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Final power ratings for the 1919 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .517 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.386.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.16 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 | .851 | .752 | .184 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SWC |
| 2 | Auburn | .840 | .549 | .668 | 14.67 | 3.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 3 | Alabama | .838 | .268 | .563 | 31.11 | 2.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Washington & Lee | .815 | .451 | .467 | 20.33 | 3.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | .809 | .814 | .871 | 25.70 | 3.30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Penn State | .808 | .506 | .564 | 21.63 | 4.13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Centre | .806 | .268 | .281 | 53.89 | 2.56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | South/West Independent |
| 8 | Harvard | .797 | .297 | .356 | 22.90 | 1.90 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | .766 | .808 | .842 | 13.22 | 7.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | West Virginia | .759 | .268 | .541 | 32.60 | 4.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Notre Dame | .757 | .776 | .258 | 25.44 | 5.22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Mississippi State | .747 | .548 | .664 | 19.75 | 4.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Syracuse | .736 | .766 | .730 | 11.18 | 3.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Navy | .733 | .688 | .331 | 37.25 | 2.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 15 | Rice | .709 | .469 | .285 | 21.11 | 6.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | SWC |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | .705 | .629 | .670 | 13.75 | 8.50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | .704 | .584 | .520 | 31.44 | 4.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Dartmouth | .701 | .530 | .444 | 17.63 | 6.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Illinois | .697 | .713 | .592 | 13.00 | 6.86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western |
| 20 | Clemson | .695 | .639 | .680 | 15.20 | 5.50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 21 | North Carolina State | .695 | .424 | .424 | 39.00 | 8.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 22 | Washington & Jefferson | .690 | .598 | .402 | 15.63 | 1.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Missouri | .680 | .268 | .499 | 11.38 | 5.25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 24 | Louisiana State | .679 | .268 | .498 | 20.13 | 4.38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 25 | Ohio State | .678 | .651 | .313 | 25.14 | 1.71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Western |
| 26 | Colgate | .673 | .268 | .463 | 15.86 | 3.86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | Georgetown | .671 | .268 | .508 | 24.40 | 7.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 28 | Tulane | .671 | .268 | .500 | 24.89 | 6.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | South/West Independent |
| 29 | Georgia | .661 | .268 | .698 | 9.44 | 3.00 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Iowa | .643 | .558 | .555 | 12.86 | 6.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
| 31 | Yale | .633 | .268 | .487 | 18.50 | 4.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Nebraska | .630 | .639 | .843 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 33 | Furman | .628 | .335 | .458 | 16.44 | 15.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 34 | Iowa State | .627 | .355 | .437 | 9.13 | 2.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | MVIAA |
| 35 | Virginia Military Institute | .622 | .357 | .377 | 15.13 | 5.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 36 | Lafayette | .618 | .338 | .303 | 21.75 | 5.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Lehigh | .614 | .563 | .376 | 21.33 | 5.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Army | .611 | .268 | .375 | 15.56 | 4.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Oklahoma | .607 | .784 | .448 | 27.50 | 6.30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 | SWC |
| 40 | Texas | .606 | .761 | .461 | 20.11 | 7.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | SWC |
| 41 | Minnesota | .598 | .655 | .545 | 18.57 | 6.43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Western |
| 42 | North Carolina | .598 | .268 | .622 | 7.25 | 11.75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 43 | Chicago | .598 | .387 | .401 | 29.29 | 3.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
| 44 | Colorado State | .597 | .260 | .064 | 27.25 | 7.13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Rocky Mountain |
| 45 | Princeton | .591 | .268 | .604 | 13.43 | 7.71 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Rutgers | .589 | .644 | .532 | 14.38 | 9.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | Wisconsin | .580 | .565 | .443 | 13.00 | 5.86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
| 48 | Boston College | .571 | .268 | .513 | 9.75 | 7.75 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Washington | .561 | .289 | .234 | 33.67 | 5.17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | PCC |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | .561 | .717 | .499 | 20.67 | 5.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 51 | Oregon | .560 | .514 | .351 | 14.71 | 5.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | PCC |
| 52 | Washington State | .555 | .268 | .263 | 22.29 | 4.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | PCC |
| 53 | Baylor | .552 | .406 | .426 | 16.22 | 8.11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | SWC |
| 54 | Kansas | .546 | .561 | .414 | 10.63 | 4.38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 55 | Davidson | .536 | .579 | .810 | 9.55 | 11.00 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 56 | California | .526 | .469 | .151 | 16.33 | 7.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | PCC |
| 57 | Bucknell | .526 | .268 | .472 | 14.20 | 6.20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Utah | .524 | .268 | .177 | 21.57 | 8.86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Rocky Mountain |
| 59 | Brown | .521 | .526 | .503 | 7.40 | 6.10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | Indiana | .517 | .408 | .608 | 10.00 | 9.14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western |
| 61 | Utah State | .505 | .268 | .180 | 33.43 | 6.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Rocky Mountain |
| 62 | Presbyterian | .501 | .498 | .326 | 12.00 | 5.56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 63 | Mississippi | .494 | .246 | .522 | 13.13 | 16.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 64 | Southern Methodist | .491 | .387 | .332 | 16.20 | 8.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | SWC |
| 65 | Washington (Missouri) | .491 | .590 | .140 | 18.14 | 4.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | MVIAA |
| 66 | Florida | .486 | .268 | .180 | 21.75 | 5.75 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 67 | Tennessee | .484 | .268 | .460 | 11.44 | 6.89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Maryland | .476 | .440 | .297 | 10.22 | 8.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 69 | Virginia | .465 | .268 | .704 | 4.33 | 14.89 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 70 | Sewanee | .457 | .498 | .640 | 9.00 | 14.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 71 | Kentucky | .455 | .425 | .560 | 3.88 | 17.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Spring Hill | .449 | .268 | .449 | 5.71 | 7.86 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Kansas State | .442 | .579 | .390 | 8.40 | 10.90 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | MVIAA |
| 74 | Citadel | .440 | .299 | .381 | 9.56 | 13.33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 75 | Michigan | .427 | .765 | .452 | 13.29 | 14.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western |
| 76 | Oregon State | .425 | .360 | .190 | 15.89 | 7.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | PCC |
| 77 | Samford | .424 | .268 | .444 | 13.40 | 14.90 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Wofford | .416 | .238 | .177 | 12.67 | 4.50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 79 | Cornell | .407 | .268 | .559 | 4.25 | 11.88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Northeast Independent |
| 80 | Colorado College | .406 | .405 | .058 | 21.71 | 12.43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Rocky Mountain |
| 81 | Drake | .406 | .345 | .229 | 9.71 | 6.57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | MVIAA |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | .401 | .554 | .203 | 15.75 | 11.75 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | SWC |
| 83 | Arkansas | .401 | .473 | .419 | 7.86 | 23.43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | SWC |
| 84 | Southwestern (Texas) | .386 | .425 | .492 | 5.63 | 13.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | South/West Independent |
| 85 | Purdue | .384 | .423 | .456 | 10.14 | 14.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Western |
| 86 | Wake Forest | .383 | .306 | .614 | 14.75 | 18.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 87 | Mississippi College | .383 | .268 | .383 | 11.22 | 17.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Stanford | .379 | .155 | .069 | 18.57 | 6.57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | PCC |
| 89 | Northwestern | .351 | .512 | .483 | 7.00 | 15.86 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Western |
| 90 | South Carolina | .308 | .358 | .608 | 2.78 | 11.67 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 91 | Oglethorpe | .301 | .268 | .231 | 13.25 | 11.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Colorado | .299 | .409 | .203 | 14.50 | 16.00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | Rocky Mountain |
| 93 | Wyoming | .270 | .268 | .119 | 8.50 | 14.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Rocky Mountain |
| 94 | Erskine | .262 | .268 | .312 | 8.14 | 21.71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 95 | Wild Card U | .256 | .268 | .579 | 3.65 | 29.22 | 27 | 214 | 15 | .135 | |
| 96 | Texas Christian | .238 | .600 | .276 | 3.50 | 13.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | South/West Independent |
| 97 | Grinnell | .194 | .268 | .193 | 4.50 | 10.67 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | MVIAA |
| 98 | Newberry | .193 | .268 | .109 | 2.00 | 16.86 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 99 | Denver | .147 | .544 | .050 | 3.29 | 27.29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | Rocky Mountain |
| 100 | Colorado Mines | .141 | .569 | .100 | 2.50 | 14.83 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .167 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .675 | .511 | .492 | 68 | 23 | 4 | .737 | 11 |
| Northeast Independent | .628 | .385 | .492 | 52 | 23 | 4 | .684 | 9 |
| SWC | .577 | .573 | .345 | 45 | 20 | 7 | .674 | 8 |
| South/West Independent | .569 | .397 | .519 | 96 | 66 | 17 | .584 | 21 |
| Western | .547 | .564 | .485 | 41 | 27 | 2 | .600 | 10 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .526 | .404 | .458 | 84 | 66 | 14 | .555 | 19 |
| PCC | .501 | .342 | .210 | 29 | 14 | 2 | .667 | 6 |
| MVIAA | .484 | .424 | .329 | 27 | 19 | 8 | .574 | 7 |
| Rocky Mountain | .361 | .374 | .119 | 27 | 24 | 5 | .527 | 8 |
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