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Final power ratings for the 1876 season are listed below. There is insufficient data to adequately calculate a home field advantage. I have used a constant home field advantage value of .556 and a root for determining point spreads of 1.294 which match a long-term analysis.
The average home field advantage for this year is 0.32 points.
Some game locations are unknown and have been estimated. Research continues.
KEY: PR=Final power rating, PS=Pre-season power rating, SOS=strength of schedule.
| Rank | Team | PR | PS | SOS | PF | PA | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Conference |
| 1 | Yale | .952 | .540 | .716 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Independent |
| 2 | Harvard | .735 | .503 | .510 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | Independent |
| 3 | Princeton | .703 | .554 | .763 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Independent |
| 4 | Columbia | .348 | .478 | .638 | 1.75 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | Independent |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | .310 | .182 | .554 | 1.33 | 4.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | Independent |
| 6 | Stevens | .259 | .227 | .216 | 2.33 | 3.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | Independent |
| 7 | Rutgers | .248 | .353 | .050 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Independent |
| 8 | Wild Card U | .128 | .182 | .672 | 0.00 | 2.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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By James Howell
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