College Football 1886
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1886/9/29 and 1886/11/25
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in Major based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 32.425 1 22.70 8 6.667 Yale 9 8-0-1 2 9 8-0-1 2 10 9-0-1
2 30.001 2 22.44 7 6.625 Princeton 8 7-0-1 1 8 7-0-1 1 8 7-0-1
3 18.938 3 12.02 11 8.500 Harvard 11 9-2-0 3 10 8-2-0 3 14 12-2-0
4 3.406 4 6.35 13 9.500 Lafayette 9 7-2-0 4 9 7-2-0 4 12 10-2-0
5 2.997 5 3.31 14 10.429 Williams College 7 5-1-1 5 7 5-1-1 6 7 5-1-1
9 -4.935 6 2.83 6 6.500 Dartmouth 2 1-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 0 4 2-2-0
6 2.106 7 2.32 4 5.045 Pennsylvania 11 4-7-0 6 11 4-7-0 5 17 9-7-1
7 2.071 8 1.07 1 3.812 Wesleyan University 8 2-6-0 7 8 2-6-0 7 8 2-6-0
8 -2.113 9 -3.65 10 7.167 Lehigh 6 2-3-1 8 6 2-3-1 8 8 4-3-1
10 -7.344 10 -6.36 5 5.944 MIT 9 2-6-1 9 8 2-5-1 9 9 2-6-1
11 -9.272 11 -8.63 2 4.125 Stevens Tech 8 0-7-1 10 8 0-7-1 10 8 0-7-1
12 -17.314 12 -14.69 12 9.250 Amherst College 6 2-4-0 11 6 2-4-0 11 7 3-4-0
13 -24.069 13 -16.99 3 4.833 Rutgers 3 0-3-0 12 3 0-3-0 12 4 1-3-0
14 -26.899 14 -22.72 9 7.143 Tufts University 7 0-7-0 13 7 0-7-0 13 9 0-9-0
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