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| 1889 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Total | Division | Conference | |||||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Name | Rank | Games | Record | Name |
| 1 | 44.58 | 1 | 36.00 | 5 | 7.94 | Princeton | 10 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 10 | 10-0-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | IFA |
| 2 | 37.06 | 2 | 28.27 | 8 | 8.47 | Yale | 16 | 15-1-0 | 2 | 16 | 15-1-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 7 | 6-1-0 | IFA |
| 3 | 32.33 | 3 | 22.96 | 7 | 8.40 | Harvard | 11 | 9-2-0 | 3 | 11 | 9-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | IFA |
| 4 | 18.30 | 4 | 15.24 | 17 | 12.50 | Dartmouth | 8 | 7-1-0 | 4 | 8 | 7-1-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 5 | 16.43 | 5 | 13.49 | 18 | 12.81 | Cornell | 9 | 7-2-0 | 5 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 6-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 7 | 12.41 | 6 | 10.89 | 3 | 6.77 | Wesleyan University | 13 | 5-7-1 | 6 | 13 | 5-7-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 7 | 1-6-0 | IFA |
| 6 | 14.42 | 7 | 10.62 | 14 | 10.25 | Lehigh | 13 | 8-3-2 | 7 | 13 | 8-3-2 | NoDivi | 4 | 7 | 6-0-1 | Major-Ind |
| 9 | 6.29 | 8 | 5.61 | 19 | 13.38 | Trinity College (CT) | 9 | 5-3-1 | 8 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 8 | 8.14 | 9 | 4.52 | 16 | 10.54 | Pennsylvania | 13 | 7-6-0 | 9 | 13 | 7-6-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | IFA |
| 10 | 5.27 | 10 | 2.90 | 12 | 9.72 | Williams College | 10 | 4-5-1 | 10 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Major-Ind |
| 11 | 2.25 | 11 | 0.93 | 15 | 10.39 | Lafayette | 9 | 3-4-2 | 11 | 9 | 3-4-2 | NoDivi | 10 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Major-Ind |
| 14 | -5.03 | 12 | -0.07 | 4 | 7.50 | MIT | 5 | 2-3-0 | 12 | 5 | 2-3-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 2-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 18 | -10.74 | 13 | -1.87 | 25 | 20.70 | Dickinson College | 6 | 4-1-1 | 13 | 6 | 4-1-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Major-Ind |
| 12 | -2.03 | 14 | -2.24 | 13 | 10.11 | Amherst College | 10 | 3-5-2 | 14 | 10 | 3-5-2 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 2-2-1 | Major-Ind |
| 13 | -4.83 | 15 | -2.86 | 6 | 8.00 | Columbia | 11 | 2-7-2 | 15 | 11 | 2-7-2 | NoDivi | 6 | 3 | 0-3-0 | IFA |
| 16 | -5.50 | 16 | -4.47 | 1 | 3.67 | Andover | 3 | 0-3-0 | 16 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 2 | 0-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 17 | -8.52 | 17 | -4.72 | 24 | 20.40 | Franklin & Marshall | 7 | 5-1-1 | 17 | 7 | 5-1-1 | NoDivi | 14 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Major-Ind |
| 15 | -5.06 | 18 | -7.68 | 2 | 6.56 | Stevens Tech | 9 | 1-8-0 | 18 | 9 | 1-8-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 20 | -13.82 | 19 | -9.25 | 21 | 16.38 | Penn State | 4 | 2-2-0 | 19 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoDivi | 17 | 4 | 2-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 23 | -26.02 | 20 | -15.35 | 20 | 15.67 | Haverford | 3 | 1-2-0 | 20 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoDivi | 23 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 19 | -13.43 | 21 | -17.16 | 9 | 8.62 | Rutgers | 5 | 1-4-0 | 21 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoDivi | 25 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 24 | -26.07 | 22 | -17.59 | 10 | 8.83 | Rochester | 3 | 0-3-0 | 22 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 22 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 21 | -20.61 | 23 | -18.28 | 11 | 9.50 | Vermont | 3 | 0-3-0 | 23 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 18 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 22 | -23.80 | 24 | -18.49 | 22 | 16.50 | Bucknell | 6 | 1-4-1 | 24 | 6 | 1-4-1 | NoDivi | 24 | 6 | 1-4-1 | Major-Ind |
| 25 | -32.03 | 25 | -31.38 | 23 | 17.50 | Swarthmore College | 7 | 1-6-0 | 25 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 28 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Major-Ind |
| Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams | Michigan | 1 | 0-1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Millersville | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Hopkins | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Union College (NY) | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston AC | 1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Columbia Athletic Club | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Exeter | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Manhattan AC | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Orange Agricultural | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia All-Stars | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ridgefield AC | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore Alumni | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Williston | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
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