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Final power ratings for the 1925 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .631 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.410.
The average home field advantage for this year is 4.46 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 | Alabama | .946 | .787 | .575 | 29.70 | 2.60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern |
| 2 | North Carolina | .899 | .619 | .808 | 13.67 | 2.22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Southern |
| 3 | Tulane | .877 | .652 | .458 | 24.60 | 3.20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Southern |
| 4 | Washington | .842 | .672 | .437 | 40.00 | 4.92 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | PCC |
| 5 | Wake Forest | .832 | .583 | .701 | 20.56 | 4.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Michigan | .825 | .724 | .472 | 28.38 | 0.38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Western |
| 7 | West Virginia | .821 | .775 | .370 | 19.44 | 2.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | .816 | .664 | .382 | 16.78 | 3.78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Colgate | .808 | .593 | .327 | 24.33 | 3.78 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Virginia | .802 | .575 | .452 | 16.00 | 3.44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Southern |
| 11 | Dartmouth | .795 | .718 | .226 | 42.50 | 3.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | Notre Dame | .773 | .854 | .608 | 20.00 | 6.40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Missouri | .773 | .622 | .557 | 13.75 | 5.50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | MVIAA |
| 14 | Colorado State | .773 | .537 | .304 | 22.80 | 7.90 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Rocky Mountain |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | .769 | .713 | .721 | 11.33 | 5.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 16 | Texas A&M | .763 | .668 | .378 | 21.22 | 2.78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | SWC |
| 17 | Syracuse | .758 | .756 | .320 | 20.20 | 2.70 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | Florida | .757 | .722 | .499 | 21.80 | 8.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 19 | Nebraska | .750 | .695 | .784 | 8.63 | 3.38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 20 | Southern California | .736 | .661 | .238 | 35.08 | 4.23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | PCC |
| 21 | Oregon State | .709 | .420 | .408 | 29.78 | 9.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | PCC |
| 22 | Wisconsin | .708 | .533 | .437 | 16.38 | 6.25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 23 | Furman | .702 | .642 | .623 | 11.60 | 7.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Utah | .697 | .463 | .535 | 13.75 | 6.38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Rocky Mountain |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | .691 | .680 | .363 | 18.33 | 7.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Davidson | .690 | .520 | .446 | 13.70 | 3.30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Georgia | .689 | .752 | .950 | 14.78 | 10.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 28 | Texas | .684 | .712 | .415 | 17.44 | 5.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | SWC |
| 29 | Washington & Lee | .683 | .676 | .912 | 11.10 | 10.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 30 | Stanford | .679 | .658 | .308 | 25.67 | 7.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | PCC |
| 31 | South Carolina | .678 | .586 | .453 | 15.00 | 2.70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
| 32 | Vanderbilt | .669 | .743 | .509 | 17.56 | 7.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 33 | Utah State | .669 | .497 | .395 | 15.86 | 5.57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Rocky Mountain |
| 34 | Princeton | .644 | .539 | .428 | 17.86 | 6.29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Yale | .643 | .794 | .440 | 25.50 | 9.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Army | .641 | .672 | .209 | 20.56 | 7.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Washington & Jefferson | .641 | .682 | .353 | 18.33 | 5.56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | William & Mary | .629 | .572 | .428 | 21.36 | 7.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Kansas State | .628 | .495 | .529 | 8.75 | 5.38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | MVIAA |
| 40 | Texas Christian | .626 | .417 | .050 | 14.78 | 6.00 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | SWC |
| 41 | Wyoming | .623 | .243 | .389 | 16.33 | 9.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 42 | Oklahoma | .619 | .440 | .559 | 11.63 | 5.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 43 | Colorado | .617 | .676 | .325 | 17.33 | 5.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 44 | Drake | .617 | .550 | .546 | 7.88 | 5.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | MVIAA |
| 45 | Carnegie Tech | .612 | .537 | .423 | 20.13 | 5.88 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Illinois | .601 | .696 | .503 | 12.25 | 7.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 47 | Cornell | .600 | .621 | .275 | 32.25 | 10.38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Gonzaga | .598 | .496 | .208 | 18.45 | 6.18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Oglethorpe | .595 | .499 | .278 | 10.82 | 8.36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
| 50 | California | .594 | .796 | .246 | 21.33 | 5.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | PCC |
| 51 | Sewanee | .593 | .576 | .686 | 13.11 | 9.89 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern |
| 52 | Tennessee | .593 | .527 | .384 | 16.13 | 9.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern |
| 53 | Southern Methodist | .588 | .636 | .299 | 16.44 | 4.56 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | SWC |
| 54 | Citadel | .585 | .507 | .384 | 15.70 | 5.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Kentucky | .584 | .561 | .468 | 10.22 | 10.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 56 | Northwestern | .583 | .428 | .517 | 10.13 | 8.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 57 | Auburn | .582 | .626 | .617 | 9.00 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 58 | Minnesota | .569 | .504 | .331 | 22.00 | 10.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Western |
| 59 | Montana | .563 | .421 | .715 | 17.88 | 16.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | PCC |
| 60 | Columbia | .554 | .477 | .164 | 28.80 | 5.50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 61 | Louisiana State | .553 | .502 | .421 | 10.00 | 7.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 62 | Iowa | .552 | .659 | .446 | 15.13 | 9.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 63 | Navy | .550 | .493 | .314 | 16.75 | 10.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Montana State | .547 | .446 | .360 | 26.45 | 7.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Rocky Mountain |
| 65 | Penn State | .545 | .702 | .637 | 7.44 | 7.33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | .539 | .652 | .477 | 3.90 | 5.20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Southern |
| 67 | Mississippi | .539 | .392 | .506 | 14.70 | 8.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 68 | North Carolina State | .537 | .470 | .806 | 5.67 | 8.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 69 | Virginia Military Institute | .532 | .677 | .505 | 15.30 | 10.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 70 | Mississippi State | .522 | .546 | .598 | 12.63 | 7.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Southern |
| 71 | Iowa State | .516 | .486 | .450 | 13.38 | 11.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 72 | Washington State | .510 | .437 | .640 | 8.38 | 13.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | PCC |
| 73 | Newberry | .502 | .433 | .258 | 17.25 | 9.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Arkansas | .500 | .588 | .412 | 10.56 | 6.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | SWC |
| 75 | Brown | .495 | .594 | .286 | 21.50 | 8.00 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
| 76 | Colorado College | .490 | .524 | .349 | 9.90 | 8.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Rocky Mountain |
| 77 | Mercer | .477 | .490 | .541 | 9.89 | 12.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Harvard | .467 | .541 | .314 | 14.75 | 11.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | Chicago | .466 | .656 | .624 | 5.50 | 9.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 80 | Grinnell | .446 | .287 | .343 | 10.25 | 8.63 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 81 | Ohio State | .444 | .500 | .272 | 6.88 | 5.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 82 | Hampden-Sydney | .433 | .277 | .518 | 9.33 | 11.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | South/West Independent |
| 83 | Duke | .427 | .462 | .570 | 6.44 | 15.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Baylor | .427 | .636 | .517 | 7.90 | 11.50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | SWC |
| 85 | Wofford | .420 | .327 | .545 | 13.40 | 7.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Purdue | .411 | .409 | .312 | 14.88 | 4.88 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 87 | Brigham Young | .409 | .302 | .494 | 11.50 | 13.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Rice | .408 | .431 | .259 | 9.44 | 8.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | SWC |
| 89 | Indiana | .387 | .385 | .389 | 12.75 | 14.38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 90 | Maryland | .381 | .567 | .534 | 7.88 | 11.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern |
| 91 | Presbyterian | .375 | .362 | .515 | 9.33 | 13.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Kansas | .375 | .527 | .641 | 3.75 | 8.50 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | MVIAA |
| 93 | Michigan State | .374 | .277 | .422 | 13.13 | 13.25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Idaho | .353 | .590 | .415 | 9.88 | 19.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | PCC |
| 95 | Oregon | .336 | .536 | .457 | 7.57 | 15.43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | PCC |
| 96 | Washington (Missouri) | .323 | .358 | .526 | 3.63 | 12.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | MVIAA |
| 97 | Northern Colorado | .321 | .227 | .262 | 14.00 | 11.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Western State | .300 | .220 | .342 | 7.86 | 16.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Rocky Mountain |
| 99 | Richmond | .295 | .353 | .372 | 4.56 | 9.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 100 | Centre | .291 | .788 | .330 | 8.11 | 15.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Oklahoma State | .279 | .514 | .356 | 5.13 | 14.38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | MVIAA |
| 102 | Clemson | .260 | .470 | .708 | 2.25 | 20.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Southern |
| 103 | Wild Card U | .232 | .277 | .743 | 3.18 | 28.47 | 24 | 232 | 9 | .108 | |
| 104 | Colorado Mines | .231 | .364 | .357 | 6.33 | 20.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Rocky Mountain |
| 105 | Denver | .149 | .520 | .392 | 3.86 | 21.71 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .647 | .620 | .430 | 58 | 22 | 6 | .709 | 10 |
| Northeast Independent | .640 | .641 | .285 | 56 | 17 | 7 | .744 | 9 |
| Southern | .636 | .609 | .593 | 119 | 71 | 12 | .619 | 22 |
| PCC | .591 | .577 | .429 | 51 | 28 | 4 | .639 | 9 |
| SWC | .571 | .584 | .333 | 36 | 19 | 9 | .633 | 7 |
| Western | .555 | .549 | .430 | 46 | 28 | 6 | .613 | 10 |
| MVIAA | .533 | .497 | .529 | 37 | 32 | 11 | .531 | 10 |
| South/West Independent | .523 | .487 | .448 | 75 | 63 | 6 | .542 | 15 |
| Rocky Mountain | .485 | .418 | .375 | 55 | 45 | 2 | .549 | 12 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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