1873 Final College Football Team Rankings
1873 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 | 0.183 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 2.306 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 2 | -1 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 2.909 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 2 | +1 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 2.958 |  Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 2 | +1 | Beat Eton 2–1 |
| 5 | 0 | 4.275 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 5 | 0 | BYE |