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Final power ratings for the 1902 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .528 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.845.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.51 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 | .974 | .841 | .892 | 23.83 | 1.83 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | Northeast Independent |
| 2 | Nebraska | .940 | .481 | .497 | 18.60 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western Independent |
| 3 | Michigan | .929 | .750 | .491 | 58.55 | 1.09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 4 | Harvard | .890 | .893 | .752 | 15.33 | 3.83 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | Chicago | .871 | .575 | .565 | 20.75 | 2.25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Western |
| 6 | Princeton | .853 | .797 | .479 | 18.22 | 1.89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Army | .797 | .594 | .440 | 22.50 | 3.50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Minnesota | .794 | .688 | .573 | 27.92 | 2.83 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Western |
| 9 | Knox | .772 | .220 | .472 | 20.67 | 1.83 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Illinois | .767 | .599 | .510 | 29.23 | 3.38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | Western |
| 11 | Carlisle | .733 | .548 | .565 | 22.82 | 4.64 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Dartmouth | .724 | .591 | .586 | 11.67 | 4.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | .715 | .220 | .296 | 23.78 | 6.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern Independent |
| 14 | Virginia | .708 | .220 | .283 | 15.70 | 5.10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Southern Independent |
| 15 | Amherst | .708 | .427 | .663 | 13.30 | 5.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | .694 | .718 | .646 | 12.08 | 5.23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Purdue | .690 | .426 | .410 | 31.50 | 6.80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Western |
| 18 | Cornell | .682 | .753 | .354 | 29.45 | 3.45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Brown | .682 | .493 | .826 | 11.50 | 5.20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
| 20 | Sewanee | .665 | .220 | .340 | 13.00 | 3.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern Independent |
| 21 | Notre Dame | .662 | .570 | .458 | 22.56 | 5.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | Lafayette | .655 | .632 | .378 | 18.45 | 5.09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Wisconsin | .653 | .771 | .524 | 25.33 | 4.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 24 | Lehigh | .652 | .268 | .441 | 22.36 | 5.18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Syracuse | .649 | .524 | .478 | 19.11 | 10.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 26 | Penn State | .636 | .441 | .344 | 21.20 | 3.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | North Carolina | .634 | .220 | .339 | 13.56 | 3.78 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .722 | Southern Independent |
| 28 | Bucknell | .624 | .436 | .416 | 16.30 | 8.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Clemson | .615 | .220 | .238 | 21.71 | 3.14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Southern Independent |
| 30 | Louisiana State | .608 | .220 | .275 | 11.43 | 3.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Southern Independent |
| 31 | Georgetown | .582 | .220 | .334 | 14.20 | 8.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern Independent |
| 32 | Vermont | .577 | .318 | .474 | 12.50 | 6.50 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Tennessee | .577 | .220 | .300 | 11.00 | 4.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 34 | Columbia | .573 | .595 | .537 | 14.82 | 9.18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Iowa State | .570 | .298 | .268 | 24.60 | 5.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Western Independent |
| 36 | Holy Cross | .566 | .471 | .200 | 9.22 | 5.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Haskell | .557 | .220 | .393 | 14.50 | 8.50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | Western Independent |
| 38 | Kansas | .543 | .261 | .473 | 10.80 | 9.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western Independent |
| 39 | Iowa | .535 | .554 | .643 | 13.44 | 26.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 40 | Texas | .527 | .220 | .207 | 8.70 | 4.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Western Independent |
| 41 | Missouri | .514 | .155 | .418 | 12.38 | 10.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western Independent |
| 42 | Drake | .511 | .359 | .150 | 15.88 | 2.88 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Western Independent |
| 43 | Colorado | .492 | .220 | .224 | 14.50 | 3.67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Western Independent |
| 44 | Tufts | .470 | .423 | .473 | 7.18 | 12.27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Northwestern | .464 | .612 | .634 | 6.55 | 10.64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Western |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | .461 | .220 | .383 | 14.83 | 3.83 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Southern Independent |
| 47 | Dickinson | .439 | .425 | .559 | 7.30 | 11.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Georgia | .437 | .220 | .290 | 7.86 | 7.43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Southern Independent |
| 49 | Mississippi | .433 | .220 | .285 | 17.29 | 6.57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Southern Independent |
| 50 | North Carolina State | .426 | .220 | .296 | 9.00 | 4.67 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Southern Independent |
| 51 | Furman | .422 | .220 | .238 | 3.45 | 5.09 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .545 | Southern Independent |
| 52 | Williams | .421 | .543 | .650 | 7.80 | 14.50 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Northeast Independent |
| 53 | Indiana | .421 | .466 | .637 | 10.44 | 23.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Western |
| 54 | Navy | .418 | .506 | .851 | 3.50 | 9.90 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Massachusetts | .415 | .519 | .402 | 5.71 | 3.86 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | Northeast Independent |
| 56 | Colorado Mines | .402 | .220 | .050 | 12.71 | 6.29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | Western Independent |
| 57 | Wesleyan | .399 | .500 | .586 | 6.00 | 13.70 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Northeast Independent |
| 58 | Alabama | .362 | .220 | .143 | 23.88 | 6.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 59 | Washington (Missouri) | .328 | .220 | .509 | 9.33 | 23.33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Western Independent |
| 60 | Auburn | .316 | .220 | .371 | 6.57 | 6.43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Southern Independent |
| 61 | Davidson | .311 | .220 | .286 | 5.11 | 13.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern Independent |
| 62 | Simpson | .307 | .220 | .390 | 6.80 | 10.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | Western Independent |
| 63 | Grinnell | .279 | .474 | .486 | 4.27 | 21.64 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | Western Independent |
| 64 | Denver | .268 | .220 | .066 | 4.25 | 7.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western Independent |
| 65 | Beloit | .260 | .536 | .477 | 4.00 | 19.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Colorado College | .258 | .220 | .096 | 8.29 | 9.29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western Independent |
| 67 | Wild Card U | .236 | .220 | .652 | 3.01 | 24.19 | 28 | 180 | 16 | .161 | |
| 68 | Tulane | .223 | .220 | .207 | 6.71 | 9.57 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 69 | Colorado State | .216 | .220 | .132 | 7.83 | 10.33 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | Western Independent |
| 70 | Mississippi State | .167 | .220 | .176 | 7.17 | 13.33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | Southern Independent |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | .165 | .220 | .289 | 2.88 | 15.25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .125 | Southern Independent |
| 72 | Union (New York) | .125 | .220 | .657 | 0.00 | 35.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | Northeast Independent |
| 73 | Boston College | .053 | .216 | .217 | 1.89 | 20.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | Northeast Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Western | .681 | .605 | .554 | 67 | 25 | 4 | .719 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .616 | .508 | .507 | 77 | 43 | 3 | .638 | 12 |
| Northeast Independent | .571 | .525 | .540 | 89 | 61 | 14 | .585 | 17 |
| Southern Independent | .465 | .220 | .283 | 82 | 53 | 19 | .594 | 19 |
| Western Independent | .448 | .267 | .291 | 68 | 49 | 12 | .574 | 15 |
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