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Final power ratings for the 1942 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .539 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.922.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.36 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 | Georgia | .878 | .722 | .642 | 31.33 | 6.33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | SEC |
| 2 | Ohio State | .832 | .639 | .611 | 33.70 | 11.40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Western |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | .831 | .532 | .743 | 19.91 | 7.91 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 4 | Notre Dame | .831 | .790 | .934 | 16.73 | 9.00 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Tulsa | .828 | .668 | .415 | 39.45 | 4.18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | MVC |
| 6 | Wisconsin | .826 | .434 | .729 | 14.90 | 6.80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Western |
| 7 | Tennessee | .808 | .818 | .551 | 23.55 | 5.55 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SEC |
| 8 | Georgia Pre-Flight | .808 | .222 | .790 | 20.33 | 11.67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Texas | .805 | .807 | .599 | 22.18 | 4.45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SWC |
| 10 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | .795 | .222 | .637 | 14.73 | 3.91 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | South/West Independent |
| 11 | Mississippi State | .794 | .815 | .645 | 20.00 | 7.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | SEC |
| 12 | Great Lakes Navy | .792 | .222 | .746 | 18.50 | 4.58 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Alabama | .792 | .799 | .749 | 22.36 | 8.82 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 14 | Michigan | .773 | .727 | .798 | 22.10 | 13.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 15 | Boston College | .771 | .720 | .562 | 28.20 | 11.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 16 | Rice | .760 | .657 | .648 | 17.70 | 7.40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | SWC |
| 17 | Louisiana State | .754 | .664 | .769 | 19.20 | 11.70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
| 18 | William & Mary | .751 | .625 | .358 | 22.27 | 5.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | Southern |
| 19 | Santa Clara | .741 | .755 | .645 | 11.22 | 5.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 20 | Iowa Pre-Flight | .726 | .222 | .720 | 21.10 | 12.10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 21 | Hardin-Simmons | .710 | .572 | .260 | 23.09 | 6.45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | Border |
| 22 | Missouri | .703 | .730 | .551 | 24.00 | 8.92 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | Big 6 |
| 23 | Texas Christian | .697 | .703 | .632 | 12.90 | 8.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SWC |
| 24 | Indiana | .692 | .454 | .436 | 25.60 | 7.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 25 | Marquette | .680 | .494 | .460 | 21.44 | 10.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | UCLA | .680 | .555 | .681 | 15.82 | 8.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | PCC |
| 27 | Duke | .677 | .853 | .726 | 21.10 | 9.80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Southern |
| 28 | Jacksonville NAS | .673 | .222 | .373 | 19.33 | 6.33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
| 29 | Fordham | .673 | .769 | .792 | 11.44 | 17.22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Auburn | .668 | .636 | .766 | 15.82 | 12.09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SEC |
| 31 | Illinois | .662 | .361 | .640 | 22.70 | 12.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western |
| 32 | Baylor | .661 | .617 | .790 | 13.45 | 10.55 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SWC |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | .654 | .553 | .555 | 23.50 | 11.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | MVC |
| 34 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight | .654 | .222 | .459 | 17.91 | 8.36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | South/West Independent |
| 35 | Stanford | .653 | .713 | .695 | 20.40 | 12.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | PCC |
| 36 | Colorado | .651 | .486 | .325 | 27.89 | 8.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Mountain States |
| 37 | Colgate | .641 | .543 | .472 | 19.11 | 11.56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Northeast Independent |
| 38 | Wake Forest | .640 | .600 | .493 | 14.89 | 7.33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 39 | St. Mary's | .639 | .559 | .462 | 13.50 | 4.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Minnesota | .638 | .792 | .700 | 16.89 | 10.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 41 | Iowa | .634 | .462 | .615 | 14.70 | 13.50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Western |
| 42 | Washington State | .630 | .641 | .402 | 15.70 | 9.50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | PCC |
| 43 | North Carolina | .621 | .563 | .503 | 16.56 | 11.33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Southern |
| 44 | Duquesne | .619 | .750 | .374 | 14.30 | 5.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Texas A&M | .614 | .862 | .727 | 13.00 | 7.90 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SWC |
| 46 | Miami (Florida) | .613 | .524 | .277 | 21.67 | 6.67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | .600 | .616 | .465 | 23.20 | 11.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 48 | Southern California | .596 | .594 | .672 | 16.73 | 11.64 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | PCC |
| 49 | Tulane | .593 | .717 | .900 | 13.44 | 17.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | SEC |
| 50 | Utah | .591 | .657 | .428 | 17.22 | 9.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Mountain States |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | .588 | .502 | .258 | 16.10 | 11.40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Southern |
| 52 | Texas Tech | .587 | .713 | .716 | 11.10 | 8.70 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Border |
| 53 | Army | .584 | .501 | .435 | 16.56 | 8.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Pennsylvania | .583 | .632 | .445 | 18.67 | 8.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Penn State | .583 | .629 | .367 | 11.38 | 8.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Holy Cross | .571 | .559 | .441 | 21.00 | 9.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Michigan State | .568 | .580 | .527 | 13.33 | 11.00 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Washington | .567 | .703 | .451 | 11.30 | 6.00 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | PCC |
| 59 | Syracuse | .563 | .521 | .321 | 16.89 | 6.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | Navy | .557 | .714 | .577 | 9.11 | 6.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 61 | California | .549 | .598 | .573 | 9.80 | 10.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 62 | Arizona | .544 | .589 | .347 | 18.90 | 13.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Border |
| 63 | West Virginia | .544 | .440 | .472 | 13.22 | 10.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Georgetown | .541 | .663 | .503 | 10.22 | 12.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Denver | .535 | .515 | .226 | 18.20 | 9.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Mountain States |
| 66 | Dartmouth | .532 | .545 | .427 | 21.44 | 15.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 67 | San Francisco | .523 | .477 | .258 | 22.10 | 10.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Maryland | .522 | .305 | .088 | 22.00 | 13.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern |
| 69 | Utah State | .522 | .218 | .239 | 20.10 | 13.70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Mountain States |
| 70 | North Carolina State | .516 | .457 | .586 | 7.00 | 14.20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | Southern |
| 71 | Oklahoma | .505 | .710 | .587 | 13.50 | 7.80 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Big 6 |
| 72 | West Texas A&M | .504 | .412 | .086 | 14.44 | 12.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Border |
| 73 | Detroit Mercy | .493 | .681 | .362 | 10.22 | 7.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 74 | Oregon State | .492 | .763 | .528 | 15.70 | 14.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | PCC |
| 75 | Kentucky | .492 | .556 | .664 | 15.50 | 15.40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | SEC |
| 76 | Creighton | .491 | .498 | .314 | 18.89 | 14.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | MVC |
| 77 | Southern Methodist | .486 | .717 | .593 | 11.45 | 12.09 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .364 | SWC |
| 78 | Northwestern | .484 | .655 | .950 | 9.60 | 20.90 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Western |
| 79 | Yale | .469 | .278 | .270 | 14.50 | 10.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 80 | Florida | .454 | .530 | .709 | 10.60 | 18.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SEC |
| 81 | Loyola Marymount | .453 | .417 | .229 | 13.60 | 10.30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | South/West Independent |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | .449 | .566 | .644 | 10.00 | 21.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Furman | .443 | .453 | .607 | 8.67 | 17.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 84 | St. Louis | .441 | .418 | .535 | 12.22 | 23.89 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | MVC |
| 85 | Arkansas | .431 | .566 | .718 | 8.90 | 22.80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SWC |
| 86 | Washington (Missouri) | .426 | .381 | .362 | 12.00 | 18.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 87 | Colorado State | .426 | .379 | .331 | 13.86 | 14.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Mountain States |
| 88 | Clemson | .425 | .728 | .514 | 10.00 | 13.80 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
| 89 | Villanova | .423 | .593 | .312 | 14.50 | 8.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 90 | Cornell | .420 | .642 | .498 | 10.56 | 16.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Northeast Independent |
| 91 | Mississippi | .408 | .757 | .645 | 14.67 | 18.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SEC |
| 92 | Virginia Military Institute | .396 | .556 | .402 | 12.33 | 14.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 93 | Texas-El Paso | .394 | .430 | .111 | 18.00 | 12.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Border |
| 94 | Citadel | .394 | .374 | .061 | 19.29 | 9.14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Southern |
| 95 | Princeton | .376 | .408 | .318 | 12.11 | 15.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Eastern Independent |
| 96 | New Mexico | .373 | .490 | .192 | 12.18 | 9.00 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | Border |
| 97 | Harvard | .373 | .528 | .605 | 5.78 | 13.67 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Northeast Independent |
| 98 | Brown | .366 | .444 | .271 | 12.00 | 14.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 99 | Temple | .365 | .591 | .523 | 4.80 | 13.50 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .350 | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | Columbia | .358 | .503 | .351 | 19.33 | 21.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 101 | Nebraska | .352 | .622 | .557 | 5.50 | 15.80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Big 6 |
| 102 | Iowa State | .348 | .390 | .386 | 10.44 | 19.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 103 | Oregon | .346 | .610 | .571 | 8.38 | 17.25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | PCC |
| 104 | Wyoming | .345 | .194 | .325 | 13.25 | 14.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Mountain States |
| 105 | South Carolina | .340 | .484 | .665 | 5.11 | 14.44 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern |
| 106 | Manhattan | .319 | .470 | .538 | 7.88 | 18.50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Northeast Independent |
| 107 | George Washington | .312 | .335 | .380 | 6.89 | 16.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 108 | Davidson | .309 | .311 | .476 | 7.56 | 18.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Southern |
| 109 | Purdue | .306 | .436 | .856 | 3.00 | 19.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Western |
| 110 | Drake | .296 | .401 | .305 | 11.50 | 22.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
| 111 | Idaho | .292 | .371 | .326 | 9.60 | 20.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | PCC |
| 112 | Kansas | .290 | .337 | .547 | 7.70 | 24.80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Big 6 |
| 113 | Richmond | .286 | .383 | .182 | 8.10 | 10.50 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
| 114 | Virginia | .281 | .577 | .260 | 13.67 | 20.11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | South/West Independent |
| 115 | Kansas State | .275 | .392 | .432 | 7.18 | 30.36 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Big 6 |
| 116 | Brigham Young | .242 | .458 | .273 | 7.86 | 19.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Mountain States |
| 117 | Wild Card U | .226 | .222 | .534 | 6.04 | 26.72 | 24 | 139 | 3 | .154 | |
| 118 | Arizona State | .169 | .449 | .226 | 5.30 | 25.60 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Border |
| 119 | Washington & Lee | .169 | .299 | .268 | 9.67 | 27.44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Southern |
| 120 | Montana | .101 | .487 | .374 | 4.38 | 29.88 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | PCC |
| 121 | Northern Arizona | .078 | .258 | .050 | 3.00 | 15.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Border |
| 122 | New Mexico State | .071 | .271 | .074 | 3.67 | 24.78 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Border |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .673 | .680 | .687 | 76 | 45 | 3 | .625 | 12 |
| Western | .650 | .551 | .704 | 50 | 37 | 1 | .574 | 9 |
| SWC | .636 | .704 | .672 | 39 | 29 | 5 | .568 | 7 |
| South/West Independent | .620 | .424 | .468 | 76 | 36 | 7 | .668 | 12 |
| Eastern Independent | .563 | .573 | .500 | 76 | 52 | 12 | .586 | 15 |
| MVC | .523 | .486 | .414 | 33 | 25 | 1 | .568 | 6 |
| Northeast Independent | .505 | .543 | .462 | 54 | 48 | 5 | .528 | 12 |
| PCC | .491 | .604 | .527 | 42 | 49 | 7 | .464 | 10 |
| Mountain States | .473 | .415 | .307 | 34 | 24 | 2 | .583 | 7 |
| Southern | .462 | .489 | .410 | 67 | 69 | 13 | .493 | 16 |
| Big 6 | .412 | .530 | .510 | 22 | 37 | 3 | .379 | 6 |
| Border | .381 | .465 | .229 | 39 | 42 | 4 | .482 | 9 |
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