1872 Final College Football Team Rankings
1872 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 | 0 | 0.550 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.917 |  Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 3.087 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 3 | +1 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 4.414 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 4 | -1 | Beat Stevens 6–0 |
| 5 | -2 | 13.867 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 5 | -2 | Lost to Columbia 0–6 |