| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | (11-0-0) | 0.7737 | Independent | |
| 2 | Princeton | (11-0-1) | 0.6954 | Independent | |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | (12-1-0) | 0.6518 | Independent | |
| 4 | Yale | (9-2-0) | 0.5750 | Independent | |
| 5 | Michigan | (10-0-0) | 0.4947 | Western | |
| 6 | Navy | (7-1-0) | 0.4704 | Independent | |
| 7 | Army | (3-2-1) | 0.4427 | Independent | |
| 8 | Wesleyan | (7-3-0) | 0.4290 | Independent | |
| 9 | Wisconsin | (9-1-0) | 0.4049 | Western | |
| 10 | Cornell | (10-2-0) | 0.3924 | Independent | |
| 11 | Chicago | (14-2-1) | 0.3810 | Western | |
| 12 | Carlisle | (6-4-0) | 0.3546 | Independent | |
| 13 | Brown | (6-4-0) | 0.3028 | Independent | |
| 14 | Dickinson | (8-2-0) | 0.2509 | Independent | |
| 15 | Penn State | (6-4-0) | 0.2491 | Independent | |
| 16 | MIT | (3-1-1) | 0.2093 | Independent | |
| 17 | Northwestern | (9-4-1) | 0.1906 | Western | |
| 18 | Bowdoin | (8-3-1) | 0.1579 | Independent | |
| 19 | Dartmouth | (5-6-0) | 0.1297 | Independent | |
| 20 | Amherst | (4-5-1) | 0.1129 | Independent | |
| 21 | Virginia | (6-5-0) | 0.1067 | Independent | |
| 22 | Physicians & Surgeons | (1-2-0) | 0.0990 | Independent | |
| 23 | Holy Cross | (1-2-0) | 0.0531 | Independent | |
| 24 | Lehigh | (3-6-1) | 0.0528 | Independent | |
| 25 | Franklin & Marshall | (4-4-2) | 0.0491 | Independent | |
| 26 | Illinois | (4-5-0) | 0.0064 | Western | |
| 27 | Bucknell | (4-4-3) | -0.0025 | Independent | |
| 28 | Beloit | (4-5-1) | -0.0045 | Independent | |
| 29 | Williams | (3-8-0) | -0.0209 | Independent | |
| 30 | Lafayette | (3-8-0) | -0.0358 | Independent | |
| 31 | Exeter | (1-2-0) | -0.0529 | Independent | |
| 32 | Minnesota | (4-5-0) | -0.0566 | Western | |
| 33 | Trinity (Connecticut) | (2-5-2) | -0.0633 | Independent | |
| 34 | Purdue | (3-3-0) | -0.0917 | Western | |
| 35 | Boston College | (0-3-0) | -0.1414 | Independent | |
| 36 | Dixon | (0-2-1) | -0.1506 | Independent | |
| 37 | Tufts | (1-9-0) | -0.2303 | Independent | |
| 38 | Rush Medical | (0-4-0) | -0.2654 | Independent | |
| 39 | Susquehanna | (0-4-0) | -0.2941 | Independent | |
| 40 | Gettysburg | (0-4-0) | -0.3216 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1898)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 0.1899 | |
| 2 | Independent | 0.1508 |