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Final power ratings for the 1878 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 0.18 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 | Princeton | .985 | .766 | .839 | 2.50 | 0.17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .774 | .787 | .473 | 1.50 | 0.17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Independent |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | .758 | .171 | .936 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | Independent |
| 4 | Columbia | .606 | .436 | .814 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | Independent |
| 5 | Harvard | .518 | .689 | .843 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | Independent |
| 6 | Stevens | .395 | .240 | .544 | 0.33 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Independent |
| 7 | Amherst | .275 | .204 | .592 | 0.25 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | Independent |
| 8 | Rutgers | .265 | .292 | .178 | 0.25 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | Independent |
| 9 | Wild Card U | .162 | .171 | .768 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| 10 | Brown | .015 | .171 | .050 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | Independent |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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