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1886 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Avg Rank
7.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
5.666
Rock Bottom
Non-Conf Record
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1886 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Yale (YALE)9–0–10.9501-4.229Paramount+34
2Harvard (HARVARD)12–20.8572-2.831Paramount+19
3Princeton (PRINCETON)7–0–10.9383-1.812Paramount+41
4Williams (WILLIAMS)5–1–10.78641.224Developing ＋+8
5Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)10–20.83351.292Developing+6
6Lehigh (LEHIGH)4–3–10.56362.587Rebuilding −-2
7Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)9–7–10.55972.742Struggling ＋+10
8Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–20.50084.128Failing ＋0
9Amherst (AMHERST)3–40.42996.339Rock Bottom-14
10Rutgers (RUTGERS)1–30.250108.482Rock Bottom-11
11M.i.t. (M.I.T.)2–6–10.2781112.218Rock Bottom-6
12Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)2–60.2501213.175Rock Bottom+4
13Stevens (STEVENS)0–7–10.0631317.981Rock Bottom-9
14Tufts (TUFTS)0–90.0001418.027Rock Bottom-20

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1481115YaleYale — W10: #1Yale — W11: #1Yale — W12: #1Yale — W13: #1Yale — Final: #1HarvardHarvard — W10: #2Harvard — W11: #2Harvard — W12: #2Harvard — W13: #2Harvard — Final: #2PrincetonPrinceton — W10: #3Princeton — W11: #3Princeton — W12: #3Princeton — W13: #3Princeton — Final: #3WilliamsWilliams — W10: #5Williams — W11: #5Williams — W12: #4Williams — W13: #4Williams — Final: #4LafayetteLafayette — W10: #4Lafayette — W11: #4Lafayette — W12: #6Lafayette — W13: #5Lafayette — Final: #5LehighLehigh — W10: #8Lehigh — W11: #9Lehigh — W12: #7Lehigh — W13: #6Lehigh — Final: #6PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W10: #6Pennsylvania — W11: #7Pennsylvania — W12: #5Pennsylvania — W13: #7Pennsylvania — Final: #7DartmouthDartmouth — W10: #7Dartmouth — W11: #8Dartmouth — W12: #8Dartmouth — W13: #8Dartmouth — Final: #8AmherstAmherst — W10: #9Amherst — W11: #10Amherst — W12: #9Amherst — W13: #9Amherst — Final: #9AMRutgersRutgers — W10: #10Rutgers — W11: #6Rutgers — W12: #10Rutgers — W13: #10Rutgers — Final: #10M.i.t.M.i.t. — W10: #11M.i.t. — W11: #11M.i.t. — W12: #11M.i.t. — W13: #11M.i.t. — Final: #11WesleyanWesleyan — W10: #12Wesleyan — W11: #12Wesleyan — W12: #12Wesleyan — W13: #12Wesleyan — Final: #12WEStevensStevens — W10: #13Stevens — W11: #14Stevens — W12: #13Stevens — W13: #14Stevens — Final: #13STTuftsTufts — W10: #14Tufts — W11: #13Tufts — W12: #14Tufts — W13: #13Tufts — Final: #14W10W11W12W13Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
5.666
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Princeton
+41
Yale
+34
Harvard
+19
Pennsylvania
+10
Williams
+8
Lafayette
+6
Wesleyan
+4
Dartmouth
0
Lehigh
-2
M.i.t.
-6
Stevens
-9
Rutgers
-11
Amherst
-14
Tufts
-20

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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