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Final power ratings for the 1937 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .547 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.950.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.14 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 | Pittsburgh | .922 | .855 | .715 | 20.30 | 3.40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | California | .894 | .680 | .577 | 19.45 | 3.00 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | PCC |
| 3 | Santa Clara | .879 | .756 | .364 | 18.11 | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Villanova | .871 | .680 | .451 | 20.56 | 0.78 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Alabama | .865 | .860 | .620 | 22.50 | 3.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | SEC |
| 6 | Louisiana State | .839 | .885 | .656 | 21.27 | 3.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 7 | Fordham | .835 | .697 | .526 | 22.75 | 2.00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Auburn | .831 | .750 | .890 | 11.55 | 3.27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .682 | SEC |
| 9 | North Carolina | .788 | .780 | .532 | 19.22 | 4.33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Southern |
| 10 | Dartmouth | .778 | .676 | .352 | 27.56 | 3.67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Duke | .770 | .852 | .646 | 22.80 | 5.60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern |
| 12 | Tennessee | .754 | .764 | .675 | 18.90 | 4.70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
| 13 | Holy Cross | .753 | .478 | .276 | 10.70 | 1.90 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .900 | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | .751 | .586 | .543 | 13.44 | 4.67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | SEC |
| 15 | Notre Dame | .749 | .737 | .711 | 8.56 | 5.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Nebraska | .741 | .746 | .501 | 11.00 | 4.67 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | Big 6 |
| 17 | Colorado | .740 | .590 | .279 | 29.11 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Rocky Mountain |
| 18 | Rice | .740 | .682 | .950 | 10.64 | 8.55 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | SWC |
| 19 | Arkansas | .737 | .740 | .654 | 18.60 | 8.90 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | SWC |
| 20 | Baylor | .731 | .655 | .566 | 17.80 | 6.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SWC |
| 21 | Texas A&M | .728 | .670 | .711 | 13.00 | 6.56 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | SWC |
| 22 | Michigan State | .722 | .713 | .481 | 11.70 | 4.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | .721 | .602 | .649 | 17.70 | 5.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
| 24 | Washington | .720 | .719 | .462 | 17.00 | 4.73 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | PCC |
| 25 | West Virginia | .709 | .516 | .270 | 18.30 | 3.90 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Tulsa | .706 | .582 | .595 | 19.50 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | MVC |
| 27 | Yale | .699 | .640 | .428 | 17.13 | 4.50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Northeast Independent |
| 28 | Army | .694 | .663 | .477 | 19.56 | 8.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Georgia | .689 | .684 | .641 | 13.73 | 5.82 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | SEC |
| 30 | Oklahoma | .682 | .573 | .521 | 10.89 | 4.33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Big 6 |
| 31 | Texas Christian | .676 | .861 | .881 | 7.30 | 6.60 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | SWC |
| 32 | Ohio State | .670 | .697 | .391 | 15.63 | 2.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 33 | Tulane | .666 | .708 | .693 | 16.40 | 6.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | SEC |
| 34 | Maryland | .665 | .562 | .279 | 12.40 | 6.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 35 | Texas Tech | .655 | .561 | .512 | 13.58 | 7.75 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | Border |
| 36 | Arizona | .655 | .627 | .309 | 19.40 | 8.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Border |
| 37 | Minnesota | .651 | .782 | .384 | 23.00 | 6.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 38 | Manhattan | .646 | .448 | .595 | 8.60 | 8.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Drake | .638 | .464 | .172 | 23.50 | 7.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | MVC |
| 40 | Stanford | .636 | .672 | .705 | 7.56 | 5.89 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | PCC |
| 41 | Montana | .631 | .485 | .180 | 17.88 | 3.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | PCC |
| 42 | Detroit Mercy | .630 | .677 | .275 | 25.30 | 4.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Harvard | .619 | .413 | .434 | 19.75 | 5.75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 44 | Cornell | .608 | .363 | .493 | 18.25 | 10.25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | New Mexico State | .606 | .504 | .178 | 14.22 | 6.67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Border |
| 46 | Southern California | .597 | .631 | .660 | 13.60 | 9.80 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | PCC |
| 47 | Oregon State | .586 | .531 | .613 | 7.67 | 6.67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | PCC |
| 48 | Duquesne | .582 | .718 | .421 | 15.10 | 5.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Centenary | .578 | .663 | .441 | 12.25 | 7.33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 50 | Temple | .576 | .672 | .623 | 4.22 | 6.56 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | North Carolina State | .566 | .459 | .529 | 10.11 | 10.22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 52 | Penn State | .566 | .424 | .437 | 17.88 | 14.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 53 | St. Mary's | .566 | .730 | .521 | 7.89 | 5.56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Texas-El Paso | .566 | .299 | .053 | 21.50 | 9.10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | Border |
| 55 | Brigham Young | .557 | .419 | .208 | 18.22 | 4.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 56 | Clemson | .555 | .584 | .585 | 14.22 | 7.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Southern |
| 57 | Mississippi State | .547 | .666 | .556 | 11.90 | 11.70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | SEC |
| 58 | Indiana | .546 | .536 | .375 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Western |
| 59 | Carnegie Tech | .542 | .457 | .775 | 6.13 | 9.63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Washington State | .541 | .640 | .640 | 4.00 | 7.44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | PCC |
| 61 | Southern Methodist | .536 | .737 | .625 | 8.45 | 7.27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
| 62 | Mississippi | .531 | .656 | .603 | 12.70 | 10.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SEC |
| 63 | Syracuse | .527 | .377 | .289 | 16.50 | 7.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 64 | Citadel | .527 | .394 | .246 | 18.09 | 10.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Southern |
| 65 | St. Louis | .527 | .433 | .050 | 14.00 | 6.20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | MVC |
| 66 | Denver | .526 | .577 | .157 | 13.56 | 6.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Rocky Mountain |
| 67 | Navy | .525 | .644 | .433 | 16.67 | 8.22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 68 | Purdue | .518 | .604 | .471 | 10.38 | 8.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 69 | Utah | .514 | .616 | .263 | 16.63 | 6.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Florida | .510 | .468 | .688 | 7.82 | 8.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | SEC |
| 71 | New York University | .504 | .535 | .315 | 17.11 | 9.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Texas | .498 | .616 | .870 | 6.67 | 11.44 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | SWC |
| 73 | Furman | .495 | .638 | .226 | 18.22 | 5.33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 74 | Virginia Military Institute | .495 | .406 | .362 | 13.40 | 9.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 75 | Idaho | .493 | .364 | .495 | 4.38 | 6.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | PCC |
| 76 | South Carolina | .485 | .466 | .467 | 16.00 | 13.83 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | Southern |
| 77 | Northwestern | .480 | .603 | .489 | 8.50 | 5.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 78 | Wisconsin | .470 | .368 | .320 | 12.88 | 7.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 79 | Kentucky | .470 | .635 | .658 | 9.30 | 13.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 80 | Oregon | .469 | .506 | .638 | 11.40 | 15.80 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | PCC |
| 81 | Kansas | .465 | .401 | .425 | 8.00 | 8.22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Big 6 |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | .460 | .453 | .398 | 11.70 | 11.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 83 | Boston College | .459 | .253 | .318 | 12.11 | 7.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 84 | George Washington | .452 | .667 | .502 | 13.00 | 13.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | South/West Independent |
| 85 | Colgate | .452 | .643 | .516 | 11.13 | 10.75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Northeast Independent |
| 86 | Brown | .450 | .279 | .393 | 8.11 | 13.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 87 | Illinois | .444 | .477 | .327 | 7.38 | 5.63 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Western |
| 88 | UCLA | .442 | .673 | .638 | 10.33 | 14.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | PCC |
| 89 | San Francisco | .434 | .529 | .463 | 4.80 | 8.50 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | South/West Independent |
| 90 | Missouri | .430 | .515 | .581 | 4.20 | 6.40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Big 6 |
| 91 | Loyola Marymount | .427 | .575 | .535 | 9.82 | 10.91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | New Mexico | .427 | .367 | .390 | 7.67 | 10.33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Border |
| 93 | Princeton | .424 | .645 | .384 | 12.00 | 15.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Bucknell | .424 | .551 | .342 | 9.25 | 8.75 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 95 | Columbia | .422 | .550 | .510 | 11.33 | 11.11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 96 | Richmond | .420 | .393 | .222 | 7.80 | 10.30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Southern |
| 97 | Western State | .419 | .132 | .170 | 11.88 | 12.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Georgetown | .414 | .551 | .444 | 8.75 | 8.88 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | South/West Independent |
| 99 | Northern Arizona | .406 | .305 | .191 | 14.80 | 10.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Border |
| 100 | Kansas State | .406 | .569 | .332 | 8.44 | 9.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Big 6 |
| 101 | Michigan | .401 | .372 | .396 | 6.75 | 13.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 102 | Washington & Lee | .399 | .432 | .439 | 7.33 | 15.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 103 | Washington (Missouri) | .397 | .467 | .389 | 10.40 | 14.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MVC |
| 104 | Colorado College | .389 | .339 | .125 | 7.33 | 10.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 105 | Miami (Florida) | .384 | .434 | .157 | 13.11 | 7.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 106 | Marquette | .375 | .710 | .513 | 5.33 | 13.78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | .371 | .311 | .369 | 10.10 | 14.10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MVC |
| 108 | William & Mary | .366 | .259 | .189 | 14.33 | 11.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 109 | Pennsylvania | .353 | .566 | .479 | 9.38 | 16.13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Eastern Independent |
| 110 | Iowa State | .343 | .436 | .471 | 5.56 | 17.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 111 | Montana State | .343 | .275 | .202 | 21.38 | 13.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Rocky Mountain |
| 112 | Wake Forest | .334 | .487 | .519 | 7.56 | 24.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 113 | Gonzaga | .308 | .511 | .451 | 4.40 | 13.80 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | South/West Independent |
| 114 | Utah State | .298 | .670 | .362 | 5.88 | 19.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Rocky Mountain |
| 115 | Sewanee | .293 | .216 | .549 | 8.67 | 23.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SEC |
| 116 | Wyoming | .286 | .336 | .149 | 10.75 | 11.50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Rocky Mountain |
| 117 | Davidson | .279 | .550 | .499 | 5.60 | 14.20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
| 118 | Virginia | .261 | .302 | .422 | 5.78 | 18.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern |
| 119 | Creighton | .225 | .388 | .259 | 5.00 | 15.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | MVC |
| 120 | Iowa | .224 | .493 | .520 | 4.50 | 15.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Western |
| 121 | Northern Colorado | .223 | .389 | .241 | 10.38 | 15.13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Rocky Mountain |
| 122 | Wild Card U | .217 | .253 | .505 | 4.69 | 24.51 | 28 | 172 | 9 | .156 | |
| 123 | Colorado Mines | .186 | .190 | .223 | 4.43 | 20.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 124 | Chicago | .179 | .342 | .368 | 6.43 | 20.43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Western |
| 125 | Colorado State | .142 | .470 | .376 | 0.75 | 22.75 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Rocky Mountain |
| 126 | Arizona State | .117 | .345 | .273 | 3.56 | 15.56 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | Border |
| 127 | Washburn | .039 | .252 | .129 | 3.80 | 20.90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | MVC |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SWC | .664 | .709 | .751 | 35 | 26 | 9 | .564 | 7 |
| SEC | .651 | .652 | .648 | 73 | 49 | 10 | .591 | 13 |
| Northeast Independent | .603 | .501 | .423 | 75 | 34 | 13 | .668 | 14 |
| PCC | .601 | .590 | .561 | 48 | 31 | 15 | .590 | 10 |
| Eastern Independent | .598 | .638 | .487 | 78 | 44 | 13 | .626 | 15 |
| Big 6 | .511 | .540 | .472 | 24 | 24 | 7 | .500 | 6 |
| South/West Independent | .493 | .602 | .431 | 38 | 36 | 12 | .512 | 9 |
| Southern | .492 | .501 | .410 | 77 | 70 | 8 | .523 | 16 |
| Border | .490 | .430 | .272 | 39 | 26 | 4 | .594 | 7 |
| Western | .458 | .527 | .404 | 38 | 37 | 4 | .506 | 10 |
| MVC | .415 | .414 | .280 | 31 | 35 | 3 | .471 | 7 |
| Rocky Mountain | .385 | .417 | .230 | 48 | 48 | 3 | .500 | 12 |
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