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                   12   0   0  336   10  0.719    1  1.975    1  1.858    1  2.238    1 0.6807    2 0.7060    1   1250  0.265  2.264  2.213
Harvard                10   1   0  205   44  0.698    2  1.765    2  1.530    5  1.452    2 0.6636    1 0.7105    4   1088  0.305  1.510  1.394
Pennsylvania           12   1   0  335   45  0.475    3  1.686    3  1.377    4  1.551    3 0.6362    4 0.6507    6    981  0.720  1.986  1.116
Wisconsin               8   1   0  300   11  0.851    4  1.619    4  1.257    2  2.002    5 0.6023    5 0.6455    3   1170  0.450  2.184  1.821
Iowa                    7   0   1  311   12  0.376    5  1.478    5  0.982    3  1.632    4 0.6150    3 0.6626    5   1062  0.671  2.019  1.245
Princeton               8   3   0  169   57  0.490    6  1.358    7  0.767    8  0.830    8 0.5904    9 0.5928   11    738  0.435  0.998  0.662
Cornell                10   2   0  167   55  0.123    7  1.351    6  0.794   15  0.309   10 0.5655   10 0.5870    8    904  0.031  0.156  0.461
Bowdoin                 7   2   0  189   59  0.262    8  1.292    8  0.674   13  0.347    9 0.5725    7 0.6121    9    820  0.360  0.451  0.244
Columbia                7   3   1  124   77  0.597    9  1.271    9  0.636   11  0.523    7 0.5906    8 0.6007   12    693 -0.007  0.343  0.702
Beloit                  7   1   2  253   23  0.505   10  1.216   11  0.542    7  0.846   18 0.5170   23 0.4739    7    965  0.201  0.820  0.872
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
Lafayette               9   2   0  214   25  0.181   11  1.207   12  0.523    9  0.782   11 0.5602   11 0.5549   13    684  0.102  0.681  0.883
Minnesota              10   0   2  299   23  0.275   12  1.193   13  0.500    6  1.047    6 0.5947    6 0.6312    2   1180  0.382  1.170  0.925
Northwestern            7   2   3  112   49  0.217   13  1.172   10  0.547   18  0.268   19 0.5151   24 0.4714   15    530 -0.385 -0.150  0.686
Illinois                7   3   2  184   67  0.196   14  1.061   14  0.345   20  0.217   25 0.5004   21 0.4848   18    365 -0.312 -0.158  0.593
Brown                   7   3   1  145   67  0.049   15  1.021   16  0.279   14  0.333   12 0.5323   16 0.5061   21    260  0.357  0.434  0.231
Syracuse                7   2   1  208   60 -0.144   16  0.998   15  0.295   25 -0.034   16 0.5225   15 0.5070   17    467  0.208 -0.054 -0.014
Notre Dame              6   3   1  261   73  0.366   17  0.965   17  0.238   19  0.238   28 0.4707   26 0.4564   10    752  0.308  0.298  0.178
Chicago                 9   5   1  204  135  0.092   18  0.961   18  0.231   24 -0.008   27 0.4850   27 0.4553   20    345  0.358  0.095 -0.110
Physicians & Surgeons   1   3   0    6   16  0.936   19  0.906   19  0.134   10  0.559   29 0.4706   22 0.4836   28      0 -0.711 -0.024  1.142
Wesleyan                5   4   0   96   89 -0.050   20  0.894   20  0.105   22  0.104   13 0.5323   14 0.5158   29      0  0.445  0.281 -0.072
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
Navy                    6   3   0  106   51 -0.146   21  0.857   21  0.037   23  0.057   20 0.5119   28 0.4514   25     51  0.417  0.209 -0.096
Michigan                7   2   1  117   55  0.068   22  0.852   22  0.029   16  0.303   15 0.5258   13 0.5271   16    515  0.218  0.291  0.316
Army                    7   3   1  109   68 -0.371   23  0.773   23 -0.098   27 -0.159   22 0.5090   29 0.4503   27      1  0.152 -0.222 -0.096
Indiana                 4   2   2  110   29  0.075   24  0.695   24 -0.222   21  0.126   26 0.4870   25 0.4684   22    175 -0.064 -0.094  0.345
Williams                6   4   1   64   70 -0.322   25  0.654   25 -0.286   31 -0.340   21 0.5107   17 0.5054   30      0 -0.138 -0.608 -0.072
Knox                    6   4   0  143   92 -0.297   26  0.650   26 -0.292   35 -0.615   38 0.4143   40 0.2802   19    357  0.614 -0.283 -0.947
Carlisle                6   4   1  207   92  0.720   27  0.640   27 -0.311   12  0.490   17 0.5222   12 0.5328   14    618  0.647  0.854  0.127
Drake                   6   3   0  129   45 -0.514   28  0.619   28 -0.348   26 -0.101   23 0.5067   19 0.5021   24    107 -0.426 -0.542  0.340
Dickinson               5   5   0  119   83 -0.136   29  0.598   29 -0.381   29 -0.332   34 0.4454   36 0.3472   31      0 -0.001 -0.507 -0.157
Trinity (Connecticut)   4   3   1   56   85 -0.354   30  0.592   30 -0.392   30 -0.338   24 0.5039   20 0.4900   32      0  0.114 -0.430 -0.245
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
Nebraska                7   1   2  129   20 -0.519   31  0.576   31 -0.420   17  0.273   14 0.5260   18 0.5053   23    154  0.365  0.381  0.165
Grinnell                3   6   0   35  195 -0.227   32  0.450   32 -0.492   39 -0.968   32 0.4509   30 0.4399   33      0  0.490 -0.751 -1.185
Purdue                  4   4   0  172   79 -0.210   33  0.412   33 -0.568   32 -0.374   41 0.3814   39 0.2871   26     18  1.028  0.386 -1.135
Lehigh                  5   6   0   79  172 -0.231   34  0.379   34 -0.627   36 -0.648   31 0.4566   34 0.3634   34      0  0.519 -0.404 -0.891
Amherst                 4   7   1  109  105 -0.322   35  0.319   35 -0.719   34 -0.463   35 0.4434   32 0.4097   35      0 -0.003 -0.640 -0.286
Tufts                   3   6   1   82   95 -0.265   36  0.276   38 -0.801   33 -0.379   36 0.4358   35 0.3606   36      0  0.130 -0.459 -0.299
Holy Cross              5   4   1   55   72 -0.906   37  0.260   36 -0.751   40 -0.994   37 0.4229   37 0.3469   37      0 -0.007 -1.174 -0.814
Penn State              4   6   1   84  144 -0.326   38  0.241   37 -0.779   38 -0.774   33 0.4477   33 0.3974   38      0  0.333 -0.693 -0.856
Massachusetts           5   5   0  107   80 -0.786   39  0.221   39 -0.811   41 -1.165   40 0.3832   42 0.2684   39      0  0.072 -1.288 -1.042
M.I.T.                  0   3   1    0   56 -0.704   40  0.195   40 -0.852   43 -1.372   43 0.3493   41 0.2758   40      0 -0.067 -1.593 -1.151
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
Dartmouth               2   4   2   38   68  0.099   41  0.182   41 -0.879   28 -0.212   30 0.4568   31 0.4295   41      0  0.269 -0.184 -0.241
Iowa State              2   5   1   38  100 -0.830   42  0.034   42 -1.122   42 -1.316   39 0.3852   38 0.3099   42      0  0.333 -1.235 -1.397
Bucknell                3   5   1  126   71 -0.639   43  0.000   43 -1.176   37 -0.663   42 0.3722   43 0.2479   43      0  0.393 -0.531 -0.795
UNRANKED                8 132  11  269 3677 -0.424      -1.000      -1.000      -1.777      0.3776      0.3331           0  0.206 -1.799 -1.755


Independent: strength=-0.066 (#2)
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 12 0 0 336 10 0.719 1 1.975 1 1.858 1 2.238 1 0.6807 2 0.7060 1 1250 0.265 2.264 2.213 Harvard 10 1 0 205 44 0.698 2 1.765 2 1.530 5 1.452 2 0.6636 1 0.7105 4 1088 0.305 1.510 1.394 Pennsylvania 12 1 0 335 45 0.475 3 1.686 3 1.377 4 1.551 3 0.6362 4 0.6507 6 981 0.720 1.986 1.116 Princeton 8 3 0 169 57 0.490 6 1.358 7 0.767 8 0.830 8 0.5904 9 0.5928 11 738 0.435 0.998 0.662 Cornell 10 2 0 167 55 0.123 7 1.351 6 0.794 15 0.309 10 0.5655 10 0.5870 8 904 0.031 0.156 0.461 Bowdoin 7 2 0 189 59 0.262 8 1.292 8 0.674 13 0.347 9 0.5725 7 0.6121 9 820 0.360 0.451 0.244 Columbia 7 3 1 124 77 0.597 9 1.271 9 0.636 11 0.523 7 0.5906 8 0.6007 12 693 -0.007 0.343 0.702 Beloit 7 1 2 253 23 0.505 10 1.216 11 0.542 7 0.846 18 0.5170 23 0.4739 7 965 0.201 0.820 0.872 Lafayette 9 2 0 214 25 0.181 11 1.207 12 0.523 9 0.782 11 0.5602 11 0.5549 13 684 0.102 0.681 0.883 Brown 7 3 1 145 67 0.049 15 1.021 16 0.279 14 0.333 12 0.5323 16 0.5061 21 260 0.357 0.434 0.231 Syracuse 7 2 1 208 60 -0.144 16 0.998 15 0.295 25 -0.034 16 0.5225 15 0.5070 17 467 0.208 -0.054 -0.014 Notre Dame 6 3 1 261 73 0.366 17 0.965 17 0.238 19 0.238 28 0.4707 26 0.4564 10 752 0.308 0.298 0.178 Physicians & Surgeons 1 3 0 6 16 0.936 19 0.906 19 0.134 10 0.559 29 0.4706 22 0.4836 28 0 -0.711 -0.024 1.142 Wesleyan 5 4 0 96 89 -0.050 20 0.894 20 0.105 22 0.104 13 0.5323 14 0.5158 29 0 0.445 0.281 -0.072 Navy 6 3 0 106 51 -0.146 21 0.857 21 0.037 23 0.057 20 0.5119 28 0.4514 25 51 0.417 0.209 -0.096 Army 7 3 1 109 68 -0.371 23 0.773 23 -0.098 27 -0.159 22 0.5090 29 0.4503 27 1 0.152 -0.222 -0.096 Williams 6 4 1 64 70 -0.322 25 0.654 25 -0.286 31 -0.340 21 0.5107 17 0.5054 30 0 -0.138 -0.608 -0.072 Knox 6 4 0 143 92 -0.297 26 0.650 26 -0.292 35 -0.615 38 0.4143 40 0.2802 19 357 0.614 -0.283 -0.947 Carlisle 6 4 1 207 92 0.720 27 0.640 27 -0.311 12 0.490 17 0.5222 12 0.5328 14 618 0.647 0.854 0.127 Drake 6 3 0 129 45 -0.514 28 0.619 28 -0.348 26 -0.101 23 0.5067 19 0.5021 24 107 -0.426 -0.542 0.340 Dickinson 5 5 0 119 83 -0.136 29 0.598 29 -0.381 29 -0.332 34 0.4454 36 0.3472 31 0 -0.001 -0.507 -0.157 Trinity (Connecticut) 4 3 1 56 85 -0.354 30 0.592 30 -0.392 30 -0.338 24 0.5039 20 0.4900 32 0 0.114 -0.430 -0.245 Nebraska 7 1 2 129 20 -0.519 31 0.576 31 -0.420 17 0.273 14 0.5260 18 0.5053 23 154 0.365 0.381 0.165 Grinnell 3 6 0 35 195 -0.227 32 0.450 32 -0.492 39 -0.968 32 0.4509 30 0.4399 33 0 0.490 -0.751 -1.185 Lehigh 5 6 0 79 172 -0.231 34 0.379 34 -0.627 36 -0.648 31 0.4566 34 0.3634 34 0 0.519 -0.404 -0.891 Amherst 4 7 1 109 105 -0.322 35 0.319 35 -0.719 34 -0.463 35 0.4434 32 0.4097 35 0 -0.003 -0.640 -0.286 Tufts 3 6 1 82 95 -0.265 36 0.276 38 -0.801 33 -0.379 36 0.4358 35 0.3606 36 0 0.130 -0.459 -0.299 Holy Cross 5 4 1 55 72 -0.906 37 0.260 36 -0.751 40 -0.994 37 0.4229 37 0.3469 37 0 -0.007 -1.174 -0.814 Penn State 4 6 1 84 144 -0.326 38 0.241 37 -0.779 38 -0.774 33 0.4477 33 0.3974 38 0 0.333 -0.693 -0.856 Massachusetts 5 5 0 107 80 -0.786 39 0.221 39 -0.811 41 -1.165 40 0.3832 42 0.2684 39 0 0.072 -1.288 -1.042 M.I.T. 0 3 1 0 56 -0.704 40 0.195 40 -0.852 43 -1.372 43 0.3493 41 0.2758 40 0 -0.067 -1.593 -1.151 Dartmouth 2 4 2 38 68 0.099 41 0.182 41 -0.879 28 -0.212 30 0.4568 31 0.4295 41 0 0.269 -0.184 -0.241 Iowa State 2 5 1 38 100 -0.830 42 0.034 42 -1.122 42 -1.316 39 0.3852 38 0.3099 42 0 0.333 -1.235 -1.397 Bucknell 3 5 1 126 71 -0.639 43 0.000 43 -1.176 37 -0.663 42 0.3722 43 0.2479 43 0 0.393 -0.531 -0.795
Western: strength=0.593 (#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 Wisconsin 8 1 0 300 11 0.851 4 1.619 4 1.257 2 2.002 5 0.6023 5 0.6455 3 1170 0.450 2.184 1.821 Iowa 7 0 1 311 12 0.376 5 1.478 5 0.982 3 1.632 4 0.6150 3 0.6626 5 1062 0.671 2.019 1.245 Minnesota 10 0 2 299 23 0.275 12 1.193 13 0.500 6 1.047 6 0.5947 6 0.6312 2 1180 0.382 1.170 0.925 Northwestern 7 2 3 112 49 0.217 13 1.172 10 0.547 18 0.268 19 0.5151 24 0.4714 15 530 -0.385 -0.150 0.686 Illinois 7 3 2 184 67 0.196 14 1.061 14 0.345 20 0.217 25 0.5004 21 0.4848 18 365 -0.312 -0.158 0.593 Chicago 9 5 1 204 135 0.092 18 0.961 18 0.231 24 -0.008 27 0.4850 27 0.4553 20 345 0.358 0.095 -0.110 Michigan 7 2 1 117 55 0.068 22 0.852 22 0.029 16 0.303 15 0.5258 13 0.5271 16 515 0.218 0.291 0.316 Indiana 4 2 2 110 29 0.075 24 0.695 24 -0.222 21 0.126 26 0.4870 25 0.4684 22 175 -0.064 -0.094 0.345 Purdue 4 4 0 172 79 -0.210 33 0.412 33 -0.568 32 -0.374 41 0.3814 39 0.2871 26 18 1.028 0.386 -1.135
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Western 63 19 12 0.734 1 0.593 Independent 197 117 21 0.619 2 -0.066

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

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:03 2007

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