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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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