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Princeton

latest conference era: Ivy

Loaded Seasons39
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +11.8
Best Finish#133 in 2018
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +11.8 PWR −2.8 2016: 8-2, margin +182, power −1.7, resume 77 / 100, final rank #1792017: 5-5, margin +117, power −2.8, resume 41 / 100, final rank #1922018: 10-0, margin +340, power +0.7, resume 93 / 100, final rank #1332019: 8-2, margin +141, power −1.3, resume 59 / 100, final rank #1732021: 9-1, margin +160, power +4.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #1652022: 8-2, margin +143, power +11.8, resume 84 / 100, final rank #1682023: 5-5, margin +22, power +11.3, resume 57 / 100, final rank #1812024: 3-7, margin -96, power +7.6, resume 19 / 100, final rank #2352025: 3-7, margin -36, power +8.1, resume 50 / 100, final rank #2232026: 5-2, margin +37, power +10.1, resume 68 / 100, final rank #191 2016: 8-2, margin +182, power −1.7, resume 77 / 100, final rank #179−1.72017: 5-5, margin +117, power −2.8, resume 41 / 100, final rank #192−2.82018: 10-0, margin +340, power +0.7, resume 93 / 100, final rank #133+0.72019: 8-2, margin +141, power −1.3, resume 59 / 100, final rank #173−1.32021: 9-1, margin +160, power +4.0, resume 73 / 100, final rank #165+4.02022: 8-2, margin +143, power +11.8, resume 84 / 100, final rank #168+11.82023: 5-5, margin +22, power +11.3, resume 57 / 100, final rank #181+11.32024: 3-7, margin -96, power +7.6, resume 19 / 100, final rank #235+7.62025: 3-7, margin -36, power +8.1, resume 50 / 100, final rank #223+8.12026: 5-2, margin +37, power +10.1, resume 68 / 100, final rank #191+10.1 20168-220175-5201810-020198-220219-120228-220235-520243-720253-720265-2

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 39

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +9.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +1.1

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 1.7

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +11.8

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2023

The last season that closed stronger was 2023.

Best Resume Since Since 2022

This is the program's best resume season since 2022.

Best Finish 2018 | #133

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2018 | 93 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #6 | Power #3

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 77th | Power 91th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2018 | 10-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #191 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 5-2
Program baseline +9.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 1.7 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +11.8, record 8-2, and final loaded-board rank #168.

Best Loaded Resume

2018 Season

Resume 93 / 100 with 10 wins and a 100% win rate.

Best Record

10-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2018, with a margin of +340.

Roughest Loaded Season

2010 Season

1-9 with power −7.2 and margin -169.

Best resume season

2018 | 93 / 100

Latest versus standard

+1.1

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

39 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 IvyFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 5-2 #191 +10.1 68 +37 Open team page
2025 IvyFCS In range 3-7 #223 +8.1 50 −36 Program view
2024 IvyFCS In range 3-7 #235 +7.6 19 −96 Program view
2023 IvyFCS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 5-5 #181 +11.3 57 +22 Program view
2022 IvyFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 8-2 #168 +11.8 84 +143 Program view
2021 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-1 #165 +4.0 73 +160 Program view
2019 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-2 #173 −1.3 59 +141 Program view
2018 IvyFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 10-0 #133 +0.7 93 +340 Program view
2017 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #192 −2.8 41 +117 Program view
2016 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-2 #179 −1.7 77 +182 Program view
2015 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #212 −4.3 45 +55 Program view
2014 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #222 −5.0 16 +0 Program view
2013 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-2 #176 −0.7 72 +191 Program view
2012 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #217 −5.5 62 +67 Program view
2011 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #237 −7.4 5 −151 Program view
2010 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #231 −7.2 2 −169 Program view
2009 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #221 −5.7 12 −136 Program view
2008 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #207 −3.3 24 −31 Program view
2007 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #197 −2.7 10 −64 Program view
2006 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-1 #169 −0.3 52 +51 Program view
2005 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-3 #163 −0.6 60 +82 Program view
2004 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #170 −2.5 39 +4 Program view
2003 IvyFCS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −63 Program view
1986 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −37 Program view
1984 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −38 Program view
1983 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −8 Program view
1982 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −6 Program view
1981 IvyFBS In range 5-4 #-- -- -- −72 Program view
1980 IvyFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- −23 Program view
1979 IvyFBS In range 5-4 #-- -- -- +7 Program view
1978 IvyFBS In range 2-5 #-- -- -- −57 Program view
1977 IvyFBS In range 3-6 #-- -- -- −7 Program view
1976 IvyFBS In range 2-7 #-- -- -- −92 Program view
1975 IvyFBS In range 4-5 #-- -- -- +6 Program view
1974 IvyFBS In range 4-4 #-- -- -- +28 Program view
1973 IvyFBS In range 1-8 #-- -- -- −106 Program view
1972 IvyFBS In range 3-5 #-- -- -- −41 Program view
1971 IvyFBS In range 4-5 #-- -- -- +35 Program view
1970 IvyFBS In range 5-4 #-- -- -- +15 Program view