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Final power ratings for the 1923 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .564 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.938.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.24 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.
| Team |
PR |
PS |
SOS |
PF |
PA |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Pct |
Conference |
|
| 1 | Syracuse | .873 | .743 | .545 | 26.33 | 2.11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 2 | Illinois | .867 | .465 | .526 | 17.00 | 2.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 3 | Yale | .866 | .701 | .543 | 28.75 | 4.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Colorado | .844 | .479 | .315 | 31.11 | 3.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Rocky Mountain |
| 5 | Texas | .843 | .722 | .363 | 26.78 | 2.33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | SWC |
| 6 | Michigan | .832 | .694 | .366 | 18.75 | 1.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 7 | Centre | .821 | .817 | .652 | 15.44 | 4.44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | South/West Independent |
| 8 | Southern Methodist | .818 | .414 | .141 | 23.00 | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SWC |
| 9 | Virginia Military Institute | .818 | .674 | .376 | 22.40 | 2.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 10 | Notre Dame | .815 | .808 | .388 | 27.50 | 3.70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | California | .814 | .802 | .227 | 18.20 | 0.70 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | PCC |
| 12 | Cornell | .812 | .720 | .309 | 40.00 | 4.13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 13 | West Virginia | .800 | .719 | .506 | 33.00 | 4.56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Furman | .793 | .682 | .381 | 25.82 | 4.27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 15 | Penn State | .768 | .737 | .682 | 17.67 | 5.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Washington & Jefferson | .743 | .683 | .520 | 13.38 | 4.38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Alabama | .742 | .676 | .556 | 22.20 | 5.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern |
| 18 | Washington | .734 | .494 | .284 | 24.83 | 4.83 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | PCC |
| 19 | Lafayette | .734 | .731 | .462 | 16.89 | 3.11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Army | .729 | .551 | .543 | 26.33 | 6.22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Florida | .728 | .651 | .503 | 19.89 | 6.67 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Southern |
| 22 | Maryland | .728 | .543 | .430 | 21.40 | 5.60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | .723 | .859 | .703 | 17.13 | 4.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern |
| 24 | Dartmouth | .722 | .656 | .220 | 22.44 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Chicago | .711 | .607 | .309 | 16.75 | 2.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Western |
| 26 | Rutgers | .711 | .463 | .220 | 28.89 | 4.00 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Navy | .703 | .676 | .522 | 18.67 | 6.89 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .722 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 28 | Colgate | .700 | .542 | .425 | 25.89 | 8.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Kansas | .695 | .552 | .285 | 15.63 | 0.75 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .813 | MVIAA |
| 30 | Nebraska | .693 | .769 | .811 | 14.00 | 8.88 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 31 | Clemson | .682 | .571 | .661 | 11.38 | 8.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern |
| 32 | Colorado State | .673 | .543 | .541 | 15.13 | 4.38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Rocky Mountain |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | .672 | .716 | .583 | 12.89 | 6.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 34 | Colorado College | .672 | .448 | .331 | 16.63 | 5.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Rocky Mountain |
| 35 | Stanford | .669 | .415 | .275 | 31.56 | 5.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | PCC |
| 36 | Washington & Lee | .668 | .635 | .608 | 11.67 | 12.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | .664 | .790 | .760 | 9.22 | 5.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Georgia | .660 | .734 | .809 | 8.22 | 13.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 39 | North Carolina | .660 | .685 | .799 | 8.56 | 9.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 40 | Baylor | .651 | .572 | .401 | 13.00 | 4.88 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | SWC |
| 41 | Southern California | .647 | .521 | .391 | 21.63 | 7.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | PCC |
| 42 | William & Mary | .631 | .484 | .364 | 22.40 | 11.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | .629 | .790 | .783 | 8.33 | 9.11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .556 | Southern |
| 44 | Idaho | .628 | .408 | .365 | 20.50 | 3.25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | PCC |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | .627 | .630 | .641 | 10.56 | 7.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Texas A&M | .625 | .649 | .446 | 15.00 | 2.56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | SWC |
| 47 | Lehigh | .618 | .500 | .350 | 11.67 | 5.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Mississippi State | .616 | .506 | .474 | 9.22 | 7.33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Southern |
| 49 | Iowa | .609 | .692 | .460 | 15.50 | 6.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 50 | Wake Forest | .604 | .324 | .390 | 13.89 | 7.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 51 | Arkansas | .596 | .454 | .164 | 17.56 | 4.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | SWC |
| 52 | Tulane | .585 | .546 | .466 | 11.70 | 8.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 53 | Brown | .584 | .620 | .407 | 15.90 | 7.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 54 | Auburn | .579 | .762 | .640 | 10.67 | 6.44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Southern |
| 55 | Denver | .574 | .501 | .428 | 13.00 | 11.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 56 | Kentucky | .569 | .600 | .454 | 15.00 | 5.89 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 57 | Citadel | .567 | .386 | .359 | 13.22 | 6.56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 58 | Minnesota | .562 | .436 | .345 | 16.29 | 8.57 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Western |
| 59 | Carnegie Tech | .559 | .439 | .479 | 12.88 | 8.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Sewanee | .556 | .593 | .510 | 10.20 | 5.00 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Southern |
| 61 | Mississippi College | .551 | .535 | .130 | 6.63 | 2.63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Tennessee | .545 | .711 | .649 | 8.20 | 16.70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Southern |
| 63 | Presbyterian | .542 | .498 | .482 | 12.38 | 5.75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 64 | Kansas State | .541 | .561 | .350 | 13.38 | 9.00 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 65 | Utah State | .536 | .487 | .262 | 21.00 | 8.43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Rocky Mountain |
| 66 | Wisconsin | .522 | .589 | .512 | 12.71 | 4.57 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Western |
| 67 | Virginia | .519 | .596 | .713 | 9.67 | 9.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 68 | Utah | .517 | .498 | .292 | 34.43 | 6.86 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Rocky Mountain |
| 69 | Drake | .511 | .588 | .190 | 24.00 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | MVIAA |
| 70 | Duke | .504 | .473 | .331 | 23.44 | 11.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 71 | South Carolina | .501 | .573 | .599 | 10.40 | 7.70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 72 | Oklahoma | .497 | .550 | .571 | 18.00 | 13.88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | MVIAA |
| 73 | Iowa State | .496 | .419 | .359 | 15.13 | 11.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 74 | Ohio State | .491 | .526 | .619 | 15.50 | 12.38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 75 | Wofford | .466 | .233 | .134 | 12.78 | 11.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 76 | Harvard | .464 | .756 | .301 | 9.38 | 6.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Northeast Independent |
| 77 | Oglethorpe | .453 | .411 | .597 | 10.60 | 13.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Montana State | .450 | .274 | .050 | 30.22 | 7.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 79 | North Carolina State | .446 | .547 | .806 | 5.60 | 13.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 80 | Louisiana State | .435 | .458 | .515 | 11.44 | 13.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 81 | Princeton | .434 | .736 | .444 | 10.43 | 10.43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 82 | Davidson | .431 | .485 | .760 | 4.40 | 9.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 83 | Oregon | .431 | .581 | .338 | 14.13 | 8.25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | PCC |
| 84 | Missouri | .428 | .587 | .410 | 3.88 | 5.00 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .438 | MVIAA |
| 85 | Oregon State | .414 | .387 | .366 | 5.00 | 6.45 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | PCC |
| 86 | Montana | .407 | .274 | .263 | 13.50 | 14.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Samford | .402 | .321 | .312 | 7.10 | 7.90 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .450 | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Columbia | .381 | .344 | .205 | 7.56 | 11.89 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Mississippi | .364 | .355 | .392 | 8.10 | 14.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 90 | Gonzaga | .361 | .405 | .099 | 17.00 | 9.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Mercer | .359 | .398 | .337 | 6.22 | 8.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Washington State | .357 | .454 | .470 | 8.00 | 12.00 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | PCC |
| 93 | Richmond | .340 | .518 | .490 | 4.88 | 18.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 94 | Brigham Young | .331 | .204 | .611 | 6.71 | 22.29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | Purdue | .331 | .255 | .403 | 8.13 | 13.25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Western |
| 96 | Northwestern | .323 | .352 | .454 | 11.25 | 14.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Western |
| 97 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .319 | .449 | .099 | 9.89 | 13.78 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 98 | Texas Christian | .313 | .418 | .091 | 10.33 | 15.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | SWC |
| 99 | Washington (Missouri) | .300 | .370 | .322 | 6.25 | 30.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | MVIAA |
| 100 | Colorado Mines | .295 | .398 | .498 | 7.57 | 18.86 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 101 | Newberry | .289 | .297 | .514 | 8.60 | 17.70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 102 | Rice | .286 | .468 | .257 | 4.38 | 11.75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | SWC |
| 103 | Northern Colorado | .262 | .274 | .235 | 9.83 | 23.00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | Rocky Mountain |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | .260 | .458 | .470 | 4.00 | 9.70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | SWC |
| 105 | Indiana | .249 | .357 | .120 | 6.86 | 16.71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Western |
| 106 | Wild Card U | .241 | .274 | .647 | 3.45 | 24.15 | 31 | 238 | 17 | .138 | |
| 107 | Grinnell | .197 | .302 | .139 | 6.38 | 17.25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | MVIAA |
| 108 | Boston University | .196 | .274 | .549 | 3.00 | 25.86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Northeast Independent |
| 109 | Whitman | .161 | .274 | .331 | 3.83 | 20.83 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Wyoming | .159 | .238 | .606 | 2.00 | 33.13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .679 | .658 | .496 | 64 | 23 | 9 | .714 | 11 |
| Northeast Independent | .633 | .591 | .405 | 59 | 23 | 4 | .709 | 10 |
| Southern | .600 | .624 | .603 | 100 | 70 | 25 | .577 | 21 |
| PCC | .587 | .508 | .339 | 46 | 20 | 7 | .678 | 8 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .557 | .477 | .425 | 65 | 42 | 5 | .603 | 12 |
| Western | .550 | .497 | .411 | 46 | 27 | 4 | .623 | 10 |
| SWC | .549 | .519 | .292 | 42 | 24 | 5 | .627 | 8 |
| MVIAA | .484 | .522 | .382 | 32 | 28 | 11 | .528 | 9 |
| Rocky Mountain | .483 | .395 | .379 | 46 | 36 | 3 | .559 | 11 |
| South/West Independent | .426 | .432 | .313 | 34 | 34 | 8 | .500 | 9 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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