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Final power ratings for the 1944 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .525 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.791.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.13 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 | Army | .959 | .643 | .731 | 56.00 | 3.89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Ohio State | .942 | .629 | .868 | 31.89 | 8.78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 3 | Randolph Field | .906 | .241 | .471 | 42.33 | 1.58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Michigan | .871 | .810 | .950 | 20.40 | 9.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 5 | Iowa Pre-Flight | .863 | .676 | .726 | 28.45 | 8.73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Notre Dame | .857 | .887 | .921 | 27.20 | 11.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | .857 | .433 | .820 | 25.33 | 11.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | MVC |
| 8 | Navy | .818 | .766 | .869 | 26.22 | 9.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Indiana | .817 | .577 | .790 | 29.20 | 7.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 10 | Norman NAS | .795 | .241 | .690 | 24.17 | 6.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | South/West Independent |
| 11 | Great Lakes Navy | .775 | .683 | .643 | 29.08 | 11.17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Second Air Force | .772 | .241 | .697 | 33.40 | 5.07 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Tulsa | .770 | .700 | .545 | 38.00 | 12.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | MVC |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | .766 | .736 | .761 | 23.00 | 9.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 15 | Southern California | .765 | .643 | .393 | 24.00 | 7.30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .900 | PCC |
| 16 | Wake Forest | .752 | .492 | .441 | 19.78 | 8.33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Southern |
| 17 | March Field | .750 | .493 | .503 | 21.90 | 7.40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 18 | Minnesota | .740 | .647 | .829 | 25.00 | 18.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Western |
| 19 | Illinois | .739 | .495 | .925 | 27.30 | 14.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Western |
| 20 | Tennessee | .737 | .241 | .516 | 19.22 | 8.11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | SEC |
| 21 | Yale | .721 | .380 | .342 | 15.00 | 4.00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Northeast Independent |
| 22 | Duke | .714 | .820 | .762 | 23.00 | 11.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 23 | Texas | .706 | .740 | .813 | 13.22 | 8.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | SWC |
| 24 | Oklahoma | .697 | .620 | .753 | 22.70 | 14.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Big 6 |
| 25 | Purdue | .685 | .640 | .925 | 20.70 | 16.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Western |
| 26 | Alabama | .682 | .241 | .517 | 30.22 | 9.22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | SEC |
| 27 | Texas Christian | .681 | .458 | .681 | 12.18 | 9.91 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | SWC |
| 28 | Iowa State | .680 | .409 | .345 | 25.38 | 4.88 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Big 6 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | .670 | .658 | .745 | 20.63 | 18.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | North Carolina State | .668 | .380 | .330 | 19.22 | 7.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern |
| 31 | Texas A&M | .664 | .677 | .575 | 26.27 | 7.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SWC |
| 32 | Georgia | .661 | .659 | .536 | 27.30 | 13.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
| 33 | Virginia | .655 | .414 | .293 | 21.89 | 5.78 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 34 | Colorado | .647 | .519 | .428 | 25.13 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Mountain States |
| 35 | Coast Guard | .630 | .241 | .480 | 22.89 | 13.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | .616 | .450 | .862 | 16.33 | 32.56 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Penn State | .595 | .616 | .414 | 23.00 | 15.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Arkansas | .593 | .353 | .849 | 10.91 | 14.64 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | SWC |
| 39 | Drake | .590 | .241 | .130 | 24.44 | 6.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MVC |
| 40 | Michigan State | .590 | .241 | .179 | 23.86 | 4.43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Mississippi State | .585 | .241 | .306 | 27.38 | 9.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | SEC |
| 42 | Bucknell | .582 | .241 | .180 | 20.40 | 7.90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Denver | .577 | .375 | .491 | 21.44 | 13.33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Mountain States |
| 44 | Wisconsin | .568 | .445 | .888 | 12.44 | 20.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Western |
| 45 | Missouri | .567 | .574 | .817 | 17.60 | 22.40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Big 6 |
| 46 | Utah | .563 | .349 | .381 | 20.13 | 10.75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Mountain States |
| 47 | Alameda Coast Guard | .560 | .369 | .300 | 18.30 | 10.30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Washington | .553 | .241 | .432 | 36.63 | 16.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | PCC |
| 49 | West Virginia | .544 | .446 | .346 | 21.22 | 14.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Clemson | .544 | .405 | .681 | 18.33 | 19.89 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 51 | Holy Cross | .544 | .607 | .234 | 19.22 | 10.00 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 52 | Southern Methodist | .540 | .414 | .695 | 13.10 | 20.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 53 | Tulane | .540 | .510 | .652 | 16.14 | 17.86 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | SEC |
| 54 | Amarillo Field | .537 | .241 | .567 | 17.00 | 15.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | William & Mary | .536 | .241 | .258 | 23.88 | 8.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Southern |
| 56 | Rice | .533 | .469 | .669 | 13.00 | 14.82 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
| 57 | Cornell | .525 | .559 | .474 | 14.56 | 14.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 58 | Camp Warren | .521 | .241 | .545 | 17.56 | 14.67 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 59 | UCLA | .513 | .422 | .513 | 18.90 | 14.90 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | PCC |
| 60 | Louisiana State | .494 | .641 | .763 | 11.50 | 12.63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | SEC |
| 61 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight | .493 | .499 | .493 | 13.57 | 8.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Brown | .484 | .442 | .519 | 16.50 | 18.75 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Northeast Independent |
| 63 | Northwestern | .468 | .690 | .940 | 11.33 | 17.78 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Western |
| 64 | Kentucky | .465 | .241 | .661 | 13.89 | 16.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | SEC |
| 65 | Auburn | .464 | .241 | .397 | 22.63 | 17.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
| 66 | Texas Tech | .460 | .471 | .587 | 12.18 | 15.45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Border |
| 67 | South Carolina | .436 | .447 | .304 | 15.00 | 11.78 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Southern |
| 68 | Colorado College | .425 | .442 | .596 | 16.67 | 21.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 69 | West Texas A&M | .421 | .241 | .346 | 16.71 | 21.71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Border |
| 70 | Kansas | .412 | .342 | .575 | 12.80 | 15.30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Big 6 |
| 71 | Dartmouth | .407 | .617 | .697 | 7.13 | 17.75 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | California | .402 | .475 | .499 | 7.80 | 14.90 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | PCC |
| 73 | Florida | .390 | .241 | .273 | 15.43 | 19.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | SEC |
| 74 | Temple | .386 | .357 | .403 | 11.63 | 12.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 75 | Iowa | .378 | .454 | .937 | 6.63 | 30.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Western |
| 76 | Idaho State | .378 | .241 | .350 | 10.44 | 22.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Mississippi | .368 | .241 | .622 | 9.63 | 22.25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | SEC |
| 78 | Villanova | .363 | .493 | .334 | 6.63 | 22.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Nebraska | .362 | .357 | .658 | 10.38 | 26.25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Big 6 |
| 80 | Lubbock Field | .355 | .241 | .402 | 13.29 | 18.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | South/West Independent |
| 81 | North Carolina | .338 | .657 | .818 | 3.67 | 19.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern |
| 82 | Marquette | .328 | .554 | .779 | 9.13 | 23.88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Boston College | .315 | .241 | .050 | 18.71 | 19.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Northeast Independent |
| 84 | Utah State | .315 | .241 | .238 | 14.67 | 18.17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Mountain States |
| 85 | Kansas State | .307 | .225 | .414 | 5.00 | 23.89 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 86 | Colgate | .300 | .582 | .354 | 11.29 | 18.14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Northeast Independent |
| 87 | Columbia | .288 | .288 | .378 | 8.88 | 15.63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Presbyterian | .282 | .241 | .273 | 8.78 | 26.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Maryland | .277 | .364 | .555 | 5.11 | 18.89 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern |
| 90 | Syracuse | .269 | .241 | .235 | 14.57 | 21.71 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Northeast Independent |
| 91 | Miami (Florida) | .262 | .241 | .517 | 8.11 | 30.44 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Wild Card U | .260 | .241 | .560 | 6.55 | 29.62 | 26 | 133 | 7 | .178 | |
| 93 | Richmond | .258 | .461 | .394 | 9.88 | 28.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 94 | New Mexico | .241 | .241 | .503 | 10.88 | 32.63 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Border |
| 95 | Virginia Military Institute | .236 | .327 | .505 | 7.22 | 26.33 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Southern |
| 96 | New York University | .193 | .241 | .178 | 10.14 | 22.71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Northeast Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| MVC | .739 | .458 | .498 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .821 | 3 |
| Western | .690 | .599 | .894 | 44 | 37 | 3 | .542 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .622 | .541 | .570 | 72 | 39 | 5 | .642 | 13 |
| SWC | .620 | .519 | .713 | 34 | 27 | 2 | .556 | 6 |
| South/West Independent | .570 | .338 | .495 | 82 | 47 | 10 | .626 | 15 |
| SEC | .559 | .385 | .546 | 52 | 38 | 4 | .574 | 11 |
| PCC | .558 | .445 | .459 | 20 | 14 | 4 | .579 | 4 |
| Mountain States | .525 | .371 | .384 | 18 | 10 | 3 | .629 | 4 |
| Big 6 | .504 | .421 | .594 | 22 | 26 | 7 | .464 | 6 |
| Southern | .476 | .460 | .505 | 38 | 46 | 5 | .455 | 10 |
| Northeast Independent | .425 | .404 | .358 | 40 | 41 | 6 | .494 | 11 |
| Border | .374 | .318 | .478 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 3 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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