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             10  0  0  484   29  2.271    1  3.162    1  3.716    1  3.640    1 0.6913    1 0.7138    1   1250  0.954  4.021  3.258
Yale                  16  1  0  664   31  1.708    2  2.852    2  2.854    2  3.081    2 0.6564    2 0.6719    2   1200  0.457  2.962  3.200
Harvard                9  2  0  419   53  1.749    3  2.499    3  1.826    3  2.682    3 0.6078    5 0.5957    3   1150  0.818  2.914  2.449
Dartmouth              7  1  0  239   72  0.316    4  2.210    4  1.241    5  0.985    4 0.5894    7 0.5685    4   1100  1.081  1.514  0.457
Cornell                7  2  0  355  130  0.392    5  2.146    5  1.054    6  0.836    5 0.5606    6 0.5837    5   1050  1.205  1.516  0.157
Lehigh                 8  3  2  356   89  0.530    6  1.883    7  0.375    4  1.004    6 0.5393    8 0.5534    6   1000  0.427  0.859  1.149
Wesleyan               5  7  1  153  420  0.432    7  1.835    6  0.543    8 -0.053    7 0.5174   10 0.4827   10    780  1.200  0.619 -0.726
Pennsylvania           7  6  0  198  165  0.189    8  1.647    8  0.131    7  0.272    9 0.4895   12 0.4655    7    941  0.143 -0.102  0.647
Lafayette              3  4  2   78   88 -0.053    9  1.443    9 -0.164   10 -0.267   14 0.4727   13 0.4633   12    722  0.148 -0.638  0.104
Williams               4  5  1  258  203  0.193   10  1.280   11 -0.485    9 -0.175   13 0.4806    9 0.4830    9    846  0.813  0.052 -0.402
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
M.I.T.                 3  3  0   86  141 -0.380   11  1.273   10 -0.281   14 -0.880   11 0.4836   14 0.4358   13    652  0.877 -0.584 -1.176
Trinity (Connecticut)  5  3  1  130   87 -0.520   12  1.078   12 -0.708   11 -0.459   12 0.4831   18 0.3962    8    895 -0.318 -1.132  0.214
Amherst                3  5  2  173  198 -0.413   13  0.966   13 -0.903   13 -0.835   15 0.4503   17 0.4024   14    606  0.607 -0.815 -0.855
Columbia               2  7  2   54  298 -0.326   14  0.810   14 -1.116   16 -1.322   16 0.4289   16 0.4113   15    530  0.498 -1.403 -1.240
Penn State             2  2  0   32  138 -2.371   15  0.769   15 -1.232   19 -2.575   17 0.4242   15 0.4308   11    758  0.724 -2.440 -2.709
Dickinson              4  1  1   75   42 -2.205   16  0.721   16 -1.390   18 -1.855    8 0.4954    3 0.6183   16    497  0.603 -1.839 -1.870
Franklin & Marshall    5  1  1  188   26 -2.265   17  0.686   17 -1.642   15 -1.283   10 0.4890    4 0.6166   19    363  0.599 -1.271 -1.295
Rutgers                1  4  0   22   92 -0.600   18  0.676   18 -1.644   17 -1.779   20 0.3369   21 0.2624   17    456  0.426 -1.925 -1.633
Stevens                1 10  0   39  222 -0.264   19  0.548   19 -1.972   12 -0.820   18 0.4083   19 0.3623   20    321  0.274 -1.093 -0.547
Bucknell               1  4  1   24  126 -2.157   20  0.405   20 -2.286   20 -2.739   19 0.3923   11 0.4795   18    370  0.216 -3.058 -2.420
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
Swarthmore             1  6  0   46  159 -2.580   21  0.000   21 -3.318   21 -3.366   21 0.2923   20 0.3075   21    263  0.705 -3.250 -3.482
UNRANKED               3 30  2   90 1354 -1.185      -1.000      -1.000      -2.366      0.3820      0.3809           0  0.950 -1.990 -2.743


Independent: strength=-0.471 (#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 10 0 0 484 29 2.271 1 3.162 1 3.716 1 3.640 1 0.6913 1 0.7138 1 1250 0.954 4.021 3.258 Yale 16 1 0 664 31 1.708 2 2.852 2 2.854 2 3.081 2 0.6564 2 0.6719 2 1200 0.457 2.962 3.200 Harvard 9 2 0 419 53 1.749 3 2.499 3 1.826 3 2.682 3 0.6078 5 0.5957 3 1150 0.818 2.914 2.449 Dartmouth 7 1 0 239 72 0.316 4 2.210 4 1.241 5 0.985 4 0.5894 7 0.5685 4 1100 1.081 1.514 0.457 Cornell 7 2 0 355 130 0.392 5 2.146 5 1.054 6 0.836 5 0.5606 6 0.5837 5 1050 1.205 1.516 0.157 Lehigh 8 3 2 356 89 0.530 6 1.883 7 0.375 4 1.004 6 0.5393 8 0.5534 6 1000 0.427 0.859 1.149 Wesleyan 5 7 1 153 420 0.432 7 1.835 6 0.543 8 -0.053 7 0.5174 10 0.4827 10 780 1.200 0.619 -0.726 Pennsylvania 7 6 0 198 165 0.189 8 1.647 8 0.131 7 0.272 9 0.4895 12 0.4655 7 941 0.143 -0.102 0.647 Lafayette 3 4 2 78 88 -0.053 9 1.443 9 -0.164 10 -0.267 14 0.4727 13 0.4633 12 722 0.148 -0.638 0.104 Williams 4 5 1 258 203 0.193 10 1.280 11 -0.485 9 -0.175 13 0.4806 9 0.4830 9 846 0.813 0.052 -0.402 M.I.T. 3 3 0 86 141 -0.380 11 1.273 10 -0.281 14 -0.880 11 0.4836 14 0.4358 13 652 0.877 -0.584 -1.176 Trinity (Connecticut) 5 3 1 130 87 -0.520 12 1.078 12 -0.708 11 -0.459 12 0.4831 18 0.3962 8 895 -0.318 -1.132 0.214 Amherst 3 5 2 173 198 -0.413 13 0.966 13 -0.903 13 -0.835 15 0.4503 17 0.4024 14 606 0.607 -0.815 -0.855 Columbia 2 7 2 54 298 -0.326 14 0.810 14 -1.116 16 -1.322 16 0.4289 16 0.4113 15 530 0.498 -1.403 -1.240 Penn State 2 2 0 32 138 -2.371 15 0.769 15 -1.232 19 -2.575 17 0.4242 15 0.4308 11 758 0.724 -2.440 -2.709 Dickinson 4 1 1 75 42 -2.205 16 0.721 16 -1.390 18 -1.855 8 0.4954 3 0.6183 16 497 0.603 -1.839 -1.870 Franklin & Marshall 5 1 1 188 26 -2.265 17 0.686 17 -1.642 15 -1.283 10 0.4890 4 0.6166 19 363 0.599 -1.271 -1.295 Rutgers 1 4 0 22 92 -0.600 18 0.676 18 -1.644 17 -1.779 20 0.3369 21 0.2624 17 456 0.426 -1.925 -1.633 Stevens 1 10 0 39 222 -0.264 19 0.548 19 -1.972 12 -0.820 18 0.4083 19 0.3623 20 321 0.274 -1.093 -0.547 Bucknell 1 4 1 24 126 -2.157 20 0.405 20 -2.286 20 -2.739 19 0.3923 11 0.4795 18 370 0.216 -3.058 -2.420 Swarthmore 1 6 0 46 159 -2.580 21 0.000 21 -3.318 21 -3.366 21 0.2923 20 0.3075 21 263 0.705 -3.250 -3.482
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 104 77 14 0.569 1 -0.471

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

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:06 2007

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