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Final power ratings for the 1905 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .597 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.928.
The average home field advantage for this year is 5.60 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 | .985 | .906 | .784 | 22.70 | 0.40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 2 | Chicago | .971 | .800 | .719 | 24.73 | 0.45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | .871 | .854 | .570 | 19.92 | 2.54 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .962 | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Michigan | .843 | .848 | .426 | 38.08 | 0.15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | Western |
| 5 | Princeton | .840 | .872 | .666 | 22.90 | 4.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Dartmouth | .834 | .808 | .689 | 15.00 | 3.40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Swarthmore | .817 | .566 | .635 | 22.25 | 2.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Minnesota | .813 | .842 | .340 | 49.27 | 2.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Western |
| 9 | Navy | .807 | .594 | .489 | 20.25 | 1.92 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Harvard | .806 | .832 | .744 | 13.36 | 3.73 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Kansas | .797 | .595 | .389 | 22.73 | 2.36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Western Independent |
| 12 | Colorado | .797 | .582 | .446 | 39.89 | 3.11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Western Independent |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | .796 | .467 | .355 | 30.50 | 2.40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern Independent |
| 14 | Indiana | .795 | .479 | .375 | 24.00 | 3.80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Western |
| 15 | Wisconsin | .762 | .657 | .517 | 22.60 | 2.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 16 | Purdue | .739 | .569 | .561 | 22.13 | 3.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 17 | Lafayette | .738 | .663 | .513 | 31.30 | 5.50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Nebraska | .725 | .758 | .437 | 28.73 | 7.55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Western Independent |
| 19 | Penn State | .716 | .558 | .512 | 17.73 | 3.09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Iowa | .714 | .628 | .439 | 30.90 | 8.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 21 | Carlisle | .713 | .742 | .535 | 25.29 | 3.93 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | Brown | .700 | .602 | .641 | 25.55 | 5.27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Northeast Independent |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | .698 | .233 | .273 | 33.75 | 3.00 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Wesleyan | .694 | .439 | .548 | 18.70 | 9.80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | .692 | .683 | .322 | 46.50 | 2.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Southern Independent |
| 26 | Cornell | .665 | .643 | .579 | 17.30 | 5.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | Northwestern | .658 | .645 | .413 | 19.45 | 11.09 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Western |
| 28 | Syracuse | .654 | .233 | .458 | 20.36 | 6.27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Washington & Jefferson | .643 | .233 | .354 | 22.75 | 4.58 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Holy Cross | .639 | .569 | .564 | 13.22 | 8.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Oklahoma | .632 | .233 | .298 | 25.44 | 6.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Western Independent |
| 32 | Army | .630 | .748 | .792 | 11.56 | 6.67 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Washburn | .612 | .233 | .424 | 13.70 | 8.30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western Independent |
| 34 | Colorado Mines | .610 | .400 | .335 | 20.83 | 2.67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | Western Independent |
| 35 | Colorado College | .601 | .386 | .246 | 11.13 | 0.75 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 36 | Colgate | .592 | .233 | .501 | 24.11 | 9.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Amherst | .588 | .711 | .636 | 11.00 | 4.67 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 38 | Iowa State | .586 | .606 | .456 | 22.56 | 10.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 39 | Columbia | .577 | .698 | .756 | 8.56 | 12.11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Utah | .561 | .233 | .266 | 32.50 | 9.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | .554 | .419 | .091 | 30.00 | 4.71 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 | Southern Independent |
| 42 | Grinnell | .547 | .319 | .212 | 13.50 | 10.30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 43 | Lawrence | .538 | .233 | .459 | 18.00 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Williams | .537 | .476 | .548 | 11.09 | 8.45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Tufts | .536 | .317 | .500 | 9.75 | 7.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 46 | Notre Dame | .536 | .354 | .472 | 34.67 | 8.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | Wabash | .534 | .344 | .675 | 18.56 | 8.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Vermont | .528 | .330 | .432 | 10.27 | 9.36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Texas A&M | .519 | .372 | .050 | 20.00 | 9.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Western Independent |
| 50 | Washington (Missouri) | .516 | .364 | .270 | 15.90 | 8.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Western Independent |
| 51 | Virginia | .511 | .604 | .505 | 18.78 | 8.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern Independent |
| 52 | Illinois | .503 | .714 | .564 | 9.33 | 15.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 53 | Sewanee | .502 | .619 | .448 | 19.43 | 16.43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Southern Independent |
| 54 | Bucknell | .488 | .459 | .599 | 12.00 | 18.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | North Carolina | .485 | .546 | .443 | 10.25 | 11.25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Southern Independent |
| 56 | Alabama | .475 | .410 | .226 | 17.80 | 11.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern Independent |
| 57 | Maine | .461 | .331 | .442 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Northeast Independent |
| 58 | Missouri | .457 | .294 | .344 | 10.44 | 8.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 59 | Texas | .456 | .517 | .312 | 10.89 | 7.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 60 | Dickinson | .452 | .549 | .517 | 13.22 | 10.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 61 | Lehigh | .452 | .446 | .563 | 11.85 | 15.46 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Drake | .420 | .491 | .422 | 18.88 | 17.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 63 | Bates | .418 | .337 | .292 | 8.00 | 5.71 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | Northeast Independent |
| 64 | Clemson | .408 | .463 | .350 | 13.50 | 10.50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Southern Independent |
| 65 | Bowdoin | .383 | .367 | .403 | 4.56 | 8.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 66 | Tennessee | .376 | .380 | .437 | 18.00 | 16.78 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern Independent |
| 67 | Beloit | .369 | .385 | .505 | 12.50 | 17.00 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Eastern Independent |
| 68 | Texas Christian | .368 | .137 | .241 | 9.63 | 8.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 69 | Haskell | .362 | .652 | .395 | 7.44 | 15.33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Western Independent |
| 70 | Villanova | .358 | .233 | .632 | 7.00 | 18.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Eastern Independent |
| 71 | Denver | .353 | .293 | .413 | 6.10 | 13.00 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Western Independent |
| 72 | Knox | .353 | .233 | .360 | 8.27 | 14.09 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Cumberland | .346 | .233 | .418 | 9.71 | 9.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Eastern Independent |
| 74 | Colorado State | .345 | .237 | .411 | 9.57 | 13.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western Independent |
| 75 | Massachusetts | .326 | .530 | .540 | 4.70 | 12.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Northeast Independent |
| 76 | Wyoming | .326 | .233 | .453 | 9.00 | 23.14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western Independent |
| 77 | New Hampshire | .323 | .197 | .402 | 2.13 | 7.50 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Northeast Independent |
| 78 | Georgetown | .251 | .617 | .610 | 2.44 | 25.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern Independent |
| 79 | Wild Card U | .222 | .233 | .740 | 2.51 | 28.82 | 22 | 241 | 10 | .099 | |
| 80 | Coe | .206 | .233 | .415 | 4.56 | 23.67 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Western Independent |
| 81 | Auburn | .204 | .462 | .253 | 6.33 | 16.00 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Southern Independent |
| 82 | Baylor | .148 | .231 | .342 | 2.86 | 22.71 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Western Independent |
| 83 | Georgia | .109 | .276 | .235 | 4.33 | 31.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Southern Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Western | .755 | .687 | .484 | 76 | 14 | 3 | .833 | 9 |
| Northeast Independent | .594 | .515 | .563 | 108 | 64 | 15 | .618 | 20 |
| Eastern Independent | .593 | .463 | .513 | 123 | 70 | 6 | .633 | 19 |
| Western Independent | .497 | .382 | .344 | 115 | 69 | 9 | .619 | 22 |
| Southern Independent | .447 | .495 | .356 | 52 | 38 | 5 | .574 | 12 |
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