1874 Final College Football Team Rankings
1874 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 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.672 |  Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Columbia 6–1 |
| 3 | 0 | 2.266 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 3 | +2 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 7.242 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 4 | -5 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 7.375 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 5 | -3 | Lost to Yale 1–6 |