Who is "the best team in America" in 1901? (Wolfpack's 1901 replay dynasty)

[Wolfpack]

This poll is for those who have been following my 1901 replay found here (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18761). The teams to choose from all either finished undefeated or lost only once.

Here are the resumes for each team to base your decision on:

HARVARD
vs Williams 5-4-1 36- 5 WIN
vs Bowdoin 2-7 33- 0 WIN
vs Bates 3-3 27- 5 WIN
vs Amherst 5-5-2 32- 0 WIN
vs Columbia 9-4 12- 5 WIN
vs Wesleyan 4-5-1 17- 0 WIN
AT Army 5-3 17- 0 WIN
vs Carlisle 7-5-1 29- 0 WIN
vs Brown 6-6 32- 0 WIN
AT Pennsylvania 10-3-2 22- 6 WIN
vs Dartmouth 9-2 23-12 WIN
vs Yale 12-1 12- 0 WIN
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H:10-0 A:2-0 77-48-7 292-33 12-0

MICHIGAN
vs Albion Non D-I 50- 5 WIN
vs Case Non D-I 51-10 WIN
vs Indiana 6-3 45- 0 WIN
vs Northwestern 9-2 62-18 WIN
vs Buffalo Non D-I 67-11 WIN
** Carlisle 7-5-1 36- 6 WIN
AT Ohio State Non D-I 11- 6 WIN
vs Chicago 9-6-1 36- 6 WIN
vs Beloit 5-5-1 74-10 WIN
** Iowa 5-4-0 63-10 WIN
** Stanford Non D-I 50- 0 WIN
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H:7-0 A:1-0 N:3-0 41-25-3 543-82 11-0

WISCONSIN
vs Milwaukee Medical Non D-I 34- 0 WIN
vs Hyde Park HS Non D-I 50- 6 WIN
** Beloit 5-5-1 41- 5 WIN
vs Knox Non D-I 22- 6 WIN
vs Kansas 5-5 73- 0 WIN
** Nebraska 5-2-2 35- 0 WIN
vs Iowa State 4-6 51- 0 WIN
AT Minnesota 9-2 27-10 WIN
AT Chicago 9-6-1 49-23 WIN
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H:5-0 A:2-0 N:2-0 37-26-4 382-50 9-0

YALE
vs Trinity (CT) 2-6 16- 0 WIN
vs Amherst 5-5-2 22- 0 WIN
vs Tufts 8-4-1 18- 0 WIN
vs Wesleyan 4-5-1 12- 0 WIN
AT Navy 5-5-1 23- 0 WIN
vs Bowdoin 2-7 44- 0 WIN
vs Penn State 4-5 38- 0 WIN
vs Bates 3-3 29- 0 WIN
vs Columbia 9-4 12- 0 WIN
AT Army 5-3 6- 0 WIN
vs Orange AC Non D-I 44-10 WIN
vs Princeton 9-2 21- 6 WIN
AT Harvard 12-0 0-12 LOSS
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H:10-0 A:2-1 68-49-5 285-28 12-1

CORNELL
vs Colgate Non D-I 28- 8 WIN
vs Rochester Non D-I 65- 5 WIN
vs Bucknell 6-4 34- 0 WIN
vs Hamilton Non D-I 41- 0 WIN
vs Union (NY) Non D-I 32- 0 WIN
** Carlisle 7-5-1 35- 0 WIN
vs Oberlin Non D-I 38-10 WIN
vs Princeton 9-2 22-12 WIN
vs Lehigh 1-11 28- 0 WIN
AT Columbia 9-4 12-17 LOSS
vs Vermont 4-7 28- 0 WIN
AT Pennsylvania 10-3-2 17-17 TIE
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H:9-0 A:0-1-1 N:1-0 46-36-3 380-69 10-1-1

HOLY CROSS
vs Massachussetts 4-3-2 5- 0 WIN
AT M.I.T. Non D-I 10- 5 WIN
vs Worcester Tech Non D-I 17-10 WIN
vs Tufts 8-4-1 6- 6 TIE
AT Brown 6-6 22- 6 WIN
AT Andover Non D-I 28-11 WIN
AT Pittsfield AC Non D-I 11-10 WIN
vs Boston College 2-7 16-15 WIN
vs Tufts 8-4-1 0-10 LOSS
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H:3-1-1 A:3-0 28-24-4 115-73 7-1-1

NOTRE DAME
vs South Bend AC Non D-I 10-10 TIE
AT Ohio Medical Non D-I 16- 0 WIN
AT Northwestern 9-2 10-26 LOSS
vs Chicago Medical Non D-I 34- 0 WIN
AT Beloit 5-5-1 6- 6 TIE
vs Lake Forest Non D-I 22- 0 WIN
vs Purdue 6-3 16- 6 WIN
vs Indiana 6-3 17-12 WIN
vs Phys & Surgeons Non D-I 23- 0 WIN
vs South Bend AC Non D-I 33- 5 WIN
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H:6-0-1 A:1-1-1 26-13-1 187-65 7-1-2


The poll will close in two days.

[Wolfpack]

Bumping...

[tucker342]

opps. I missed the poll.... I would've voted for Harvard.

[Wolfpack]

The poll closed Saturday, and with that, Harvard wins the national championship 4-1 over Michigan. Thanks for reading and participating.

I haven't decided yet when I'll start on 1902.

[Esquared1]

For 1902, could you include my Alma Mater Beloit College? They did tie Norte Dame in 1901. :)

[Wolfpack]

It's not in my control. It's based on a college football history website and a dice-and-charts game I have called "Quick Play Football". The teams have to be rated by the game, though unrated teams show up as bit players based on the scores of their actual games.

According to the history website, Beloit will continue to play top-level football until 1905, but disappear after that, probably due to lack of games to rate them with, and eventually because they probably don't compete in Division I.

If you want to see how Beloit did in 1901 (or 1900 for that matter), go to the link I posted in the first post which describes the 1901 season (also has links to 1900) and at the bottom has the final standings for all teams.

A further note: 1902, when I get to it, should be a pretty interesting and substantial year as there will be over 70 teams competing, a jump of about 30 clubs from 1901, including the start of the rivalry that is Alabama-Auburn. I also looked ahead a bit in the years and I think the team count draws back a little, probably due to the ultraviolence present during this era that resulted in deaths on the field on a consistent basis.