1870 Final College Football Team Rankings
1870 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.000 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Rutgers 6–2 |
| 2 | -1 | 3.553 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 2 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 2–6 |
| 3 | 0 | 10.600 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 3 | -1 | BYE |