Who is the best team in America in 1902?

[Wolfpack]

The 1902 season has been completed in my replay dynasty, found here (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=41010) .

Unlike prior years, I am restricting the choice to just two teams, Yale and Michigan, who seem to have separated themselves from the remaining teams.

Here are the resumés of each team:

YALE
vs Trinity (CT) Non-D-I 35- 0 WIN
vs Tufts 4-6-1 51- 0 WIN
vs Amherst 7-3 46- 0 WIN
vs Wesleyan 6-4 34- 0 WIN
AT Brown 6-4 12- 6 WIN
vs Vermont 5-5 51- 0 WIN
vs Penn State 6-3-1 34- 6 WIN
vs Syracuse 5-4 51- 0 WIN
AT Army 4-4 17-10 WIN
vs Bucknell 5-5 23- 5 WIN
AT Princeton 7-1-1 23- 6 WIN
AT Harvard 10-2 33- 0 WIN
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H:8-0 A:4-0 65-41-3 410-33 12-0

MICHIGAN
vs Albion Non-D-I 85- 6 WIN
vs Case Non-D-I 66- 6 WIN
vs Michigan State Non-D-I 23- 0 WIN
vs Indiana 4-5 79- 0 WIN
** Notre Dame 7-1-1 57-16 WIN
vs Ohio State Non-D-I 52- 5 WIN
** Wisconsin 5-4 51-12 WIN
vs Iowa 4-5 45- 0 WIN
AT Chicago 13-2 49- 6 WIN
vs Oberlin Non-D-I 79-16 WIN
vs Minnesota 8-3-1 40-18 WIN
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H:8-0 A:1-0 N:2-0 41-20-2 626-85 11-0

The poll will run from now until Monday.

[SelzShoes]

Michigan had too many non-DI opponets--nowhere near Yale's class.

[Izulde]

As much as I hate, hate, hate Yale, being devoted to Princeton as I am... I gotta go with the bloody Bulldogs here.

[illinifan999]

Yale was just way too dominating against a more consistently stronger schedule.

[Wolfpack]

Bumping for anyone else who might show the teeniest, tiniest interest in weighing in. There are currently 7 votes in right now. Would like to see it get to 10, if only to feel a little validation for all my efforts. ;)

[BYU 14]

Gotta go with the Wolverines, Yale had a tremendous Defense but I can't see them shutting down Fielding Yosts famed point-a-minute offense of that time period.

[Wolfpack]

The poll is now closed and Yale claims its second title in three replay years by a 6-2 margin. Thanks, everyone, for participating in what will apparently be the last time you guys have a say in this. :)

I'm kicking around an idea though where you may still get some participation. I have a rating system that I've used for ACC basketball that I'll likely be using for rating teams for championships starting with 1903. It essentially uses three components: record of opponent, margin of victory, and location. I can mix-and-match these three to produce six variants. I could say that each rating gets one vote and the winner is the one with the most. However, should there be a tie, I can turn it over to you guys to be the ultimate arbiter. I don't think it'd happen that often, but it would at least occasionally allow you to settle debates, if you will. Sound good?