| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | (13-0-0) | 0.7610 | Independent | |
| 2 | Princeton | (12-1-0) | 0.6010 | Independent | |
| 3 | Harvard | (13-1-0) | 0.5628 | Independent | |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | (11-2-0) | 0.4848 | Independent | |
| 5 | Bucknell | (6-2-1) | 0.4184 | Independent | |
| 6 | Penn State | (5-2-0) | 0.3971 | Independent | |
| 7 | Williams | (8-2-1) | 0.3800 | Independent | |
| 8 | Lehigh | (7-6-0) | 0.3475 | Independent | |
| 9 | Cornell | (7-3-0) | 0.2980 | Independent | |
| 10 | Dartmouth | (2-2-1) | 0.2878 | Independent | |
| 11 | Amherst | (8-4-3) | 0.2781 | Independent | |
| 12 | Swarthmore | (2-2-0) | 0.2230 | Independent | |
| 13 | Navy | (5-2-0) | 0.2097 | Independent | |
| 14 | Army | (4-1-1) | 0.2001 | Independent | |
| 15 | Trinity (Connecticut) | (6-4-0) | 0.1623 | Independent | |
| 16 | Rutgers | (8-6-0) | 0.1464 | Independent | |
| 17 | Franklin & Marshall | (2-4-0) | 0.1178 | Independent | |
| 18 | Dickinson | (2-2-1) | 0.0918 | Independent | |
| 19 | Springfield | (5-8-1) | 0.0587 | Independent | |
| 20 | Lafayette | (2-9-1) | 0.0571 | Independent | |
| 21 | Wesleyan | (2-7-0) | -0.0409 | Independent | |
| 22 | MIT | (2-6-0) | -0.0510 | Independent | |
| 23 | Stevens | (4-7-0) | -0.0675 | Independent | |
| 24 | Andover | (1-3-0) | -0.1477 | Independent | |
| 25 | Brown | (4-6-0) | -0.1943 | Independent | |
| 26 | Massachusetts | (2-5-0) | -0.2114 | Independent | |
| 27 | Haverford | (0-6-0) | -0.4405 | Independent | |
| 28 | Columbia | (1-5-0) | -0.7383 | Independent | |
| 29 | Worcester Tech | (0-3-0) | -0.9487 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1891)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent | 0.1118 |