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Final power ratings for the 1924 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .528 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.518.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.42 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 | Notre Dame | .896 | .811 | .695 | 28.50 | 5.40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Alabama | .864 | .709 | .641 | 32.22 | 2.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 3 | Georgia | .807 | .697 | .937 | 12.90 | 6.10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
| 4 | Yale | .805 | .783 | .700 | 18.00 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | West Virginia | .789 | .760 | .484 | 31.33 | 5.22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | California | .784 | .808 | .479 | 16.20 | 5.10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .900 | PCC |
| 7 | Stanford | .775 | .542 | .550 | 19.89 | 7.67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | PCC |
| 8 | Centre | .758 | .819 | .626 | 17.00 | 2.86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Florida | .754 | .690 | .729 | 21.10 | 4.40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Southern |
| 10 | Dartmouth | .747 | .689 | .314 | 28.13 | 3.88 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Tulane | .739 | .565 | .383 | 22.33 | 6.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 12 | Southern California | .738 | .584 | .458 | 24.45 | 4.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | PCC |
| 13 | Missouri | .737 | .508 | .516 | 12.22 | 4.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MVIAA |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | .733 | .628 | .378 | 18.45 | 2.82 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Washington | .730 | .614 | .292 | 35.50 | 2.40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | PCC |
| 16 | Illinois | .725 | .666 | .554 | 25.50 | 8.88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | .716 | .710 | .920 | 9.11 | 8.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 18 | Syracuse | .704 | .808 | .553 | 14.00 | 5.27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Army | .703 | .640 | .513 | 13.88 | 5.13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 20 | Wake Forest | .701 | .464 | .515 | 23.00 | 6.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 21 | Washington & Lee | .700 | .651 | .749 | 16.30 | 6.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 22 | Texas A&M | .700 | .637 | .460 | 22.90 | 3.50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | SWC |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | .695 | .791 | .653 | 15.00 | 5.30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 24 | Colorado | .690 | .662 | .147 | 23.70 | 1.30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Rocky Mountain |
| 25 | Michigan | .685 | .763 | .495 | 19.38 | 6.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | .668 | .359 | .312 | 13.00 | 5.56 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | SWC |
| 27 | Iowa | .667 | .650 | .440 | 13.25 | 6.25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 28 | Idaho | .663 | .518 | .612 | 14.75 | 4.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | PCC |
| 29 | Baylor | .661 | .611 | .425 | 14.90 | 6.60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | SWC |
| 30 | Nebraska | .659 | .731 | .659 | 15.00 | 9.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 31 | Southern Methodist | .656 | .616 | .512 | 9.20 | 5.90 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .700 | SWC |
| 32 | Chicago | .653 | .659 | .607 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | Western |
| 33 | Penn State | .652 | .752 | .521 | 20.20 | 6.50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Arkansas | .652 | .525 | .424 | 22.70 | 6.90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | SWC |
| 35 | Washington & Jefferson | .651 | .713 | .316 | 15.67 | 9.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | Texas | .642 | .783 | .550 | 12.11 | 7.11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | SWC |
| 37 | South Carolina | .634 | .537 | .457 | 12.00 | 4.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | .611 | .694 | .455 | 11.44 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .611 | Southern |
| 39 | Gonzaga | .609 | .383 | .276 | 19.71 | 3.71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .857 | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Virginia Military Institute | .607 | .746 | .455 | 15.20 | 2.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | .601 | .727 | .501 | 10.89 | 4.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Mercer | .601 | .378 | .530 | 11.00 | 8.90 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 43 | Virginia | .593 | .558 | .668 | 8.00 | 9.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 44 | Columbia | .592 | .362 | .393 | 23.33 | 5.89 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Brown | .587 | .602 | .472 | 17.11 | 7.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 46 | William & Mary | .586 | .558 | .216 | 18.89 | 6.78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 47 | Davidson | .582 | .458 | .189 | 12.50 | 3.80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 48 | Auburn | .581 | .671 | .706 | 5.11 | 4.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern |
| 49 | Sewanee | .577 | .575 | .657 | 8.10 | 4.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 50 | Carnegie Tech | .576 | .499 | .459 | 16.56 | 8.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Newberry | .574 | .293 | .085 | 10.20 | 5.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 52 | North Carolina | .566 | .672 | .739 | 4.22 | 6.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 53 | Oregon | .566 | .506 | .424 | 10.44 | 6.67 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .611 | PCC |
| 54 | Oglethorpe | .565 | .432 | .346 | 14.00 | 8.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Colgate | .565 | .621 | .438 | 24.22 | 10.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 56 | Louisiana State | .557 | .447 | .531 | 13.78 | 9.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 57 | Drake | .550 | .549 | .374 | 13.25 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | MVIAA |
| 58 | Furman | .547 | .737 | .699 | 4.00 | 9.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 59 | Kentucky | .538 | .584 | .583 | 14.33 | 11.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 60 | Citadel | .538 | .476 | .327 | 9.40 | 7.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 61 | Mississippi State | .531 | .561 | .505 | 9.11 | 9.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 62 | Montana State | .529 | .362 | .057 | 39.14 | 2.57 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Rocky Mountain |
| 63 | Purdue | .526 | .293 | .313 | 19.57 | 6.57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Western |
| 64 | Northwestern | .518 | .337 | .500 | 13.63 | 8.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 65 | Iowa State | .514 | .458 | .452 | 10.88 | 8.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 66 | Wisconsin | .510 | .556 | .623 | 8.25 | 11.75 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .438 | Western |
| 67 | Minnesota | .510 | .499 | .577 | 8.50 | 7.88 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Western |
| 68 | Denver | .502 | .538 | .288 | 4.50 | 4.38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | Rocky Mountain |
| 69 | Montana | .502 | .341 | .455 | 33.00 | 21.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 70 | Maryland | .499 | .635 | .461 | 8.22 | 8.67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Southern |
| 71 | Princeton | .492 | .585 | .393 | 16.00 | 6.86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Ohio State | .491 | .508 | .552 | 5.00 | 5.63 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .438 | Western |
| 73 | Colorado College | .488 | .560 | .272 | 9.75 | 5.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Rocky Mountain |
| 74 | Rice | .484 | .377 | .449 | 10.63 | 8.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 75 | Utah State | .483 | .512 | .243 | 18.14 | 7.43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Rocky Mountain |
| 76 | Cornell | .476 | .766 | .329 | 26.13 | 8.88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 77 | Harvard | .471 | .610 | .459 | 7.63 | 9.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 78 | Texas Christian | .469 | .366 | .565 | 9.22 | 10.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | SWC |
| 79 | Washington State | .468 | .406 | .720 | 13.38 | 11.00 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | PCC |
| 80 | Indiana | .466 | .303 | .391 | 18.38 | 12.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 81 | Colorado State | .466 | .608 | .343 | 13.50 | 10.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 82 | North Carolina State | .443 | .497 | .793 | 4.30 | 14.70 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | Southern |
| 83 | Oregon State | .440 | .400 | .568 | 8.88 | 10.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | PCC |
| 84 | Kansas State | .439 | .551 | .428 | 8.50 | 9.88 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | MVIAA |
| 85 | Duke | .435 | .488 | .386 | 14.33 | 11.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 86 | Kansas | .430 | .623 | .579 | 11.38 | 7.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | MVIAA |
| 87 | Mississippi | .425 | .359 | .524 | 4.00 | 15.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 88 | Tennessee | .425 | .628 | .553 | 10.38 | 16.88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern |
| 89 | Utah | .418 | .507 | .433 | 14.50 | 11.88 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | Mississippi College | .410 | .543 | .538 | 11.75 | 15.88 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Birmingham-Southern | .389 | .257 | .241 | 7.78 | 17.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Colorado Mines | .382 | .347 | .254 | 4.89 | 10.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 93 | Washington (Missouri) | .380 | .335 | .266 | 5.25 | 13.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 94 | Samford | .363 | .362 | .259 | 11.56 | 9.22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | South/West Independent |
| 95 | Oklahoma | .357 | .523 | .540 | 3.50 | 10.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | MVIAA |
| 96 | Brigham Young | .336 | .267 | .298 | 7.33 | 10.17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | Rocky Mountain |
| 97 | Millsaps | .326 | .257 | .192 | 6.67 | 9.11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | South/West Independent |
| 98 | Grinnell | .324 | .250 | .213 | 6.83 | 9.83 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 99 | Clemson | .314 | .627 | .478 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 100 | Wofford | .305 | .349 | .419 | 4.10 | 13.70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 101 | Navy | .296 | .689 | .342 | 11.38 | 9.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 102 | Wild Card U | .296 | .257 | .627 | 4.02 | 23.92 | 38 | 199 | 17 | .183 | |
| 103 | Wyoming | .287 | .198 | .420 | 7.38 | 17.50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Rocky Mountain |
| 104 | Richmond | .276 | .429 | .339 | 4.44 | 13.67 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 105 | Boston University | .219 | .235 | .506 | 2.17 | 20.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Northeast Independent |
| 106 | Whitman | .205 | .218 | .504 | 2.17 | 37.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 107 | Presbyterian | .204 | .520 | .318 | 2.13 | 12.50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 108 | Northern Colorado | .185 | .268 | .050 | 8.00 | 23.14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 109 | Western State | .183 | .257 | .129 | 5.33 | 15.17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .182 | .384 | .202 | 5.22 | 16.78 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 111 | Regis | .110 | .257 | .118 | 4.86 | 17.86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | South/West Independent |
| 112 | Erskine | .070 | .257 | .260 | 0.86 | 13.86 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .674 | .684 | .468 | 54 | 16 | 4 | .757 | 8 |
| PCC | .629 | .524 | .506 | 49 | 22 | 10 | .667 | 9 |
| SWC | .616 | .534 | .462 | 45 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 8 |
| Southern | .599 | .618 | .617 | 109 | 80 | 15 | .571 | 22 |
| Northeast Independent | .587 | .612 | .468 | 50 | 27 | 7 | .637 | 10 |
| Western | .575 | .523 | .505 | 42 | 24 | 13 | .614 | 10 |
| MVIAA | .488 | .503 | .447 | 35 | 31 | 5 | .528 | 9 |
| Rocky Mountain | .433 | .439 | .255 | 43 | 33 | 8 | .560 | 11 |
| Mid-Atlantic Independent | .426 | .477 | .341 | 51 | 54 | 4 | .486 | 12 |
| South/West Independent | .392 | .379 | .330 | 38 | 48 | 11 | .448 | 12 |
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