College Football 1887
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1887/10/1 and 1887/11/24
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 33.281 1 27.94 5 6.062 Yale 8 8-0-0 1 8 8-0-0 1 9 9-0-0
2 25.354 2 19.29 9 7.778 Harvard 9 8-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0
3 24.767 3 16.39 7 6.722 Princeton 9 7-2-0 3 9 7-2-0 3 9 7-2-0
6 4.036 4 7.80 4 5.667 Wesleyan University 9 4-5-0 4 9 4-5-0 4 9 4-5-0
5 7.206 5 6.90 14 10.583 MIT 6 5-1-0 5 6 5-1-0 5 6 5-1-0
4 7.730 6 4.39 11 8.833 Lafayette 6 4-2-0 7 6 4-2-0 7 9 7-2-0
9 -2.081 7 1.20 6 6.700 Williams College 5 2-3-0 8 5 2-3-0 8 6 3-3-0
10 -5.141 8 -1.94 2 4.722 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 9 9 2-7-0 9 13 6-7-0
7 0.478 9 -2.50 15 11.700 Dartmouth 5 3-1-1 10 5 3-1-1 10 5 3-1-1
8 -0.755 10 -5.19 3 5.500 Lehigh 4 1-3-0 11 4 1-3-0 11 7 4-3-0
13 -16.769 11 -10.33 12 9.400 Trinity College CT 5 2-3-0 12 6 2-3-1 12 7 3-3-1
11 -10.729 12 -10.86 8 7.625 Rutgers 8 2-6-0 14 8 2-6-0 14 8 2-6-0
12 -16.568 13 -11.26 1 4.250 Tufts University 4 0-4-0 13 6 1-5-0 13 9 3-6-0
14 -24.228 14 -16.18 10 7.857 Amherst College 7 1-6-0 15 8 2-6-0 15 10 4-6-0
15 -26.579 15 -25.64 13 10.333 Stevens Tech 6 0-5-1 17 6 0-5-1 17 7 0-6-1
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