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1888 Season · 18 ranked teams

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Avg Rank
9.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
5.570
Failing −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1888 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Princeton (PRINCETON)11–10.9171-1.770Paramount+55
2Yale (YALE)13–01.0002-1.701Paramount+49
3Harvard (HARVARD)12–10.9233-1.336Paramount+28
4Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))5–1–10.78641.271Developing+1
5Williams (WILLIAMS)5–30.62551.353Developing+5
6Lehigh (LEHIGH)10–20.83361.360Developing+12
7Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)6–30.66772.222Rebuilding+4
8Cornell (CORNELL)3–30.50083.075Struggling-6
9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)9–70.56393.240Struggling+13
10Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)3–40.429105.334Failing −+1
11M.i.t. (M.I.T.)2–50.286117.511Rock Bottom-5
12Bucknell (BUCKNELL)2–30.400128.991Rock Bottom-8
13Stevens (STEVENS)2–7–10.250139.754Rock Bottom-16
14Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)2–70.2221410.405Rock Bottom-7
15Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)1–40.2001510.569Rock Bottom-5
16Amherst (AMHERST)2–8–10.2271612.395Rock Bottom-21
17Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)0–50.0001713.309Rock Bottom-14
18Rutgers (RUTGERS)1–6–10.1881814.286Rock Bottom-10

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
16101519PrincetonPrinceton — W11: #1Princeton — W12: #1Princeton — W13: #1Princeton — W14: #2Princeton — Final: #1YaleYale — W11: #2Yale — W12: #2Yale — W13: #2Yale — W14: #1Yale — Final: #2HarvardHarvard — W11: #3Harvard — W12: #3Harvard — W13: #3Harvard — W14: #3Harvard — Final: #3Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #6Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #5Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #4Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #4Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #4T(WilliamsWilliams — W11: #5Williams — W12: #7Williams — W13: #7Williams — W14: #5Williams — Final: #5LehighLehigh — W11: #7Lehigh — W12: #6Lehigh — W13: #6Lehigh — W14: #6Lehigh — Final: #6LafayetteLafayette — W11: #4Lafayette — W12: #4Lafayette — W13: #5Lafayette — W14: #7Lafayette — Final: #7CornellCornell — W11: #8Cornell — W12: #8Cornell — W13: #8Cornell — W14: #8Cornell — Final: #8PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W11: #9Pennsylvania — W12: #9Pennsylvania — W13: #9Pennsylvania — W14: #9Pennsylvania — Final: #9DartmouthDartmouth — W11: #16Dartmouth — W12: #12Dartmouth — W13: #11Dartmouth — W14: #10Dartmouth — Final: #10M.i.t.M.i.t. — W11: #10M.i.t. — W12: #10M.i.t. — W13: #10M.i.t. — W14: #11M.i.t. — Final: #11BucknellBucknell — W11: #12Bucknell — W12: #11Bucknell — W13: #12Bucknell — W14: #12Bucknell — Final: #12StevensStevens — W11: #13Stevens — W12: #14Stevens — W13: #13Stevens — W14: #13Stevens — Final: #13STWesleyanWesleyan — W11: #11Wesleyan — W12: #13Wesleyan — W13: #14Wesleyan — W14: #14Wesleyan — Final: #14WEWorcester TechWorcester Tech — W11: #18Worcester Tech — W12: #18Worcester Tech — W13: #18Worcester Tech — W14: #18Worcester Tech — Final: #15AmherstAmherst — W11: #17Amherst — W12: #17Amherst — W13: #17Amherst — W14: #15Amherst — Final: #16AMSwarthmoreSwarthmore — W11: #14Swarthmore — W12: #15Swarthmore — W13: #15Swarthmore — W14: #16Swarthmore — Final: #17SWRutgersRutgers — W11: #15Rutgers — W12: #16Rutgers — W13: #16Rutgers — W14: #17Rutgers — Final: #18W11W12W13W14Final

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
5.570
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Princeton
+55
Yale
+49
Harvard
+28
Pennsylvania
+13
Lehigh
+12
Williams
+5
Lafayette
+4
Trinity (connecticut)
+1
Dartmouth
+1
M.i.t.
-5
Worcester Tech
-5
Cornell
-6
Wesleyan
-7
Bucknell
-8
Rutgers
-10
Swarthmore
-14
Stevens
-16
Amherst
-21

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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