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| 1896 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 33.36 | 1 | 32.28 | 14 | 13.22 | Princeton | 11 | 10-0-1 | 1 | 11 | 10-0-1 | Major-Ind |
| 2 | 28.77 | 2 | 31.47 | 10 | 12.28 | Lafayette | 12 | 11-0-1 | 2 | 12 | 11-0-1 | Major-Ind |
| 3 | 26.64 | 4 | 25.14 | 19 | 15.36 | Pennsylvania | 15 | 14-1-0 | 3 | 15 | 14-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 4 | 25.51 | 3 | 25.81 | 5 | 11.25 | Yale | 14 | 13-1-0 | 4 | 14 | 13-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 5 | 22.90 | 5 | 20.66 | 3 | 10.31 | Harvard | 11 | 7-4-0 | 5 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 6 | 13.17 | 8 | 10.67 | 23 | 17.10 | Navy | 8 | 5-3-0 | 6 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 7 | 11.96 | 6 | 12.82 | 13 | 12.67 | Dartmouth | 8 | 5-2-1 | 7 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Major-Ind |
| 8 | 11.77 | 10 | 8.88 | 8 | 11.80 | Brown | 10 | 4-5-1 | 8 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Major-Ind |
| 10 | 10.07 | 7 | 12.42 | 11 | 12.40 | Army | 6 | 3-2-1 | 10 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Major-Ind |
| 11 | 8.60 | 11 | 8.71 | 9 | 12.17 | Cornell | 9 | 5-3-1 | 11 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Major-Ind |
| 12 | 6.83 | 9 | 9.47 | 1 | 2.00 | West Virginia | 3 | 0-3-0 | 12 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 13 | 6.50 | 16 | 1.01 | 30 | 21.70 | Wisconsin | 9 | 7-1-1 | 13 | 9 | 7-1-1 | WC |
| 14 | 5.68 | 19 | -0.88 | 36 | 27.92 | Michigan | 10 | 9-1-0 | 14 | 10 | 9-1-0 | WC |
| 16 | 2.91 | 18 | -0.85 | 33 | 24.40 | Northwestern | 9 | 6-1-2 | 16 | 9 | 6-1-2 | WC |
| 19 | -0.57 | 29 | -14.60 | 29 | 21.00 | Minnesota | 10 | 8-2-0 | 19 | 10 | 8-2-0 | WC |
| 20 | -3.76 | 14 | 2.91 | 24 | 17.70 | Bucknell | 8 | 5-2-1 | 20 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Major-Ind |
| 23 | -5.62 | 25 | -6.64 | 7 | 11.50 | Lehigh | 7 | 2-5-0 | 23 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Major-Ind |
| 24 | -5.87 | 21 | -1.28 | 17 | 14.67 | Penn State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 24 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 25 | -9.04 | 28 | -12.87 | 35 | 27.30 | Illinois | 7 | 4-2-1 | 25 | 7 | 4-2-1 | WC |
| 29 | -15.05 | 35 | -24.43 | 32 | 22.33 | Purdue | 7 | 4-2-1 | 29 | 7 | 4-2-1 | WC |
| 34 | -22.60 | 30 | -15.76 | 4 | 10.67 | Rutgers | 3 | 0-3-0 | 34 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
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