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Final power ratings for the 1879 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 0.21 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 | .831 | .876 | .348 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .801 | .780 | .476 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .800 | Independent |
| 3 | Harvard | .619 | .604 | .432 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .600 | Independent |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | .412 | .465 | .466 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | Independent |
| 5 | Rutgers | .398 | .279 | .050 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .600 | Independent |
| 6 | Stevens | .196 | .317 | .330 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | Independent |
| 7 | Columbia | .190 | .521 | .410 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | Independent |
| 8 | Wild Card U | .172 | .167 | .554 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 |
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By James Howell
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