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1890 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1890 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
13-1.563Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Dartmouth 43–0; Beat AMHERST 74–6; Beat WILLIAMS 38–0
20-0.678Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.6676-1Lost to Williams 8–18
32-0.174Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–0–10.8334+2Beat Rutgers 27–0; Tied ORANGE A.C. 0–0
430.289Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Wesleyan 34–0; Beat LEHIGH 26–0
5-40.572Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–1–10.5009-1Lost to Franklin & Marshall 10–18
621.158Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Penn State 20–0
7-11.653Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–10.7505+3Beat Cornell 18–8; Beat RIDGEFIELD A.C. 40–0; Lost to HARVARD 0–38
811.684Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–0–10.50090BYE
911.684Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.000180BYE
10-72.053Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–10.50090Lost to Yale 0–26
1102.110Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–10.66760Lost to Harvard 0–43; Beat VERMONT 71–0
1232.441Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–10.6676+1Beat Lafayette 18–10; Beat PENN STATE 10–0
13-15.015Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–20.333130Lost to Yale 0–34
14-17.675Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–2–10.37512-1Tied Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–0; Lost to HARVARD 6–74
15-17.789Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–20.000150Lost to Princeton 0–27
1608.926Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–2–10.16714-4Tied Amherst 0–0
17117.263Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–10.000150BYE
18-120.042Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–10.00015-1BYE

1890 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1890 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
10-1.621Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–0–10.75090Beat Dickinson 52–0; Tied BUCKNELL 0–0
2-1-1.563Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Rochester 98–0; Beat UNION (NEW YORK) 32–0
3-2-0.695Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Swarthmore 50–0
4-3-0.174Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Exeter 41–0
5-40.405Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Franklin & Marshall 33–16
6-50.811Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Amherst 6–0
7-61.100Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Wesleyan 8–0; Beat CRESCENT A.C. 18–6
8-71.158Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Swarthmore 10–0; Beat RUTGERS 16–4
9-81.684Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–0–10.500100Tied Lafayette 0–0
10-91.684Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.000180BYE
11-101.911Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Andover 10–5
12-112.765Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–10.500100Lost to Yale 0–8; Beat TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 12–5
13-123.014Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–10.500100Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 12–11; Lost to WILLIAMS 0–6
14-135.705Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Pennsylvania 4–16
15-146.968Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Princeton 16–33
16-158.232Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–20.00013-2Lost to Amherst 11–12; Lost to WESLEYAN 5–12
17-1615.811Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Lafayette 0–52
18-1717.074Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Orange A.c. 0–21

1890 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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1890 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
1130.000Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

1889 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-0.975Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–01.0001+56Beat Yale 10–0; Beat COLUMBIA A.C. 57–0
20-0.556Yale (YALE)IND FBSI16–10.9412+67Lost to Princeton 0–10
30-0.350Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–20.8184+31BYE
420.493Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI5–1–10.7865+5Beat Dickinson 22–0
5-10.778Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI8–3–20.6928+8Beat Navy 26–6; Beat JOHNS HOPKINS 40–0; Beat VIRGINIA 24–12
6-10.796Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–20.7786+8Beat Columbia 20–0; Beat LAFAYETTE 24–0
700.913Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–10.8753+9Beat Stevens 18–5
801.827Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–1–10.7507+6Lost to Franklin & Marshall 0–22
903.333Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–60.53810-1Lost to Wesleyan 2–10
1013.461Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–3–10.6119-10BYE
1113.486Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45013-9BYE
12-24.158Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–4–20.44414-3Lost to Cornell 0–24
1305.197M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI3–30.50011-4BYE
1405.587Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–5–20.40016-12BYE
1506.525Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI5–7–10.42315+10Beat Pennsylvania 10–2
1607.713Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50011-5BYE
1709.143Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–4–10.25018-5BYE
1809.656Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20019-23BYE
1909.975Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–100.09121-19Lost to Dartmouth 5–18
20010.541Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–7–20.27317-14Lost to Cornell 0–20
21010.652Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI1–60.14320-14BYE

1889 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-1.087Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–01.0001+33Beat Orange A.c. 54–6
20-0.603Yale (YALE)IND FBSI16–01.0001+60Beat Crescent A.c. 18–0; Beat HARVARD 6–0
30-0.313Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–20.8185+29Lost to Yale 0–6
400.256Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI5–3–20.6009+9Beat Pennsylvania 8–0; Tied WESLEYAN 11–11
510.674Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–20.7147+5Beat Michigan 66–0
620.694Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI4–1–10.7506+2Beat Fordham 56–0
7-20.845Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–10.8574+8BYE
8-10.963Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–0–10.9003+6BYE
912.863Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–50.58310+5Lost to Lehigh 0–8; Beat LAFAYETTE 14–0
10-13.181Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–3–20.500110Lost to Pennsylvania 0–14
1123.409Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–3–10.6118-9Beat Rochester 72–0
12-13.581Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45014-7Beat M.i.t. 18–6
13-15.241M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI3–30.50011-4Lost to Williams 6–18
1405.483Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–5–20.40015-10Beat Stevens 12–5; Tied COLUMBIA 0–0
1507.299Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–7–10.37516+6Tied Lehigh 11–11
1637.529Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50011-4Beat Bucknell 12–0
17-18.931Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–4–10.25018-4Lost to Penn State 0–12
18-19.514Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20019-20BYE
19-110.038Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–90.10021-16Lost to Amherst 5–12
20010.443Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–6–20.30017-10Beat Manhattan A.c. 22–0; Tied AMHERST 0–0
21010.491Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI1–60.14320-12Beat Swarthmore Alumni 16–0

1889 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-1.186Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+29Beat Harvard 41–15
21-0.825Yale (YALE)IND FBSI14–01.0001+42Beat Amherst 32–0; Beat WILLIAMS 70–0; Beat WESLEYAN 52–0
3-1-0.540Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–10.9003+27Lost to Princeton 15–41
400.322Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56311+1Tied Lafayette 6–6
530.824Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–10.8575+7Beat M.i.t. 42–6
600.947Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–20.6677+5BYE
7-20.963Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–0–10.9003+4BYE
8-11.090Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–1–10.7006+1BYE
902.416Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–2–20.57110+3Tied Lehigh 6–6
1022.755Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–40.6008+4Beat Rutgers 14–0
11-13.887Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–5–10.38913-9Lost to Yale 0–70; Beat VERMONT 30–0
12-14.235M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI3–20.6008+1Lost to Dartmouth 6–42
1304.646Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–3–10.56311-9Lost to Wesleyan 0–6; Beat STEVENS 12–0
1415.947Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–5–10.31316-10Lost to Yale 0–32; Beat WILLISTON 64–0
15-17.188Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–70.36414+5Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 6–0; Lost to YALE 0–52
1608.546Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–3–10.30017-3BYE
1708.878Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20018-17Lost to Pennsylvania 0–14
1809.911Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–80.11120-10Lost to Columbia 6–12; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 0–12
19011.448Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33315-5BYE
20113.053Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–6–10.18819-9Beat Stevens 12–6
21-113.055Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–60.00021-10Lost to Haverford 4–10

1889 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-1.183Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–01.0001+17Beat Columbia 71–0
21-0.822Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–01.0001+22Beat Wesleyan 67–2
3-1-0.705Yale (YALE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+26Beat Crescent A.c. 5–0; Beat CORNELL 70–0
450.449Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI4–30.571110Beat Penn State 106–0
510.912Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–0–10.9004+4Tied Navy 0–0
6-20.989Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–20.6678+5Lost to Yale 0–70
7-21.012Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–1–10.7007+1Beat Swarthmore 22–4
801.159Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–10.8335+3Beat Williams 20–9
952.537Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–2–10.5839+2Beat Pennsylvania 10–8; Beat PENN STATE 26–0
1002.664Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–4–10.35713-7Lost to Dartmouth 9–20
1112.921M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI3–10.7506+2Beat Stevens 16–10
12-13.169Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–40.55612+3Lost to Lafayette 8–10; Beat COLUMBIA 24–0
1304.458Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–2–10.5839-3BYE
1417.259Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–60.33314+2Lost to Harvard 2–67
1557.906Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–4–10.25017-8Beat Rochester 72–0
1608.432Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–3–10.30016-3BYE
1718.787Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25017-12BYE
18-18.989Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–60.143190Lost to M.i.t. 10–16
19-1211.237Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33314-5Lost to Lafayette 0–26; Lost to LEHIGH 0–106
20-112.738Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00021-10Lost to Franklin & Marshall 4–22
21016.418Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–6–10.07120-9Lost to Princeton 0–71; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–24

1889 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
12-1.090Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+14Beat Wesleyan 98–0
2-1-0.789Yale (YALE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+20Beat Pennsylvania 20–10; Beat STEVENS 30–0
3-1-0.656Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI8–01.0001+16Beat Pennsylvania 35–0
40-0.218Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–10.8006+3Beat Stevens 39–4
500.898Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–1–10.6259+1Lost to Dickinson 0–10
620.938Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Franklin & Marshall 10–0; Beat HAVERFORD 28–0
701.200Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
821.293Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–10.80060Beat Amherst 60–6
922.160Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–30.50012-2Beat Lafayette 16–10; Beat COLUMBIA 51–6
10-42.162Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–3–10.41713-5Lost to Wesleyan 17–20
11-23.096Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–30.57111+4Lost to Yale 10–20; Lost to HARVARD 0–35
1213.557M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–10.66780BYE
1314.493Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–2–10.58310-2Beat Vermont 18–6
14-24.933Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37514-3Lost to Lehigh 10–16
1506.566Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–50.37514+1Beat Williams 20–17; Lost to PRINCETON 0–98
1628.355Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–3–10.30016-2Beat Swarthmore 8–0
17-19.048Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–50.16718+2Lost to Yale 0–30; Lost to CORNELL 4–39
1829.288Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25017-10Beat Ridgefield A.c. 18–0
19-211.909Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–40.00021-6Lost to Bucknell 0–8
20-113.600Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–4–10.10019-7Lost to Dartmouth 6–60
21016.491Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–4–10.10019-5Lost to Lehigh 6–51

1889 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-1.186Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+11Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 64–0; Beat COLUMBIA 62–0
22-0.671Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–01.0001+10Beat Wesleyan 64–0
32-0.512Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Pennsylvania 72–4
4-1-0.391Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.7508+1BYE
5-30.050Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–0–10.83360Beat Bucknell 16–0
610.973Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–2–10.500110BYE
721.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Swarthmore 20–6
801.275Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
9-31.896Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.8007+1Lost to Princeton 4–72
1002.108Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–10.75080Beat Andover 20–4
1103.132Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–30.25015-1BYE
1213.515Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50011-1BYE
1323.581M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–10.667100Beat Amherst 10–9
14-25.131Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–2–10.50011-1Lost to Yale 0–64
15-15.676Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–40.33314-2Lost to Harvard 0–64
1607.695Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–30.25015+2BYE
17111.055Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–30.00020-1Lost to Penn State 6–20
18111.273Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–3–10.12517-1Lost to Franklin & Marshall 0–16
19112.291Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–3–10.12517-5Lost to M.i.t. 9–10
20-312.727Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–30.00020-6BYE
21015.782Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–3–10.12517-2Lost to Yale 0–62

1889 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
11-1.060Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Cornell 56–6; Beat AMHERST 42–0
21-0.800Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–0–10.75060Tied Bucknell 12–12
31-0.533Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.7506+1Lost to Yale 6–56; Beat ROCHESTER 124–0
41-0.517Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Williams 41–0; Beat ANDOVER 41–0
530.117Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Stevens 49–0
600.300Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Lehigh 6–4
7-60.885Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–2–10.500100Lost to Harvard 0–41; Beat VERMONT 44–0
8-11.175Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Swarthmore 17–16
911.818Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000210BYE
1032.189Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–10.66780Beat Exeter 34–0
1142.510Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–30.250140Beat Haverford 60–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 4–6
12-12.644Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–1–10.6259-1Tied Boston A.c. 0–0
1313.191Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50010-1Beat Rutgers 16–0
1433.789Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–30.40013-1Beat Amherst 39–0; Beat RUTGERS 58–4
1554.520M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI1–10.500100Beat Brown 48–0
1607.344Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–30.25014+2Lost to Princeton 0–49
17-511.400Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–30.00019-4Lost to Lafayette 0–16; Lost to WESLEYAN 4–58
18312.018Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–20.000190Lost to Dickinson 16–17
19-113.218Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–2–10.16716-1Tied Franklin & Marshall 12–12
20-1114.418Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–2–10.16716-3Lost to Wesleyan 0–39; Lost to YALE 0–42
21-214.527Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–2–10.16716-1BYE

1889 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
117-1.776Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–1–10.50090Beat Union (NEW YORK) 130–0
21-1.100Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Wesleyan 63–5
36-0.800Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Millersville 60–0
4-3-0.700Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Lafayette 10–0
50-0.550Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Dartmouth 38–0; Beat M.I.T. 62–0
6-4-0.300Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Rutgers 4–0
710.400Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bucknell 20–4
8-40.500Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Lehigh 16–4
9-31.727Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–0–10.50090BYE
1021.727Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000210BYE
1132.154Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–10.6678-2Beat Columbia 24–4
1213.182Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000150Lost to Pennsylvania 0–4
13-63.353Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–10.50090Lost to Harvard 0–38; Beat ANDOVER 45–4
14-44.491Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–1–10.250130Tied Columbia 10–10; Lost to CORNELL 0–10
1515.364Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–20.000150Lost to Princeton 4–16
16-15.476Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–20.33312+2Lost to Orange A.c. 0–6
17010.455Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–30.00015-1Lost to Yale 5–63
18111.255Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–20.000150Lost to Dickinson 4–20
19113.873Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–2–10.16714-1Tied Lafayette 10–10; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 4–24
20-915.836M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–10.000150Lost to Harvard 0–62
21020.200Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–10.000150BYE

1889 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
15-2.500Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bucknell 66–0
213-1.150Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Philadelphia ALL Stars 30–6; Beat SWARTHMORE 82–0
3-2-1.050Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Williams 36–0
4120.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Lehigh 16–0
550.100Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Exeter 28–0; Beat STEVENS 28–4
6-31.182Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–0–10.50060Tied Williams 10–10
701.182Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
801.182Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
901.182Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1011.182Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1121.182M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1221.182Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1341.182Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1462.294Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–10.5006-1Beat Wesleyan 4–2
15-132.453Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–10.5006+1Lost to Harvard 4–28
16-45.145Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–10.000100Lost to Princeton 0–16
1747.109Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–20.00010-1Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 2–4
1819.509Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–1–10.25090Lost to Yale 0–36; Tied AMHERST 10–10
19-1516.055Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–10.000100Lost to Cornell 0–66
20-1517.364Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–10.000100Lost to Crescent A.c. 0–30
21-319.545Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–10.000100Lost to Pennsylvania 0–82

1889 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
10-1.600Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wesleyan 38–0
2-10.050Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 5–0
3-20.364Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
4-30.364Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
5-40.364Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
6-50.364Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
7-60.364Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
8-70.364Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
9-80.364Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
10-90.364Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
11-100.364Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
12-110.364Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
13-120.364M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
14-130.364Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
15-140.364Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
16-150.364Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
17-160.364Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
18-170.364Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
19-180.364Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
20-191.927Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–10.00030Lost to Stevens 0–5
21-209.127Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–10.00030Lost to Yale 0–38

1889 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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1889 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
1150.000Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

1888 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1888 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
11-1.770Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI11–10.9173+55BYE
2-1-1.701Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–01.0001+49BYE
30-1.336Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI12–10.9232+28BYE
401.271Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–1–10.7865+1Lost to Worcester Tech 0–6
501.353Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI5–30.6257+5BYE
601.360Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI10–20.8334+12Beat Lafayette 16–0; Beat CORNELL 4–0
702.222Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–30.6676+4Lost to Lehigh 0–16
803.075Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–30.5009-6Lost to Lehigh 0–4
903.240Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI9–70.5638+13Beat Wesleyan 18–6; Beat JOHNS HOPKINS 24–10; Beat NAVY 20–9
1005.334Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–40.42910+1Beat Amherst 40–0
1107.511M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–50.28612-5BYE
1208.991Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–30.40011-8BYE
1309.754Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI2–7–10.25013-16BYE
14010.405Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–70.22215-7Lost to Pennsylvania 6–18
15310.569Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20016-5Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 6–0
16-112.395Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–8–10.22714-21Lost to Dartmouth 0–40
17-113.309Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00018-14BYE
18-114.286Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–6–10.18817-10BYE

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