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1891 Season · 26 ranked teams

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Failing
Avg Rank
13.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.590
Failing
Non-Conf Record
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1891 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Yale (YALE)13–01.0001-0.301Paramount+74
2Harvard (HARVARD)13–10.9292-0.201Paramount+46
3Princeton (PRINCETON)12–10.92330.418Challenger −+46
4Williams (WILLIAMS)8–2–10.77340.992Pretender −+16
5Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)11–20.84651.472Developing+33
6Cornell (CORNELL)7–30.70061.530Developing+10
7Penn State (PENN STATE)5–20.71472.025Rebuilding ＋-4
8Amherst (AMHERST)8–4–30.63382.082Rebuilding ＋+7
9Bucknell (BUCKNELL)6–2–10.72292.339Rebuilding+4
10Army (ARMY)4–1–10.750102.373Rebuilding+3
11Navy (NAVY)5–20.714112.545Rebuilding −0
12Lehigh (LEHIGH)7–60.538123.153Struggling+18
13Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–2–10.500133.353Struggling+3
14Rutgers (RUTGERS)8–60.571143.354Struggling-2
15Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))6–40.600153.522Struggling −+13
16Springfield (SPRINGFIELD)5–8–10.393165.380Failing −-9
17Dickinson (DICKINSON)2–2–10.500175.503Failing −-2
18Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)2–9–10.208186.475Rock Bottom-25
19M.i.t. (M.I.T.)2–60.250196.533Rock Bottom-11
20Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)2–40.333206.692Rock Bottom-3
21Stevens (STEVENS)4–70.364216.756Rock Bottom-23
22Brown (BROWN)4–60.400227.022Rock Bottom-10
23Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)2–50.286237.782Rock Bottom-24
24Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)2–70.222249.973Rock Bottom-3
25Columbia (COLUMBIA)1–50.1672513.526Rock Bottom-17
26Haverford (HAVERFORD)0–60.0002615.037Rock Bottom-21

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
18142128YaleYale — W11: #2Yale — W12: #1Yale — W13: #1Yale — W14: #1Yale — Final: #1HarvardHarvard — W11: #1Harvard — W12: #2Harvard — W13: #2Harvard — W14: #2Harvard — Final: #2PrincetonPrinceton — W11: #4Princeton — W12: #3Princeton — W13: #3Princeton — W14: #3Princeton — Final: #3WilliamsWilliams — W11: #7Williams — W12: #5Williams — W13: #5Williams — W14: #4Williams — Final: #4PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W11: #5Pennsylvania — W12: #7Pennsylvania — W13: #6Pennsylvania — W14: #5Pennsylvania — Final: #5CornellCornell — W11: #3Cornell — W12: #4Cornell — W13: #4Cornell — W14: #6Cornell — Final: #6Penn StatePenn State — W11: #11Penn State — W12: #9Penn State — W13: #9Penn State — W14: #11Penn State — Final: #7AmherstAmherst — W11: #12Amherst — W12: #11Amherst — W13: #11Amherst — W14: #7Amherst — Final: #8AMBucknellBucknell — W11: #10Bucknell — W12: #8Bucknell — W13: #7Bucknell — W14: #8Bucknell — Final: #9ArmyArmy — W11: #8Army — W12: #15Army — W13: #13Army — W14: #9Army — Final: #10NavyNavy — W11: #6Navy — W12: #6Navy — W13: #8Navy — W14: #10Navy — Final: #11LehighLehigh — W11: #13Lehigh — W12: #12Lehigh — W13: #12Lehigh — W14: #12Lehigh — Final: #12DartmouthDartmouth — W11: #14Dartmouth — W12: #13Dartmouth — W13: #14Dartmouth — W14: #13Dartmouth — Final: #13RutgersRutgers — W11: #16Rutgers — W12: #14Rutgers — W13: #15Rutgers — W14: #14Rutgers — Final: #14Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #9Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #10Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #10Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #15Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #15T(SpringfieldSpringfield — W11: #17Springfield — W12: #16Springfield — W13: #17Springfield — W14: #16Springfield — Final: #16SPDickinsonDickinson — W11: #15Dickinson — W12: #17Dickinson — W13: #16Dickinson — W14: #17Dickinson — Final: #17DILafayetteLafayette — W11: #21Lafayette — W12: #19Lafayette — W13: #18Lafayette — W14: #19Lafayette — Final: #18M.i.t.M.i.t. — W11: #20M.i.t. — W12: #20M.i.t. — W13: #21M.i.t. — W14: #18M.i.t. — Final: #19Franklin & MarshallFranklin & Marshall — W11: #22Franklin & Marshall — W12: #22Franklin & Marshall — W13: #22Franklin & Marshall — W14: #21Franklin & Marshall — Final: #20F&MStevensStevens — W11: #18Stevens — W12: #18Stevens — W13: #19Stevens — W14: #20Stevens — Final: #21STBrownBrown — W11: #19Brown — W12: #21Brown — W13: #20Brown — W14: #22Brown — Final: #22MassachusettsMassachusetts — W11: #23Massachusetts — W12: #23Massachusetts — W13: #23Massachusetts — W14: #23Massachusetts — Final: #23WesleyanWesleyan — W11: #24Wesleyan — W12: #24Wesleyan — W13: #24Wesleyan — W14: #24Wesleyan — Final: #24WEColumbiaColumbia — W11: #25Columbia — W12: #25Columbia — W13: #25Columbia — W14: #25Columbia — Final: #25HaverfordHaverford — W11: #26Haverford — W12: #26Haverford — W13: #26Haverford — W14: #26Haverford — Final: #26HAW11W12W13W14Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.590
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+74
Harvard
+46
Princeton
+46
Pennsylvania
+33
Lehigh
+18
Williams
+16
Trinity (connecticut)
+13
Cornell
+10
Amherst
+7
Bucknell
+4
Army
+3
Dartmouth
+3
Navy
0
Rutgers
-2
Dickinson
-2
Franklin & Marshall
-3
Wesleyan
-3
Penn State
-4
Springfield
-9
Brown
-10
M.i.t.
-11
Columbia
-17
Haverford
-21
Stevens
-23
Massachusetts
-24
Lafayette
-25

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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