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Final power ratings for the 1907 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .536 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.682.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.59 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 | .901 | .802 | .765 | 21.33 | 3.33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Yale | .897 | .964 | .574 | 20.80 | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Carlisle | .870 | .784 | .756 | 24.27 | 5.64 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Sewanee | .867 | .693 | .625 | 27.78 | 3.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern Independent |
| 5 | Princeton | .831 | .921 | .603 | 31.33 | 2.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Cornell | .817 | .760 | .735 | 17.60 | 4.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Navy | .751 | .748 | .563 | 9.83 | 2.83 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Swarthmore | .742 | .733 | .590 | 18.75 | 6.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Texas | .731 | .606 | .529 | 19.25 | 6.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western Independent |
| 10 | Texas A&M | .722 | .527 | .407 | 15.63 | 3.38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western Independent |
| 11 | Army | .721 | .685 | .505 | 13.89 | 2.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | Lafayette | .695 | .768 | .505 | 19.80 | 5.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | .695 | .538 | .270 | 14.70 | 2.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Nebraska | .693 | .650 | .379 | 32.30 | 6.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | MVIAA |
| 15 | Tennessee | .689 | .311 | .367 | 16.90 | 1.70 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | .681 | .800 | .427 | 34.57 | 5.14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Southern Independent |
| 17 | Auburn | .677 | .342 | .399 | 20.56 | 3.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern Independent |
| 18 | Louisiana State | .675 | .295 | .443 | 26.60 | 5.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern Independent |
| 19 | Penn State | .674 | .752 | .658 | 25.10 | 6.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Alabama | .672 | .507 | .487 | 8.75 | 8.00 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 21 | Washington & Jefferson | .661 | .614 | .384 | 17.44 | 7.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | Iowa State | .643 | .682 | .325 | 17.25 | 5.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western Independent |
| 23 | Harvard | .633 | .847 | .404 | 12.20 | 7.10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | .628 | .637 | .187 | 17.44 | 3.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern Independent |
| 25 | Michigan | .620 | .730 | .288 | 17.83 | 1.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Georgia | .619 | .265 | .629 | 12.88 | 5.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Southern Independent |
| 27 | Syracuse | .618 | .591 | .551 | 14.78 | 7.11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 28 | Missouri | .613 | .470 | .152 | 30.89 | 4.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MVIAA |
| 29 | Brown | .595 | .676 | .305 | 16.80 | 5.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Colorado Mines | .578 | .519 | .214 | 29.17 | 3.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Western Independent |
| 31 | St. Louis | .577 | .251 | .104 | 29.80 | 4.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western Independent |
| 32 | Mississippi State | .566 | .287 | .267 | 23.33 | 8.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | .548 | .537 | .606 | 18.50 | 12.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 34 | Texas Christian | .540 | .257 | .350 | 11.25 | 8.63 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | Western Independent |
| 35 | Lehigh | .540 | .482 | .050 | 18.22 | 5.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | Colorado | .536 | .544 | .304 | 15.88 | 8.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western Independent |
| 37 | Minnesota | .528 | .728 | .598 | 11.00 | 10.40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | Western |
| 38 | Colorado College | .527 | .469 | .206 | 15.00 | 5.14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western Independent |
| 39 | Kansas | .524 | .654 | .239 | 13.88 | 7.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 40 | Grinnell | .511 | .251 | .214 | 14.11 | 11.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 41 | Virginia | .508 | .251 | .175 | 16.90 | 6.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern Independent |
| 42 | Davidson | .508 | .382 | .271 | 12.17 | 4.67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 43 | Bucknell | .503 | .541 | .888 | 7.45 | 18.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Baylor | .502 | .251 | .358 | 11.38 | 13.13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western Independent |
| 45 | Utah | .501 | .453 | .128 | 16.33 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 46 | Chicago | .494 | .701 | .249 | 29.40 | 8.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 47 | Clemson | .481 | .551 | .454 | 8.38 | 5.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 48 | North Carolina | .464 | .446 | .394 | 10.33 | 10.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern Independent |
| 49 | Colgate | .449 | .582 | .324 | 12.00 | 7.89 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 50 | Arkansas | .448 | .293 | .345 | 10.00 | 13.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 51 | Iowa * | .436 | .492 | .329 | 18.00 | 9.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Western & MVIAA |
| 52 | Washington & Lee | .420 | .251 | .299 | 7.33 | 2.83 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Southern Independent |
| 53 | Villanova | .412 | .361 | .891 | 6.00 | 22.43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Drake | .377 | .368 | .229 | 7.63 | 9.25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western Independent |
| 55 | Dickinson | .344 | .556 | .523 | 3.40 | 20.20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Tulane | .344 | .173 | .123 | 14.20 | 8.80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Southern Independent |
| 57 | Wisconsin | .325 | .599 | .058 | 10.00 | 10.20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | Western |
| 58 | Illinois | .297 | .412 | .098 | 12.80 | 16.20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Western |
| 59 | Indiana | .270 | .575 | .080 | 14.17 | 9.50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | Western |
| 60 | Samford | .263 | .251 | .350 | 5.29 | 17.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 61 | Denver | .262 | .295 | .388 | 3.75 | 22.38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Western Independent |
| 62 | Hamilton | .238 | .251 | .560 | 3.20 | 21.60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | Northeast Independent |
| 63 | Wild Card U | .235 | .251 | .618 | 3.25 | 23.91 | 25 | 166 | 6 | .142 | |
| 64 | Haskell | .204 | .319 | .254 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Western Independent |
| 65 | Mississippi | .152 | .379 | .665 | 1.00 | 32.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | Southern Independent |
| 66 | Drury | .146 | .251 | .253 | 2.40 | 12.60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | Western Independent |
| 67 | Washington (Missouri) | .131 | .251 | .146 | 7.83 | 21.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | MVIAA |
| 68 | Maryville | .123 | .353 | .567 | 0.40 | 24.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Southern Independent |
| 69 | Purdue | .028 | .356 | .086 | 2.00 | 21.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Western |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .660 | .666 | .553 | 90 | 39 | 5 | .690 | 14 |
| Northeast Independent | .621 | .670 | .495 | 47 | 21 | 4 | .681 | 8 |
| Southern Independent | .520 | .406 | .407 | 85 | 54 | 10 | .604 | 19 |
| Western Independent | .488 | .396 | .288 | 71 | 48 | 8 | .591 | 16 |
| MVIAA * | .479 | .503 | .249 | 24 | 14 | 0 | .632 | 5 |
| Western * | .340 | .552 | .214 | 17 | 16 | 3 | .514 | 7 |
* Iowa was a member of both the Western and MVIAA conferences in 1907 and their performance is reflected in the conference statistics for both of these conferences.
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By James Howell
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