| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | (11-0-0) | 0.6818 | Independent | |
| 2 | Yale | (13-1-0) | 0.6664 | Independent | |
| 3 | Princeton | (11-1-1) | 0.5759 | Independent | |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | (11-3-0) | 0.5117 | Independent | |
| 5 | Williams | (8-2-0) | 0.3989 | Independent | |
| 6 | Franklin & Marshall | (8-2-0) | 0.3402 | Independent | |
| 7 | Lehigh | (6-4-0) | 0.2945 | Independent | |
| 8 | Virginia | (5-2-0) | 0.2522 | Independent | |
| 9 | Amherst | (6-5-1) | 0.2421 | Independent | |
| 10 | Wesleyan | (5-6-0) | 0.2407 | Independent | |
| 11 | Cornell | (8-4-0) | 0.2354 | Independent | |
| 12 | Dartmouth | (4-4-0) | 0.1839 | Independent | |
| 13 | Rutgers | (5-5-1) | 0.1407 | Independent | |
| 14 | Lafayette | (2-5-1) | 0.0040 | Independent | |
| 15 | Bucknell | (1-3-1) | -0.0015 | Independent | |
| 16 | Trinity (Connecticut) | (2-5-1) | -0.0197 | Independent | |
| 17 | Dickinson | (3-6-0) | -0.1931 | Independent | |
| 18 | Swarthmore | (0-3-0) | -0.2182 | Independent | |
| 19 | Bowdoin | (0-3-0) | -0.2742 | Independent | |
| 20 | Columbia | (1-6-1) | -0.3222 | Independent | |
| 21 | Fordham | (0-3-0) | -0.6037 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1890)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent | 0.1493 |