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Final power ratings for the 1927 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .552 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.891.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.11 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 | Georgia | .896 | .697 | .752 | 24.80 | 3.80 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern |
| 2 | Notre Dame | .864 | .862 | .887 | 17.56 | 6.33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | .843 | .633 | .652 | 12.50 | 3.90 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Southern |
| 4 | Tennessee | .829 | .681 | .358 | 27.22 | 2.89 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | Southern |
| 5 | Texas A&M | .827 | .670 | .360 | 29.11 | 3.56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | SWC |
| 6 | Army | .826 | .691 | .448 | 19.70 | 3.70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | .814 | .661 | .495 | 28.90 | 2.70 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Yale | .810 | .599 | .591 | 19.63 | 4.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Furman | .809 | .734 | .439 | 25.82 | 5.36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson | .796 | .700 | .379 | 16.89 | 2.33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | North Carolina State | .794 | .448 | .520 | 21.60 | 6.90 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern |
| 12 | Illinois | .792 | .647 | .427 | 19.00 | 3.00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Western |
| 13 | Southern California | .792 | .749 | .479 | 28.70 | 6.40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | PCC |
| 14 | Minnesota | .780 | .606 | .534 | 26.13 | 6.38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .875 | Western |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | .771 | .774 | .567 | 26.82 | 8.45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Southern |
| 16 | Georgetown | .737 | .267 | .141 | 39.67 | 2.33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 17 | Washington | .736 | .736 | .347 | 26.09 | 5.36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | PCC |
| 18 | Missouri | .733 | .713 | .630 | 14.33 | 10.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MVIAA |
| 19 | Nebraska | .729 | .684 | .555 | 26.38 | 7.38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | MVIAA |
| 20 | Arkansas | .727 | .540 | .285 | 24.22 | 8.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | SWC |
| 21 | Michigan | .726 | .799 | .593 | 17.13 | 4.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 22 | Southern Methodist | .710 | .717 | .389 | 29.67 | 9.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | SWC |
| 23 | New York University | .701 | .267 | .297 | 34.50 | 6.50 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Detroit Mercy | .694 | .267 | .403 | 26.22 | 5.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Stanford | .687 | .755 | .446 | 14.73 | 7.45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | PCC |
| 26 | Navy | .683 | .663 | .543 | 21.33 | 9.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Colorado State | .669 | .640 | .187 | 22.00 | 3.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Rocky Mountain |
| 28 | Dartmouth | .654 | .632 | .200 | 35.00 | 6.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Penn State | .654 | .574 | .418 | 18.11 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Purdue | .651 | .508 | .348 | 21.25 | 4.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 31 | Texas | .648 | .649 | .415 | 18.22 | 8.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | SWC |
| 32 | Princeton | .647 | .559 | .279 | 21.57 | 4.43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Creighton | .638 | .267 | .272 | 12.88 | 5.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | South/West Independent |
| 34 | Florida | .633 | .528 | .491 | 16.40 | 9.60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
| 35 | California | .623 | .523 | .381 | 18.40 | 6.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | PCC |
| 36 | Alabama | .602 | .895 | .581 | 15.40 | 7.30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Southern |
| 37 | Carnegie Tech | .600 | .678 | .543 | 22.10 | 9.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Marquette | .599 | .267 | .292 | 17.22 | 5.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Virginia Military Institute | .599 | .525 | .475 | 14.40 | 6.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 40 | Virginia | .597 | .681 | .669 | 13.00 | 13.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | .583 | .696 | .413 | 16.70 | 7.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Colorado College | .580 | .500 | .179 | 28.00 | 6.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Rocky Mountain |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | .569 | .586 | .398 | 13.89 | 5.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 44 | Lafayette | .563 | .267 | .408 | 29.33 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Colgate | .561 | .696 | .317 | 11.00 | 3.67 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 46 | Mississippi | .559 | .487 | .333 | 19.67 | 8.89 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 47 | Clemson | .555 | .301 | .450 | 8.11 | 9.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 48 | Syracuse | .554 | .715 | .413 | 11.60 | 8.10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Chicago | .552 | .443 | .646 | 8.13 | 8.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 50 | Duke | .550 | .398 | .582 | 23.89 | 13.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Texas Christian | .546 | .595 | .420 | 9.89 | 7.11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | SWC |
| 52 | Washington & Lee | .541 | .620 | .591 | 10.78 | 9.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern |
| 53 | Denver | .539 | .357 | .266 | 17.14 | 7.29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Rocky Mountain |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | .538 | .423 | .653 | 13.75 | 17.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 55 | Columbia | .538 | .548 | .172 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 56 | Iowa State | .537 | .509 | .520 | 9.63 | 9.75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | MVIAA |
| 57 | Northwestern | .537 | .622 | .539 | 16.13 | 12.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 58 | Indiana | .535 | .410 | .688 | 13.00 | 13.38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 59 | Washington (Missouri) | .533 | .270 | .210 | 10.89 | 7.78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | MVIAA |
| 60 | Louisiana State | .533 | .626 | .525 | 14.22 | 9.22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern |
| 61 | North Carolina | .528 | .633 | .782 | 8.60 | 10.70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 62 | Maryland | .528 | .504 | .707 | 16.91 | 13.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Southern |
| 63 | Idaho | .519 | .458 | .195 | 15.38 | 6.00 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | PCC |
| 64 | Oklahoma | .515 | .566 | .514 | 14.63 | 12.63 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | MVIAA |
| 65 | Mississippi State | .510 | .555 | .256 | 11.63 | 6.75 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Southern |
| 66 | Ohio State | .498 | .612 | .541 | 16.38 | 11.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 67 | Iowa | .496 | .526 | .507 | 13.38 | 10.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 68 | Davidson | .487 | .655 | .460 | 9.11 | 15.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Wisconsin | .487 | .606 | .475 | 12.00 | 9.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 70 | Oregon State | .485 | .644 | .455 | 14.00 | 11.14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | PCC |
| 71 | West Virginia | .469 | .680 | .701 | 7.56 | 14.33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Washington State | .468 | .593 | .395 | 15.00 | 8.38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | PCC |
| 73 | Kansas State | .447 | .564 | .595 | 12.63 | 18.25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | MVIAA |
| 74 | Kentucky | .439 | .472 | .625 | 11.50 | 16.10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
| 75 | Tulane | .434 | .614 | .698 | 7.00 | 15.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Southern |
| 76 | Harvard | .434 | .410 | .446 | 10.63 | 13.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 77 | South Carolina | .432 | .612 | .622 | 5.11 | 19.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 78 | Kansas | .424 | .366 | .443 | 11.13 | 18.25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | MVIAA |
| 79 | Montana State | .424 | .463 | .336 | 9.88 | 13.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 80 | Michigan State | .419 | .343 | .388 | 12.33 | 14.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Cornell | .417 | .621 | .292 | 17.00 | 15.13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 82 | Colorado | .413 | .488 | .369 | 15.11 | 21.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Rocky Mountain |
| 83 | Utah | .402 | .647 | .299 | 13.29 | 8.57 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 84 | Drake | .399 | .484 | .587 | 9.89 | 17.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | MVIAA |
| 85 | Sewanee | .381 | .498 | .651 | 9.50 | 18.38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 86 | Wyoming | .374 | .365 | .243 | 13.56 | 11.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Rocky Mountain |
| 87 | Montana | .373 | .451 | .372 | 6.50 | 17.75 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | PCC |
| 88 | Brown | .364 | .659 | .336 | 10.90 | 10.30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Utah State | .364 | .599 | .171 | 16.13 | 6.63 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | Oregon | .330 | .431 | .435 | 6.43 | 9.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | PCC |
| 91 | Wake Forest | .318 | .648 | .423 | 6.50 | 22.30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Baylor | .291 | .536 | .382 | 8.22 | 15.44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SWC |
| 93 | Wild Card U | .270 | .267 | .683 | 4.40 | 27.03 | 27 | 200 | 16 | .144 | |
| 94 | Auburn | .259 | .553 | .623 | 3.33 | 13.78 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .111 | Southern |
| 95 | Rice | .259 | .429 | .297 | 7.11 | 17.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | SWC |
| 96 | Colorado Mines | .226 | .206 | .191 | 19.57 | 28.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 97 | Brigham Young | .205 | .292 | .050 | 15.00 | 16.86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Northern Colorado | .166 | .356 | .135 | 6.33 | 23.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Rocky Mountain |
| 99 | Grinnell | .153 | .485 | .475 | 2.63 | 24.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .063 | MVIAA |
| 100 | Western State | .094 | .159 | .101 | 4.43 | 34.57 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Eastern Independent | .645 | .555 | .473 | 75 | 33 | 10 | .678 | 13 |
| Western | .605 | .578 | .530 | 48 | 28 | 4 | .625 | 10 |
| South/West Independent | .590 | .495 | .386 | 34 | 18 | 4 | .643 | 6 |
| Northeast Independent | .586 | .584 | .351 | 54 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 10 |
| Southern | .583 | .588 | .560 | 112 | 82 | 13 | .572 | 22 |
| SWC | .572 | .591 | .364 | 37 | 21 | 5 | .627 | 7 |
| PCC | .557 | .593 | .389 | 47 | 23 | 10 | .650 | 9 |
| MVIAA | .501 | .506 | .518 | 38 | 38 | 7 | .500 | 10 |
| Rocky Mountain | .371 | .423 | .210 | 43 | 48 | 3 | .473 | 12 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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