1916 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings

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Final power ratings for the 1916 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .585 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.066.

The average home field advantage for this year is 4.88 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 Georgia Tech .923 .820 .645 46.78 2.22 8 0 1 .944 South/West Independent
2 Yale .904 .660 .813 20.22 4.89 8 1 0 .889 Northeast Independent
3 Pittsburgh .896 .804 .511 31.88 3.13 8 0 0 1.000 Eastern Independent
4 Brown .847 .553 .439 28.22 4.11 8 1 0 .889 Northeast Independent
5 Colgate .844 .657 .432 24.22 3.33 8 1 0 .889 Northeast Independent
6 Tennessee .837 .605 .360 18.67 2.11 8 0 1 .944 South/West Independent
7 Vanderbilt .832 .756 .530 36.44 2.78 7 1 1 .833 South/West Independent
8 Army .830 .646 .280 26.11 4.00 9 0 0 1.000 Northeast Independent
9 Oregon .812 .239 .335 30.50 2.13 7 0 1 .938 PCC
10 Louisiana State .808 .617 .639 23.80 4.50 7 1 2 .800 South/West Independent
11 Baylor .808 .556 .391 31.60 2.70 9 1 0 .900 SWC
12 Missouri .806 .485 .583 14.00 2.63 6 1 1 .813 MVIAA
13 Georgetown .798 .650 .306 50.11 3.56 8 1 0 .889 Mid-Atlantic Independent
14 Notre Dame .787 .746 .270 32.56 3.33 8 1 0 .889 Eastern Independent
15 Washington & Lee .786 .767 .669 25.44 5.67 5 2 2 .667 Mid-Atlantic Independent
16 Texas .784 .765 .618 24.22 3.89 7 2 0 .778 SWC
17 Sewanee .761 .686 .551 33.10 3.30 6 2 2 .700 South/West Independent
18 Washington & Jefferson .761 .807 .539 24.70 10.00 8 2 0 .800 Eastern Independent
19 Rice .758 .478 .502 38.44 6.89 6 1 2 .778 SWC
20 Auburn .743 .866 .517 25.13 7.00 6 2 0 .750 South/West Independent
21 Georgia .733 .744 .772 13.44 6.44 6 3 0 .667 South/West Independent
22 Harvard .730 .863 .501 18.70 3.40 7 3 0 .700 Northeast Independent
23 Washington .728 .239 .281 27.00 2.29 6 0 1 .929 PCC
24 Ohio State .723 .508 .238 36.86 4.14 7 0 0 1.000 Western
25 Navy .721 .537 .702 19.90 7.60 6 3 1 .650 Mid-Atlantic Independent
26 Citadel .716 .502 .409 19.63 4.50 6 1 1 .813 Mid-Atlantic Independent
27 West Virginia .714 .556 .595 22.00 4.22 5 2 2 .667 Eastern Independent
28 Kansas State .712 .377 .423 19.25 4.50 6 1 1 .813 MVIAA
29 Princeton .711 .755 .474 16.88 2.00 6 2 0 .750 Eastern Independent
30 Nebraska .709 .812 .523 18.13 6.38 6 2 0 .750 MVIAA
31 Pennsylvania .699 .550 .650 10.91 5.18 7 3 1 .682 Eastern Independent
32 North Carolina .697 .684 .819 14.89 10.33 5 4 0 .556 Mid-Atlantic Independent
33 Virginia Tech .688 .570 .416 21.44 6.67 7 2 0 .778 Mid-Atlantic Independent
34 Penn State .686 .698 .299 34.80 6.20 8 2 0 .800 Eastern Independent
35 Dartmouth .675 .707 .513 22.89 5.22 5 2 2 .667 Northeast Independent
36 Texas A&M .674 .651 .488 20.89 7.33 6 3 0 .667 SWC
37 Michigan .669 .577 .283 28.11 6.22 7 2 0 .778 Eastern Independent
38 Kentucky .666 .459 .541 21.71 7.29 4 1 2 .714 South/West Independent
39 Davidson .657 .571 .599 17.78 6.00 5 3 1 .611 Mid-Atlantic Independent
40 Iowa State .651 .599 .428 13.38 4.50 5 2 1 .688 MVIAA
41 Minnesota .639 .729 .173 49.71 4.00 6 1 0 .857 Western
42 Colorado College .638 .611 .181 40.43 5.00 6 1 0 .857 Rocky Mountain
43 Alabama .634 .671 .509 17.33 6.89 6 3 0 .667 South/West Independent
44 Texas Christian .630 .393 .292 24.11 9.44 6 2 1 .722 South/West Independent
45 Colorado State .630 .569 .171 24.57 6.43 6 0 1 .929 Rocky Mountain
46 Lehigh .629 .614 .289 19.00 5.00 6 2 1 .722 Eastern Independent
47 Tulane .627 .422 .778 15.75 18.63 4 3 1 .563 South/West Independent
48 Northwestern .620 .264 .266 20.57 7.86 6 1 0 .857 Western
49 Oklahoma .614 .774 .543 42.91 10.45 6 5 0 .545 SWC
50 Cornell .598 .782 .285 20.63 9.13 6 2 0 .750 Northeast Independent
51 Kansas .591 .623 .706 8.50 9.00 4 3 1 .563 MVIAA
52 Mississippi State .577 .703 .587 13.78 6.67 4 4 1 .500 South/West Independent
53 Syracuse .577 .683 .472 30.56 9.67 5 4 0 .556 Northeast Independent
54 Rutgers .572 .239 .536 15.14 7.43 3 2 2 .571 Eastern Independent
55 Mississippi College .549 .366 .522 23.86 13.71 4 3 0 .571 South/West Independent
56 Illinois .545 .712 .620 10.57 8.29 3 3 1 .500 Western
57 Oklahoma State .528 .480 .418 36.25 11.88 4 4 0 .500 SWC
58 Virginia .525 .846 .735 11.78 19.11 4 5 0 .444 Mid-Atlantic Independent
59 California .517 .239 .286 17.45 9.36 6 4 1 .591 PCC
60 Newberry .515 .350 .156 16.71 4.43 5 2 0 .714 Mid-Atlantic Independent
61 Wisconsin .510 .583 .337 14.86 11.14 4 2 1 .643 Western
62 Arkansas .495 .466 .391 32.63 15.38 4 4 0 .500 SWC
63 Iowa .491 .496 .496 17.29 22.29 4 3 0 .571 Western
64 Denver .445 .402 .186 13.14 11.29 4 2 1 .643 Rocky Mountain
65 Virginia Military Institute .442 .541 .282 25.89 13.22 4 5 0 .444 Mid-Atlantic Independent
66 Furman .435 .364 .425 18.22 20.00 4 5 0 .444 Mid-Atlantic Independent
67 Presbyterian .423 .337 .272 19.29 19.71 4 3 0 .571 Mid-Atlantic Independent
68 Clemson .417 .636 .729 9.00 16.33 3 6 0 .333 Mid-Atlantic Independent
69 Oregon State .396 .239 .350 10.22 12.44 4 5 0 .444 PCC
70 Drake .381 .387 .531 9.00 20.38 3 5 0 .375 MVIAA
71 Colorado Mines .380 .538 .290 13.33 15.33 3 2 1 .583 Rocky Mountain
72 Mississippi .378 .394 .565 14.22 20.89 3 6 0 .333 South/West Independent
73 Utah .378 .459 .203 22.60 9.00 3 2 0 .600 Rocky Mountain
74 Washington (Missouri) .358 .317 .364 6.29 15.00 3 3 1 .500 MVIAA
75 West Virginia Wesleyan .355 .494 .563 10.44 21.44 3 6 0 .333 Eastern Independent
76 Wake Forest .352 .360 .300 17.83 14.17 3 3 0 .500 Mid-Atlantic Independent
77 Chicago .344 .642 .341 9.29 15.71 3 4 0 .429 Western
78 Southwestern (Texas) .330 .320 .683 8.57 19.86 1 5 1 .214 SWC
79 North Carolina State .318 .490 .731 3.43 27.29 2 5 0 .286 Mid-Atlantic Independent
80 Purdue .298 .470 .280 9.57 14.14 2 4 1 .357 Western
81 Bucknell .297 .409 .545 8.25 25.08 3 9 0 .250 Eastern Independent
82 Haskell .293 .461 .273 7.78 13.78 3 6 0 .333 South/West Independent
83 Indiana .288 .428 .305 7.29 12.86 2 4 1 .357 Western
84 Lafayette .264 .585 .363 7.22 15.33 2 6 1 .278 Eastern Independent
85 South Carolina .261 .555 .437 9.44 18.67 2 7 0 .222 Mid-Atlantic Independent
86 Wild Card U .242 .239 .741 3.45 33.02 30 217 10 .136  
87 Wofford .224 .267 .370 7.00 24.67 2 7 0 .222 Mid-Atlantic Independent
88 Colorado .200 .430 .343 5.71 23.14 1 5 1 .214 Rocky Mountain
89 Southern Methodist .179 .239 .567 2.70 45.50 0 8 2 .100 South/West Independent
90 Florida .142 .534 .688 0.60 19.00 0 5 0 .000 South/West Independent
91 Wyoming .131 .184 .160 10.00 23.00 1 4 0 .200 Rocky Mountain
92 Utah State .128 .240 .050 9.86 25.43 1 5 1 .214 Rocky Mountain

Conference PR PS SOS Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
Northeast Independent .750 .694 .467 56 14 2 .792 8
SWC .624 .561 .504 43 25 3 .627 8
Eastern Independent .618 .603 .455 74 39 7 .646 13
PCC .613 .239 .313 23 9 3 .700 4
South/West Independent .607 .573 .549 82 50 14 .610 17
MVIAA .601 .514 .508 33 17 5 .645 7
Mid-Atlantic Independent .528 .531 .492 75 64 5 .538 17
Western .495 .537 .340 37 22 4 .619 9
Rocky Mountain .366 .429 .198 25 21 5 .539 8

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