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
Yale                   9  0  0 515  12  2.431    1  2.312    1  3.996    1  3.879    1 0.6972    1 0.7422    1   1250  0.557  3.871  3.888
Harvard               10  1  0 660  23  2.064    2  1.977    2  2.909    2  3.150    3 0.6113    2 0.6182    2   1200  0.779  3.361  2.939
Princeton              7  2  0 420  24  2.183    3  1.723    3  1.870    3  3.114    2 0.6179    3 0.6124    4   1100  0.165  2.775  3.453
M.I.T.                 5  1  0 206  77 -0.100    4  1.530    4  1.185    4  0.589    5 0.5493    4 0.5810    3   1150  0.868  0.894  0.285
Wesleyan               4  5  0 124 409  0.122    5  1.420    5  0.795    8 -0.258    4 0.5506    5 0.5533    7    896  0.893  0.074 -0.590
Lafayette              7  2  0 141  67 -0.118    6  1.285    6  0.388    5  0.497    6 0.5466    7 0.5056    5   1030  0.403  0.349  0.644
Lehigh                 4  3  0  96 106 -0.067    7  0.967    7 -0.312    9 -0.397    9 0.4838    9 0.4610    6   1020  0.223 -0.692 -0.101
Williams               3  3  0 172 150 -0.059    8  0.947    8 -0.373    7 -0.103    7 0.5075    8 0.4981    8    887  0.999  0.347 -0.554
Pennsylvania           6  7  0 137 336 -0.162    9  0.922    9 -0.437   10 -0.802   10 0.4708   12 0.4286    9    881  0.230 -1.092 -0.513
Dartmouth              3  1  1 189  28 -0.617   10  0.657   10 -1.122    6  0.454    8 0.4987    6 0.5255   10    826  0.982  0.885  0.023
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
Rutgers                2  6  0  47 187 -0.533   11  0.563   11 -1.344   11 -0.976   12 0.4246   13 0.3906   14    600  0.439 -1.092 -0.861
Trinity (Connecticut)  3  3  1  94 220 -1.916   12  0.384   12 -1.803   13 -2.427   11 0.4310   11 0.4366   11    730  1.206 -1.729 -3.126
Amherst                4  6  0  98 320 -1.901   13  0.308   13 -1.894   15 -2.702   13 0.3924   14 0.3436   13    662  0.626 -2.645 -2.759
Tufts                  3  6  0  73 289 -1.324   14  0.120   14 -2.303   12 -2.178   14 0.3862   10 0.4415   12    718  0.522 -2.220 -2.137
Stevens                0  6  1  16 107 -1.738   15  0.000   15 -2.541   14 -2.506   15 0.3083   15 0.2630   15    550  0.069 -2.916 -2.095
UNRANKED               3 21  1 101 734 -1.815      -1.000      -1.000      -2.737      0.3617      0.3201           0  0.798 -2.506 -2.968


Independent: strength=-0.283 (#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 Yale 9 0 0 515 12 2.431 1 2.312 1 3.996 1 3.879 1 0.6972 1 0.7422 1 1250 0.557 3.871 3.888 Harvard 10 1 0 660 23 2.064 2 1.977 2 2.909 2 3.150 3 0.6113 2 0.6182 2 1200 0.779 3.361 2.939 Princeton 7 2 0 420 24 2.183 3 1.723 3 1.870 3 3.114 2 0.6179 3 0.6124 4 1100 0.165 2.775 3.453 M.I.T. 5 1 0 206 77 -0.100 4 1.530 4 1.185 4 0.589 5 0.5493 4 0.5810 3 1150 0.868 0.894 0.285 Wesleyan 4 5 0 124 409 0.122 5 1.420 5 0.795 8 -0.258 4 0.5506 5 0.5533 7 896 0.893 0.074 -0.590 Lafayette 7 2 0 141 67 -0.118 6 1.285 6 0.388 5 0.497 6 0.5466 7 0.5056 5 1030 0.403 0.349 0.644 Lehigh 4 3 0 96 106 -0.067 7 0.967 7 -0.312 9 -0.397 9 0.4838 9 0.4610 6 1020 0.223 -0.692 -0.101 Williams 3 3 0 172 150 -0.059 8 0.947 8 -0.373 7 -0.103 7 0.5075 8 0.4981 8 887 0.999 0.347 -0.554 Pennsylvania 6 7 0 137 336 -0.162 9 0.922 9 -0.437 10 -0.802 10 0.4708 12 0.4286 9 881 0.230 -1.092 -0.513 Dartmouth 3 1 1 189 28 -0.617 10 0.657 10 -1.122 6 0.454 8 0.4987 6 0.5255 10 826 0.982 0.885 0.023 Rutgers 2 6 0 47 187 -0.533 11 0.563 11 -1.344 11 -0.976 12 0.4246 13 0.3906 14 600 0.439 -1.092 -0.861 Trinity (Connecticut) 3 3 1 94 220 -1.916 12 0.384 12 -1.803 13 -2.427 11 0.4310 11 0.4366 11 730 1.206 -1.729 -3.126 Amherst 4 6 0 98 320 -1.901 13 0.308 13 -1.894 15 -2.702 13 0.3924 14 0.3436 13 662 0.626 -2.645 -2.759 Tufts 3 6 0 73 289 -1.324 14 0.120 14 -2.303 12 -2.178 14 0.3862 10 0.4415 12 718 0.522 -2.220 -2.137 Stevens 0 6 1 16 107 -1.738 15 0.000 15 -2.541 14 -2.506 15 0.3083 15 0.2630 15 550 0.069 -2.916 -2.095
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING Independent 70 52 3 0.572 1 -0.283

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

posted: Mon Dec 31 14:14:06 2007

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