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Final power ratings for the 1913 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .545 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.954.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.71 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 | Auburn | .985 | .754 | .880 | 28.00 | 1.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | South/West Independent |
2 | Carlisle | .875 | .787 | .778 | 24.67 | 5.25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
3 | Washington & Jefferson | .871 | .587 | .450 | 32.64 | 1.18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | Eastern Independent |
4 | Harvard | .861 | .823 | .359 | 25.00 | 2.33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
5 | Virginia | .859 | .612 | .613 | 33.13 | 3.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
6 | Georgia | .854 | .722 | .790 | 30.38 | 6.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
7 | Nebraska | .839 | .693 | .396 | 17.25 | 3.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | MVIAA |
8 | Chicago | .800 | .604 | .487 | 17.71 | 3.86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
9 | Navy | .800 | .665 | .493 | 33.78 | 3.22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
10 | Washington & Lee | .784 | .602 | .310 | 22.22 | 1.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
11 | Pittsburgh | .781 | .491 | .762 | 18.33 | 5.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
12 | Georgia Tech | .774 | .647 | .632 | 27.78 | 4.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
13 | Notre Dame | .773 | .234 | .366 | 38.29 | 5.86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
14 | Colgate | .767 | .490 | .479 | 19.63 | 3.25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Northeast Independent |
15 | Michigan | .764 | .556 | .456 | 25.00 | 3.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Eastern Independent |
16 | Vanderbilt | .763 | .818 | .638 | 27.25 | 12.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
17 | Army | .748 | .608 | .316 | 28.11 | 6.33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
18 | Missouri | .748 | .521 | .427 | 24.13 | 8.38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | MVIAA |
19 | Dartmouth | .744 | .471 | .384 | 27.25 | 9.88 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
20 | Texas | .733 | .623 | .346 | 31.25 | 7.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | South/West Independent |
21 | Mississippi State | .730 | .577 | .466 | 19.50 | 5.88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | South/West Independent |
22 | Louisiana State | .728 | .521 | .475 | 22.22 | 3.22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | South/West Independent |
23 | North Carolina State | .720 | .496 | .388 | 22.14 | 3.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
24 | Oklahoma | .718 | .426 | .438 | 40.38 | 5.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
25 | Yale | .705 | .786 | .612 | 12.60 | 3.40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
26 | Virginia Military Institute | .703 | .234 | .363 | 19.70 | 5.40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
27 | Virginia Tech | .702 | .587 | .370 | 19.44 | 6.67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
28 | Princeton | .697 | .791 | .558 | 22.63 | 2.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Eastern Independent |
29 | Minnesota | .669 | .636 | .573 | 16.57 | 4.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
30 | Alabama | .668 | .619 | .513 | 20.89 | 4.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
31 | Cornell | .660 | .497 | .850 | 13.20 | 8.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
32 | Pennsylvania | .653 | .644 | .576 | 16.90 | 8.10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
33 | Arkansas | .633 | .495 | .201 | 15.22 | 4.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
34 | Iowa | .632 | .466 | .462 | 44.29 | 7.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
35 | Bucknell | .622 | .533 | .618 | 19.80 | 17.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
36 | Tennessee | .618 | .410 | .324 | 31.44 | 4.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
37 | Clemson | .614 | .505 | .826 | 14.00 | 12.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
38 | Illinois | .613 | .467 | .541 | 15.43 | 7.71 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Western |
39 | Kansas | .611 | .531 | .498 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
40 | Purdue | .607 | .368 | .375 | 24.43 | 2.86 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | Western |
41 | Colorado | .603 | .615 | .319 | 11.71 | 4.71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Rocky Mountain |
42 | Syracuse | .599 | .499 | .473 | 27.10 | 12.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
43 | North Carolina | .597 | .478 | .626 | 10.11 | 8.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
44 | West Virginia Wesleyan | .597 | .234 | .490 | 23.88 | 9.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
45 | Sewanee | .596 | .701 | .708 | 23.29 | 17.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
46 | Lehigh | .573 | .598 | .456 | 19.00 | 12.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
47 | Mississippi | .561 | .541 | .352 | 14.00 | 7.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | South/West Independent |
48 | Colorado College | .555 | .489 | .129 | 28.25 | 4.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Rocky Mountain |
49 | Georgetown | .542 | .708 | .668 | 11.88 | 12.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
50 | Iowa State | .536 | .589 | .581 | 14.00 | 14.88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
51 | Florida | .524 | .503 | .494 | 32.57 | 13.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
52 | Colorado Mines | .518 | .515 | .209 | 21.17 | 7.83 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | Rocky Mountain |
53 | Penn State | .480 | .775 | .882 | 9.75 | 11.75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Eastern Independent |
54 | South Carolina | .476 | .446 | .480 | 13.57 | 17.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
55 | Drake | .462 | .487 | .293 | 13.00 | 8.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
56 | Lafayette | .459 | .571 | .544 | 8.70 | 7.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Eastern Independent |
57 | Wisconsin | .451 | .620 | .407 | 14.29 | 9.43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Western |
58 | Citadel | .442 | .367 | .364 | 24.11 | 13.44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
59 | West Virginia | .430 | .234 | .534 | 12.11 | 15.22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
60 | Ohio State | .428 | .234 | .050 | 22.00 | 3.86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Western |
61 | Kansas State | .419 | .442 | .413 | 12.13 | 15.25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | MVIAA |
62 | Brown | .412 | .604 | .496 | 7.78 | 12.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
63 | Indiana | .398 | .352 | .521 | 12.86 | 23.14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western |
64 | Baylor | .372 | .389 | .310 | 6.70 | 20.80 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | South/West Independent |
65 | Texas A&M | .369 | .711 | .279 | 5.89 | 8.44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | South/West Independent |
66 | Mercer | .356 | .487 | .581 | 11.25 | 22.75 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | South/West Independent |
67 | Colorado State | .347 | .261 | .149 | 23.00 | 8.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | Rocky Mountain |
68 | Davidson | .327 | .413 | .481 | 6.71 | 8.29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
69 | Tulane | .326 | .454 | .427 | 7.38 | 19.88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | South/West Independent |
70 | Utah | .316 | .536 | .275 | 18.43 | 14.71 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Rocky Mountain |
71 | Wild Card U | .236 | .234 | .732 | 3.36 | 30.19 | 20 | 192 | 12 | .116 | |
72 | Northwestern | .222 | .292 | .593 | 5.14 | 34.57 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Western |
73 | Washington (Missouri) | .212 | .385 | .416 | 10.83 | 27.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | MVIAA |
74 | Denver | .183 | .389 | .118 | 6.71 | 20.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
75 | Southwestern (Texas) | .147 | .337 | .253 | 7.17 | 29.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | South/West Independent |
76 | Wake Forest | .132 | .286 | .527 | 3.75 | 25.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
77 | Wyoming | .061 | .309 | .356 | 0.00 | 36.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | Rocky Mountain |
Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
Northeast Independent | .687 | .597 | .496 | 50 | 18 | 5 | .719 | 8 |
Eastern Independent | .660 | .541 | .575 | 75 | 34 | 8 | .675 | 13 |
South/West Independent | .603 | .565 | .479 | 97 | 52 | 9 | .642 | 19 |
Mid-Atlantic Independent | .592 | .492 | .501 | 64 | 38 | 6 | .620 | 13 |
MVIAA | .547 | .521 | .432 | 32 | 20 | 2 | .611 | 7 |
Western | .535 | .449 | .445 | 36 | 22 | 5 | .611 | 9 |
Rocky Mountain | .369 | .445 | .222 | 22 | 20 | 3 | .522 | 7 |
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