1899 college football rankings

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The 1899 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.[1][2]

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The Sun

In December 1899, New York City newspaper The Sun published a column detailing "how the leading elevens are impartially rated."[1]

Eastern teams

The Sun's top-seven list contained only Eastern teams, without stating that specifically.[1]

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1 Harvard 10–0–1
2 Princeton 12–1
3 Lafayette 12–1
4 Carlisle 9–2
5 Penn 8–3–2
6 Cornell 7–3
7 Columbia 9–3
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Western teams

The column in The Sun also separately ranked the top two teams in the West.[1]

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1 Chicago 16–0–2
2 Wisconsin 9–2
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