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Final power ratings for the 1912 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .548 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.836.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.39 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 | Harvard | .904 | .741 | .509 | 19.56 | 2.44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | .861 | .775 | .577 | 39.10 | 1.90 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | South/West Independent |
| 3 | Penn State | .826 | .723 | .204 | 35.63 | 0.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Carlisle | .825 | .749 | .581 | 36.07 | 8.57 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .893 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Auburn | .822 | .687 | .742 | 20.50 | 5.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Princeton | .821 | .762 | .542 | 35.78 | 3.89 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Yale | .789 | .783 | .588 | 9.89 | 3.56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Georgetown | .783 | .633 | .380 | 35.00 | 6.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 9 | Georgia | .764 | .681 | .661 | 18.88 | 10.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Wisconsin | .753 | .487 | .286 | 35.14 | 4.14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 11 | Lehigh | .749 | .447 | .452 | 20.18 | 6.55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Texas A&M | .748 | .674 | .184 | 40.67 | 2.89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Colorado Mines | .745 | .285 | .231 | 18.90 | 3.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Rocky Mountain |
| 14 | Swarthmore | .730 | .251 | .395 | 16.89 | 3.44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Nebraska | .725 | .660 | .305 | 30.00 | 4.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | MVIAA |
| 16 | Sewanee | .717 | .684 | .485 | 27.63 | 5.13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 17 | Washington & Lee | .695 | .509 | .224 | 22.44 | 6.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 18 | Dartmouth | .690 | .251 | .331 | 31.22 | 3.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Chicago | .664 | .545 | .348 | 12.29 | 6.29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western |
| 20 | Washington & Jefferson | .655 | .519 | .385 | 24.50 | 5.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Utah | .636 | .436 | .289 | 21.86 | 2.29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Rocky Mountain |
| 22 | Kansas State | .634 | .251 | .247 | 20.40 | 10.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Alabama | .633 | .605 | .520 | 17.33 | 6.11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Colorado | .628 | .602 | .486 | 16.33 | 9.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | .626 | .668 | .667 | 11.11 | 9.56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Florida | .619 | .388 | .332 | 25.25 | 6.75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Texas | .617 | .629 | .050 | 25.13 | 7.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | South/West Independent |
| 28 | Bucknell | .611 | .454 | .373 | 20.70 | 6.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Oklahoma | .600 | .251 | .525 | 21.89 | 8.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Virginia | .596 | .627 | .245 | 24.44 | 5.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 31 | Iowa State | .596 | .582 | .196 | 18.88 | 5.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | .580 | .707 | .396 | 17.36 | 9.64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | South Carolina | .578 | .315 | .253 | 25.50 | 5.88 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 34 | Navy | .577 | .753 | .310 | 14.00 | 6.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 35 | Missouri | .562 | .481 | .391 | 16.88 | 8.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 36 | Brown | .557 | .651 | .450 | 11.70 | 10.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Minnesota | .556 | .715 | .504 | 12.43 | 5.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Western |
| 38 | Mississippi State | .552 | .601 | .531 | 13.71 | 10.71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Army | .533 | .682 | .356 | 13.50 | 7.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Mercer | .526 | .448 | .298 | 20.89 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 41 | Clemson | .524 | .485 | .514 | 22.25 | 15.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 42 | Utah State | .519 | .251 | .291 | 22.00 | 5.71 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | South/West Independent |
| 43 | Mississippi | .507 | .575 | .454 | 18.00 | 14.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Louisiana State | .505 | .538 | .371 | 23.57 | 5.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | .505 | .668 | .309 | 22.44 | 10.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 46 | Kansas | .499 | .564 | .368 | 16.00 | 5.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 47 | Colgate | .490 | .491 | .161 | 12.86 | 6.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Iowa | .487 | .446 | .408 | 18.57 | 19.71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Western |
| 49 | Drake | .486 | .488 | .119 | 25.13 | 9.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 50 | Tulane | .482 | .426 | .206 | 27.00 | 12.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Michigan | .474 | .638 | .078 | 22.57 | 9.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | Purdue | .464 | .273 | .228 | 25.14 | 10.00 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Western |
| 53 | Syracuse | .463 | .536 | .600 | 10.56 | 17.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 54 | Lafayette | .453 | .689 | .546 | 7.10 | 11.80 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Colorado College | .448 | .531 | .204 | 13.56 | 12.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 56 | Tennessee | .441 | .379 | .197 | 36.75 | 10.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 57 | North Carolina State | .423 | .570 | .323 | 7.57 | 15.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 58 | Colorado State | .418 | .104 | .357 | 13.60 | 8.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Rocky Mountain |
| 59 | North Carolina | .403 | .552 | .419 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 60 | Illinois | .392 | .541 | .240 | 17.43 | 6.86 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Western |
| 61 | Villanova | .381 | .290 | .513 | 10.33 | 28.33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Arkansas | .377 | .612 | .344 | 14.90 | 17.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Cornell | .375 | .618 | .486 | 6.30 | 13.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Northeast Independent |
| 64 | Washington (Missouri) | .374 | .397 | .146 | 20.25 | 14.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | .362 | .620 | .419 | 12.56 | 13.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Citadel | .339 | .395 | .416 | 23.00 | 21.83 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 67 | Mississippi College | .298 | .231 | .205 | 12.00 | 15.43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Northwestern | .290 | .293 | .312 | 5.33 | 14.50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | Western |
| 69 | Davidson | .286 | .540 | .089 | 26.14 | 14.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 70 | Southwestern (Texas) | .283 | .392 | .113 | 13.33 | 14.33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 71 | Denver | .280 | .497 | .292 | 9.67 | 14.44 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Rocky Mountain |
| 72 | Baylor | .279 | .498 | .107 | 9.88 | 15.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Wake Forest | .255 | .317 | .203 | 13.50 | 10.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 74 | Indiana | .252 | .453 | .218 | 11.43 | 14.29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western |
| 75 | Wyoming | .235 | .383 | .415 | 7.11 | 32.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Rocky Mountain |
| 76 | Wild Card U | .217 | .251 | .614 | 3.76 | 32.25 | 23 | 191 | 4 | .115 | |
| 77 | Samford | .094 | .263 | .137 | 2.00 | 31.43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | South/West Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .622 | .572 | .407 | 79 | 31 | 6 | .707 | 12 |
| Northeast Independent | .600 | .595 | .435 | 46 | 24 | 1 | .655 | 8 |
| South/West Independent | .544 | .502 | .358 | 112 | 65 | 10 | .626 | 23 |
| MVIAA | .540 | .530 | .254 | 31 | 17 | 0 | .646 | 6 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .497 | .532 | .307 | 56 | 39 | 2 | .588 | 12 |
| Rocky Mountain | .484 | .406 | .325 | 32 | 24 | 2 | .569 | 7 |
| Western | .482 | .471 | .318 | 32 | 20 | 3 | .609 | 8 |
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