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
Pennsylvania          14  0  0  480   24  0.556    1  1.934    1  1.703    1  1.801    1 0.6457    2 0.6862    1   1250  0.636  2.017  1.586
Michigan               8  1  0  266   14  0.669    2  1.711    2  1.179    3  1.379    5 0.5998    4 0.6388    2   1200  0.058  1.108  1.649
Yale                  13  0  2  316   38  0.494    3  1.624    3  1.015    2  1.603    2 0.6378    1 0.6873    3   1150  0.484  1.677  1.529
Harvard                8  2  1  179   35  0.785    4  1.464    4  0.770    4  1.337    3 0.6169    3 0.6480    5   1052  0.094  1.092  1.581
Army                   5  2  0  141   32  0.482    5  1.381    5  0.706    5  1.184    7 0.5516   12 0.5081    9    850  0.656  1.419  0.949
Princeton             10  1  1  224   28  0.313    6  1.360    6  0.664    6  1.002    4 0.6123    5 0.6075    4   1098  0.140  0.792  1.213
Lafayette              6  2  0  162   62  0.082    7  1.251    7  0.582   14  0.197    6 0.5773    8 0.5581    8    900  0.549  0.330  0.064
Wisconsin              5  2  1  144   71  0.134    8  1.153    8  0.387   11  0.399   13 0.4977   15 0.4827   10    787  0.867  0.850 -0.052
Minnesota              7  3  0  136   58  0.330    9  1.074   10  0.205    9  0.425    8 0.5393    7 0.5735    6    978  0.450  0.468  0.381
Chicago               10  3  0  260   66 -0.123   10  1.044    9  0.213   12  0.304   16 0.4899   19 0.4261    7    972  0.500  0.392  0.216
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
Brown                  7  6  1  150  109  0.287   11  0.994   11  0.140   10  0.413    9 0.5312   11 0.5270   16    484  0.191  0.241  0.584
Purdue                 4  3  0   82   58  0.352   12  0.903   12 -0.007    8  0.434   12 0.5136    9 0.5501   14    644  0.426  0.457  0.411
Dartmouth              7  5  1  184   99  0.350   13  0.880   13 -0.048   13  0.283   10 0.5215   10 0.5500   11    753 -0.046 -0.060  0.626
Illinois               4  2  1  215   28  0.238   14  0.870   14 -0.065    7  0.919   14 0.4977   13 0.5008   12    662  0.495  1.002  0.835
Northwestern           6  5  0  192  132 -0.025   15  0.725   15 -0.244   16 -0.040   19 0.4546   20 0.4034   13    653  0.953  0.505 -0.586
Wesleyan               6  3  0  147   60 -0.582   16  0.718   16 -0.257   17 -0.124   17 0.4847   18 0.4567   21    282  0.634  0.090 -0.338
Iowa State             3  4  0   82   70  0.301   17  0.654   17 -0.366   15  0.057   20 0.4534   16 0.4748   20    304  0.667  0.303 -0.188
Amherst                6  5  0  174  152 -0.435   18  0.629   18 -0.411   19 -0.468   11 0.5186    6 0.5736   19    342  0.795 -0.092 -0.843
Cornell                3  4  1   28   91  0.183   19  0.608   19 -0.445   18 -0.441   15 0.4964   14 0.4842   18    373 -0.350 -0.973  0.090
Trinity (Connecticut)  4  4  0  140   76 -0.451   20  0.577   20 -0.502   20 -0.489   23 0.4157   22 0.3603   17    468  0.351 -0.531 -0.447
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
Tufts                  8  5  0  132  101 -0.650   21  0.534   21 -0.548   22 -0.796   22 0.4350   25 0.3302   15    525  0.144 -1.003 -0.589
Williams               4  5  0   85  177 -0.368   22  0.484   22 -0.624   23 -0.931   18 0.4590   17 0.4612   22    222  0.783 -0.568 -1.294
Lehigh                 3  6  0   63  134 -0.017   23  0.427   23 -0.721   21 -0.769   21 0.4415   21 0.3956   23    147  0.599 -0.589 -0.950
M.I.T.                 1  4  0   10   92 -0.421   24  0.377   24 -0.815   25 -1.341   24 0.4131   23 0.3533   25     50  0.152 -1.543 -1.140
Lake Forest            4  8  0   59  242 -0.589   25  0.205   25 -1.157   26 -1.616   25 0.3863   26 0.3272   24    104  0.391 -1.624 -1.608
Union (New York)       0  5  0    6   84 -0.238   26  0.097   26 -1.382   24 -1.005   26 0.3763   24 0.3519   26      0 -0.330 -1.525 -0.485
Massachusetts          1  5  0   20  120 -1.159   27  0.000   27 -1.610   27 -2.337   27 0.3106   27 0.2712   27      0  0.313 -2.411 -2.264
UNRANKED              16 78  5  369 2193 -0.451      -1.000      -1.000      -1.373      0.4135      0.3970           0  0.447 -1.332 -1.414


Independent: strength=0.081 (#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 Pennsylvania 14 0 0 480 24 0.556 1 1.934 1 1.703 1 1.801 1 0.6457 2 0.6862 1 1250 0.636 2.017 1.586 Michigan 8 1 0 266 14 0.669 2 1.711 2 1.179 3 1.379 5 0.5998 4 0.6388 2 1200 0.058 1.108 1.649 Yale 13 0 2 316 38 0.494 3 1.624 3 1.015 2 1.603 2 0.6378 1 0.6873 3 1150 0.484 1.677 1.529 Harvard 8 2 1 179 35 0.785 4 1.464 4 0.770 4 1.337 3 0.6169 3 0.6480 5 1052 0.094 1.092 1.581 Army 5 2 0 141 32 0.482 5 1.381 5 0.706 5 1.184 7 0.5516 12 0.5081 9 850 0.656 1.419 0.949 Princeton 10 1 1 224 28 0.313 6 1.360 6 0.664 6 1.002 4 0.6123 5 0.6075 4 1098 0.140 0.792 1.213 Lafayette 6 2 0 162 62 0.082 7 1.251 7 0.582 14 0.197 6 0.5773 8 0.5581 8 900 0.549 0.330 0.064 Wisconsin 5 2 1 144 71 0.134 8 1.153 8 0.387 11 0.399 13 0.4977 15 0.4827 10 787 0.867 0.850 -0.052 Minnesota 7 3 0 136 58 0.330 9 1.074 10 0.205 9 0.425 8 0.5393 7 0.5735 6 978 0.450 0.468 0.381 Chicago 10 3 0 260 66 -0.123 10 1.044 9 0.213 12 0.304 16 0.4899 19 0.4261 7 972 0.500 0.392 0.216 Brown 7 6 1 150 109 0.287 11 0.994 11 0.140 10 0.413 9 0.5312 11 0.5270 16 484 0.191 0.241 0.584 Purdue 4 3 0 82 58 0.352 12 0.903 12 -0.007 8 0.434 12 0.5136 9 0.5501 14 644 0.426 0.457 0.411 Dartmouth 7 5 1 184 99 0.350 13 0.880 13 -0.048 13 0.283 10 0.5215 10 0.5500 11 753 -0.046 -0.060 0.626 Illinois 4 2 1 215 28 0.238 14 0.870 14 -0.065 7 0.919 14 0.4977 13 0.5008 12 662 0.495 1.002 0.835 Northwestern 6 5 0 192 132 -0.025 15 0.725 15 -0.244 16 -0.040 19 0.4546 20 0.4034 13 653 0.953 0.505 -0.586 Wesleyan 6 3 0 147 60 -0.582 16 0.718 16 -0.257 17 -0.124 17 0.4847 18 0.4567 21 282 0.634 0.090 -0.338 Iowa State 3 4 0 82 70 0.301 17 0.654 17 -0.366 15 0.057 20 0.4534 16 0.4748 20 304 0.667 0.303 -0.188 Amherst 6 5 0 174 152 -0.435 18 0.629 18 -0.411 19 -0.468 11 0.5186 6 0.5736 19 342 0.795 -0.092 -0.843 Cornell 3 4 1 28 91 0.183 19 0.608 19 -0.445 18 -0.441 15 0.4964 14 0.4842 18 373 -0.350 -0.973 0.090 Trinity (Connecticut) 4 4 0 140 76 -0.451 20 0.577 20 -0.502 20 -0.489 23 0.4157 22 0.3603 17 468 0.351 -0.531 -0.447 Tufts 8 5 0 132 101 -0.650 21 0.534 21 -0.548 22 -0.796 22 0.4350 25 0.3302 15 525 0.144 -1.003 -0.589 Williams 4 5 0 85 177 -0.368 22 0.484 22 -0.624 23 -0.931 18 0.4590 17 0.4612 22 222 0.783 -0.568 -1.294 Lehigh 3 6 0 63 134 -0.017 23 0.427 23 -0.721 21 -0.769 21 0.4415 21 0.3956 23 147 0.599 -0.589 -0.950 M.I.T. 1 4 0 10 92 -0.421 24 0.377 24 -0.815 25 -1.341 24 0.4131 23 0.3533 25 50 0.152 -1.543 -1.140 Lake Forest 4 8 0 59 242 -0.589 25 0.205 25 -1.157 26 -1.616 25 0.3863 26 0.3272 24 104 0.391 -1.624 -1.608 Union (New York) 0 5 0 6 84 -0.238 26 0.097 26 -1.382 24 -1.005 26 0.3763 24 0.3519 26 0 -0.330 -1.525 -0.485 Massachusetts 1 5 0 20 120 -1.159 27 0.000 27 -1.610 27 -2.337 27 0.3106 27 0.2712 27 0 0.313 -2.411 -2.264
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 157 95 9 0.619 1 0.081

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

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:04 2007

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