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Final power ratings for the 1930 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .563 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.305.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.52 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 | .985 | .880 | .950 | 26.50 | 7.40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Alabama | .978 | .737 | .711 | 27.10 | 1.30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern |
| 3 | Tennessee | .895 | .848 | .570 | 20.90 | 3.10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern |
| 4 | Army | .862 | .688 | .273 | 24.36 | 2.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | Washington State | .859 | .697 | .598 | 21.80 | 5.60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | PCC |
| 6 | Texas | .840 | .737 | .526 | 17.90 | 2.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | SWC |
| 7 | Colgate | .834 | .739 | .398 | 38.30 | 2.70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Southern California | .833 | .877 | .629 | 38.20 | 6.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | PCC |
| 9 | Michigan | .824 | .637 | .398 | 12.33 | 2.56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | Western |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | .824 | .770 | .468 | 22.50 | 4.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 11 | Northwestern | .821 | .666 | .647 | 22.75 | 4.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Western |
| 12 | Fordham | .816 | .544 | .391 | 23.89 | 3.22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 13 | Southern Methodist | .809 | .738 | .656 | 18.70 | 8.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SWC |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | .803 | .787 | .641 | 20.67 | 7.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Marquette | .796 | .459 | .210 | 17.22 | 0.78 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Tulane | .779 | .721 | .329 | 29.22 | 3.33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 17 | Utah | .775 | .651 | .219 | 42.50 | 2.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Rocky Mountain |
| 18 | Stanford | .769 | .765 | .380 | 22.91 | 6.27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | PCC |
| 19 | Carnegie Tech | .762 | .706 | .528 | 30.56 | 8.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Georgia | .758 | .704 | .647 | 18.50 | 7.10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern |
| 21 | Duke | .754 | .454 | .440 | 13.36 | 4.36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Southern |
| 22 | St. Mary's | .752 | .254 | .231 | 18.67 | 3.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Texas Christian | .747 | .748 | .359 | 24.83 | 4.08 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | SWC |
| 24 | Dartmouth | .747 | .673 | .338 | 33.44 | 4.78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Centenary | .742 | .254 | .289 | 12.70 | 3.30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Wisconsin | .717 | .645 | .433 | 25.22 | 4.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Western |
| 27 | Purdue | .716 | .726 | .498 | 18.75 | 5.13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 28 | Oregon State | .710 | .652 | .468 | 20.80 | 6.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | PCC |
| 29 | Oregon | .706 | .629 | .351 | 14.56 | 3.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | PCC |
| 30 | Baylor | .704 | .605 | .628 | 20.50 | 8.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SWC |
| 31 | New York University | .699 | .643 | .423 | 20.10 | 4.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Ohio State | .696 | .603 | .639 | 17.38 | 6.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Western |
| 33 | Florida | .680 | .743 | .487 | 19.90 | 6.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 34 | Michigan State | .664 | .450 | .335 | 18.88 | 4.00 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Detroit Mercy | .662 | .696 | .456 | 20.80 | 3.50 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | Yale | .659 | .636 | .427 | 21.78 | 6.44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | North Carolina | .658 | .735 | .624 | 15.30 | 10.30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Southern |
| 38 | Clemson | .657 | .608 | .253 | 23.90 | 8.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 39 | Drake | .641 | .621 | .522 | 18.44 | 13.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | MVC |
| 40 | Temple | .630 | .254 | .354 | 22.10 | 11.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | .628 | .397 | .176 | 12.40 | 4.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | MVC |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | .614 | .703 | .457 | 25.00 | 16.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Bucknell | .612 | .254 | .351 | 18.11 | 6.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Rice | .608 | .287 | .378 | 11.25 | 7.58 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | SWC |
| 45 | Washington & Jefferson | .607 | .558 | .292 | 18.22 | 7.22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Kansas | .603 | .431 | .284 | 18.00 | 6.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Big 6 |
| 47 | Navy | .598 | .709 | .621 | 13.45 | 10.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Colorado | .598 | .515 | .269 | 15.00 | 8.50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Rocky Mountain |
| 49 | Kentucky | .592 | .658 | .462 | 25.88 | 6.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Southern |
| 50 | Syracuse | .590 | .611 | .327 | 23.00 | 8.78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Louisiana State | .589 | .607 | .324 | 29.60 | 7.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 52 | Washington | .588 | .574 | .520 | 20.22 | 7.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | PCC |
| 53 | Nebraska | .585 | .708 | .454 | 13.22 | 6.78 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Big 6 |
| 54 | Cornell | .583 | .534 | .186 | 34.13 | 7.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 55 | Wake Forest | .540 | .400 | .301 | 13.89 | 8.56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 56 | Brown | .535 | .532 | .233 | 13.50 | 7.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Maryland | .528 | .552 | .294 | 20.75 | 12.33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | Southern |
| 58 | Iowa | .528 | .643 | .601 | 11.00 | 9.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 59 | Montana State | .527 | .465 | .247 | 19.44 | 13.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 60 | West Virginia | .522 | .603 | .570 | 11.10 | 10.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 61 | Oklahoma | .515 | .492 | .421 | 12.50 | 7.13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Big 6 |
| 62 | Davidson | .514 | .444 | .241 | 11.80 | 5.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | .513 | .609 | .366 | 13.56 | 14.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 64 | Harvard | .508 | .588 | .356 | 14.00 | 6.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 65 | Minnesota | .508 | .723 | .606 | 15.75 | 10.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 66 | South Carolina | .506 | .551 | .269 | 10.80 | 12.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 67 | Brigham Young | .487 | .378 | .170 | 16.27 | 14.55 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .636 | Rocky Mountain |
| 68 | Villanova | .486 | .254 | .427 | 8.60 | 8.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Denver | .484 | .468 | .335 | 15.56 | 16.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Kansas State | .472 | .432 | .278 | 11.38 | 8.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Big 6 |
| 71 | Columbia | .471 | .491 | .360 | 15.67 | 15.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Penn State | .462 | .558 | .421 | 15.78 | 12.33 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Washington (Missouri) | .459 | .359 | .178 | 11.00 | 5.88 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | MVC |
| 74 | Regis | .454 | .235 | .050 | 17.67 | 13.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Montana | .444 | .413 | .340 | 15.25 | 21.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | PCC |
| 76 | Grinnell | .442 | .450 | .294 | 9.89 | 10.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | MVC |
| 77 | Illinois | .436 | .754 | .591 | 9.75 | 12.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Western |
| 78 | Georgetown | .434 | .659 | .322 | 13.80 | 10.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 79 | California | .423 | .746 | .531 | 9.67 | 18.89 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | PCC |
| 80 | Mississippi | .415 | .486 | .518 | 14.22 | 15.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 81 | Texas A&M | .405 | .675 | .748 | 7.33 | 11.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SWC |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | .397 | .738 | .780 | 8.78 | 20.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Southern |
| 83 | Virginia | .390 | .540 | .448 | 14.40 | 21.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 84 | Arkansas | .388 | .699 | .535 | 8.67 | 17.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | SWC |
| 85 | Indiana | .385 | .477 | .813 | 3.50 | 15.13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Western |
| 86 | UCLA | .375 | .389 | .564 | 9.63 | 15.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | PCC |
| 87 | Colorado State | .364 | .545 | .366 | 7.44 | 11.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Idaho | .357 | .466 | .342 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | PCC |
| 89 | Sewanee | .355 | .383 | .468 | 7.10 | 13.30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
| 90 | Auburn | .351 | .326 | .480 | 10.10 | 13.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 91 | Missouri | .345 | .632 | .514 | 4.56 | 14.67 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 92 | Washington & Lee | .342 | .478 | .356 | 10.20 | 14.90 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
| 93 | Utah State | .333 | .466 | .412 | 8.11 | 22.78 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Rocky Mountain |
| 94 | Wyoming | .312 | .226 | .396 | 10.75 | 20.13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | Colorado College | .304 | .476 | .222 | 10.63 | 11.13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Rocky Mountain |
| 96 | Chicago | .286 | .509 | .413 | 3.67 | 14.33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Western |
| 97 | Northern Colorado | .286 | .319 | .105 | 6.86 | 10.43 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Virginia Military Institute | .268 | .666 | .303 | 3.33 | 13.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 99 | North Carolina State | .249 | .383 | .468 | 5.40 | 12.50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
| 100 | Wild Card U | .221 | .254 | .688 | 3.78 | 28.94 | 31 | 224 | 11 | .137 | |
| 101 | Princeton | .213 | .508 | .267 | 6.57 | 10.43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | Eastern Independent |
| 102 | Gonzaga | .207 | .254 | .385 | 6.11 | 19.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 103 | Iowa State | .199 | .352 | .508 | 7.11 | 14.89 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | Big 6 |
| 104 | Creighton | .195 | .324 | .459 | 5.00 | 18.38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | MVC |
| 105 | Mississippi State | .178 | .348 | .183 | 5.22 | 18.89 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern |
| 106 | Colorado Mines | .145 | .221 | .220 | 5.83 | 13.17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Rocky Mountain |
| 107 | Western State | .031 | .148 | .159 | 2.33 | 23.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Northeast Independent | .664 | .607 | .337 | 71 | 24 | 8 | .728 | 11 |
| SWC | .643 | .641 | .547 | 42 | 26 | 4 | .611 | 7 |
| Eastern Independent | .628 | .558 | .459 | 84 | 45 | 10 | .640 | 15 |
| PCC | .607 | .621 | .472 | 61 | 33 | 1 | .647 | 10 |
| Western | .592 | .638 | .564 | 46 | 30 | 7 | .596 | 10 |
| Southern | .550 | .593 | .446 | 123 | 91 | 11 | .571 | 23 |
| South/West Independent | .521 | .357 | .260 | 39 | 24 | 3 | .614 | 7 |
| MVC | .473 | .430 | .326 | 22 | 19 | 3 | .534 | 5 |
| Big 6 | .453 | .508 | .410 | 21 | 25 | 5 | .461 | 6 |
| Rocky Mountain | .387 | .406 | .260 | 43 | 42 | 13 | .505 | 12 |
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By James Howell
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