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Final power ratings for the 1935 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .523 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.711.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.52 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 | Southern Methodist | .926 | .702 | .842 | 22.15 | 3.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | SWC |
| 2 | Stanford | .916 | .812 | .734 | 13.44 | 1.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | PCC |
| 3 | Texas Christian | .900 | .778 | .822 | 20.38 | 5.62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | SWC |
| 4 | Louisiana State | .887 | .812 | .889 | 20.27 | 3.73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 5 | California | .879 | .632 | .669 | 16.30 | 2.20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | PCC |
| 6 | North Carolina | .834 | .688 | .589 | 30.00 | 4.89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 7 | Princeton | .824 | .647 | .351 | 28.44 | 3.56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Auburn | .822 | .508 | .727 | 20.10 | 4.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | SEC |
| 9 | UCLA | .810 | .637 | .817 | 16.00 | 7.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | PCC |
| 10 | Duke | .806 | .750 | .703 | 21.40 | 4.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 11 | Notre Dame | .797 | .723 | .696 | 15.89 | 6.89 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Minnesota | .794 | .757 | .506 | 24.25 | 5.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | .792 | .878 | .609 | 13.50 | 2.80 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Rice | .787 | .702 | .884 | 18.27 | 9.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
| 15 | Alabama | .785 | .886 | .743 | 20.56 | 6.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | SEC |
| 16 | Ohio State | .761 | .739 | .573 | 29.63 | 7.13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Western |
| 17 | Mississippi State | .754 | .404 | .643 | 17.27 | 6.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 18 | Furman | .749 | .464 | .336 | 25.78 | 4.89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | .745 | .662 | .719 | 17.90 | 6.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
| 20 | Fordham | .734 | .658 | .530 | 14.89 | 4.56 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Baylor | .732 | .526 | .687 | 11.09 | 6.82 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
| 22 | St. Mary's | .731 | .746 | .686 | 12.78 | 4.11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Marquette | .730 | .514 | .531 | 21.63 | 8.13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Army | .722 | .734 | .589 | 19.56 | 6.89 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Temple | .721 | .671 | .613 | 18.10 | 6.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Nebraska | .719 | .719 | .697 | 15.33 | 7.89 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Big 6 |
| 27 | Arizona | .710 | .551 | .442 | 24.22 | 5.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Border |
| 28 | Georgia | .709 | .746 | .793 | 16.90 | 8.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 29 | Villanova | .700 | .518 | .415 | 22.11 | 7.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Michigan State | .700 | .687 | .559 | 25.88 | 7.13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Mississippi | .692 | .545 | .419 | 25.92 | 7.17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | SEC |
| 32 | Dartmouth | .690 | .534 | .303 | 30.20 | 5.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Arkansas | .683 | .615 | .827 | 15.20 | 10.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 34 | Oregon | .669 | .736 | .666 | 7.78 | 7.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | PCC |
| 35 | Oklahoma | .669 | .572 | .575 | 11.00 | 4.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Big 6 |
| 36 | Clemson | .656 | .485 | .573 | 16.33 | 11.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 37 | New Mexico State | .650 | .418 | .199 | 21.00 | 4.20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Border |
| 38 | New York University | .649 | .383 | .290 | 25.75 | 5.88 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | .646 | .464 | .799 | 16.20 | 14.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
| 40 | Kentucky | .646 | .582 | .735 | 18.56 | 10.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | SEC |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | .641 | .646 | .446 | 20.78 | 6.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Washington | .632 | .699 | .666 | 11.63 | 5.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | PCC |
| 43 | Maryland | .629 | .557 | .430 | 11.55 | 7.09 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | Southern |
| 44 | Yale | .626 | .551 | .485 | 20.22 | 11.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Washington (Missouri) | .618 | .475 | .560 | 18.50 | 14.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
| 46 | Texas | .617 | .752 | .950 | 13.80 | 17.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SWC |
| 47 | Tulane | .610 | .803 | .652 | 15.60 | 12.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 48 | Xavier | .610 | .241 | .351 | 18.22 | 3.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Duquesne | .604 | .603 | .463 | 11.00 | 7.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Navy | .600 | .714 | .628 | 15.11 | 9.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Centenary | .597 | .776 | .662 | 10.36 | 8.82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Iowa | .595 | .479 | .480 | 15.25 | 4.88 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | Western |
| 53 | San Francisco | .594 | .457 | .574 | 13.00 | 6.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Oregon State | .594 | .553 | .509 | 15.91 | 9.09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | PCC |
| 55 | Tennessee | .587 | .857 | .806 | 10.89 | 17.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | SEC |
| 56 | North Carolina State | .585 | .426 | .549 | 8.70 | 7.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 57 | Kansas | .585 | .567 | .672 | 11.33 | 13.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 58 | Northwestern | .578 | .460 | .594 | 11.25 | 9.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 59 | George Washington | .574 | .582 | .367 | 15.67 | 11.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Washington State | .572 | .689 | .452 | 15.33 | 9.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | PCC |
| 61 | Syracuse | .570 | .587 | .239 | 14.00 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Loyola Marymount | .570 | .582 | .522 | 13.82 | 8.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Santa Clara | .569 | .671 | .781 | 9.11 | 7.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 64 | Bucknell | .564 | .637 | .467 | 5.00 | 10.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Texas A&M | .561 | .524 | .843 | 12.50 | 12.10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SWC |
| 66 | Colorado | .559 | .639 | .437 | 15.56 | 5.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 67 | Purdue | .554 | .699 | .607 | 8.13 | 7.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 68 | Utah State | .554 | .530 | .338 | 20.63 | 9.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Rocky Mountain |
| 69 | Southern California | .553 | .716 | .706 | 12.92 | 10.33 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | PCC |
| 70 | Denver | .547 | .473 | .342 | 12.11 | 11.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 71 | Colgate | .544 | .745 | .286 | 22.63 | 3.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Missouri | .537 | .254 | .529 | 10.78 | 8.56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 73 | Indiana | .537 | .461 | .506 | 8.75 | 6.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 74 | New Mexico | .534 | .477 | .353 | 14.50 | 10.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Border |
| 75 | Texas Tech | .529 | .633 | .304 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Border |
| 76 | Davidson | .523 | .471 | .486 | 7.67 | 8.89 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Pennsylvania | .522 | .445 | .460 | 24.88 | 10.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | .506 | .540 | .394 | 7.56 | 5.22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 79 | Utah | .505 | .656 | .397 | 20.75 | 8.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Rocky Mountain |
| 80 | Gonzaga | .499 | .518 | .381 | 12.50 | 10.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | South/West Independent |
| 81 | Kansas State | .493 | .669 | .643 | 4.44 | 5.44 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | Big 6 |
| 82 | West Virginia | .478 | .556 | .448 | 14.33 | 10.67 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Michigan | .477 | .524 | .606 | 8.50 | 16.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 84 | Penn State | .471 | .396 | .486 | 9.50 | 8.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 85 | Iowa State | .458 | .496 | .559 | 9.11 | 11.22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | Big 6 |
| 86 | Florida | .454 | .578 | .668 | 11.30 | 15.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SEC |
| 87 | Drake | .454 | .392 | .433 | 14.10 | 20.40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | MVC |
| 88 | St. Louis | .453 | .379 | .382 | 16.82 | 10.36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Chicago | .453 | .447 | .442 | 12.75 | 13.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 90 | Illinois | .446 | .653 | .546 | 7.38 | 6.75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Western |
| 91 | Columbia | .446 | .721 | .353 | 9.56 | 12.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 92 | Tulsa | .433 | .577 | .643 | 5.80 | 9.40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | MVC |
| 93 | Citadel | .433 | .327 | .339 | 10.50 | 10.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | South/West Independent |
| 94 | Georgetown | .428 | .368 | .251 | 8.88 | 5.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 95 | William & Mary | .414 | .394 | .401 | 8.60 | 11.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .450 | South/West Independent |
| 96 | Carnegie Tech | .413 | .512 | .640 | 2.75 | 8.63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Eastern Independent |
| 97 | Wyoming | .410 | .330 | .282 | 9.50 | 7.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Mercer | .406 | .350 | .439 | 8.11 | 14.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 99 | Colorado State | .405 | .627 | .421 | 7.25 | 9.38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Rocky Mountain |
| 100 | Creighton | .400 | .303 | .466 | 6.44 | 12.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | MVC |
| 101 | Wake Forest | .392 | .347 | .691 | 5.78 | 11.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | South/West Independent |
| 102 | Washington & Lee | .390 | .556 | .420 | 6.50 | 8.75 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Southern |
| 103 | Harvard | .390 | .407 | .437 | 13.38 | 11.13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Northeast Independent |
| 104 | Colorado College | .387 | .267 | .236 | 7.50 | 9.13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Rocky Mountain |
| 105 | Northern Arizona | .385 | .290 | .186 | 11.00 | 6.33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Border |
| 106 | South Carolina | .384 | .547 | .600 | 7.30 | 18.70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 107 | Richmond | .377 | .539 | .187 | 7.11 | 7.22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 108 | Brigham Young | .366 | .441 | .229 | 9.75 | 11.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Rocky Mountain |
| 109 | Montana | .347 | .380 | .572 | 6.00 | 13.50 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | PCC |
| 110 | Virginia | .343 | .385 | .471 | 3.90 | 13.30 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .300 | Southern |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | .337 | .522 | .481 | 6.60 | 15.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
| 112 | Washburn | .335 | .241 | .178 | 10.80 | 10.30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MVC |
| 113 | Idaho | .333 | .425 | .539 | 5.78 | 9.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | PCC |
| 114 | Virginia Military Institute | .331 | .283 | .527 | 6.30 | 15.70 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | Southern |
| 115 | Arizona State | .329 | .390 | .423 | 3.63 | 8.25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Border |
| 116 | Grinnell | .323 | .238 | .243 | 8.78 | 17.22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | MVC |
| 117 | Loyola (New Orleans) | .322 | .331 | .423 | 9.78 | 11.22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | South/West Independent |
| 118 | Northern Colorado | .315 | .463 | .050 | 9.86 | 9.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Rocky Mountain |
| 119 | Wisconsin | .313 | .505 | .632 | 6.63 | 21.38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Western |
| 120 | Presbyterian | .287 | .241 | .442 | 6.56 | 16.00 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | South/West Independent |
| 121 | Centre | .284 | .241 | .488 | 7.56 | 16.78 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 122 | Wild Card U | .281 | .241 | .558 | 4.55 | 22.16 | 49 | 192 | 14 | .220 | |
| 123 | Sewanee | .264 | .326 | .605 | 1.67 | 25.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SEC |
| 124 | Montana State | .248 | .237 | .286 | 3.22 | 15.11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Rocky Mountain |
| 125 | Cornell | .221 | .431 | .480 | 8.43 | 28.71 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | Northeast Independent |
| 126 | Brown | .167 | .383 | .419 | 2.33 | 21.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Northeast Independent |
| 127 | Colorado Mines | .142 | .159 | .347 | 2.86 | 29.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Rocky Mountain |
| 128 | Western State | .134 | .108 | .127 | 9.43 | 16.14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Rocky Mountain |
| 129 | Texas-El Paso | .121 | .241 | .237 | 2.56 | 19.78 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Border |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SWC | .744 | .657 | .836 | 52 | 26 | 0 | .667 | 7 |
| SEC | .662 | .629 | .708 | 78 | 51 | 1 | .604 | 13 |
| Eastern Independent | .635 | .587 | .510 | 92 | 43 | 6 | .674 | 16 |
| PCC | .630 | .628 | .633 | 55 | 36 | 4 | .600 | 10 |
| Big 6 | .577 | .546 | .613 | 23 | 20 | 11 | .528 | 6 |
| Western | .551 | .572 | .549 | 43 | 33 | 4 | .563 | 10 |
| Southern | .547 | .522 | .526 | 48 | 38 | 10 | .552 | 10 |
| Northeast Independent | .523 | .558 | .401 | 52 | 36 | 6 | .585 | 11 |
| South/West Independent | .484 | .462 | .465 | 78 | 84 | 14 | .483 | 19 |
| Border | .465 | .429 | .306 | 31 | 26 | 8 | .538 | 7 |
| MVC | .414 | .393 | .429 | 26 | 37 | 5 | .419 | 7 |
| Rocky Mountain | .381 | .411 | .291 | 43 | 48 | 5 | .474 | 12 |
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