By 1865, the association was growing, and had several subpar and short-lived teams that are omitted here. Standings were determined by number of total wins, rather than winning percentage. Historical records of game results and player statistics may be missing or incomplete.
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
 | Atlantic | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | - | |
 | Athletic | 15 | 3 | .833 | 3.0 | |
 | Union | 13 | 10 | .565 | 7.5 | |
 | Mutual | 12 | 4 | .750 | 5.0 | |
 | Active | 10 | 7 | .588 | 7.5 | |
 | Eureka | 9 | 5 | .643 | 7.0 | |
 | Eckford | 8 | 6 | .571 | 8.0 | |
 | Empire | 7 | 9 | .444 | 10.0 | |
 | Gotham | 5 | 7 | .423 | 10.0 | |
 | Excelsior | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8.5 | |
 | Bkn. Star | 4 | 5 | .444 | 9.5 | |
 | Washington | 3 | 2 | .600 | 8.5 | |
 | Knicks | 1 | 4 | .250 | 10.5 | |
 | Eagle | 1 | 9 | .100 | 13.0 | |
 | Enterprise | 1 | 10 | .091 | 13.5 | |
 | Albany | .000 | - |