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Final power ratings for the 1945 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .543 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.774.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.56 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 | .937 | .801 | .665 | 45.78 | 5.11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Alabama | .899 | .462 | .595 | 43.00 | 8.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SEC |
| 3 | Indiana | .878 | .697 | .610 | 27.90 | 5.60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Western |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | .876 | .645 | .612 | 31.67 | 8.44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | MVC |
| 5 | Navy | .871 | .792 | .823 | 24.44 | 7.22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Georgia | .829 | .660 | .734 | 28.55 | 9.09 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 7 | Tennessee | .823 | .489 | .541 | 26.44 | 5.78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | SEC |
| 8 | Michigan | .822 | .841 | .950 | 18.70 | 9.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 9 | Louisiana State | .789 | .567 | .654 | 27.22 | 10.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | SEC |
| 10 | Texas | .786 | .723 | .482 | 23.36 | 7.82 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SWC |
| 11 | Ohio State | .770 | .786 | .621 | 21.56 | 7.89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Western |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | .753 | .252 | .509 | 19.18 | 9.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Notre Dame | .749 | .872 | .652 | 25.50 | 12.20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Tulsa | .731 | .735 | .562 | 25.00 | 7.64 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | MVC |
| 15 | Purdue | .727 | .663 | .719 | 19.80 | 12.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 16 | Duke | .700 | .767 | .611 | 28.63 | 14.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Southern |
| 17 | Holy Cross | .695 | .575 | .308 | 22.30 | 5.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | St. Mary's | .692 | .251 | .318 | 31.33 | 7.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | .681 | .664 | .513 | 29.63 | 11.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Columbia | .676 | .288 | .203 | 27.89 | 11.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Mississippi State | .650 | .413 | .422 | 24.56 | 12.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | SEC |
| 22 | Texas A&M | .648 | .670 | .626 | 17.90 | 10.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SWC |
| 23 | Northwestern | .644 | .579 | .824 | 14.11 | 16.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Western |
| 24 | Great Lakes Navy | .640 | .729 | .539 | 22.10 | 12.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Wake Forest | .636 | .622 | .662 | 18.11 | 17.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 26 | Clemson | .635 | .474 | .469 | 21.10 | 7.30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 27 | Temple | .618 | .372 | .144 | 24.75 | 6.38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Virginia | .618 | .534 | .166 | 29.44 | 8.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 29 | Washington State | .609 | .251 | .302 | 17.44 | 7.78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | PCC |
| 30 | William & Mary | .607 | .389 | .425 | 20.00 | 12.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 31 | Missouri | .602 | .570 | .591 | 17.00 | 17.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Big 6 |
| 32 | Maryland | .600 | .321 | .269 | 24.33 | 11.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 33 | Southern California | .593 | .704 | .441 | 18.64 | 13.64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | PCC |
| 34 | Washington | .592 | .397 | .316 | 10.11 | 6.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | PCC |
| 35 | New Mexico | .590 | .241 | .183 | 26.00 | 7.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Border |
| 36 | Michigan State | .582 | .416 | .540 | 13.33 | 14.22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Wisconsin | .578 | .507 | .744 | 14.22 | 14.22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Western |
| 38 | Marquette | .577 | .441 | .528 | 23.80 | 15.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Southern Methodist | .572 | .477 | .594 | 18.27 | 10.00 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
| 40 | Detroit Mercy | .560 | .251 | .298 | 21.44 | 12.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Texas Christian | .559 | .569 | .722 | 9.10 | 15.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | .556 | .751 | .753 | 15.70 | 16.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 43 | North Carolina | .552 | .498 | .580 | 11.30 | 14.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 44 | Oklahoma | .548 | .659 | .557 | 16.90 | 13.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 45 | Minnesota | .548 | .693 | .654 | 19.67 | 17.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Western |
| 46 | Baylor | .541 | .251 | .523 | 16.18 | 12.82 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | SWC |
| 47 | Villanova | .540 | .428 | .719 | 11.13 | 21.13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Yale | .532 | .550 | .223 | 17.78 | 11.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .520 | .251 | .420 | 19.13 | 16.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 50 | Rice | .520 | .501 | .546 | 11.82 | 13.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
| 51 | Penn State | .507 | .606 | .337 | 21.63 | 11.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | Drake | .497 | .416 | .297 | 21.70 | 11.50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | MVC |
| 53 | Iowa State | .491 | .545 | .360 | 19.50 | 12.13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Big 6 |
| 54 | Colorado | .486 | .583 | .215 | 13.88 | 7.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Mountain States |
| 55 | UCLA | .485 | .467 | .210 | 15.00 | 8.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | PCC |
| 56 | Texas Tech | .485 | .466 | .661 | 6.30 | 14.50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Border |
| 57 | Auburn | .483 | .353 | .407 | 17.20 | 12.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
| 58 | Virginia Military Institute | .477 | .282 | .290 | 17.22 | 15.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 59 | Denver | .476 | .476 | .442 | 20.10 | 18.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Mountain States |
| 60 | Illinois | .475 | .617 | .794 | 10.33 | 11.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Western |
| 61 | South Carolina | .470 | .441 | .566 | 12.56 | 21.33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | Southern |
| 62 | Cornell | .468 | .542 | .264 | 18.78 | 18.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 63 | Mississippi | .468 | .305 | .547 | 11.11 | 20.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | SEC |
| 64 | Arkansas | .468 | .473 | .729 | 11.20 | 22.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SWC |
| 65 | St. Louis | .462 | .251 | .296 | 21.56 | 15.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | MVC |
| 66 | Utah | .459 | .456 | .402 | 18.25 | 20.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Mountain States |
| 67 | Oregon State | .454 | .251 | .394 | 11.11 | 14.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | PCC |
| 68 | North Carolina State | .450 | .524 | .547 | 14.56 | 16.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 69 | Wichita State | .448 | .251 | .140 | 20.70 | 14.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
| 70 | Kansas | .445 | .377 | .419 | 13.90 | 17.50 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Big 6 |
| 71 | California | .444 | .438 | .382 | 9.30 | 10.70 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | PCC |
| 72 | Nebraska | .444 | .360 | .414 | 16.11 | 22.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Big 6 |
| 73 | Merchant Marine | .439 | .251 | .160 | 21.88 | 15.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 74 | Florida | .428 | .316 | .313 | 15.50 | 10.00 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SEC |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | .411 | .533 | .642 | 8.70 | 14.10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Colorado College | .410 | .433 | .185 | 16.00 | 11.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Harvard | .407 | .251 | .056 | 20.13 | 10.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 78 | Oregon | .401 | .251 | .467 | 12.89 | 13.78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | PCC |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | .399 | .251 | .567 | 7.89 | 23.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | SEC |
| 80 | Tulane | .398 | .525 | .620 | 10.33 | 23.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | SEC |
| 81 | Brown | .398 | .463 | .389 | 15.38 | 17.63 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Northeast Independent |
| 82 | Colgate | .394 | .441 | .337 | 16.00 | 13.88 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Northeast Independent |
| 83 | Utah State | .389 | .278 | .144 | 24.71 | 13.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Mountain States |
| 84 | Iowa | .362 | .416 | .705 | 8.22 | 34.44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Western |
| 85 | Kentucky | .361 | .353 | .593 | 9.60 | 21.70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | SEC |
| 86 | Princeton | .328 | .251 | .286 | 9.86 | 16.00 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | Eastern Independent |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | .301 | .251 | .482 | 9.75 | 18.75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 88 | Boston College | .300 | .278 | .242 | 11.29 | 24.43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Dartmouth | .292 | .512 | .569 | 5.00 | 14.88 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Northeast Independent |
| 90 | West Virginia | .290 | .495 | .231 | 13.56 | 14.00 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | West Texas A&M | .274 | .331 | .322 | 14.38 | 16.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Border |
| 92 | Colorado State | .253 | .251 | .201 | 11.13 | 22.38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Mountain States |
| 93 | Wild Card U | .252 | .251 | .414 | 7.86 | 28.21 | 30 | 116 | 2 | .209 | |
| 94 | Bucknell | .245 | .412 | .301 | 9.71 | 27.71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Eastern Independent |
| 95 | New York University | .241 | .217 | .050 | 12.71 | 17.86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Northeast Independent |
| 96 | Richmond | .227 | .360 | .278 | 10.88 | 27.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 97 | Kansas State | .211 | .266 | .399 | 8.88 | 33.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Big 6 |
| 98 | Syracuse | .209 | .255 | .343 | 5.43 | 15.14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | Northeast Independent |
| 99 | Lafayette | .199 | .251 | .268 | 6.44 | 23.33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | Idaho | .185 | .251 | .312 | 9.75 | 21.88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | PCC |
| 101 | Presbyterian | .150 | .262 | .282 | 8.00 | 41.14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | South/West Independent |
| 102 | Coast Guard | .141 | .436 | .341 | 3.88 | 26.13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .063 | Northeast Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Western | .645 | .644 | .736 | 45 | 34 | 5 | .565 | 9 |
| MVC | .603 | .460 | .381 | 33 | 15 | 1 | .684 | 5 |
| SEC | .590 | .454 | .562 | 64 | 49 | 2 | .565 | 12 |
| SWC | .585 | .524 | .603 | 39 | 34 | 1 | .534 | 7 |
| Eastern Independent | .546 | .520 | .468 | 77 | 54 | 9 | .582 | 16 |
| South/West Independent | .524 | .330 | .313 | 33 | 17 | 2 | .654 | 6 |
| Southern | .514 | .448 | .471 | 48 | 44 | 6 | .520 | 11 |
| PCC | .470 | .376 | .353 | 36 | 35 | 3 | .507 | 8 |
| Big 6 | .457 | .463 | .457 | 24 | 29 | 2 | .455 | 6 |
| Border | .449 | .346 | .389 | 11 | 12 | 3 | .481 | 3 |
| Mountain States | .413 | .409 | .281 | 19 | 20 | 2 | .488 | 5 |
| Northeast Independent | .399 | .389 | .268 | 51 | 51 | 4 | .500 | 13 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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