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Final power ratings for the 1908 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .605 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.017.
The average home field advantage for this year is 4.45 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 | Carlisle | .895 | .827 | .950 | 16.71 | 3.93 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Harvard | .852 | .740 | .287 | 13.20 | 0.80 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | .833 | .851 | .331 | 17.92 | 2.33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Louisiana State | .813 | .485 | .081 | 44.20 | 1.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern Independent |
| 5 | Kansas | .792 | .589 | .163 | 14.56 | 2.22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | MVIAA |
| 6 | Yale | .788 | .930 | .456 | 17.00 | 2.22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Navy | .761 | .750 | .464 | 18.17 | 3.17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 8 | Virginia | .748 | .380 | .174 | 13.25 | 1.13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 9 | Auburn | .721 | .509 | .367 | 22.57 | 1.43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Southern Independent |
| 10 | George Washington | .718 | .243 | .192 | 29.70 | 2.80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 11 | Sewanee | .706 | .780 | .559 | 11.75 | 2.50 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | Southern Independent |
| 12 | Denver | .700 | .278 | .259 | 19.13 | 4.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Western Independent |
| 13 | Washington & Jefferson | .680 | .637 | .248 | 17.31 | 4.69 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Army | .669 | .703 | .297 | 9.67 | 2.33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 15 | Cornell | .661 | .789 | .188 | 10.67 | 4.78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 16 | Tennessee | .645 | .500 | .240 | 13.78 | 3.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern Independent |
| 17 | Iowa State | .634 | .663 | .353 | 20.67 | 5.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | MVIAA |
| 18 | North Carolina State | .631 | .243 | .197 | 22.43 | 1.57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 19 | Tulane | .629 | .258 | .054 | 12.88 | 2.88 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Southern Independent |
| 20 | Brown | .628 | .636 | .426 | 13.00 | 4.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Nebraska | .616 | .672 | .300 | 16.50 | 9.30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 22 | St. Louis | .612 | .414 | .308 | 11.90 | 3.60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Western Independent |
| 23 | Chicago | .608 | .598 | .264 | 22.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | Western |
| 24 | Alabama | .605 | .590 | .103 | 13.50 | 3.88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Southern Independent |
| 25 | Missouri | .605 | .541 | .223 | 24.50 | 5.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | .601 | .616 | .175 | 12.73 | 3.27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | .597 | .740 | .142 | 20.70 | 6.10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 28 | Lafayette | .594 | .731 | .274 | 10.20 | 5.70 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | .588 | .632 | .473 | 11.56 | 4.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 30 | Penn State | .581 | .713 | .548 | 15.30 | 5.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Princeton | .580 | .876 | .247 | 8.40 | 2.50 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Drake | .574 | .373 | .106 | 13.50 | 3.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 33 | Syracuse | .573 | .605 | .319 | 17.10 | 3.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 34 | Georgia | .563 | .442 | .327 | 9.00 | 5.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern Independent |
| 35 | Davidson | .559 | .445 | .261 | 15.40 | 3.50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 36 | Colorado | .549 | .540 | .215 | 13.71 | 5.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western Independent |
| 37 | Colorado College | .547 | .498 | .271 | 13.29 | 4.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western Independent |
| 38 | Colgate | .535 | .516 | .464 | 11.14 | 3.57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Texas Christian | .535 | .399 | .156 | 17.22 | 7.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 40 | Wisconsin | .526 | .462 | .191 | 16.83 | 6.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Western |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | .518 | .542 | .167 | 16.33 | 8.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern Independent |
| 42 | Washington & Lee | .515 | .336 | .197 | 18.50 | 10.75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 43 | Illinois | .514 | .355 | .050 | 20.00 | 5.29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Western |
| 44 | Michigan | .503 | .675 | .200 | 16.00 | 10.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Minnesota | .479 | .628 | .494 | 5.33 | 8.33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Western |
| 46 | Bucknell | .455 | .522 | .559 | 8.50 | 10.50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | North Carolina | .451 | .455 | .416 | 6.89 | 7.89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 48 | Dickinson | .450 | .450 | .299 | 7.67 | 8.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Lehigh | .439 | .511 | .310 | 6.43 | 7.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Arkansas | .437 | .371 | .170 | 23.78 | 13.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 51 | Utah | .429 | .477 | .216 | 21.00 | 8.17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Western Independent |
| 52 | Baylor | .425 | .377 | .683 | 6.00 | 20.50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Western Independent |
| 53 | Texas | .419 | .668 | .137 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western Independent |
| 54 | Washington (Missouri) | .396 | .191 | .337 | 6.78 | 11.89 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 55 | Iowa * | .392 | .464 | .453 | 18.86 | 9.29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western & MVIAA |
| 56 | Purdue | .354 | .192 | .077 | 17.71 | 11.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Western |
| 57 | Mississippi State | .353 | .427 | .394 | 15.43 | 16.14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 58 | Villanova | .343 | .387 | .776 | 7.29 | 12.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Haskell | .342 | .261 | .453 | 6.45 | 10.82 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | Western Independent |
| 60 | Texas A&M | .323 | .625 | .276 | 9.50 | 14.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Western Independent |
| 61 | Indiana | .310 | .423 | .247 | 6.14 | 10.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western |
| 62 | Mississippi | .298 | .265 | .221 | 12.38 | 15.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern Independent |
| 63 | Colorado Mines | .293 | .549 | .390 | 8.40 | 11.80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | Western Independent |
| 64 | Georgetown | .281 | .243 | .234 | 7.71 | 7.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 65 | Clemson | .244 | .516 | .560 | 3.71 | 14.86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 66 | Wild Card U | .210 | .243 | .704 | 2.53 | 22.27 | 18 | 201 | 6 | .093 | |
| 67 | Northwestern | .198 | .243 | .064 | 18.00 | 22.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 68 | Wake Forest | .170 | .243 | .466 | 3.50 | 30.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Northeast Independent | .672 | .703 | .348 | 44 | 12 | 7 | .754 | 7 |
| Southern Independent | .586 | .503 | .241 | 64 | 22 | 6 | .728 | 11 |
| Eastern Independent | .580 | .650 | .410 | 74 | 36 | 11 | .657 | 12 |
| MVIAA * | .573 | .499 | .276 | 40 | 18 | 2 | .683 | 7 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .515 | .408 | .331 | 53 | 31 | 9 | .618 | 11 |
| Western Independent | .468 | .455 | .294 | 53 | 40 | 4 | .567 | 12 |
| Western * | .423 | .421 | .230 | 29 | 18 | 3 | .610 | 8 |
* Iowa was a member of both the Western and MVIAA conferences in 1908 and their performance is reflected in the conference statistics for both of these conferences.
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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