1936 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings

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Final power ratings for the 1936 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .595 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.460.

The average home field advantage for this year is 3.06 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 Duke .926 .778 .703 20.80 2.80 9 1 0 .900 Southern
2 Louisiana State .920 .849 .801 26.82 4.91 9 1 1 .864 SEC
3 Santa Clara .892 .620 .705 15.44 4.00 8 1 0 .889 South/West Independent
4 Alabama .885 .835 .594 18.67 3.89 8 0 1 .944 SEC
5 Texas Christian .882 .839 .950 12.31 4.46 9 2 2 .769 SWC
6 Pittsburgh .876 .835 .654 22.40 3.40 8 1 1 .850 Eastern Independent
7 Auburn .835 .665 .852 14.55 5.73 7 2 2 .727 SEC
8 Duquesne .833 .604 .550 14.00 2.80 8 2 0 .800 Eastern Independent
9 Arkansas .830 .649 .847 17.80 8.70 7 3 0 .700 SWC
10 Tennessee .806 .722 .769 14.70 5.20 6 2 2 .700 SEC
11 North Carolina .799 .761 .686 19.00 10.00 8 2 0 .800 Southern
12 Marquette .798 .622 .709 15.11 6.67 7 2 0 .778 Eastern Independent
13 Texas A&M .797 .543 .834 13.00 6.17 8 3 1 .708 SWC
14 Utah State .797 .542 .432 12.38 1.63 7 0 1 .938 Rocky Mountain
15 Minnesota .789 .775 .503 25.38 4.00 7 1 0 .875 Western
16 Nebraska .773 .719 .579 20.56 5.44 7 2 0 .778 Big 6
17 Washington .772 .666 .605 14.80 5.60 7 2 1 .750 PCC
18 George Washington .756 .578 .406 19.44 4.22 7 1 1 .833 South/West Independent
19 Mississippi State .752 .579 .562 21.09 3.45 7 3 1 .682 SEC
20 Villanova .751 .609 .519 12.90 3.90 7 2 1 .750 Eastern Independent
21 Dartmouth .740 .612 .379 26.44 5.89 7 1 1 .833 Northeast Independent
22 Michigan State .732 .693 .416 15.89 4.44 6 1 2 .778 Eastern Independent
23 St. Mary's .721 .738 .708 14.00 8.00 6 3 1 .650 South/West Independent
24 Notre Dame .713 .760 .601 14.22 7.67 6 2 1 .722 Eastern Independent
25 Detroit Mercy .710 .644 .465 19.40 5.90 7 3 0 .700 Eastern Independent
26 Tulane .710 .707 .720 16.30 11.70 6 3 1 .650 SEC
27 Georgetown .703 .398 .450 17.78 4.00 6 2 1 .722 South/West Independent
28 Fordham .698 .696 .472 16.00 4.13 5 1 2 .750 Northeast Independent
29 Holy Cross .694 .261 .326 15.70 4.20 7 2 1 .750 Northeast Independent
30 Mississippi .694 .619 .881 12.50 8.17 5 5 2 .500 SEC
31 Yale .691 .588 .374 16.38 7.50 7 1 0 .875 Northeast Independent
32 Northwestern .687 .519 .383 16.50 9.13 7 1 0 .875 Western
33 Baylor .681 .629 .641 12.80 9.00 6 3 1 .650 SWC
34 Furman .669 .607 .403 14.11 8.33 7 2 0 .778 Southern
35 Southern Methodist .660 .814 .687 11.80 6.60 5 4 1 .550 SWC
36 Tulsa .658 .505 .445 17.11 6.22 5 2 2 .667 MVC
37 Kentucky .656 .614 .570 17.90 8.40 6 4 0 .600 SEC
38 Utah .652 .580 .498 15.78 8.33 6 3 0 .667 Rocky Mountain
39 Washington State .649 .630 .602 10.80 10.20 6 3 1 .650 PCC
40 Temple .649 .696 .511 10.64 6.00 6 3 2 .636 Eastern Independent
41 Georgia Tech .648 .555 .631 22.82 9.36 5 5 1 .500 SEC
42 Pennsylvania .648 .483 .226 20.75 5.50 7 1 0 .875 Eastern Independent
43 Denver .645 .510 .269 15.67 9.78 7 1 1 .833 Rocky Mountain
44 Ohio State .645 .750 .498 20.00 3.38 5 3 0 .625 Western
45 Colgate .641 .645 .419 22.11 7.44 6 3 0 .667 Northeast Independent
46 Georgia .640 .728 .786 11.50 15.90 5 4 1 .550 SEC
47 Centenary .639 .687 .682 9.25 8.67 6 4 2 .583 South/West Independent
48 Manhattan .635 .261 .575 14.50 9.20 6 4 0 .600 Northeast Independent
49 Missouri .634 .396 .458 11.89 8.22 6 2 1 .722 Big 6
50 Navy .632 .657 .474 12.78 8.22 6 3 0 .667 Eastern Independent
51 Southern California .629 .634 .532 14.33 7.22 4 2 3 .611 PCC
52 Arizona .623 .630 .367 19.00 5.40 5 2 3 .650 Border
53 UCLA .623 .724 .460 14.30 9.10 6 3 1 .650 PCC
54 Rice .621 .744 .873 10.58 9.00 5 7 0 .417 SWC
55 Miami (Florida) .606 .261 .224 12.90 3.90 6 2 2 .700 South/West Independent
56 Montana .605 .364 .420 15.33 9.89 6 3 0 .667 PCC
57 California .605 .755 .551 13.36 6.73 6 5 0 .545 PCC
58 Wake Forest .604 .370 .548 12.22 8.00 5 4 0 .556 Southern
59 Davidson .604 .497 .601 16.00 10.78 5 4 0 .556 Southern
60 Clemson .598 .571 .738 9.80 9.50 5 5 0 .500 Southern
61 Army .598 .728 .308 26.44 7.89 6 3 0 .667 Northeast Independent
62 Purdue .581 .627 .442 19.63 11.88 5 2 1 .688 Western
63 Colorado .580 .599 .487 14.14 6.14 4 3 0 .571 Rocky Mountain
64 Loyola Marymount .574 .576 .313 14.22 9.00 6 3 0 .667 South/West Independent
65 Indiana .573 .499 .351 15.38 7.88 5 2 1 .688 Western
66 Kansas State .557 .581 .479 15.22 9.89 4 3 2 .556 Big 6
67 Princeton .555 .736 .397 18.13 10.00 4 2 2 .625 Eastern Independent
68 New York University .554 .516 .343 19.56 12.00 5 3 1 .611 Northeast Independent
69 Texas .548 .685 .940 7.67 14.22 2 6 1 .278 SWC
70 Texas Tech .540 .581 .347 11.10 8.50 5 4 1 .550 Border
71 San Francisco .533 .526 .490 10.30 11.40 4 4 2 .500 South/West Independent
72 Maryland .532 .593 .329 11.36 5.36 6 5 0 .545 Southern
73 Oklahoma .525 .620 .491 9.33 7.44 3 3 3 .500 Big 6
74 Columbia .516 .583 .263 18.13 9.13 5 3 0 .625 Northeast Independent
75 West Virginia .515 .517 .342 15.10 12.20 6 4 0 .600 Eastern Independent
76 Gonzaga .513 .508 .328 12.25 9.13 5 3 0 .625 South/West Independent
77 Drake .506 .423 .230 23.80 13.20 6 4 0 .600 MVC
78 Virginia Military Institute .504 .307 .355 12.20 14.00 6 4 0 .600 Southern
79 Bucknell .502 .601 .513 7.22 8.67 4 4 1 .500 Eastern Independent
80 Oregon State .488 .573 .607 11.60 15.10 4 6 0 .400 PCC
81 Stanford .480 .864 .726 8.89 12.11 2 5 2 .333 PCC
82 New Mexico State .474 .534 .136 23.73 10.73 6 4 1 .591 Border
83 Vanderbilt .468 .704 .496 12.78 9.67 3 5 1 .389 SEC
84 South Carolina .466 .466 .622 8.33 11.58 5 7 0 .417 Southern
85 Carnegie Tech .452 .462 .815 6.00 11.50 2 6 0 .250 Eastern Independent
86 St. Louis .450 .416 .201 15.50 11.40 5 4 1 .550 South/West Independent
87 Iowa .448 .537 .492 10.63 12.88 3 4 1 .438 Western
88 Brigham Young .434 .404 .455 13.67 13.67 4 5 0 .444 Rocky Mountain
89 Harvard .428 .398 .344 22.25 14.00 3 4 1 .438 Northeast Independent
90 Creighton .424 .352 .290 12.75 9.00 4 4 0 .500 MVC
91 Colorado State .424 .516 .298 7.44 8.22 4 4 1 .500 Rocky Mountain
92 Florida .421 .516 .553 9.90 12.50 4 6 0 .400 SEC
93 Texas-El Paso .417 .181 .050 10.22 9.56 5 3 1 .611 Border
94 Penn State .416 .433 .423 13.63 10.75 3 5 0 .375 Eastern Independent
95 North Carolina State .413 .505 .541 7.90 8.40 3 7 0 .300 Southern
96 Citadel .408 .380 .350 13.30 10.20 4 6 0 .400 Southern
97 Illinois .404 .550 .307 7.13 9.50 4 3 1 .563 Western
98 Cornell .400 .326 .466 18.13 16.50 3 5 0 .375 Northeast Independent
99 Iowa State .394 .477 .357 11.75 14.00 3 3 2 .500 Big 6
100 Loyola (New Orleans) .391 .326 .488 7.80 17.10 4 6 0 .400 South/West Independent
101 Washington & Lee .390 .473 .420 11.11 19.11 4 5 0 .444 Southern
102 Northern Colorado .388 .389 .144 11.56 13.00 5 4 0 .556 Rocky Mountain
103 Washington (Missouri) .388 .546 .439 15.10 12.30 3 7 0 .300 MVC
104 Virginia Tech .384 .523 .276 6.30 10.00 5 5 0 .500 Southern
105 Colorado College .352 .327 .227 5.50 4.88 3 4 1 .438 Rocky Mountain
106 Idaho .349 .379 .557 6.90 13.20 3 7 0 .300 PCC
107 Mercer .339 .378 .348 9.40 10.50 3 6 1 .350 South/West Independent
108 Erskine .333 .261 .178 9.00 12.00 4 5 0 .444 South/West Independent
109 Arizona State .331 .359 .155 9.22 12.11 4 5 0 .444 Border
110 Richmond .329 .458 .052 6.10 8.10 4 4 2 .500 Southern
111 Wisconsin .327 .409 .505 11.88 18.00 2 6 0 .250 Western
112 Oregon .310 .702 .579 3.78 10.67 2 6 1 .278 PCC
113 Montana State .307 .243 .373 8.75 14.88 3 5 0 .375 Rocky Mountain
114 Wyoming .302 .370 .439 9.25 19.88 2 5 1 .313 Rocky Mountain
115 Presbyterian .302 .264 .412 7.56 17.56 3 6 0 .333 South/West Independent
116 Brown .283 .275 .440 7.60 23.40 3 7 0 .300 Northeast Independent
117 Northern Arizona .273 .337 .130 7.25 14.63 3 4 1 .438 Border
118 Wild Card U .245 .261 .524 5.38 22.30 46 174 14 .226  
119 Michigan .244 .501 .637 4.50 15.88 1 7 0 .125 Western
120 Virginia .241 .364 .385 8.11 24.67 2 7 0 .222 Southern
121 Chicago .233 .450 .266 8.50 20.75 2 5 1 .313 Western
122 Colorado Mines .230 .151 .297 11.25 18.25 2 6 0 .250 Rocky Mountain
123 New Mexico .228 .506 .222 7.89 10.56 2 7 0 .222 Border
124 Kansas .227 .576 .526 4.38 19.13 1 6 1 .188 Big 6
125 Washburn .216 .288 .219 5.89 16.44 2 6 1 .278 MVC
126 Oklahoma State .193 .429 .565 4.30 20.50 1 9 0 .100 MVC
127 Syracuse .176 .579 .373 5.63 14.50 1 7 0 .125 Northeast Independent
128 Grinnell .169 .280 .150 6.22 15.67 2 7 0 .222 MVC
129 Wofford .162 .261 .298 7.22 23.11 1 7 1 .167 South/West Independent
130 Western State .142 .121 .280 5.00 13.71 1 6 0 .143 Rocky Mountain
131 Sewanee .138 .295 .499 2.86 32.86 0 6 1 .071 SEC
132 William & Mary .114 .404 .167 5.67 12.44 1 8 0 .111 Southern

Conference PR PS SOS Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
SWC .717 .700 .825 42 28 6 .592 7
SEC .659 .645 .670 71 46 14 .595 13
Eastern Independent .652 .623 .508 87 41 10 .667 15
PCC .551 .629 .564 46 42 9 .521 10
Northeast Independent .543 .498 .391 64 44 6 .588 13
South/West Independent .528 .453 .415 74 57 12 .559 15
Big 6 .519 .561 .482 24 19 9 .548 6
Southern .499 .504 .448 79 76 2 .510 16
Western .493 .562 .438 41 34 5 .544 10
Rocky Mountain .438 .396 .350 48 46 5 .510 12
Border .412 .447 .201 30 29 7 .508 7
MVC .365 .403 .334 23 39 3 .377 7

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