Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Full Ranking

                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL   
TEAM                   W  L  T   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF
Princeton             11  0  0  270   14  1.487    1  2.792    1  3.040    3  2.447    1 0.6918    2 0.7049    1   1210 -0.020  1.898  2.996
Yale                  10  1  0  330   12  1.800    2  2.630    2  2.562    1  2.777    2 0.6698    1 0.7310    2   1150 -0.095  2.179  3.374
Harvard               12  1  0  418   15  1.393    3  2.461    3  2.202    2  2.583    3 0.6330    3 0.6808    3   1100  0.302  2.272  2.894
Pennsylvania          12  3  0  484   62  1.698    4  2.216    4  1.543    4  2.178    4 0.5818    6 0.5592    4   1050  0.818  2.350  2.005
Lehigh                 7  3  0  174   84  0.663    5  1.905    5  1.025    5  0.860    5 0.5693    9 0.4981    5    852  0.587  0.800  0.921
Dartmouth              4  3  0   84   90  0.718    6  1.882    6  0.974    6  0.728    6 0.5634    4 0.6227    7    718  0.297  0.414  1.043
Wesleyan               4  1  0   66  108 -1.327    7  1.642    7  0.449   14 -1.048    8 0.5215    7 0.5219    9    624  0.846 -0.846 -1.250
Williams               7  3  2  202  198 -0.155    8  1.507    8  0.161    8 -0.077    9 0.5203    8 0.5149    6    799  1.160  0.488 -0.641
Brown                  6  3  0  168   94  0.095    9  1.436    9  0.028    7  0.588    7 0.5372    5 0.6029    8    668  0.653  0.592  0.584
Cornell                3  6  1   94  172  0.065   10  1.161   10 -0.342   11 -0.669   14 0.4303   14 0.3551   11    402 -0.046 -1.236 -0.103
TEAM                   W  L  T   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF
Army                   4  5  0   84  109 -0.290   11  0.985   12 -0.628    9 -0.342   10 0.4885   12 0.4362   10    409  0.626 -0.365 -0.320
Lafayette              2  6  0   24  186  0.197   12  0.944   11 -0.582   13 -1.024   13 0.4369   16 0.3422   15    165  0.430 -1.226 -0.821
Amherst                7  6  1  162  220 -0.912   13  0.828   13 -0.796   12 -0.770   11 0.4660   10 0.4776   12    386  0.569 -0.847 -0.694
M.I.T.                 3  5  0   58  148 -0.868   14  0.729   14 -0.852   15 -1.298   15 0.4119   13 0.4177   14    178  0.716 -1.231 -1.364
Tufts                  4  7  0  130  144 -0.336   15  0.716   15 -0.874   10 -0.544   12 0.4480   11 0.4727   13    260  0.653 -0.540 -0.547
Worcester Tech         2  3  1   46  146 -1.754   16  0.423   16 -1.462   17 -2.171   16 0.3790   15 0.3456   16    112  0.790 -2.029 -2.313
Massachusetts          1  9  0   64  236 -1.493   17  0.094   17 -2.152   18 -2.540   18 0.2995   17 0.3019   18      0  0.592 -2.596 -2.485
Trinity (Connecticut)  0  9  2   77  194 -1.312   18  0.000   18 -2.320   16 -1.935   17 0.3334   18 0.2900   17     50  0.631 -1.953 -1.917
UNRANKED              18 59  1  548 1700 -0.103      -1.000      -1.000      -0.738      0.4333      0.4180           0  0.629 -0.758 -0.719

Unconnected Teams
TEAM                   W  L  T   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF
Minnesota              6  0  0  148   38  1.022       2.440       2.138       1.960      0.6857      0.7400        1240  0.785  2.097  1.822
Michigan               7  3  0  278  102  0.583       1.744       0.651       1.312      0.5431      0.5100         976  1.451  2.260  0.365
Wisconsin              4  2  0  112  110  0.782       1.732       0.706       0.833      0.6137      0.6818         968  1.167  1.406  0.260
Purdue                 5  2  1  334  144  0.166       1.582       0.288       0.373      0.4955      0.4157         904  1.755  1.768 -1.021
Lake Forest            3  2  3  114  114 -0.027       1.427       0.016      -0.139      0.4930      0.5088         636  0.954  0.183 -0.460
Chicago                6  4  2  148  143 -0.190       1.314      -0.123      -0.232      0.4775      0.3831         586  0.379 -0.479  0.014
Illinois               3  2  3  156  106 -0.264       1.181      -0.313      -0.074      0.4775      0.4521         519  0.731  0.008 -0.155
Northwestern           2  5  3   92  176 -0.121       1.022      -0.565      -0.567      0.4453      0.3839         288  0.871 -0.338 -0.797


Independent: strength=0.026 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF Princeton 11 0 0 270 14 1.487 1 2.792 1 3.040 3 2.447 1 0.6918 2 0.7049 1 1210 -0.020 1.898 2.996 Yale 10 1 0 330 12 1.800 2 2.630 2 2.562 1 2.777 2 0.6698 1 0.7310 2 1150 -0.095 2.179 3.374 Harvard 12 1 0 418 15 1.393 3 2.461 3 2.202 2 2.583 3 0.6330 3 0.6808 3 1100 0.302 2.272 2.894 Pennsylvania 12 3 0 484 62 1.698 4 2.216 4 1.543 4 2.178 4 0.5818 6 0.5592 4 1050 0.818 2.350 2.005 Lehigh 7 3 0 174 84 0.663 5 1.905 5 1.025 5 0.860 5 0.5693 9 0.4981 5 852 0.587 0.800 0.921 Dartmouth 4 3 0 84 90 0.718 6 1.882 6 0.974 6 0.728 6 0.5634 4 0.6227 7 718 0.297 0.414 1.043 Wesleyan 4 1 0 66 108 -1.327 7 1.642 7 0.449 14 -1.048 8 0.5215 7 0.5219 9 624 0.846 -0.846 -1.250 Williams 7 3 2 202 198 -0.155 8 1.507 8 0.161 8 -0.077 9 0.5203 8 0.5149 6 799 1.160 0.488 -0.641 Brown 6 3 0 168 94 0.095 9 1.436 9 0.028 7 0.588 7 0.5372 5 0.6029 8 668 0.653 0.592 0.584 Cornell 3 6 1 94 172 0.065 10 1.161 10 -0.342 11 -0.669 14 0.4303 14 0.3551 11 402 -0.046 -1.236 -0.103 Army 4 5 0 84 109 -0.290 11 0.985 12 -0.628 9 -0.342 10 0.4885 12 0.4362 10 409 0.626 -0.365 -0.320 Lafayette 2 6 0 24 186 0.197 12 0.944 11 -0.582 13 -1.024 13 0.4369 16 0.3422 15 165 0.430 -1.226 -0.821 Amherst 7 6 1 162 220 -0.912 13 0.828 13 -0.796 12 -0.770 11 0.4660 10 0.4776 12 386 0.569 -0.847 -0.694 M.I.T. 3 5 0 58 148 -0.868 14 0.729 14 -0.852 15 -1.298 15 0.4119 13 0.4177 14 178 0.716 -1.231 -1.364 Tufts 4 7 0 130 144 -0.336 15 0.716 15 -0.874 10 -0.544 12 0.4480 11 0.4727 13 260 0.653 -0.540 -0.547 Worcester Tech 2 3 1 46 146 -1.754 16 0.423 16 -1.462 17 -2.171 16 0.3790 15 0.3456 16 112 0.790 -2.029 -2.313 Massachusetts 1 9 0 64 236 -1.493 17 0.094 17 -2.152 18 -2.540 18 0.2995 17 0.3019 18 0 0.592 -2.596 -2.485 Trinity (Connecticut) 0 9 2 77 194 -1.312 18 0.000 18 -2.320 16 -1.935 17 0.3334 18 0.2900 17 50 0.631 -1.953 -1.917
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 135 94 19 0.583 1 0.026

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.269 points in main ratings
     0.024 points in improved RPI
Average of 5.65 points per score

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:05 2007

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