| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | (7-0-1) | 0.7046 | Independent | |
| 2 | Yale | (9-0-1) | 0.6806 | Independent | |
| 3 | Harvard | (12-2-0) | 0.4330 | Independent | |
| 4 | Lafayette | (10-2-0) | 0.3617 | Independent | |
| 5 | Williams | (5-1-1) | 0.3294 | Independent | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | (9-7-1) | 0.1979 | Independent | |
| 7 | Lehigh | (4-3-1) | 0.1903 | Independent | |
| 8 | Wesleyan | (2-6-0) | 0.0759 | Independent | |
| 9 | Dartmouth | (2-2-0) | 0.0492 | Independent | |
| 10 | MIT | (2-6-1) | 0.0136 | Independent | |
| 11 | Amherst | (3-4-0) | -0.0639 | Independent | |
| 12 | Stevens | (0-7-1) | -0.0776 | Independent | |
| 13 | Rutgers | (1-3-0) | -0.1228 | Independent | |
| 14 | Tufts | (0-9-0) | -0.4932 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1886)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent | 0.1628 |