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Final power ratings for the 1903 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .511 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.681.
The average home field advantage for this year is 0.83 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 | .825 | .865 | 23.55 | 0.55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .911 | .907 | .670 | 26.00 | 2.17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Dartmouth | .890 | .657 | .752 | 24.20 | 2.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Nebraska | .873 | .711 | .450 | 26.45 | 1.55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western Independent |
| 5 | Minnesota | .850 | .741 | .386 | 41.20 | 0.80 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .967 | Western |
| 6 | Michigan | .843 | .840 | .344 | 47.08 | 0.50 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | Western |
| 7 | Columbia | .817 | .584 | .607 | 14.80 | 4.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | .775 | .706 | .658 | 30.83 | 4.75 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Carlisle | .773 | .640 | .608 | 19.57 | 3.71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Harvard | .753 | .892 | .775 | 12.50 | 4.92 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Lehigh | .738 | .460 | .584 | 27.58 | 3.75 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Chicago | .737 | .723 | .532 | 26.15 | 4.69 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | Western |
| 13 | Holy Cross | .723 | .519 | .526 | 17.40 | 6.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Colorado | .708 | .356 | .452 | 19.70 | 5.40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western Independent |
| 15 | Iowa | .691 | .545 | .423 | 15.55 | 9.27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Western |
| 16 | Army | .683 | .696 | .540 | 18.22 | 3.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 17 | Sewanee | .655 | .443 | .252 | 22.38 | 1.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Southern Independent |
| 18 | Georgetown | .653 | .401 | .471 | 19.50 | 5.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern Independent |
| 19 | Iowa State | .651 | .434 | .233 | 22.44 | 6.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Western Independent |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | .634 | .468 | .357 | 24.00 | 2.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Southern Independent |
| 21 | Amherst | .634 | .567 | .524 | 10.20 | 7.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 22 | Haskell | .630 | .389 | .468 | 13.30 | 7.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western Independent |
| 23 | Virginia | .628 | .464 | .272 | 17.70 | 3.40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 24 | Northwestern | .617 | .538 | .310 | 15.50 | 4.79 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .750 | Western |
| 25 | Wisconsin | .613 | .712 | .478 | 30.50 | 6.70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Western |
| 26 | Cornell | .606 | .718 | .520 | 12.00 | 10.30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | South Carolina | .603 | .228 | .118 | 23.90 | 3.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern Independent |
| 28 | Lafayette | .580 | .643 | .340 | 18.70 | 6.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Texas | .569 | .373 | .342 | 16.38 | 3.50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 30 | Illinois | .566 | .683 | .532 | 25.14 | 8.36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | Western |
| 31 | North Carolina | .562 | .427 | .380 | 15.22 | 8.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 32 | Swarthmore | .561 | .228 | .486 | 9.90 | 6.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Kansas | .557 | .402 | .372 | 13.11 | 4.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 34 | Brown | .547 | .587 | .674 | 9.80 | 16.10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Williams | .546 | .482 | .546 | 9.55 | 7.45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Colorado State | .541 | .218 | .352 | 12.86 | 5.71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western Independent |
| 37 | Dickinson | .522 | .432 | .427 | 13.00 | 6.50 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Massachusetts | .522 | .467 | .487 | 11.44 | 5.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Cumberland | .519 | .228 | .352 | 21.67 | 2.83 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | .517 | .340 | .296 | 18.00 | 3.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Southern Independent |
| 41 | Wesleyan | .499 | .449 | .756 | 12.50 | 13.20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Northeast Independent |
| 42 | Drake | .493 | .435 | .405 | 21.25 | 11.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western Independent |
| 43 | Penn State | .489 | .539 | .405 | 22.75 | 9.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Clemson | .469 | .418 | .247 | 27.83 | 3.67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 45 | Texas A&M | .465 | .228 | .050 | 8.18 | 5.36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Western Independent |
| 46 | Denver | .461 | .244 | .477 | 12.62 | 8.54 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | Western Independent |
| 47 | Oklahoma | .440 | .228 | .250 | 10.50 | 7.08 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .542 | Western Independent |
| 48 | Colorado Mines | .437 | .311 | .509 | 27.17 | 10.17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 49 | Bucknell | .435 | .530 | .533 | 13.44 | 13.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Grinnell | .434 | .377 | .408 | 10.11 | 16.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 51 | Vermont | .420 | .447 | .529 | 15.67 | 17.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 52 | Colorado College | .413 | .239 | .347 | 15.00 | 11.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Western Independent |
| 53 | Navy | .400 | .462 | .488 | 6.42 | 10.83 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Washington (Missouri) | .396 | .274 | .296 | 12.11 | 11.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 55 | Indiana | .390 | .443 | .340 | 18.50 | 15.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 56 | Purdue | .388 | .558 | .277 | 14.50 | 8.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 57 | Lombard | .371 | .228 | .468 | 19.17 | 17.83 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Knox | .369 | .496 | .328 | 8.60 | 15.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Tufts | .345 | .447 | .400 | 6.36 | 9.29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | Tennessee | .343 | .399 | .292 | 8.44 | 12.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern Independent |
| 61 | Auburn | .340 | .268 | .173 | 17.86 | 13.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Southern Independent |
| 62 | Baylor | .333 | .228 | .115 | 5.75 | 8.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western Independent |
| 63 | Beloit | .327 | .398 | .389 | 7.00 | 29.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Alabama | .305 | .291 | .356 | 8.57 | 16.29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 65 | Georgia | .301 | .329 | .329 | 9.29 | 14.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 67 | Simpson | .226 | .263 | .469 | 4.60 | 23.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | Western Independent |
| 68 | Missouri | .220 | .335 | .399 | 5.11 | 9.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Western Independent |
| 69 | Wild Card U | .209 | .228 | .637 | 2.46 | 26.31 | 28 | 220 | 6 | .122 | |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | .202 | .193 | .242 | 8.43 | 21.14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 71 | Cornell (Iowa) | .188 | .228 | .408 | 4.67 | 17.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Western Independent |
| 72 | Texas Christian | .069 | .228 | .252 | 1.57 | 14.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | Western Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Northeast Independent | .635 | .601 | .593 | 93 | 48 | 5 | .654 | 14 |
| Western | .633 | .643 | .402 | 75 | 21 | 7 | .762 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .564 | .507 | .506 | 84 | 49 | 3 | .629 | 13 |
| Southern Independent | .481 | .350 | .296 | 70 | 36 | 4 | .655 | 14 |
| Western Independent | .455 | .325 | .353 | 97 | 73 | 9 | .567 | 20 |
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