Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Full Ranking

                                       STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL   
TEAM          W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF
Princeton     9  0  0 539  25  1.986    1  1.864    1  3.699    1  3.544    1 0.6605    1 0.7027    1   1250  0.886  3.518  3.570
Yale          7  1  0 366  11  1.785    2  1.505    2  1.986    2  3.030    2 0.6262    2 0.6711    2   1200  0.298  2.449  3.611
Wesleyan      3  4  0 165 244  0.731    3  1.030    3  0.704    4 -0.187    3 0.5157    3 0.5194    4   1106  1.001 -0.084 -0.290
Pennsylvania  8  5  0 355 343 -0.285    4  0.788    4 -0.131    3 -0.158    4 0.5107    4 0.5154    3   1144  1.542  0.659 -0.976
Lafayette     2  2  2  77 120 -1.551    5  0.307    5 -1.634    6 -1.775    5 0.4290    6 0.3579    6   1002  1.057 -1.605 -1.944
Stevens       3  6  0 307 291 -0.963    6  0.257    6 -1.889    5 -1.236    6 0.4141    5 0.3990    5   1048  1.186 -0.907 -1.565
Lehigh        1  4  2  28 144 -1.719    7  0.000    7 -2.216    7 -2.700    7 0.3621    7 0.3213    7    950 -0.103 -3.560 -1.840
UNRANKED      1 12  0  40 699 -1.432      -1.000      -1.000      -2.705      0.3779      0.3553           0  1.344 -2.169 -3.241


Independent: strength=-0.430 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF Princeton 9 0 0 539 25 1.986 1 1.864 1 3.699 1 3.544 1 0.6605 1 0.7027 1 1250 0.886 3.518 3.570 Yale 7 1 0 366 11 1.785 2 1.505 2 1.986 2 3.030 2 0.6262 2 0.6711 2 1200 0.298 2.449 3.611 Wesleyan 3 4 0 165 244 0.731 3 1.030 3 0.704 4 -0.187 3 0.5157 3 0.5194 4 1106 1.001 -0.084 -0.290 Pennsylvania 8 5 0 355 343 -0.285 4 0.788 4 -0.131 3 -0.158 4 0.5107 4 0.5154 3 1144 1.542 0.659 -0.976 Lafayette 2 2 2 77 120 -1.551 5 0.307 5 -1.634 6 -1.775 5 0.4290 6 0.3579 6 1002 1.057 -1.605 -1.944 Stevens 3 6 0 307 291 -0.963 6 0.257 6 -1.889 5 -1.236 6 0.4141 5 0.3990 5 1048 1.186 -0.907 -1.565 Lehigh 1 4 2 28 144 -1.719 7 0.000 7 -2.216 7 -2.700 7 0.3621 7 0.3213 7 950 -0.103 -3.560 -1.840
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 33 22 4 0.593 1 -0.430

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.210 points in main ratings
     0.010 points in improved RPI
Average of 5.65 points per score

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:06 2007

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