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Final power ratings for the 1904 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .518 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.573.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.62 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 | Pennsylvania | .968 | .741 | .712 | 18.50 | 0.33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .903 | .909 | .699 | 20.00 | 1.82 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Minnesota | .888 | .795 | .393 | 55.77 | 0.92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 4 | Chicago | .870 | .730 | .773 | 32.00 | 4.40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Western |
| 5 | Michigan | .855 | .842 | .329 | 56.70 | 2.20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 6 | Dartmouth | .842 | .773 | .643 | 17.88 | 1.63 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Harvard | .842 | .822 | .934 | 11.90 | 2.80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Princeton | .840 | .905 | .803 | 18.10 | 3.40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Amherst | .821 | .600 | .490 | 17.90 | 2.70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | .815 | .551 | .128 | 52.67 | 0.44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern Independent |
| 11 | Army | .806 | .689 | .693 | 15.11 | 3.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | Illinois | .804 | .624 | .667 | 19.33 | 3.50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Western |
| 13 | Haskell | .795 | .509 | .480 | 24.56 | 5.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Western Independent |
| 14 | Carlisle | .778 | .707 | .560 | 28.92 | 3.67 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Navy | .757 | .431 | .703 | 14.90 | 3.80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Swarthmore | .739 | .394 | .508 | 20.78 | 3.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Nebraska | .725 | .792 | .488 | 28.25 | 4.33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 18 | Lafayette | .714 | .612 | .411 | 25.10 | 3.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Northwestern | .711 | .578 | .425 | 31.20 | 5.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 20 | Kansas | .711 | .480 | .294 | 17.90 | 3.80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Western Independent |
| 21 | Georgetown | .707 | .527 | .332 | 24.13 | 1.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Southern Independent |
| 22 | Columbia | .695 | .701 | .671 | 12.00 | 6.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 23 | Sewanee | .689 | .549 | .366 | 22.50 | 4.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Southern Independent |
| 24 | Iowa State | .669 | .543 | .329 | 27.56 | 5.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Western Independent |
| 25 | Purdue | .666 | .473 | .411 | 14.67 | 5.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 26 | Virginia | .662 | .546 | .628 | 8.67 | 6.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 27 | Wisconsin | .652 | .663 | .632 | 33.13 | 9.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | .641 | .197 | .107 | 28.70 | 3.40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Southern Independent |
| 29 | Iowa | .638 | .618 | .636 | 22.82 | 9.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Western |
| 30 | Brown | .637 | .567 | .724 | 16.45 | 4.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Colorado | .632 | .532 | .295 | 20.78 | 6.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Western Independent |
| 32 | Cornell | .624 | .662 | .420 | 22.60 | 9.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Dickinson | .620 | .477 | .395 | 18.25 | 4.42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Auburn | .619 | .304 | .200 | 19.50 | 1.83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern Independent |
| 35 | Penn State | .602 | .514 | .510 | 19.50 | 7.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | North Carolina | .597 | .494 | .308 | 18.89 | 3.78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 37 | Massachusetts | .565 | .494 | .410 | 12.13 | 6.25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 38 | Texas | .563 | .471 | .302 | 27.38 | 11.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 39 | Indiana | .542 | .417 | .504 | 8.40 | 11.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western |
| 40 | Alabama | .523 | .298 | .146 | 10.00 | 6.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern Independent |
| 41 | Drake | .518 | .464 | .458 | 23.67 | 18.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 42 | Bowdoin | .517 | .218 | .464 | 15.67 | 9.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 43 | Holy Cross | .516 | .621 | .818 | 7.22 | 15.00 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 44 | Ohio State | .510 | .218 | .434 | 19.91 | 11.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | .506 | .428 | .325 | 15.13 | 3.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Southern Independent |
| 46 | North Carolina State | .502 | .218 | .360 | 14.83 | 1.83 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 47 | Notre Dame | .491 | .218 | .376 | 11.75 | 15.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Clemson | .482 | .443 | .522 | 7.14 | 6.43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 49 | Tulane | .477 | .218 | .210 | 8.29 | 3.43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Southern Independent |
| 50 | Wabash | .469 | .218 | .411 | 14.88 | 5.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Bates | .456 | .218 | .320 | 5.88 | 6.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Northeast Independent |
| 52 | Colorado College | .447 | .326 | .050 | 8.50 | 8.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Western Independent |
| 53 | Maine | .444 | .218 | .353 | 7.75 | 7.88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 54 | Williams | .439 | .514 | .688 | 11.36 | 10.27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | Northeast Independent |
| 55 | Bucknell | .435 | .483 | .421 | 12.83 | 7.67 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Colorado Mines | .425 | .374 | .121 | 18.20 | 5.20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | Western Independent |
| 57 | Beloit | .408 | .362 | .253 | 14.64 | 10.64 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Wesleyan | .405 | .474 | .705 | 10.00 | 17.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Northeast Independent |
| 59 | Texas A&M | .399 | .346 | .143 | 17.33 | 8.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 60 | Washington (Missouri) | .394 | .335 | .540 | 7.55 | 14.36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Western Independent |
| 61 | Tennessee | .390 | .371 | .446 | 5.00 | 8.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern Independent |
| 62 | Mississippi | .371 | .218 | .208 | 26.43 | 15.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Southern Independent |
| 63 | Virginia Military Institute | .368 | .218 | .346 | 9.11 | 9.11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern Independent |
| 64 | Missouri | .310 | .277 | .378 | 5.56 | 14.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Western Independent |
| 65 | Colby | .298 | .218 | .438 | 5.00 | 18.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Northeast Independent |
| 66 | Lehigh | .294 | .599 | .731 | 5.78 | 26.22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| 67 | Louisiana State | .281 | .218 | .148 | 5.43 | 5.43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 68 | Mississippi State | .252 | .218 | .300 | 14.43 | 18.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 69 | Wild Card U | .249 | .218 | .618 | 3.49 | 26.45 | 37 | 192 | 9 | .174 | |
| 70 | Tufts | .238 | .396 | .431 | 5.69 | 16.62 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .192 | Northeast Independent |
| 71 | Georgia | .237 | .315 | .343 | 11.50 | 11.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Southern Independent |
| 72 | Denver | .234 | .352 | .251 | 6.29 | 15.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western Independent |
| 73 | Grinnell | .233 | .405 | .558 | 2.00 | 48.13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Western Independent |
| 74 | Vermont | .226 | .434 | .329 | 3.38 | 23.38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | Northeast Independent |
| 75 | Nashville | .222 | .218 | .420 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern Independent |
| 76 | Tennessee Medical | .218 | .218 | .299 | 4.33 | 36.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Southern Independent |
| 77 | Baylor | .183 | .280 | .060 | 4.25 | 13.25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Western Independent |
| 78 | New Hampshire | .176 | .218 | .131 | 3.14 | 10.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | Franklin & Marshall | .144 | .218 | .595 | 1.10 | 30.30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Eastern Independent |
| 80 | Texas Christian | .125 | .148 | .130 | 0.83 | 15.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | Western Independent |
| 81 | Colorado State | .095 | .380 | .262 | 1.20 | 25.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | Western Independent |
| 82 | Florida | .065 | .218 | .373 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Southern Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Western | .736 | .638 | .530 | 75 | 19 | 2 | .792 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .585 | .473 | .522 | 89 | 56 | 3 | .611 | 15 |
| Northeast Independent | .550 | .513 | .545 | 93 | 73 | 11 | .556 | 19 |
| Southern Independent | .458 | .333 | .310 | 90 | 63 | 9 | .583 | 21 |
| Western Independent | .439 | .413 | .302 | 76 | 57 | 8 | .567 | 17 |
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