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Final power ratings for the 1909 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .524 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.619.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.59 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 | Yale | .929 | .859 | .460 | 20.90 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 2 | Texas A&M | .853 | .474 | .531 | 16.25 | 1.75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Western Independent |
| 3 | Lafayette | .837 | .663 | .334 | 22.00 | 0.75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | .787 | .842 | .659 | 14.60 | 3.80 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Penn State | .771 | .647 | .492 | 23.71 | 1.57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .857 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Missouri | .769 | .573 | .394 | 10.75 | 4.50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | MVIAA |
| 7 | Kansas | .757 | .690 | .304 | 19.11 | 2.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | MVIAA |
| 8 | Sewanee | .751 | .743 | .613 | 22.86 | 6.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Southern Independent |
| 9 | Princeton | .734 | .728 | .750 | 11.22 | 5.56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Arkansas | .734 | .404 | .198 | 26.29 | 2.57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western Independent |
| 11 | Harvard | .733 | .796 | .285 | 11.44 | 1.89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | .732 | .610 | .472 | 21.14 | 3.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 13 | Minnesota | .726 | .554 | .445 | 22.57 | 3.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western |
| 14 | Virginia | .721 | .564 | .149 | 19.38 | 1.38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 15 | Louisiana State | .708 | .649 | .467 | 23.50 | 4.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 16 | Alabama | .699 | .597 | .416 | 8.50 | 2.13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Southern Independent |
| 17 | Drake | .699 | .474 | .195 | 17.25 | 4.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | MVIAA |
| 18 | Washington & Jefferson | .698 | .659 | .230 | 22.30 | 2.70 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Texas Christian | .689 | .467 | .478 | 11.88 | 4.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Western Independent |
| 20 | Michigan | .667 | .589 | .316 | 16.57 | 4.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Colorado | .664 | .545 | .067 | 23.50 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western Independent |
| 22 | Carlisle | .660 | .861 | .480 | 20.25 | 7.83 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Brown | .659 | .632 | .551 | 10.20 | 5.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Auburn | .653 | .615 | .505 | 16.71 | 5.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Southern Independent |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | .637 | .530 | .288 | 24.11 | 5.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern Independent |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | .636 | .608 | .388 | 10.44 | 2.89 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Denver | .630 | .489 | .174 | 19.67 | 3.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Western Independent |
| 28 | Texas | .618 | .544 | .620 | 13.13 | 6.25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western Independent |
| 29 | North Carolina State | .611 | .437 | .126 | 15.71 | 3.43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | .609 | .669 | .247 | 21.00 | 3.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern Independent |
| 31 | Baylor | .607 | .401 | .433 | 14.00 | 5.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western Independent |
| 32 | Fordham | .599 | .227 | .241 | 10.75 | 2.75 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Clemson | .598 | .380 | .419 | 10.33 | 4.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 34 | Chicago | .574 | .603 | .300 | 19.14 | 5.71 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | Western |
| 35 | Colgate | .573 | .525 | .319 | 21.38 | 7.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Samford | .570 | .227 | .288 | 10.25 | 3.75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern Independent |
| 37 | Oklahoma | .558 | .227 | .425 | 20.30 | 10.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western Independent |
| 38 | Navy | .534 | .755 | .400 | 12.38 | 5.25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 39 | Haskell | .533 | .302 | .609 | 8.33 | 9.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Western Independent |
| 40 | West Virginia | .530 | .227 | .461 | 13.11 | 9.00 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | North Carolina | .529 | .453 | .195 | 7.71 | 2.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 42 | Colorado College | .521 | .523 | .208 | 24.57 | 7.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western Independent |
| 43 | Iowa State | .513 | .648 | .426 | 10.25 | 7.75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 44 | Mississippi | .510 | .282 | .391 | 11.00 | 5.44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern Independent |
| 45 | Iowa * | .505 | .428 | .715 | 8.29 | 13.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Western & MVIAA |
| 46 | Illinois | .502 | .434 | .131 | 16.43 | 5.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
| 47 | Syracuse | .493 | .589 | .532 | 11.00 | 10.10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Nebraska | .492 | .644 | .464 | 8.63 | 6.63 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 49 | Mississippi State | .479 | .390 | .271 | 17.00 | 4.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern Independent |
| 50 | Dickinson | .470 | .450 | .417 | 9.44 | 8.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Tulane | .463 | .444 | .235 | 4.44 | 5.56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern Independent |
| 52 | Lehigh | .457 | .475 | .284 | 9.22 | 8.78 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 53 | Washington & Lee | .457 | .425 | .319 | 10.14 | 7.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 54 | Villanova | .453 | .365 | .435 | 16.00 | 5.40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Cornell | .440 | .725 | .396 | 8.25 | 8.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Northeast Independent |
| 56 | Army | .434 | .686 | .439 | 11.40 | 6.40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Wisconsin | .433 | .494 | .290 | 12.20 | 10.80 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | Western |
| 58 | Indiana | .429 | .367 | .180 | 18.43 | 7.57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Western |
| 59 | Georgetown | .423 | .262 | .306 | 9.83 | 5.17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 60 | Davidson | .421 | .502 | .381 | 7.11 | 10.67 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 61 | Citadel | .420 | .227 | .050 | 21.89 | 5.56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 62 | Bucknell | .414 | .489 | .434 | 6.56 | 17.11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 63 | Washington (Missouri) | .385 | .293 | .511 | 7.43 | 12.86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | MVIAA |
| 64 | Mercer | .383 | .227 | .375 | 8.00 | 13.86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 65 | Colorado Mines | .360 | .421 | .340 | 9.50 | 12.83 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Western Independent |
| 66 | Georgia | .350 | .503 | .546 | 2.00 | 6.86 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | Southern Independent |
| 67 | Wyoming | .301 | .227 | .155 | 11.63 | 21.25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Western Independent |
| 68 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .297 | .227 | .118 | 5.57 | 9.57 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | Southern Independent |
| 69 | Richmond | .270 | .227 | .105 | 2.60 | 13.50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 70 | Wild Card U | .242 | .227 | .610 | 2.96 | 20.73 | 23 | 196 | 10 | .122 | |
| 71 | South Carolina | .233 | .227 | .260 | 4.50 | 16.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 72 | Purdue | .217 | .273 | .136 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western |
| 73 | Tennessee | .215 | .572 | .350 | 1.22 | 12.56 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | Southern Independent |
| 74 | Wake Forest | .190 | .206 | .110 | 1.83 | 7.50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 75 | Northwestern | .186 | .221 | .199 | 5.00 | 19.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | Western |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .624 | .585 | .437 | 71 | 26 | 16 | .699 | 13 |
| Northeast Independent | .608 | .630 | .403 | 45 | 18 | 5 | .699 | 8 |
| Western Independent | .589 | .418 | .353 | 62 | 26 | 3 | .698 | 12 |
| MVIAA * | .589 | .536 | .430 | 34 | 16 | 5 | .664 | 7 |
| Southern Independent | .523 | .477 | .365 | 61 | 40 | 13 | .592 | 14 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .472 | .406 | .253 | 55 | 38 | 8 | .584 | 13 |
| Western * | .446 | .422 | .300 | 27 | 20 | 5 | .567 | 8 |
* Iowa was a member of both the Western and MVIAA conferences in 1909 and their performance is reflected in the conference statistics for both of these conferences.
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