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
Yale                  13  0  0  488    0  1.799    1  2.964    1  3.296    1  3.357    1 0.7019    1 0.7407    1   1250 -0.007  2.932  3.782
Harvard               13  1  0  588   26  1.483    2  2.608    2  2.229    2  2.840    3 0.6337    3 0.6598    2   1200  0.150  2.528  3.151
Princeton             12  1  0  391   19  1.106    3  2.546    3  2.078    3  2.193    2 0.6520    2 0.6813    3   1150 -0.271  1.601  2.784
Pennsylvania          11  2  0  267  109  0.265    4  2.212    4  1.379    6  0.817    4 0.6040    4 0.6086    4   1100  0.992  1.298  0.336
Williams               8  2  1  306   84  0.905    5  2.158    5  1.266    4  1.337    5 0.5654    5 0.5836    5   1050  0.364  1.196  1.479
Amherst                8  4  3  318  154  0.455    6  1.841    6  0.661    7  0.690   10 0.5184   12 0.4989    9    853  0.514  0.681  0.700
Dartmouth              2  2  1   60   62  0.587    7  1.723    7  0.463    8  0.494   12 0.5133    9 0.5445   13    628  0.792  0.757  0.231
Lehigh                 7  6  0  174  198  0.317    8  1.717    8  0.448    9  0.280    6 0.5473    7 0.5621   12    725  0.922  0.683 -0.122
Trinity (Connecticut)  6  4  0  125  140 -0.067    9  1.523    9  0.080   12 -0.000    7 0.5396   10 0.5276   10    794  0.260 -0.227  0.226
Penn State             5  2  0  172   46 -0.398   10  1.480   11 -0.007   11  0.134   11 0.5166    8 0.5523    8    897  0.740  0.343 -0.075
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
Cornell                7  3  0  298   34  0.366   11  1.391   12 -0.184    5  1.236    9 0.5223   13 0.4928    7    951  0.203  0.964  1.507
Bucknell               6  2  1  176  106 -0.520   12  1.375   10 -0.005   13 -0.363    8 0.5234    6 0.5689    6    999  0.892  0.007 -0.732
Springfield            5  8  1  192  250  0.427   13  1.152   13 -0.382   10  0.180   16 0.4718   16 0.4588   15    561  0.946  0.610 -0.250
Rutgers                8  6  0  265  138 -0.644   14  0.900   17 -0.792   15 -0.547   15 0.4749   15 0.4896   11    730  0.618 -0.459 -0.635
Army                   4  1  1   80   73 -1.272   15  0.847   15 -0.767   19 -1.238   14 0.4849   17 0.4247   14    590  1.050 -0.690 -1.786
Navy                   5  2  0  121   62 -1.306   16  0.838   14 -0.765   18 -0.853   18 0.4505   22 0.3648   16    494  1.042 -0.314 -1.392
Wesleyan               2  7  0   66  373  0.392   17  0.820   16 -0.791   17 -0.764   13 0.4971   11 0.5065   22    189  0.649 -0.646 -0.883
Massachusetts          2  5  0   56  142 -0.289   18  0.727   18 -0.994   23 -1.596   24 0.3687   25 0.2950   20    293  0.364 -1.737 -1.455
M.I.T.                 2  6  0   54  122 -0.237   19  0.688   19 -1.081   14 -0.540   21 0.4154   19 0.3947   23    161  0.429 -0.624 -0.455
Franklin & Marshall    2  4  0   47  122 -0.845   20  0.670   20 -1.120   21 -1.330   17 0.4639   14 0.4925   21    264  0.502 -1.350 -1.310
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
Stevens                4  7  0  140  255 -0.915   21  0.652   21 -1.161   22 -1.579   23 0.3733   23 0.3098   18    413  0.871 -1.232 -1.925
Lafayette              2  9  1   86  161 -0.098   22  0.633   22 -1.191   16 -0.629   19 0.4241   18 0.4102   24    100 -0.020 -1.063 -0.195
Brown                  4  6  0  110  176 -0.732   23  0.616   23 -1.224   20 -1.284   22 0.4037   20 0.3915   17    459  0.592 -1.220 -1.347
Dickinson              2  2  1   78   84 -1.705   24  0.613   24 -1.230   24 -1.722   20 0.4216   21 0.3763   19    349  0.538 -1.709 -1.735
Columbia               1  5  0   32  220 -1.620   25  0.229   25 -2.239   26 -3.699   26 0.3092   26 0.2556   25     50  0.745 -3.485 -3.914
Haverford              0  6  0    8  245 -1.617   26  0.000   26 -2.873   25 -3.499   25 0.3186   24 0.2985   26      0  0.577 -3.449 -3.549
UNRANKED              13 51  2  502 1799 -0.762      -1.000      -1.000      -1.504      0.4059      0.3939           0  0.975 -1.042 -1.966


Independent: strength=-0.294 (#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 Yale 13 0 0 488 0 1.799 1 2.964 1 3.296 1 3.357 1 0.7019 1 0.7407 1 1250 -0.007 2.932 3.782 Harvard 13 1 0 588 26 1.483 2 2.608 2 2.229 2 2.840 3 0.6337 3 0.6598 2 1200 0.150 2.528 3.151 Princeton 12 1 0 391 19 1.106 3 2.546 3 2.078 3 2.193 2 0.6520 2 0.6813 3 1150 -0.271 1.601 2.784 Pennsylvania 11 2 0 267 109 0.265 4 2.212 4 1.379 6 0.817 4 0.6040 4 0.6086 4 1100 0.992 1.298 0.336 Williams 8 2 1 306 84 0.905 5 2.158 5 1.266 4 1.337 5 0.5654 5 0.5836 5 1050 0.364 1.196 1.479 Amherst 8 4 3 318 154 0.455 6 1.841 6 0.661 7 0.690 10 0.5184 12 0.4989 9 853 0.514 0.681 0.700 Dartmouth 2 2 1 60 62 0.587 7 1.723 7 0.463 8 0.494 12 0.5133 9 0.5445 13 628 0.792 0.757 0.231 Lehigh 7 6 0 174 198 0.317 8 1.717 8 0.448 9 0.280 6 0.5473 7 0.5621 12 725 0.922 0.683 -0.122 Trinity (Connecticut) 6 4 0 125 140 -0.067 9 1.523 9 0.080 12 -0.000 7 0.5396 10 0.5276 10 794 0.260 -0.227 0.226 Penn State 5 2 0 172 46 -0.398 10 1.480 11 -0.007 11 0.134 11 0.5166 8 0.5523 8 897 0.740 0.343 -0.075 Cornell 7 3 0 298 34 0.366 11 1.391 12 -0.184 5 1.236 9 0.5223 13 0.4928 7 951 0.203 0.964 1.507 Bucknell 6 2 1 176 106 -0.520 12 1.375 10 -0.005 13 -0.363 8 0.5234 6 0.5689 6 999 0.892 0.007 -0.732 Springfield 5 8 1 192 250 0.427 13 1.152 13 -0.382 10 0.180 16 0.4718 16 0.4588 15 561 0.946 0.610 -0.250 Rutgers 8 6 0 265 138 -0.644 14 0.900 17 -0.792 15 -0.547 15 0.4749 15 0.4896 11 730 0.618 -0.459 -0.635 Army 4 1 1 80 73 -1.272 15 0.847 15 -0.767 19 -1.238 14 0.4849 17 0.4247 14 590 1.050 -0.690 -1.786 Navy 5 2 0 121 62 -1.306 16 0.838 14 -0.765 18 -0.853 18 0.4505 22 0.3648 16 494 1.042 -0.314 -1.392 Wesleyan 2 7 0 66 373 0.392 17 0.820 16 -0.791 17 -0.764 13 0.4971 11 0.5065 22 189 0.649 -0.646 -0.883 Massachusetts 2 5 0 56 142 -0.289 18 0.727 18 -0.994 23 -1.596 24 0.3687 25 0.2950 20 293 0.364 -1.737 -1.455 M.I.T. 2 6 0 54 122 -0.237 19 0.688 19 -1.081 14 -0.540 21 0.4154 19 0.3947 23 161 0.429 -0.624 -0.455 Franklin & Marshall 2 4 0 47 122 -0.845 20 0.670 20 -1.120 21 -1.330 17 0.4639 14 0.4925 21 264 0.502 -1.350 -1.310 Stevens 4 7 0 140 255 -0.915 21 0.652 21 -1.161 22 -1.579 23 0.3733 23 0.3098 18 413 0.871 -1.232 -1.925 Lafayette 2 9 1 86 161 -0.098 22 0.633 22 -1.191 16 -0.629 19 0.4241 18 0.4102 24 100 -0.020 -1.063 -0.195 Brown 4 6 0 110 176 -0.732 23 0.616 23 -1.224 20 -1.284 22 0.4037 20 0.3915 17 459 0.592 -1.220 -1.347 Dickinson 2 2 1 78 84 -1.705 24 0.613 24 -1.230 24 -1.722 20 0.4216 21 0.3763 19 349 0.538 -1.709 -1.735 Columbia 1 5 0 32 220 -1.620 25 0.229 25 -2.239 26 -3.699 26 0.3092 26 0.2556 25 50 0.745 -3.485 -3.914 Haverford 0 6 0 8 245 -1.617 26 0.000 26 -2.873 25 -3.499 25 0.3186 24 0.2985 26 0 0.577 -3.449 -3.549
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 141 103 10 0.575 1 -0.294

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

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:05 2007

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