767Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–40.6364-6BYE
505.876Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.4296-3BYE
617.293Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI4–50.4445-2Beat Lafayette 52–0
7-17.392Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–50.3757+13Lost to Pennsylvania 12–14
8014.601Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–50.2868-15Lost to Stevens 0–52
9030.520Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–40.0009-14BYE

1884 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

1884 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
10-5.266Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+22Beat Yale Alumni 18–0; Beat HARVARD 52–0
20-3.483Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+28Beat Harvard 36–6
310.465Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.7503+12Tied Pennsylvania Alumni 16–16
4-10.686Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–40.6364-5Lost to Princeton 6–36; Lost to YALE 0–52
505.493Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.4295-2BYE
607.014Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–40.4295+13BYE
7110.445Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI3–50.3757-3Beat Yale/princeton/harvard Grads 24–4
8-112.463Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.3338-10BYE
9030.280Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–40.0009-12BYE

1884 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

1884 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
10-6.215Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+14BYE
20-3.589Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–01.0001+19BYE
30-1.127Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–20.7784-5Beat Dartmouth 29–0; Beat TUFTS 51–0
400.465Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.8003+11Beat Johns Hopkins 33–0
505.416Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.4295-2Lost to Wesleyan 0–31
607.091Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–40.4295+12Beat Rutgers 31–0
7112.333Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.3337-10Beat Lehigh 34–4; Lost to STEVENS 4–18
8-113.236Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI2–50.2868-3Beat Lafayette 18–4
9029.800Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–40.0009-12Lost to Lafayette 4–34; Lost to HAVERFORD 12–36

1884 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

1884 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
10-6.105Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Wesleyan 46–0
20-3.561Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–01.0001+14Beat Johns Hopkins 57–0
30-0.644Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–20.7144-5Beat Williams 23–0; Beat OTTAWA 20–6
401.113Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–10.7503+7Beat Stevens 30–0
503.769Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–30.5005+1Beat Lafayette 26–0
6010.458Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–40.3336+6Lost to Yale 0–46
7017.478Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–50.1678-5Lost to Pennsylvania 0–30
8017.832Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–30.2507-4Lost to Rutgers 0–26
9035.440Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–20.0009-6BYE

1884 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

1884 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
10-6.666Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7BYE
22-3.520Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+11Beat Lafayette 140–0; Beat STEVENS 58–0
30-1.513Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–20.6004-4Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 67–0; Lost to WESLEYAN 0–16
412.489Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–10.6673+4Beat Lafayette 21–0
515.642Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40050Beat Lehigh 61–0
628.151Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–30.4005+4Beat Stevens 11–0; Beat HARVARD 16–0
7016.831Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–40.2008-3Lost to Wesleyan 0–11; Lost to PRINCETON 0–58
8-617.037Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–20.3337-1Lost to Princeton 0–140; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–21
9035.440Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–20.0009-5Lost to Rutgers 0–61

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