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| 1897 - 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 | ||
| 3 | 31.32 | 4 | 28.34 | 17 | 13.64 | Harvard | 12 | 10-1-1 | 3 | 12 | 10-1-1 | Major-Ind |
| 5 | 27.00 | 5 | 24.64 | 11 | 11.86 | Army | 8 | 6-1-1 | 5 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Major-Ind |
| 6 | 21.30 | 9 | 16.19 | 7 | 10.29 | Cornell | 9 | 5-3-1 | 6 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Major-Ind |
| 7 | 20.52 | 7 | 20.46 | 18 | 13.65 | Lafayette | 12 | 9-2-1 | 7 | 12 | 9-2-1 | Major-Ind |
| 8 | 17.74 | 6 | 22.75 | 16 | 13.40 | Navy | 8 | 7-1-0 | 8 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 9 | 16.33 | 8 | 17.39 | 6 | 10.06 | Brown | 11 | 7-4-0 | 9 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 10 | 14.68 | 10 | 12.40 | 15 | 13.25 | Dartmouth | 7 | 4-3-0 | 10 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 11 | 12.16 | 11 | 10.62 | 8 | 10.33 | Virginia | 3 | 1-2-0 | 11 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 15 | 4.67 | 17 | 4.33 | 5 | 10.00 | Penn State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 15 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Major-Ind |
| 18 | 0.25 | 21 | -1.42 | 34 | 31.40 | Wisconsin | 10 | 9-1-0 | 18 | 10 | 9-1-0 | WC |
| 19 | -0.32 | 14 | 6.59 | 19 | 13.67 | Bucknell | 7 | 3-3-1 | 19 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Major-Ind |
| 20 | -1.79 | 15 | 5.47 | 4 | 9.33 | Lehigh | 10 | 3-7-0 | 20 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Major-Ind |
| 27 | -11.79 | 29 | -17.28 | 31 | 26.50 | Illinois | 8 | 6-2-0 | 27 | 8 | 6-2-0 | WC |
| 30 | -17.05 | 31 | -20.91 | 35 | 31.50 | Michigan | 8 | 6-1-1 | 30 | 8 | 6-1-1 | WC |
| 31 | -23.24 | 30 | -20.64 | 30 | 25.50 | Northwestern | 7 | 4-3-0 | 31 | 7 | 4-3-0 | WC |
| 32 | -25.45 | 32 | -24.63 | 27 | 20.00 | Massachusetts | 3 | 0-3-0 | 32 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 35 | -37.09 | 35 | -34.11 | 36 | 31.50 | Purdue | 9 | 5-3-1 | 35 | 9 | 5-3-1 | WC |
| 36 | -41.68 | 36 | -44.10 | 32 | 28.33 | Minnesota | 8 | 4-4-0 | 36 | 8 | 4-4-0 | WC |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Thu Sep 3 18:01:13 2026