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Final power ratings for the 1946 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .561 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.372.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.85 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 | .933 | .869 | .797 | 26.30 | 8.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Notre Dame | .929 | .810 | .680 | 30.11 | 2.67 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Georgia | .917 | .744 | .605 | 35.64 | 10.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SEC |
| 4 | Tennessee | .865 | .656 | .950 | 15.91 | 8.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 5 | Rice | .858 | .511 | .713 | 22.27 | 5.64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SWC |
| 6 | Louisiana State | .857 | .678 | .782 | 21.82 | 11.18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SEC |
| 7 | Illinois | .840 | .546 | .780 | 21.70 | 10.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Western |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | .836 | .654 | .693 | 25.82 | 11.55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 9 | North Carolina | .833 | .525 | .791 | 24.64 | 11.73 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Southern |
| 10 | UCLA | .824 | .476 | .496 | 29.73 | 10.64 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | PCC |
| 11 | Texas | .823 | .754 | .617 | 29.00 | 6.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | SWC |
| 12 | Hardin-Simmons | .811 | .251 | .155 | 29.27 | 4.36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Border |
| 13 | Tulsa | .796 | .733 | .390 | 29.50 | 8.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | MVC |
| 14 | Michigan | .790 | .832 | .688 | 25.89 | 8.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Western |
| 15 | Mississippi State | .773 | .532 | .476 | 27.10 | 7.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | SEC |
| 16 | Oklahoma | .769 | .603 | .644 | 28.09 | 10.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Big 6 |
| 17 | William & Mary | .766 | .498 | .443 | 34.70 | 7.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 18 | Wake Forest | .766 | .629 | .804 | 17.33 | 10.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 19 | North Carolina State | .745 | .487 | .626 | 20.55 | 9.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Southern |
| 20 | Alabama | .734 | .681 | .814 | 16.91 | 10.00 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SEC |
| 21 | Texas Tech | .729 | .475 | .681 | 13.45 | 10.55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Border |
| 22 | Arkansas | .728 | .470 | .711 | 12.36 | 8.36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | SWC |
| 23 | Kentucky | .723 | .357 | .567 | 23.30 | 9.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
| 24 | Yale | .716 | .541 | .307 | 30.22 | 8.00 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | .715 | .502 | .546 | 20.00 | 14.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Duke | .692 | .733 | .948 | 14.89 | 9.56 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | .675 | .325 | .633 | 12.00 | 4.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | SEC |
| 28 | Oregon State | .671 | .352 | .303 | 17.44 | 9.00 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | PCC |
| 29 | Rutgers | .664 | .251 | .225 | 28.00 | 5.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Boston College | .663 | .289 | .570 | 26.00 | 13.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | .655 | .673 | .427 | 33.13 | 12.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Southern California | .644 | .649 | .611 | 15.80 | 10.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | PCC |
| 33 | Columbia | .643 | .482 | .567 | 24.67 | 19.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 34 | Kansas | .640 | .411 | .445 | 15.70 | 14.50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Big 6 |
| 35 | Indiana | .639 | .788 | .548 | 14.33 | 10.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 36 | Cornell | .639 | .505 | .544 | 15.00 | 12.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Harvard | .629 | .329 | .232 | 23.78 | 7.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 38 | Villanova | .622 | .484 | .599 | 18.20 | 14.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Iowa | .620 | .389 | .641 | 14.33 | 10.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 40 | Utah | .616 | .457 | .223 | 23.36 | 10.36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Mountain States |
| 41 | Utah State | .614 | .334 | .190 | 22.00 | 7.50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Mountain States |
| 42 | Richmond | .608 | .294 | .350 | 19.60 | 12.10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Southern |
| 43 | St. Mary's | .606 | .471 | .423 | 25.44 | 17.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Nevada | .600 | .251 | .094 | 36.00 | 9.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 45 | Penn State | .600 | .556 | .242 | 24.00 | 6.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Ohio State | .587 | .778 | .617 | 18.44 | 18.89 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Western |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | .585 | .405 | .415 | 21.40 | 13.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Texas A&M | .582 | .659 | .770 | 12.50 | 10.70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SWC |
| 49 | Stanford | .571 | .251 | .321 | 22.20 | 14.70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | PCC |
| 50 | Southern Methodist | .558 | .524 | .694 | 11.40 | 10.00 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SWC |
| 51 | Northwestern | .547 | .611 | .578 | 17.33 | 15.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Western |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | .544 | .760 | .851 | 18.36 | 24.00 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | MVC |
| 53 | Washington | .543 | .495 | .501 | 16.00 | 15.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | PCC |
| 54 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .534 | .386 | .502 | 25.40 | 23.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Missouri | .533 | .586 | .508 | 15.80 | 16.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Big 6 |
| 56 | Minnesota | .531 | .621 | .479 | 14.44 | 12.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 57 | Tulane | .524 | .461 | .820 | 17.90 | 20.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SEC |
| 58 | Virginia | .524 | .576 | .555 | 20.00 | 18.89 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 59 | Wisconsin | .517 | .543 | .594 | 15.56 | 16.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Western |
| 60 | Clemson | .513 | .555 | .581 | 16.33 | 19.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 61 | Holy Cross | .512 | .635 | .412 | 12.67 | 11.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | .512 | .276 | .594 | 10.20 | 14.90 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .450 | Southern |
| 63 | Navy | .509 | .831 | .950 | 11.67 | 20.67 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Georgetown | .494 | .251 | .362 | 14.38 | 12.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Denver | .492 | .476 | .475 | 16.27 | 16.55 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Mountain States |
| 66 | Texas Christian | .486 | .564 | .837 | 9.00 | 14.80 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | SWC |
| 67 | Michigan State | .486 | .499 | .465 | 18.10 | 20.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 68 | Colgate | .485 | .417 | .432 | 19.25 | 11.88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 69 | South Carolina | .470 | .456 | .388 | 13.38 | 16.63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Southern |
| 70 | Northern Arizona | .468 | .251 | .050 | 14.44 | 7.78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Border |
| 71 | Colorado | .466 | .534 | .395 | 9.10 | 14.70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Mountain States |
| 72 | Montana State | .466 | .251 | .165 | 19.80 | 15.60 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Mississippi | .464 | .386 | .818 | 8.44 | 16.00 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SEC |
| 74 | Virginia Military Institute | .462 | .379 | .526 | 13.30 | 18.90 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Southern |
| 75 | Arizona | .460 | .251 | .303 | 21.80 | 13.60 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | Border |
| 76 | West Virginia | .449 | .393 | .352 | 12.00 | 9.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | West Texas A&M | .449 | .303 | .322 | 12.10 | 13.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Border |
| 78 | Syracuse | .444 | .232 | .433 | 16.22 | 17.56 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | Brigham Young | .440 | .251 | .248 | 9.40 | 11.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Mountain States |
| 80 | New Mexico | .436 | .415 | .414 | 10.58 | 18.67 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | Border |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | .435 | .472 | .584 | 9.78 | 15.11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Eastern Independent |
| 82 | Marquette | .425 | .509 | .420 | 14.67 | 16.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Princeton | .420 | .289 | .521 | 13.00 | 16.25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 84 | Nebraska | .418 | .402 | .589 | 14.00 | 17.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 85 | George Washington | .415 | .251 | .286 | 15.29 | 12.43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Southern |
| 86 | Auburn | .411 | .418 | .539 | 13.20 | 21.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 87 | Dartmouth | .398 | .402 | .617 | 10.11 | 21.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Maryland | .397 | .461 | .542 | 15.11 | 21.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 89 | Wichita State | .397 | .350 | .179 | 11.90 | 13.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 90 | Oregon | .396 | .326 | .368 | 9.00 | 13.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | PCC |
| 91 | Purdue | .394 | .695 | .674 | 10.78 | 23.11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Western |
| 92 | New Mexico State | .389 | .251 | .167 | 15.50 | 15.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Border |
| 93 | San Francisco | .375 | .251 | .414 | 18.00 | 19.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | South/West Independent |
| 94 | Davidson | .359 | .251 | .177 | 22.89 | 14.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 95 | Montana | .356 | .251 | .283 | 13.00 | 19.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 96 | New York University | .348 | .229 | .074 | 12.63 | 20.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 97 | St. Louis | .344 | .356 | .217 | 16.00 | 16.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MVC |
| 98 | Temple | .338 | .495 | .336 | 7.63 | 14.25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | Brown | .335 | .430 | .305 | 13.56 | 20.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Northeast Independent |
| 100 | California | .330 | .441 | .538 | 12.44 | 18.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | PCC |
| 101 | Washington & Lee | .328 | .251 | .453 | 14.75 | 17.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Southern |
| 102 | Santa Clara | .327 | .251 | .402 | 14.00 | 22.63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | South/West Independent |
| 103 | Texas-El Paso | .314 | .251 | .247 | 15.11 | 16.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Border |
| 104 | Washington State | .303 | .430 | .420 | 14.75 | 18.38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | PCC |
| 105 | Florida | .303 | .372 | .748 | 11.56 | 29.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | SEC |
| 106 | Furman | .301 | .251 | .560 | 9.90 | 23.60 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
| 107 | Merchant Marine | .299 | .345 | .250 | 15.73 | 23.55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Northeast Independent |
| 108 | Baylor | .292 | .396 | .747 | 6.22 | 20.11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | SWC |
| 109 | Citadel | .274 | .251 | .257 | 10.25 | 19.25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern |
| 110 | Bucknell | .262 | .328 | .218 | 10.56 | 17.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Iowa State | .256 | .518 | .373 | 8.56 | 26.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Big 6 |
| 112 | Arizona State | .239 | .251 | .300 | 8.45 | 28.45 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | Border |
| 113 | Drake | .236 | .456 | .274 | 8.67 | 27.44 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | MVC |
| 114 | Wild Card U | .213 | .251 | .408 | 8.13 | 26.35 | 25 | 104 | 6 | .207 | |
| 115 | Colorado State | .192 | .252 | .289 | 5.56 | 20.44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Mountain States |
| 116 | Portland | .174 | .251 | .073 | 8.10 | 20.50 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | South/West Independent |
| 117 | Wyoming | .171 | .251 | .318 | 4.40 | 19.20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | Mountain States |
| 118 | Lafayette | .171 | .225 | .252 | 6.22 | 31.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Eastern Independent |
| 119 | Kansas State | .158 | .238 | .553 | 4.56 | 25.89 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | Big 6 |
| 120 | Fordham | .144 | .251 | .531 | 6.14 | 32.57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | Northeast Independent |
| 121 | Idaho | .116 | .218 | .230 | 7.22 | 27.44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | PCC |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .674 | .522 | .704 | 74 | 47 | 1 | .611 | 12 |
| SWC | .618 | .554 | .727 | 34 | 33 | 4 | .507 | 7 |
| Western | .607 | .644 | .622 | 44 | 33 | 5 | .567 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .530 | .506 | .468 | 76 | 64 | 5 | .541 | 16 |
| Southern | .528 | .409 | .520 | 74 | 67 | 7 | .524 | 16 |
| South/West Independent | .481 | .344 | .354 | 47 | 40 | 5 | .538 | 10 |
| Northeast Independent | .481 | .391 | .406 | 59 | 53 | 3 | .526 | 13 |
| Border | .477 | .300 | .293 | 48 | 37 | 8 | .559 | 9 |
| PCC | .475 | .389 | .407 | 46 | 42 | 4 | .522 | 10 |
| MVC | .463 | .531 | .382 | 23 | 25 | 2 | .480 | 5 |
| Big 6 | .462 | .460 | .519 | 25 | 30 | 3 | .457 | 6 |
| Mountain States | .427 | .365 | .305 | 33 | 33 | 5 | .500 | 7 |
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