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Final power ratings for the 1932 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .572 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.335.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.45 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 | Southern California | .985 | .910 | .880 | 20.10 | 1.30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | PCC |
| 2 | Michigan | .884 | .741 | .617 | 15.38 | 1.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 3 | Tennessee | .872 | .888 | .567 | 23.80 | 3.60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Southern |
| 4 | Texas Christian | .865 | .755 | .477 | 25.73 | 2.09 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | SWC |
| 5 | Colgate | .848 | .768 | .266 | 29.33 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northeast Independent |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | .844 | .808 | .818 | 16.55 | 5.45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Auburn | .843 | .478 | .498 | 27.50 | 5.40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Southern |
| 8 | Centenary | .834 | .487 | .431 | 20.33 | 2.89 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Alabama | .823 | .833 | .749 | 20.00 | 5.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 10 | Washington State | .816 | .732 | .625 | 14.44 | 3.11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | PCC |
| 11 | Notre Dame | .815 | .893 | .688 | 28.33 | 3.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Purdue | .812 | .769 | .590 | 20.50 | 5.25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Western |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | .810 | .483 | .470 | 17.00 | 3.11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 14 | Washington | .807 | .626 | .710 | 19.30 | 5.60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | PCC |
| 15 | Texas | .789 | .744 | .635 | 22.00 | 4.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | SWC |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | .763 | .751 | .625 | 14.22 | 5.11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Southern |
| 17 | Nebraska | .762 | .695 | .571 | 11.67 | 5.78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Big 6 |
| 18 | Duke | .749 | .614 | .630 | 15.30 | 4.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
| 19 | Army | .734 | .773 | .403 | 26.10 | 3.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 20 | Oregon | .731 | .681 | .815 | 10.90 | 6.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | PCC |
| 21 | Louisiana State | .728 | .589 | .663 | 18.70 | 3.10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 22 | North Carolina State | .726 | .317 | .493 | 10.78 | 3.22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Southern |
| 23 | Wisconsin | .725 | .615 | .530 | 18.88 | 6.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 24 | Michigan State | .719 | .599 | .443 | 27.50 | 8.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | California | .716 | .678 | .646 | 14.08 | 7.42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | PCC |
| 26 | Utah | .715 | .728 | .498 | 20.25 | 5.88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Rocky Mountain |
| 27 | Tulane | .709 | .836 | .720 | 14.56 | 10.56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 28 | Ohio State | .707 | .680 | .695 | 11.25 | 5.13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | Western |
| 29 | St. Mary's | .706 | .662 | .631 | 13.11 | 6.56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Brigham Young | .702 | .396 | .226 | 20.89 | 5.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Rocky Mountain |
| 31 | Columbia | .702 | .596 | .283 | 22.11 | 3.56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Detroit Mercy | .691 | .669 | .434 | 13.60 | 6.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Rice | .685 | .553 | .612 | 14.10 | 7.70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SWC |
| 34 | Stanford | .681 | .751 | .727 | 15.55 | 5.27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | PCC |
| 35 | Fordham | .666 | .692 | .399 | 24.13 | 3.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Brown | .661 | .532 | .362 | 10.13 | 5.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Santa Clara | .659 | .253 | .482 | 13.44 | 4.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 38 | Villanova | .657 | .465 | .259 | 21.33 | 5.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | .647 | .565 | .168 | 14.83 | 4.00 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | MVC |
| 40 | Texas Tech | .641 | .253 | .073 | 31.83 | 2.92 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Border |
| 41 | Minnesota | .634 | .651 | .659 | 10.75 | 5.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 42 | UCLA | .622 | .456 | .573 | 14.90 | 6.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | PCC |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | .613 | .588 | .362 | 22.25 | 7.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | William & Mary | .605 | .253 | .447 | 18.42 | 8.00 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 45 | George Washington | .593 | .253 | .285 | 16.56 | 8.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | .592 | .479 | .821 | 11.40 | 10.50 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Southern |
| 47 | Kansas | .590 | .497 | .602 | 11.13 | 9.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Big 6 |
| 48 | Cornell | .584 | .618 | .355 | 21.75 | 4.88 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | South Carolina | .580 | .523 | .609 | 8.45 | 6.18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | Southern |
| 50 | Temple | .572 | .590 | .322 | 13.13 | 6.63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Creighton | .562 | .320 | .383 | 14.38 | 8.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | MVC |
| 52 | Northwestern | .560 | .776 | .716 | 14.50 | 9.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 53 | Gonzaga | .559 | .315 | .424 | 22.25 | 9.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Texas A&M | .559 | .636 | .689 | 7.50 | 7.80 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | SWC |
| 55 | Washington & Jefferson | .557 | .573 | .370 | 10.44 | 4.22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Georgia | .553 | .779 | .829 | 13.56 | 12.89 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Southern |
| 57 | Kentucky | .550 | .664 | .703 | 12.89 | 8.56 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 58 | Marquette | .541 | .686 | .484 | 12.25 | 6.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Oklahoma | .539 | .463 | .616 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 60 | Oregon State | .536 | .683 | .752 | 13.00 | 10.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | PCC |
| 61 | New York University | .533 | .692 | .443 | 16.00 | 8.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Mississippi | .528 | .401 | .636 | 13.45 | 13.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Southern |
| 63 | Carnegie Tech | .525 | .641 | .464 | 12.33 | 8.22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Illinois | .513 | .447 | .520 | 10.67 | 11.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 65 | North Carolina | .512 | .630 | .785 | 8.40 | 14.20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Southern |
| 66 | Kansas State | .503 | .588 | .474 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | .498 | .407 | .535 | 4.88 | 4.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Princeton | .493 | .272 | .427 | 13.71 | 5.86 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | West Virginia | .484 | .504 | .448 | 13.70 | 11.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 70 | Colorado College | .480 | .373 | .294 | 13.29 | 11.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Rocky Mountain |
| 71 | Colorado State | .479 | .494 | .341 | 12.50 | 5.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Rocky Mountain |
| 72 | Davidson | .479 | .440 | .399 | 9.11 | 5.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Syracuse | .463 | .652 | .366 | 15.22 | 10.67 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 74 | Florida | .462 | .559 | .683 | 12.00 | 15.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 75 | Virginia | .462 | .370 | .307 | 10.56 | 7.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 76 | Harvard | .458 | .624 | .268 | 21.13 | 12.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 77 | Indiana | .456 | .419 | .576 | 8.13 | 9.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 78 | Southern Methodist | .452 | .808 | .767 | 6.83 | 9.33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .333 | SWC |
| 79 | Richmond | .450 | .253 | .291 | 5.50 | 6.13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Dartmouth | .449 | .661 | .294 | 19.50 | 6.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 81 | St. Louis | .440 | .253 | .150 | 14.71 | 7.14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | South/West Independent |
| 82 | Idaho | .432 | .411 | .603 | 14.25 | 12.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | PCC |
| 83 | Baylor | .431 | .540 | .603 | 8.56 | 10.22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | SWC |
| 84 | Chicago | .429 | .356 | .528 | 11.88 | 11.75 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Western |
| 85 | Denver | .425 | .410 | .340 | 7.50 | 9.25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Rocky Mountain |
| 86 | Utah State | .412 | .477 | .363 | 15.38 | 13.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 87 | Bucknell | .406 | .587 | .385 | 9.11 | 11.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 88 | Yale | .406 | .651 | .395 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Clemson | .395 | .426 | .475 | 9.89 | 12.33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 90 | Maryland | .393 | .620 | .366 | 13.45 | 14.36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Southern |
| 91 | Arkansas | .390 | .483 | .677 | 7.22 | 14.78 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | SWC |
| 92 | Iowa State | .384 | .391 | .355 | 13.13 | 12.63 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Big 6 |
| 93 | Northern Colorado | .383 | .274 | .154 | 10.29 | 7.14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | Rocky Mountain |
| 94 | Grinnell | .380 | .427 | .373 | 8.38 | 9.63 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | MVC |
| 95 | Arizona State | .378 | .369 | .112 | 22.75 | 11.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Border |
| 96 | Navy | .369 | .587 | .597 | 7.44 | 8.89 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Eastern Independent |
| 97 | Northern Arizona | .361 | .272 | .175 | 5.71 | 4.43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | Border |
| 98 | Arizona | .349 | .268 | .245 | 9.11 | 11.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Border |
| 99 | Washington (Missouri) | .344 | .276 | .194 | 10.00 | 11.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 100 | New Mexico State | .343 | .336 | .050 | 25.20 | 8.80 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Border |
| 101 | Lafayette | .339 | .253 | .345 | 11.75 | 9.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 102 | Citadel | .333 | .253 | .263 | 7.11 | 13.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 103 | Montana State | .310 | .324 | .224 | 6.57 | 8.43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 104 | Mississippi State | .309 | .255 | .560 | 4.13 | 19.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern |
| 105 | Colorado | .303 | .515 | .381 | 10.50 | 7.67 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Rocky Mountain |
| 106 | San Francisco | .294 | .253 | .427 | 9.63 | 11.25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | South/West Independent |
| 107 | Montana | .292 | .332 | .553 | 9.33 | 24.89 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | PCC |
| 108 | Penn State | .281 | .380 | .385 | 11.71 | 16.43 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Eastern Independent |
| 109 | Iowa | .277 | .422 | .718 | 7.75 | 21.38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Western |
| 110 | Drake | .271 | .528 | .470 | 6.33 | 21.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | MVC |
| 111 | Wyoming | .268 | .379 | .437 | 5.89 | 15.22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Rocky Mountain |
| 112 | Sewanee | .264 | .469 | .541 | 3.50 | 15.90 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | Southern |
| 113 | Missouri | .263 | .408 | .658 | 3.56 | 20.44 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Big 6 |
| 114 | Virginia Military Institute | .251 | .396 | .570 | 4.40 | 16.60 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
| 115 | Georgetown | .227 | .498 | .313 | 5.78 | 17.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Washington & Lee | .226 | .412 | .752 | 2.00 | 18.80 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Southern |
| 117 | Wild Card U | .226 | .253 | .638 | 4.37 | 24.74 | 38 | 207 | 13 | .172 | |
| 118 | Butler | .181 | .253 | .054 | 5.86 | 11.29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | MVC |
| 119 | New Mexico | .158 | .278 | .277 | 3.88 | 23.88 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Border |
| 120 | Colorado Mines | .157 | .147 | .357 | 5.00 | 18.75 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Rocky Mountain |
| 121 | Western State | .132 | .111 | .317 | 4.17 | 22.83 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| PCC | .662 | .626 | .688 | 57 | 35 | 7 | .611 | 10 |
| Western | .600 | .588 | .615 | 45 | 28 | 8 | .605 | 10 |
| SWC | .596 | .645 | .637 | 36 | 27 | 8 | .563 | 7 |
| Northeast Independent | .591 | .660 | .349 | 62 | 24 | 6 | .707 | 11 |
| Southern | .569 | .555 | .611 | 112 | 93 | 17 | .543 | 23 |
| Eastern Independent | .557 | .568 | .452 | 79 | 47 | 13 | .615 | 16 |
| South/West Independent | .514 | .352 | .391 | 63 | 42 | 9 | .592 | 13 |
| Big 6 | .507 | .507 | .546 | 24 | 23 | 4 | .510 | 6 |
| MVC | .398 | .395 | .274 | 25 | 21 | 6 | .538 | 6 |
| Rocky Mountain | .397 | .386 | .328 | 44 | 41 | 6 | .516 | 12 |
| Border | .372 | .296 | .156 | 26 | 23 | 5 | .528 | 6 |
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By James Howell
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