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Final power ratings for the 1906 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .571 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.962.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.80 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 | .856 | .918 | 20.50 | 0.90 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .982 | .946 | .862 | 14.40 | 0.60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | .913 | .687 | .719 | 30.89 | 1.78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern Independent |
| 4 | Harvard | .876 | .819 | .666 | 15.18 | 2.36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | Penn State | .868 | .637 | .663 | 9.30 | 1.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Cornell | .866 | .654 | .718 | 21.55 | 3.36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Carlisle | .841 | .728 | .937 | 20.33 | 3.33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Lafayette | .835 | .700 | .639 | 22.30 | 3.60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Sewanee | .826 | .560 | .509 | 23.44 | 2.78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern Independent |
| 10 | Navy | .796 | .701 | .739 | 12.42 | 1.17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Washington & Jefferson | .790 | .438 | .539 | 21.27 | 2.36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Swarthmore | .775 | .692 | .563 | 17.78 | 4.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Iowa State | .768 | .596 | .297 | 26.80 | 3.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Western Independent |
| 14 | Colgate | .752 | .413 | .804 | 12.75 | 7.00 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | .741 | .863 | .701 | 15.50 | 4.83 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .708 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Syracuse | .738 | .444 | .754 | 18.67 | 8.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 17 | Texas | .725 | .486 | .282 | 20.10 | 6.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Western Independent |
| 18 | Brown | .701 | .651 | .602 | 12.44 | 3.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Army | .682 | .689 | .950 | 6.56 | 4.11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Northeast Independent |
| 20 | Clemson | .666 | .435 | .386 | 5.43 | 0.57 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .786 | Southern Independent |
| 21 | Dartmouth | .657 | .821 | .688 | 7.20 | 8.70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 22 | Williams | .653 | .507 | .595 | 11.22 | 4.89 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | .642 | .631 | .455 | 8.22 | 1.67 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 24 | Minnesota | .629 | .827 | .682 | 9.40 | 5.80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 25 | Michigan | .614 | .846 | .487 | 14.40 | 6.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 26 | Dickinson | .612 | .500 | .764 | 8.00 | 5.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Kansas | .611 | .696 | .302 | 13.45 | 5.00 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | Western Independent |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | .609 | .466 | .581 | 22.90 | 5.50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Bucknell | .609 | .474 | .701 | 4.63 | 11.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Texas A&M | .608 | .446 | .216 | 24.29 | 6.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western Independent |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | .587 | .487 | .559 | 8.11 | 7.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern Independent |
| 32 | Alabama | .571 | .443 | .405 | 16.17 | 13.67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Southern Independent |
| 33 | Missouri | .565 | .376 | .265 | 14.50 | 5.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Western Independent |
| 34 | Nebraska | .559 | .741 | .413 | 16.40 | 7.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western Independent |
| 35 | Holy Cross | .553 | .604 | .575 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Davidson | .536 | .228 | .510 | 4.43 | 2.00 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | Southern Independent |
| 37 | Colorado Mines | .533 | .505 | .295 | 12.20 | 0.80 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .800 | Western Independent |
| 38 | Mississippi | .530 | .228 | .566 | 11.83 | 10.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 39 | Chicago | .517 | .886 | .267 | 35.00 | 3.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 40 | Lehigh | .516 | .449 | .676 | 9.82 | 13.64 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Indiana | .514 | .637 | .367 | 18.17 | 7.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 42 | Utah | .508 | .397 | .264 | 22.20 | 1.20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | Western Independent |
| 43 | Wisconsin | .489 | .710 | .050 | 15.60 | 3.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 44 | Amherst | .480 | .649 | .669 | 4.29 | 7.14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Maryville | .479 | .228 | .546 | 5.75 | 8.75 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 46 | Colorado College | .445 | .494 | .278 | 3.86 | 2.71 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | Western Independent |
| 47 | Villanova | .426 | .296 | .689 | 9.10 | 9.70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Colorado | .399 | .689 | .376 | 3.11 | 3.56 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .444 | Western Independent |
| 49 | North Carolina | .377 | .515 | .744 | 2.57 | 11.86 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 50 | Louisiana State | .363 | .228 | .300 | 6.67 | 6.17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 51 | Arkansas | .359 | .228 | .429 | 5.63 | 8.88 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Western Independent |
| 52 | Auburn | .350 | .333 | .631 | 3.43 | 5.86 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | Southern Independent |
| 53 | Mississippi State | .346 | .228 | .288 | 20.20 | 9.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 54 | Georgia | .337 | .192 | .398 | 8.43 | 7.14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Southern Independent |
| 55 | Iowa | .313 | .671 | .461 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | Western |
| 56 | Massachusetts | .292 | .428 | .692 | 3.67 | 13.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Drake | .282 | .455 | .318 | 5.86 | 8.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Western Independent |
| 58 | Wild Card U | .275 | .228 | .748 | 2.98 | 19.81 | 25 | 150 | 15 | .171 | |
| 59 | Denver | .266 | .323 | .392 | 3.40 | 9.40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | Western Independent |
| 60 | Texas Christian | .262 | .252 | .490 | 3.71 | 15.43 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western Independent |
| 61 | Tennessee | .243 | .378 | .512 | 1.67 | 14.11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | Southern Independent |
| 62 | Illinois | .216 | .609 | .354 | 4.00 | 21.40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | Western |
| 63 | Haskell | .130 | .507 | .469 | 3.00 | 18.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Western Independent |
| 64 | Tulane | .119 | .228 | .452 | 0.00 | 18.40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | Southern Independent |
| 65 | Purdue | .059 | .654 | .285 | 1.00 | 17.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Western |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .723 | .600 | .701 | 85 | 36 | 12 | .684 | 13 |
| Northeast Independent | .686 | .635 | .715 | 65 | 33 | 12 | .645 | 12 |
| Southern Independent | .493 | .377 | .499 | 54 | 42 | 20 | .552 | 16 |
| Western Independent | .468 | .479 | .339 | 62 | 38 | 14 | .605 | 15 |
| Western | .419 | .730 | .369 | 24 | 16 | 1 | .598 | 8 |
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