| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | (7-0-1) | 0.7692 | Independent | |
| 2 | Virginia | (8-1-0) | 0.6505 | South Atlantic | |
| 3 | Minnesota | (6-0-1) | 0.6418 | Western | |
| 4 | Illinois | (5-0-2) | 0.6206 | Western | |
| 5 | Harvard | (8-1-0) | 0.6193 | Independent | |
| 6 | Nebraska | (8-0-0) | 0.5903 | Missouri Valley | |
| 7 | Cornell | (9-0-0) | 0.5856 | Independent | |
| 8 | Auburn | (6-2-0) | 0.5548 | SIAA | |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | (8-0-0) | 0.5448 | Independent | |
| 10 | Notre Dame | (7-1-0) | 0.5320 | Independent | |
| 11 | Oklahoma | (10-0-0) | 0.5191 | Southwest | |
| 12 | Princeton | (6-2-0) | 0.4776 | Independent | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | (9-1-0) | 0.4667 | SIAA | |
| 14 | Chicago | (5-2-0) | 0.4660 | Western | |
| 15 | Mississippi State | (5-2-1) | 0.4581 | SIAA | |
| 16 | Georgia | (5-2-2) | 0.4338 | SIAA | |
| 17 | Washington & Jefferson | (8-1-1) | 0.4190 | Independent | |
| 18 | Louisiana State | (6-2-0) | 0.4185 | SIAA | |
| 19 | Penn State | (7-2-0) | 0.3987 | Independent | |
| 20 | Washington & Lee | (6-1-1) | 0.3907 | South Atlantic | |
| 21 | Texas | (6-3-0) | 0.3890 | Southwest | |
| 22 | Texas A&M | (6-2-0) | 0.3712 | Southwest | |
| 23 | Transylvania | (7-1-1) | 0.3640 | SIAA | |
| 24 | Syracuse | (9-1-2) | 0.3624 | Independent | |
| 25 | Baylor | (7-1-0) | 0.3599 | Southwest | |
| 26 | Ohio State | (5-1-1) | 0.3570 | Western | |
| 27 | Colgate | (6-1-0) | 0.3529 | Independent | |
| 28 | Georgetown | (7-2-0) | 0.3517 | South Atlantic | |
| 29 | Alabama | (6-2-0) | 0.3503 | SIAA | |
| 30 | Kentucky | (6-1-1) | 0.3486 | SIAA | |
| 31 | Wisconsin | (4-3-0) | 0.3421 | Western | |
| 32 | West Virginia | (5-1-1) | 0.3383 | Independent | |
| 33 | Dartmouth | (7-1-1) | 0.3298 | Independent | |
| 34 | North Carolina | (4-3-1) | 0.3100 | South Atlantic | |
| 35 | Iowa State | (6-2-0) | 0.2918 | Missouri Valley | |
| 36 | Kansas | (6-2-0) | 0.2833 | Missouri Valley | |
| 37 | Rice | (5-3-0) | 0.2818 | Southwest | |
| 38 | Sewanee | (4-3-2) | 0.2717 | SIAA | |
| 39 | Lafayette | (8-3-0) | 0.2552 | Independent | |
| 40 | Florida | (4-3-0) | 0.2489 | SIAA | |
| 41 | Virginia Military Institute | (6-2-1) | 0.2251 | Independent | |
| 42 | Citadel | (5-3-0) | 0.2214 | SIAA | |
| 43 | Indiana | (3-3-1) | 0.2102 | Western | |
| 44 | South Carolina | (5-3-1) | 0.2020 | Independent | |
| 45 | Yale | (4-5-0) | 0.1980 | Independent | |
| 46 | Arkansas | (4-2-1) | 0.1931 | Southwest | |
| 47 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | (0-1-2) | 0.1768 | SIAA | |
| 48 | Army | (5-3-1) | 0.1687 | Independent | |
| 49 | Clemson | (2-4-2) | 0.1654 | SIAA | |
| 50 | Davidson | (4-3-1) | 0.1615 | Independent | |
| 51 | Purdue | (3-3-1) | 0.1559 | Western | |
| 52 | Lehigh | (6-4-0) | 0.1319 | Independent | |
| 53 | Tennessee | (4-4-0) | 0.1237 | SIAA | |
| 54 | Haskell | (5-5-0) | 0.1145 | Independent | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | (3-5-2) | 0.0978 | Independent | |
| 56 | Iowa | (3-4-0) | 0.0811 | Western | |
| 57 | West Virginia Wesleyan | (4-4-1) | 0.0746 | Independent | |
| 58 | Brown | (5-4-1) | 0.0679 | Independent | |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | (4-4-0) | 0.0641 | South Atlantic | |
| 60 | Mississippi College | (4-4-1) | 0.0545 | SIAA | |
| 61 | Tulane | (4-4-0) | 0.0360 | SIAA | |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | (4-5-1) | 0.0306 | Southwest | |
| 63 | North Carolina State | (3-3-1) | 0.0219 | South Atlantic | |
| 64 | Michigan | (4-3-1) | -0.0020 | Independent | |
| 65 | Northwestern | (2-5-0) | -0.0056 | Western | |
| 66 | Texas Christian | (4-5-0) | -0.0121 | Independent | |
| 67 | Kansas State | (3-4-1) | -0.0171 | Missouri Valley | |
| 68 | Southwestern (Texas) | (3-3-0) | -0.0179 | Southwest | |
| 69 | Furman | (5-3-0) | -0.0212 | SIAA | |
| 70 | Navy | (3-5-1) | -0.0238 | Independent | |
| 71 | Washington (Missouri) | (3-2-0) | -0.0254 | Missouri Valley | |
| 72 | Mercer | (1-3-0) | -0.0585 | SIAA | |
| 73 | Presbyterian | (4-4-0) | -0.0873 | Independent | |
| 74 | Wake Forest | (3-4-0) | -0.0921 | Independent | |
| 75 | Missouri | (2-5-1) | -0.0991 | Missouri Valley | |
| 76 | Carlisle | (3-6-2) | -0.1274 | Independent | |
| 77 | Bucknell | (2-6-3) | -0.1453 | Independent | |
| 78 | Newberry | (2-5-0) | -0.1628 | Independent | |
| 79 | Mississippi | (2-6-0) | -0.2443 | SIAA | |
| 80 | Wofford | (3-5-0) | -0.2534 | SIAA | |
| 81 | Gettysburg | (0-5-0) | -0.3563 | Independent | |
| 82 | Drake | (2-6-0) | -0.3686 | Missouri Valley | |
| 83 | Cumberland | (0-5-0) | -0.4479 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1915)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 0.3188 | |
| 2 | South Atlantic | 0.2981 | |
| 3 | Southwest | 0.2658 | |
| 4 | SIAA | 0.2058 | |
| 5 | Independent | 0.1809 | |
| 6 | Missouri Valley | 0.0936 |