College Football 1890
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1890/10/1 and 1890/12/13
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 39.23 1 31.65 11 9.00 Harvard 11 11-0-0 1 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 8 8-0-0 Northeast Indep
2 34.16 2 28.08 8 8.29 Yale 14 13-1-0 2 14 13-1-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 Northeast Indep
3 23.84 3 24.19 16 10.75 Princeton 13 11-1-1 3 13 11-1-1 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Eastern Indep
5 13.84 4 17.39 13 9.75 Pennsylvania 14 11-3-0 4 12 9-3-0 NoDivi 2 8 6-2-0 Eastern Indep
4 16.28 5 15.91 12 9.64 Williams College 10 8-2-0 5 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Northeast Indep
7 6.17 6 10.80 5 6.85 Wesleyan University 11 5-6-0 6 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 8 4-4-0 Northeast Indep
6 10.22 7 6.93 6 6.88 Amherst College 12 6-5-1 8 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 5 9 3-5-1 Northeast Indep
9 5.94 8 6.45 14 10.06 Lehigh 10 6-4-0 7 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Eastern Indep
15 -7.30 9 4.16 21 14.33 Franklin & Marshall 10 8-2-0 9 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Eastern Indep
14 -5.55 10 2.94 17 11.50 Virginia 7 5-2-0 11 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
10 4.40 11 1.63 9 8.38 Rutgers 11 5-5-1 10 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
8 6.03 12 -0.53 3 6.20 Dartmouth 8 4-4-0 14 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
12 3.50 13 -0.76 15 10.50 Cornell 12 8-4-0 12 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Northeast Indep
13 -2.92 14 -3.67 7 7.00 Crescent Athletic Club 5 1-4-0 15 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
18 -14.47 15 -8.64 19 12.43 Lafayette 8 2-5-1 17 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 Eastern Indep
11 3.87 16 -8.73 1 4.50 Orange Agricultural 4 0-3-1 13 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
19 -14.71 17 -11.46 2 5.17 Bowdoin College 3 0-3-0 19 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
17 -13.02 18 -12.10 10 8.42 Columbia 7 1-5-1 18 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 Northeast Indep
16 -8.11 19 -12.68 4 6.40 Trinity College CT 8 2-5-1 16 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 8 6 0-5-1 Northeast Indep
20 -18.39 20 -14.30 22 14.62 Bucknell 5 1-3-1 20 5 1-3-1 NoDivi 8 4 1-2-1 Eastern Indep
21 -23.37 21 -17.22 20 13.83 Columbia Athletic Club 3 1-2-0 21 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
22 -28.68 22 -25.42 23 17.42 Dickinson College 9 3-6-0 22 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
23 -30.96 23 -34.61 18 11.67 Swarthmore College 3 0-3-0 23 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Duke 1 0-1-0
Massachusetts 2 0-2-0
Michigan 1 0-1-0
Navy 2 1-1-0
Penn State 2 0-2-0
Brown 2 0-2-0
Fordham 2 0-2-0
Millersville 1 0-1-0
Gettysburg College 1 0-1-0
MIT 2 0-2-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Rochester 1 0-1-0
Union College NY 1 0-1-0
Washington & Lee 1 0-1-0
Andover 2 0-2-0
Chicago University Club 1 0-1-0
Exeter 1 0-1-0
Haverford 2 0-2-0
Lehigh AC 1 0-1-0
Manhattan AC 1 0-1-0
New York AC 1 0-1-0
New York University 1 0-1-0
Ridgefield AC 1 0-1-0
Saint John's NY 1 0-1-0
Schuylkill Navy 1 0-1-0
Troy Laureates 1 0-1-0
Vermont 1 0-1-0
Williston 1 0-1-0
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       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Sun Jan 25 01:28:24 2026