| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | (12-0-0) | 0.7476 | Independent | |
| 2 | Wisconsin | (9-0-0) | 0.5873 | Western | |
| 3 | Yale | (11-1-1) | 0.5569 | Independent | |
| 4 | Army | (5-1-2) | 0.5467 | Independent | |
| 5 | Michigan | (11-0-0) | 0.5361 | Western | |
| 6 | Minnesota | (9-1-1) | 0.4716 | Western | |
| 7 | Dartmouth | (10-1-0) | 0.4666 | Independent | |
| 8 | Princeton | (9-1-1) | 0.4589 | Independent | |
| 9 | Cornell | (11-1-0) | 0.4475 | Independent | |
| 10 | Massachusetts | (8-1-0) | 0.4222 | Independent | |
| 11 | Northwestern | (8-2-1) | 0.4145 | Western | |
| 12 | Illinois | (8-2-0) | 0.4081 | Western | |
| 13 | Notre Dame | (8-1-1) | 0.3644 | Independent | |
| 14 | Williams | (6-4-0) | 0.3396 | Triangular | |
| 15 | Holy Cross | (7-1-1) | 0.3172 | Independent | |
| 16 | Grinnell | (7-1-1) | 0.3144 | Independent | |
| 17 | Nebraska | (7-2-0) | 0.2831 | Independent | |
| 18 | Columbia | (8-5-0) | 0.2788 | Independent | |
| 19 | Syracuse | (7-2-0) | 0.2782 | Independent | |
| 20 | Iowa | (6-3-0) | 0.2670 | Independent | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | (10-5-0) | 0.2646 | Independent | |
| 22 | Indiana | (6-3-0) | 0.2121 | Independent | |
| 23 | Navy | (6-4-1) | 0.2038 | Independent | |
| 24 | Beloit | (5-3-3) | 0.2009 | Independent | |
| 25 | Bates | (3-3-0) | 0.1642 | Independent | |
| 26 | Tufts | (6-6-1) | 0.1550 | Independent | |
| 27 | Lafayette | (9-3-0) | 0.1450 | Independent | |
| 28 | Wesleyan | (3-6-1) | 0.1408 | Triangular | |
| 29 | Bucknell | (6-4-0) | 0.1346 | Independent | |
| 30 | Purdue | (4-4-1) | 0.1289 | Western | |
| 31 | Chicago | (8-6-2) | 0.1167 | Western | |
| 32 | Amherst | (4-6-2) | 0.1115 | Triangular | |
| 33 | Drake | (4-4-0) | 0.1066 | Independent | |
| 34 | Penn State | (5-3-0) | 0.0786 | Independent | |
| 35 | Carlisle | (5-7-1) | 0.0620 | Independent | |
| 36 | Vermont | (5-5-1) | -0.0296 | Independent | |
| 37 | Brown | (4-7-1) | -0.0575 | Independent | |
| 38 | Dickinson | (4-6-0) | -0.0775 | Independent | |
| 39 | Iowa State | (2-6-2) | -0.0976 | Independent | |
| 40 | Trinity (Connecticut) | (1-6-1) | -0.1227 | Independent | |
| 41 | Kansas | (3-5-2) | -0.1490 | Independent | |
| 42 | Boston College | (2-7-0) | -0.1500 | Independent | |
| 43 | Bowdoin | (2-7-0) | -0.2553 | Independent | |
| 44 | Lehigh | (1-11-0) | -0.5246 | Independent | |
| 45 | Haverford | (0-5-0) | -0.5399 | Independent | |
| 46 | Missouri | (1-6-1) | -0.6173 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1901)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 0.3805 | |
| 2 | Triangular | 0.1973 | |
| 3 | Independent | 0.1349 |