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1888 Week 14 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
11-1.692Yale (YALE)IND FBSI13–01.0001+43Beat Princeton 10–0
2-1-1.666Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI11–10.9173+44Lost to Yale 0–10
30-1.214Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI12–10.9232+22BYE
400.533Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–0–10.9173+4BYE
521.358Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI5–30.6257+5Beat M.i.t. 22–0
601.655Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI8–20.8005+3BYE
7-21.840Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–20.7506+3Lost to Pennsylvania 0–50
802.637Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–20.6008-3BYE
903.923Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–70.4629+10Beat Lafayette 50–0
1017.325Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–40.33311-1BYE
11-17.670M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–50.28612-5Lost to Williams 0–22
1208.874Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–30.40010-6BYE
1309.940Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI2–7–10.25013-16BYE
14010.631Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–60.25013-1Beat Worcester Tech 24–4
15211.631Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–7–10.25013-15Beat Massachusetts 45–4
16-113.423Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00017-13BYE
17-114.313Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–6–10.18816-9BYE
18015.874Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–40.00017-8Lost to Wesleyan 4–24

1888 Week 13 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
10-1.805Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI11–01.0001+40Beat Harvard 18–6
20-1.785Yale (YALE)IND FBSI12–01.0001+24Beat Wesleyan 105–0
30-1.159Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI12–10.9233+18Lost to Princeton 6–18; Beat PENNSYLVANIA 50–0
410.556Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI5–0–10.9174+3Beat Worcester Tech 8–4
5-10.814Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–10.8575+9Lost to Lehigh 4–6
601.603Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI8–20.8006+4Beat Lafayette 6–4
701.620Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI4–30.5718+2Beat Stevens 42–4
802.547Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–20.6007-2Beat Bucknell 20–0
904.647Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–70.4179+8Lost to Harvard 0–50
1007.203M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–40.33311-3Lost to Dartmouth 0–30
1117.325Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–40.33311-2Beat M.i.t. 30–0; Lost to STEVENS 0–30
12-18.810Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–30.40010-5Lost to Cornell 0–20
1319.706Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI2–7–10.25013-14Lost to Williams 4–42; Beat DARTMOUTH 30–0
14-113.246Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–60.14316-1Lost to Yale 0–105
15013.524Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00017-12BYE
16013.682Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–6–10.18814-6BYE
17014.830Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–7–10.16715-14Beat Massachusetts 58–0
18016.589Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–30.00017-2Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 4–8

1888 Week 12 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
10-1.928Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–01.0001+26Beat Wesleyan 44–0; Beat PENNSYLVANIA 4–0
20-1.542Yale (YALE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+19Beat Crescent A.c. 28–0; Beat AMHERST 70–0
30-1.316Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI11–01.0001+10Beat Wesleyan 50–2
400.289Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Pennsylvania 12–6; Beat CORNELL 16–0
510.289Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–0–10.9005+1Beat Fordham 60–0
611.672Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI7–20.7786-2Beat Rutgers 30–0; Beat STEVENS 10–0
7-22.023Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–30.50070Lost to Dartmouth 6–36
803.138Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–20.5007-3Lost to Lafayette 0–16
903.950Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–60.45510+8Lost to Lafayette 6–12; Lost to PRINCETON 0–4
1005.709M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–30.40011+1BYE
1117.638Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–20.5007-2Beat Dickinson 18–8
1248.814Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–30.25012+3Beat Williams 36–6
13-210.339Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–50.167150Lost to Princeton 0–44; Lost to HARVARD 2–50
14-111.851Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–6–10.18813-11Lost to Lehigh 0–10
15-113.032Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00017-10BYE
16-113.371Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–6–10.18813-5Lost to Lehigh 0–30
17019.239Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–7–10.06316-11Lost to Yale 0–70
18020.863Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–20.000170BYE

1888 Week 11 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
10-2.468Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–01.0001+18Beat Johns Hopkins 104–0
20-1.795Yale (YALE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+19Beat Pennsylvania 54–0
30-1.343Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–01.0001+8Beat M.i.t. 42–0; Beat AMHERST 102–0
400.318Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2BYE
510.666Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–20.6008+3Beat Rutgers 42–0
6-10.733Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–0–10.8755+1Beat Stevens 6–0
702.066Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI5–20.7146-3Beat Penn State 30–0
822.542Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.6677-2Beat Union (NEW YORK) 30–0
9-13.668Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–40.5569+6Lost to Yale 0–54
10-15.474M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–30.40010+1Lost to Harvard 0–42
1108.363Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–30.250120BYE
12411.326Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–20.33311-2Beat Wyoming Seminary 10–4
13012.043Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–5–10.21413-7Tied Rutgers 18–18; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 0–6
14-212.741Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–50.00016-8Lost to Haverford 0–6
15013.276Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–5–10.21413-2Tied Stevens 18–18; Lost to WILLIAMS 0–42; Beat RIDGEFIELD A.C. 18–6
16216.547Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–30.000160Lost to Exeter 10–12; Lost to ANDOVER 4–14
17-318.653Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–6–10.07115-8Lost to Harvard 0–102
18-120.674Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–20.000160BYE

1888 Week 10 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
10-2.357Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+15Beat Rutgers 80–0; Beat RUTGERS 82–0
20-1.889Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+12Beat M.i.t. 68–0; Beat STEVENS 69–0
30-1.129Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI8–01.0001+5Beat Worcester Tech 68–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 74–0
400.318Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Haverford 18–0
500.405Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–0–10.83350Beat Massachusetts 34–0
621.225Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–20.5008+1Beat Cornell 20–0
722.238Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI4–20.6676-3Beat Bucknell 74–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–36
832.561Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–30.6257+5Beat Tioga 12–4; Beat LEHIGH 36–0
913.809M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–20.5008+1Lost to Yale 0–68; Beat AMHERST 48–0
10-44.082Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–10.5008-2Lost to Williams 0–20
1118.045Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–30.250110BYE
12311.832Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–40.00014-7BYE
13012.747Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–40.20012-5Lost to Yale 0–69
14215.899Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–5–10.08313-7Lost to M.i.t. 0–48
15-117.453Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–40.000140Lost to Princeton 0–80; Lost to PRINCETON 0–82
16120.295Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–20.00014-2Lost to Lehigh 0–74
17120.295Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–20.000140Lost to Harvard 0–68
18-1121.558Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–10.000140Lost to Harvard 0–74

1888 Week 9 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
11-1.980Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+10Beat Pennsylvania 38–0
2-1-1.525Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Wesleyan 46–0; Beat AMHERST 39–0; Beat WILLIAMS 30–0
32-0.598Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–01.0001+3Beat Williams 14–6; Beat ANDOVER 68–0
400.039Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Rutgers 4–0
510.579Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–0–10.75060BYE
610.695Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Palmyra 26–0
711.789Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.000180BYE
8-52.188Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–20.333100Lost to Harvard 6–14; Lost to YALE 0–30
922.693Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–10.75060Beat Haverford 16–6; Beat SWARTHMORE 50–0
1033.205M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI1–10.5008+1Beat Stevens 18–12
11-23.778Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–30.5008+1Beat Swarthmore 44–6; Lost to PRINCETON 0–38
12-28.045Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–30.250110Lost to Yale 0–46
13111.172Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–30.25011-4Lost to M.i.t. 12–18
14311.579Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–20.000140Lost to Lafayette 0–4
15-312.211Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–40.00014-5Lost to Pennsylvania 6–44; Lost to LEHIGH 0–50
16-115.495Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–4–10.10013-5Lost to Yale 0–39
17-116.505Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–10.000140BYE
18020.547Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000140BYE

1888 Week 8 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
10-2.335Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Pennsylvania 34–0
21-2.243Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 63–0; Beat STEVENS 80–0
37-1.795Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Amherst 53–0
45-0.811Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Bucknell 54–0; Beat SWARTHMORE 18–0
5-3-0.666Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Exeter 30–6; Beat WESLEYAN 34–0
6-10.347Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–0–10.75060Tied Amherst 0–0
701.684Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.000170BYE
801.684Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.000170BYE
9-54.032Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–20.5007+1Lost to Princeton 0–63; Lost to YALE 0–34
1016.004Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–20.33390Lost to Harvard 0–34
1126.572Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–10.50070BYE
1206.779Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–20.00012-1Lost to Lafayette 0–18
1327.032M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–10.000120BYE
14011.404Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–20.3339-2Lost to Princeton 0–80
15114.189Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–3–10.12511-2Tied Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–0; Lost to WILLIAMS 0–53
16-1016.126Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–10.000120Lost to Lafayette 0–54
17018.905Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000120BYE
18020.168Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000120BYE

1888 Week 7 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
10-3.213Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 65–0
24-1.505Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Worcester Tech 70–0; Beat M.I.T. 18–0
38-1.332Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Lehigh 65–0; Beat CRESCENT A.C. 31–0
46-0.347Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Philadelphia ALL Stars 20–6; Beat STEVENS 48–0
5100.116Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Amherst 16–0
6-31.368Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.000140BYE
7-31.368Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.000140BYE
8-31.368Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.000140BYE
9-21.368Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.000140BYE
1061.368Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.000140BYE
1173.734Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI1–10.50060Beat Amherst 54–0
1225.642Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–10.0009-1Lost to Lehigh 8–12
13-56.209Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–10.50060Lost to Princeton 0–65; Beat SWARTHMORE 12–8
14-16.434Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI1–10.50060Beat Olympic A.c. 2–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–48
15-66.653M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–10.00090Lost to Harvard 0–18
16-1412.211Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–20.0009-1Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–16; Lost to WESLEYAN 0–54
17-518.526Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.00090Lost to Yale 0–65
18-119.789Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–10.00090Lost to Harvard 0–70

1888 Week 6 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
10-4.168Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wesleyan 76–0
2-10.211Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
3-20.211Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
4-30.211Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
5-40.211Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
6-50.211Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
7-60.211Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
8-70.211Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
9-80.211M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
10-90.211Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
11-100.211Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
12-110.211Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
13-120.211Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
14-130.211Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
15-140.211Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
16-150.211Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
17-160.211Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
18-1719.979Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–10.00020Lost to Yale 0–76

1888 Pre-Season 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
1110.000Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

1887 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1887 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
10-3.065Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–10.9092+35Lost to Yale 8–17
21-2.651Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–20.7784+34BYE
3-1-2.513Yale (YALE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40Beat Harvard 17–8
40-1.904Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–1–10.7006+9BYE
50-0.009M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI5–10.8333+12Beat Tufts 36–0
601.869Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–20.7784+9Beat Lehigh 6–0
703.577Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–30.50080BYE
803.921Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI4–30.5717-4Lost to Lafayette 0–6; Beat CORNELL 38–10
906.977Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–70.46210-8Lost to Wesleyan 4–10
1007.931Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–3–10.5008-3BYE
1129.041Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–50.44411+13Beat Pennsylvania 10–4
1229.638Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI4–60.40012-14Beat Stevens 16–6
13-29.674Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25014-16BYE
14-211.074Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI3–60.33313-4Lost to M.i.t. 0–36
15014.500Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–6–10.07115-22Lost to Amherst 6–16

1887 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1887 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
11-3.053Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–01.0001+32Beat Pennsylvania 42–0
2-1-2.819Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+27Beat Princeton 12–0
30-2.790Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–20.7784+32Lost to Yale 0–12
40-2.046Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–1–10.7006+8Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 66–0
500.109M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI4–10.8003+9Beat Stevens 20–0
602.091Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–20.7505+6Beat Pennsylvania 20–0
703.572Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–30.50080BYE
804.425Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–20.6007-2BYE
906.454Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–60.5008-3Lost to Lafayette 0–20; Lost to HARVARD 0–42
1007.927Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–3–10.5008-4Lost to Dartmouth 0–66
1109.674Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25014-15BYE
12110.144Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI3–50.37511-1Beat Andover 32–6
13-110.600Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–50.37511+7BYE
14011.073Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI3–60.33313-13Beat Williston 44–0
15014.710Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–5–10.08315-16Lost to M.i.t. 0–20

1887 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1887 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
11-3.182Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+20Beat Crescent A.c. 68–0; Beat WESLEYAN 76–4
2-1-3.132Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–01.0001+22Beat Princeton 12–0
30-3.010Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–10.8753+31Lost to Harvard 0–12
40-0.939Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–1–10.6256+3BYE
50-0.081M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI3–10.7504+7Beat Amherst 54–0
602.436Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.7145+1Beat Rutgers 36–0
713.764Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–30.50010-1BYE
8-14.308Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–20.60070Lost to Pennsylvania 4–6
905.284Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–40.6007+2Beat Haverford 36–0; Beat LEHIGH 6–4
1005.851Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–2–10.5839-4Beat Stevens 26–0
1109.507Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25013-12Lost to Lafayette 0–36
12010.596Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–50.37511+7Lost to Yale 4–76
13212.732Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–50.28612-1Beat Harvard "B" 22–0
14-113.984Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–60.25013-12Lost to M.i.t. 0–54
15-115.175Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–4–10.10015-14Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–26

1887 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1887 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
11-3.438Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI8–01.0001+12Beat Exeter 54–0; Beat WESLEYAN 110–0
2-1-3.328Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+15Beat Rutgers 74–0
30-3.025Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+24Beat Pennsylvania 95–0
40-0.867Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–1–10.6257+2Lost to M.i.t. 15–24
501.011M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI2–10.6675+4Beat Dartmouth 24–15
602.928Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.6675+1BYE
703.320Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–10.7504+4BYE
833.417Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI3–30.50080Beat Union (NEW YORK) 94–0
9-17.067Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.5008+2Beat Rutgers 13–10; Lost to PRINCETON 0–95
1038.180Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–2–10.5008-3Beat Amherst 22–6
11-28.339Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28612-9Lost to Pennsylvania 10–13; Lost to YALE 0–74
12-28.964Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–40.42911+7Lost to Harvard 0–110
13-112.808Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–50.28612-10Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 6–22
14014.750Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–3–10.12515-10BYE
15016.576Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–50.16714-1Lost to Exeter 8–29

1887 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1887 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
10-3.541Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+11Beat Pennsylvania 50–0
20-3.231Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–01.0001+7Beat Tufts 68–0
30-2.761Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–01.0001+18Beat Wesleyan 69–0
40-1.788Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–0–10.8334+3Beat Amherst 52–0
5102.447M.i.t. (M.I.T.)IND FBSI1–10.5007+1Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 72–0
6-12.989Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.6676+1Lost to Lehigh 4–10
713.462Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–10.7505+4Beat Lafayette 10–4
8-25.737Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–30.50070Lost to Yale 0–50
9-25.831Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40010-5Lost to Williams 6–12
10-15.991Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–30.5007+5Beat Williams 18–6; Lost to PRINCETON 0–69
1106.481Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI2–30.40010+1Lost to Wesleyan 6–18; Beat RUTGERS 12–6
12212.303Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–40.33313-6Lost to Dartmouth 0–52; Beat BOSTON UNIVERSITY 22–0
13-312.928Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–2–10.37512-4Lost to M.i.t. 0–72
14-213.950Stevens (STEVENS)IND FBSI0–3–10.12515-6Lost to Active Football Club 4–10
15-215.723Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–40.200140Lost to Harvard 0–68

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