1917 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings

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Final power ratings for the 1917 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .811 and the root for determining point spreads was 2.232.

The average home field advantage for this year is 9.20 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 Texas A&M .932 .663 .310 33.75 0.00 8 0 0 1.000 SWC
2 Pittsburgh .931 .850 .452 26.00 3.10 10 0 0 1.000 Eastern Independent
3 Denver .922 .424 .507 25.11 5.00 9 0 0 1.000 Rocky Mountain
4 Notre Dame .920 .767 .671 17.63 1.13 6 1 1 .813 Eastern Independent
5 Ohio State .916 .616 .427 32.44 0.67 8 0 1 .944 Western
6 Mare Island Marines .901 .240 .361 25.00 1.25 8 0 0 1.000 South/West Independent
7 Georgetown .898 .724 .639 21.50 6.63 7 1 0 .875 Mid-Atlantic Independent
8 Georgia Tech .892 .872 .313 54.56 1.89 9 0 0 1.000 South/West Independent
9 Washington & Jefferson .869 .784 .808 13.70 3.60 7 3 0 .700 Eastern Independent
10 Presbyterian .857 .380 .575 16.56 4.44 8 1 0 .889 Mid-Atlantic Independent
11 Syracuse .856 .630 .555 19.70 6.10 8 1 1 .850 Northeast Independent
12 Clemson .856 .527 .788 22.88 8.00 6 2 0 .750 Mid-Atlantic Independent
13 Rice .850 .618 .484 28.50 6.88 7 1 0 .875 SWC
14 Kansas .845 .607 .641 15.75 5.75 6 2 0 .750 MVIAA
15 Auburn .845 .804 .653 22.11 11.33 6 2 1 .722 South/West Independent
16 West Virginia .840 .635 .762 16.10 5.00 6 3 1 .650 Eastern Independent
17 Davidson .829 .614 .941 25.30 11.60 6 4 0 .600 Mid-Atlantic Independent
18 Nebraska .816 .760 .538 32.57 4.71 5 2 0 .714 MVIAA
19 Utah State .809 .184 .257 33.38 3.25 7 0 1 .938 Rocky Mountain
20 Rutgers .807 .406 .364 32.78 3.11 7 1 1 .833 Eastern Independent
21 Colorado .800 .315 .664 14.25 7.00 6 2 0 .750 Rocky Mountain
22 North Carolina State .783 .404 .741 12.44 7.89 6 2 1 .722 Mid-Atlantic Independent
23 Washington State .777 .240 .305 16.00 0.43 6 0 1 .929 PCC
24 Minnesota .775 .684 .489 32.80 5.00 4 1 0 .800 Western
25 Illinois .768 .629 .610 16.75 5.00 5 2 1 .688 Western
26 Navy .742 .629 .218 55.38 2.88 7 1 0 .875 Mid-Atlantic Independent
27 Texas Christian .734 .512 .363 20.10 5.90 8 2 0 .800 South/West Independent
28 Lehigh .729 .622 .338 25.33 8.78 7 2 0 .778 Eastern Independent
29 Michigan .714 .623 .321 30.40 5.30 8 2 0 .800 Western
30 Wisconsin .712 .547 .619 12.14 4.29 4 2 1 .643 Western
31 Oklahoma .708 .694 .662 41.00 9.36 6 4 1 .591 SWC
32 Mississippi State .705 .640 .272 23.29 5.57 6 1 0 .857 South/West Independent
33 Virginia Tech .697 .629 .461 24.44 8.33 6 2 1 .722 Mid-Atlantic Independent
34 Kansas State .688 .545 .307 26.88 3.13 6 2 0 .750 MVIAA
35 Pennsylvania .683 .624 .228 22.27 6.45 9 2 0 .818 Eastern Independent
36 Baylor .676 .682 .376 24.56 4.56 6 2 1 .722 SWC
37 Wofford .674 .246 .601 16.89 12.67 5 4 0 .556 Mid-Atlantic Independent
38 Brown .663 .700 .245 16.00 6.20 8 2 0 .800 Northeast Independent
39 Army .659 .738 .050 25.38 3.00 7 1 0 .875 Northeast Independent
40 Chicago .646 .493 .626 13.67 8.50 3 2 1 .583 Western
41 Vanderbilt .640 .794 .633 17.75 21.25 5 3 0 .625 South/West Independent
42 Colgate .630 .751 .444 19.67 6.67 4 2 0 .667 Northeast Independent
43 Tulane .628 .525 .540 19.88 13.13 5 3 0 .625 South/West Independent
44 Sewanee .620 .724 .329 21.25 7.13 4 2 2 .625 South/West Independent
45 Iowa State .620 .625 .376 18.43 2.86 5 2 0 .714 MVIAA
46 Indiana .607 .358 .347 32.14 8.43 5 2 0 .714 Western
47 Penn State .606 .692 .454 29.67 6.78 5 4 0 .556 Eastern Independent
48 Colorado Mines .596 .459 .413 27.50 14.88 5 3 0 .625 Rocky Mountain
49 Arkansas .577 .481 .187 16.86 3.86 5 1 1 .786 SWC
50 Colorado College .577 .624 .455 14.33 10.33 3 3 0 .500 Rocky Mountain
51 Northwestern .561 .442 .331 20.71 12.14 5 2 0 .714 Western
52 Alabama .559 .652 .095 21.00 3.63 5 2 1 .688 South/West Independent
53 Texas .543 .775 .506 11.13 5.00 4 4 0 .500 SWC
54 Washington & Lee .534 .776 .459 38.14 15.00 4 3 0 .571 Mid-Atlantic Independent
55 Oregon State .533 .318 .328 11.86 4.71 4 2 1 .643 PCC
56 Dartmouth .524 .691 .365 10.38 8.50 5 3 0 .625 Northeast Independent
57 Maryland .506 .240 .534 11.13 19.88 4 3 1 .563 Mid-Atlantic Independent
58 Oregon .486 .525 .435 10.43 10.57 4 3 0 .571 PCC
59 Southern Methodist .478 .209 .263 9.25 6.13 3 2 3 .563 South/West Independent
60 Oklahoma State .467 .504 .528 10.33 10.44 4 5 0 .444 SWC
61 Virginia Military Institute .444 .492 .365 18.00 12.33 4 4 1 .500 Mid-Atlantic Independent
62 Washington (Missouri) .431 .338 .319 11.00 15.57 4 3 0 .571 MVIAA
63 Missouri .429 .646 .543 12.25 15.50 3 5 0 .375 MVIAA
64 California .417 .378 .265 13.55 9.45 5 5 1 .500 PCC
65 South Carolina .402 .408 .385 17.13 12.00 3 5 0 .375 Mid-Atlantic Independent
66 Carlisle .397 .240 .779 15.22 28.00 3 6 0 .333 Eastern Independent
67 Southwestern (Texas) .396 .325 .950 4.57 20.14 1 5 1 .214 South/West Independent
68 Iowa .382 .493 .525 11.38 17.63 3 5 0 .375 Western
69 Louisiana State .382 .712 .387 14.00 11.75 3 5 0 .375 South/West Independent
70 Citadel .377 .609 .460 11.50 11.33 3 3 0 .500 Mid-Atlantic Independent
71 Kentucky .375 .562 .335 11.56 6.22 3 5 1 .389 South/West Independent
72 Bucknell .369 .353 .571 7.00 14.00 3 5 1 .389 Eastern Independent
73 Wyoming .337 .158 .501 3.43 20.00 3 4 0 .429 Rocky Mountain
74 Wake Forest .334 .356 .830 7.38 26.88 1 6 1 .188 Mid-Atlantic Independent
75 Furman .316 .400 .455 7.38 18.38 3 5 0 .375 Mid-Atlantic Independent
76 Utah .296 .419 .407 8.00 19.33 2 4 0 .333 Rocky Mountain
77 Lafayette .295 .424 .409 10.13 25.75 3 5 0 .375 Eastern Independent
78 Wild Card U .286 .240 .848 4.59 28.81 33 202 14 .161  
79 Purdue .281 .384 .206 13.57 15.57 3 4 0 .429 Western
80 Colorado State .242 .600 .805 6.38 18.50 0 7 1 .063 Rocky Mountain
81 Cornell .236 .690 .223 8.67 16.22 3 6 0 .333 Northeast Independent
82 Idaho .226 .240 .337 7.20 12.40 2 3 0 .400 South/West Independent
83 Florida .225 .338 .454 7.83 41.17 2 4 0 .333 South/West Independent
84 Mississippi .214 .386 .491 8.17 37.67 1 4 1 .250 South/West Independent
85 Tulsa .203 .240 .629 6.78 24.56 0 8 1 .056 South/West Independent
86 Washington .172 .484 .321 3.50 11.75 1 2 1 .375 PCC
87 Drake .148 .384 .354 3.43 23.86 0 5 2 .143 MVIAA
88 Montana .147 .240 .403 4.20 16.80 1 4 0 .200 South/West Independent
89 Newberry .135 .432 .671 2.33 35.33 0 6 0 .000 Mid-Atlantic Independent

Conference PR PS SOS Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
SWC .679 .631 .436 40 17 3 .692 7
Eastern Independent .677 .582 .531 66 32 4 .667 11
Western .636 .527 .450 48 22 4 .676 10
Northeast Independent .595 .700 .314 35 15 1 .696 6
Mid-Atlantic Independent .587 .492 .570 73 52 5 .581 16
Rocky Mountain .572 .398 .501 35 23 2 .600 8
MVIAA .568 .558 .440 29 21 2 .577 7
South/West Independent .510 .501 .434 72 55 11 .562 18
PCC .477 .389 .331 20 12 4 .611 5

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