College Football 1898
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1898/9/17 and 1898/12/3
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888
1898 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 35.77 1 35.12 13 14.35 Harvard 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 NoDivi 2 9 9-0-0 Major-Ind
2 31.00 3 28.25 14 14.46 Pennsylvania 13 12-1-0 2 13 12-1-0 NoDivi 3 12 11-1-0 Major-Ind
3 29.56 2 32.38 10 14.05 Princeton 12 11-0-1 3 12 11-0-1 NoDivi 4 11 10-0-1 Major-Ind
4 24.87 4 25.82 8 13.60 Yale 11 9-2-0 4 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 5 9 7-2-0 Major-Ind
5 21.49 6 20.44 7 11.75 Army 6 3-2-1 5 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 8 6 3-2-1 Major-Ind
6 21.03 7 16.84 24 19.44 Cornell 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0 NoDivi 6 12 10-2-0 Major-Ind
7 14.89 11 13.39 22 17.50 Wesleyan University 10 7-3-0 7 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 10 10 7-3-0 Major-Ind
8 13.39 5 21.95 15 14.58 Navy 8 6-1-1 8 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 13 7 5-1-1 Major-Ind
9 13.29 8 16.51 12 14.29 Penn State 10 6-4-0 9 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 12 10 6-4-0 Major-Ind
10 13.25 15 5.62 32 23.79 University of Chicago 11 9-2-0 10 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 3-1-0 WC
11 12.74 10 14.54 2 7.83 Chicago Athletic Club 3 1-2-0 11 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
12 10.96 24 -2.12 41 32.00 Wisconsin 10 9-1-0 12 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 WC
13 10.16 14 9.36 4 10.42 Carlisle 6 2-4-0 13 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 16 5 1-4-0 Major-Ind
14 9.80 13 9.51 23 18.67 Brown 10 6-4-0 14 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 17 9 5-4-0 Major-Ind
15 8.84 9 14.87 34 26.25 Michigan 10 10-0-0 15 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 WC
16 4.26 12 12.97 21 16.83 Dickinson College 3 2-1-0 16 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 22 3 2-1-0 Major-Ind
17 3.72 17 5.14 1 3.83 Virginia 3 0-3-0 17 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 21 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
18 3.04 19 3.80 18 15.38 Dartmouth 11 5-6-0 18 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 19 10 5-5-0 Major-Ind
19 2.71 16 5.58 9 13.94 Lehigh 10 3-5-2 19 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 24 9 2-5-2 Major-Ind
20 -2.68 18 3.81 5 10.94 Lafayette 11 3-8-0 20 11 3-8-0 NoDivi 31 11 3-8-0 Major-Ind
21 -3.62 34 -14.00 38 28.75 Minnesota 9 4-5-0 21 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 WC
22 -4.42 21 1.35 19 16.38 Amherst College 10 4-5-1 22 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 29 9 3-5-1 Major-Ind
23 -4.74 31 -10.78 33 25.21 Northwestern 11 7-4-0 23 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 WC
24 -4.96 22 -0.88 26 20.21 Bucknell 11 4-4-3 24 11 4-4-3 NoDivi 36 7 1-4-2 Major-Ind
25 -5.24 25 -6.03 25 19.67 Holy Cross 3 1-2-0 25 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 32 3 1-2-0 Major-Ind
26 -5.56 20 3.38 17 14.90 Franklin & Marshall 10 4-4-2 26 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 38 9 3-4-2 Major-Ind
27 -6.85 29 -8.70 3 10.08 Williams College 7 1-6-0 27 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 28 7 1-6-0 Major-Ind
28 -8.20 32 -12.05 27 21.12 Illinois 9 4-5-0 28 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 WC
29 -8.94 23 -1.64 37 28.58 Bowdoin College 9 6-3-0 29 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 34 9 6-3-0 Major-Ind
30 -9.46 33 -12.37 29 23.17 Physicians & Surgeons 3 1-2-0 30 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
31 -9.65 30 -9.35 42 32.17 MIT 4 3-1-0 31 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 42 4 3-1-0 Major-Ind
32 -9.88 35 -16.04 20 16.50 Maryland Agricultural 4 0-4-0 32 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
33 -10.36 26 -6.71 16 14.67 Syracuse 3 0-2-1 33 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 35 3 0-2-1 Major-Ind
34 -12.90 28 -8.50 11 14.10 Trinity College (CT) 5 0-4-1 34 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 43 5 0-4-1 Major-Ind
35 -14.75 36 -19.01 39 29.12 Beloit College 10 4-5-1 35 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 26 3 2-1-0 Major-Ind
36 -16.38 37 -19.80 31 23.57 Tufts University 10 1-9-0 36 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 48 10 1-9-0 Major-Ind
37 -17.04 40 -31.29 35 26.83 Boston College 3 0-3-0 37 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 46 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
38 -21.36 27 -8.18 6 11.33 Gettysburg College 3 0-3-0 38 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 49 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
39 -21.81 41 -31.29 30 23.38 Rush Medical 4 0-4-0 39 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
40 -23.33 39 -24.95 36 26.83 Dixon 3 0-2-1 40 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
41 -30.41 38 -20.31 28 21.83 Colby College 3 0-3-0 41 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 55 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
42 -32.24 42 -36.65 40 29.67 Wisconsin Whitewater 3 0-3-0 42 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 52 2 0-2-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Buffalo 2 1-1-0
Cincinnati 1 1-0-0
Eastern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Indiana 1 0-1-0
Iowa 1 0-1-0
Iowa State 1 1-0-0
Massachusetts 1 0-0-1
Michigan State 1 0-1-0
Notre Dame 2 1-1-0
Purdue 6 3-3-0
Rutgers 2 0-2-0
Colgate 2 0-2-0
Maine 1 0-1-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 2 0-2-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Villanova 1 0-1-0
Virginia Military 1 0-1-0
Duquesne 1 1-0-0
Bates College 1 1-0-0
Carleton College 1 0-1-0
Case Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Grinnell College 1 1-0-0
Hamilton College 1 0-1-0
Illinois Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Kenyon College 1 0-1-0
Knox College 2 1-1-0
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 2 1-1-0
Ripon College 1 0-1-0
Susquehanna 2 0-2-0
Ursinus College 1 0-0-1
Washington & Jefferson 2 1-1-0
Worcester Tech 1 1-0-0
Andover 1 1-0-0
Bradford 1 0-0-1
Columbia Athletic Club 1 0-1-0
Englewood High 1 0-1-0
Exeter 2 1-1-0
Haskell Indian Nation 2 0-2-0
Haverford 1 0-1-0
Hyde Park High 1 0-1-0
Illinois Alumni 2 1-1-0
Madison High 2 0-2-0
Mansfield University 1 0-1-0
Minnesota Alumni 1 1-0-0
New York University 1 1-0-0
Newton AC 2 0-2-0
Newtowne AC 1 0-1-0
Northwest Division High 1 0-1-0
Phialdelphia YMCA 1 0-1-0
Purdue Alumni 1 1-0-0
Stevens Tech 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 2 1-1-0
Vermont 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Williston 1 0-1-0
Wisconsin Alumni 1 0-1-0
Wyoming Seminary 1 0-1-0
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