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Final power ratings for the 1955 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .547 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.217.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.49 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 | Oklahoma | .920 | .906 | .544 | 35.00 | 5.45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Big 7 |
| 2 | Mississippi | .897 | .772 | .819 | 24.09 | 10.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SEC |
| 3 | Maryland | .886 | .838 | .719 | 19.73 | 7.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | ACC |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | .885 | .821 | .742 | 17.18 | 4.18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SEC |
| 5 | Michigan State | .872 | .703 | .677 | 25.30 | 8.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Big Ten |
| 6 | UCLA | .866 | .829 | .797 | 27.18 | 6.73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | PCC |
| 7 | Texas Christian | .856 | .622 | .759 | 27.82 | 9.55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SWC |
| 8 | Texas A&M | .796 | .505 | .789 | 16.00 | 8.90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | SWC |
| 9 | Notre Dame | .776 | .867 | .575 | 21.00 | 11.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Duke | .769 | .756 | .672 | 19.60 | 9.50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | ACC |
| 11 | Auburn | .758 | .688 | .600 | 20.36 | 11.18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | SEC |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | .745 | .442 | .590 | 21.82 | 7.82 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | .733 | .545 | .802 | 16.45 | 11.09 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Stanford | .732 | .558 | .775 | 19.80 | 13.50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | PCC |
| 15 | West Virginia | .716 | .687 | .395 | 28.50 | 10.40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 16 | Arizona State | .715 | .448 | .397 | 31.18 | 9.73 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Border |
| 17 | Ohio State | .706 | .807 | .534 | 22.33 | 10.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Big Ten |
| 18 | Colorado State | .704 | .405 | .461 | 17.50 | 10.80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Skyline |
| 19 | Miami (Florida) | .697 | .675 | .612 | 20.11 | 9.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 20 | Tennessee | .697 | .595 | .620 | 18.80 | 9.20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
| 21 | Denver | .696 | .575 | .284 | 31.00 | 8.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Skyline |
| 22 | Kentucky | .694 | .713 | .663 | 17.80 | 13.10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
| 23 | Michigan | .688 | .673 | .470 | 19.89 | 10.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Big Ten |
| 24 | Navy | .688 | .714 | .441 | 20.89 | 6.22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Texas-El Paso | .683 | .551 | .493 | 22.70 | 11.40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Border |
| 26 | Texas Tech | .679 | .677 | .689 | 18.36 | 15.09 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Border |
| 27 | Wyoming | .675 | .564 | .490 | 20.45 | 12.45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Skyline |
| 28 | Mississippi State | .670 | .633 | .710 | 17.30 | 14.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 29 | Southern California | .664 | .726 | .651 | 26.50 | 15.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | PCC |
| 30 | Wichita State | .662 | .586 | .382 | 25.20 | 13.30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | MVC |
| 31 | Arkansas | .652 | .654 | .724 | 12.60 | 11.40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | SWC |
| 32 | Texas | .647 | .719 | .872 | 18.90 | 21.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 33 | Colorado | .642 | .695 | .569 | 20.30 | 14.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Big 7 |
| 34 | Syracuse | .639 | .481 | .643 | 22.50 | 16.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Clemson | .635 | .546 | .461 | 20.60 | 14.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | ACC |
| 36 | Washington | .633 | .450 | .579 | 14.10 | 9.30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | PCC |
| 37 | Houston | .630 | .553 | .566 | 17.60 | 13.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
| 38 | Louisiana State | .626 | .605 | .950 | 13.90 | 14.90 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | SEC |
| 39 | Oregon | .621 | .516 | .579 | 20.40 | 15.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | PCC |
| 40 | Utah | .617 | .511 | .495 | 20.22 | 15.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Skyline |
| 41 | Tulane | .614 | .413 | .616 | 16.30 | 13.60 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | SEC |
| 42 | Baylor | .614 | .723 | .762 | 14.60 | 14.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 43 | Army | .613 | .682 | .366 | 28.44 | 8.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 44 | Colgate | .607 | .486 | .423 | 18.22 | 11.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Oregon State | .593 | .326 | .503 | 14.00 | 13.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | PCC |
| 46 | Florida | .590 | .645 | .873 | 11.10 | 12.60 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 47 | Southern Methodist | .588 | .714 | .794 | 11.80 | 11.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SWC |
| 48 | Illinois | .579 | .533 | .492 | 16.56 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Big Ten |
| 49 | Purdue | .573 | .643 | .550 | 12.56 | 11.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Big Ten |
| 50 | Yale | .569 | .489 | .181 | 19.56 | 8.78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Arizona | .563 | .571 | .551 | 18.40 | 16.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Border |
| 52 | Georgia | .560 | .601 | .745 | 17.30 | 17.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 53 | Pacific | .559 | .478 | .561 | 14.67 | 13.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Princeton | .555 | .516 | .093 | 15.44 | 7.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Wake Forest | .552 | .467 | .563 | 13.10 | 15.30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | ACC |
| 56 | San Jose State | .540 | .525 | .343 | 17.67 | 12.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
| 57 | Iowa | .538 | .654 | .672 | 18.44 | 19.22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Big Ten |
| 58 | West Texas A&M | .533 | .226 | .454 | 21.44 | 12.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Border |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | .521 | .558 | .239 | 19.10 | 13.30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 60 | Nebraska | .520 | .546 | .613 | 12.70 | 17.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Big 7 |
| 61 | Boston College | .518 | .550 | .213 | 22.00 | 9.88 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Hardin-Simmons | .513 | .429 | .517 | 22.10 | 25.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Border |
| 63 | North Texas | .507 | .367 | .402 | 19.70 | 15.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | South/West Independent |
| 64 | Wisconsin | .498 | .759 | .546 | 19.11 | 18.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Big Ten |
| 65 | George Washington | .496 | .379 | .417 | 11.00 | 9.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 66 | Penn State | .495 | .647 | .416 | 18.11 | 16.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
| 67 | Detroit Mercy | .494 | .386 | .240 | 11.11 | 6.89 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | MVC |
| 68 | Richmond | .475 | .412 | .225 | 14.56 | 9.11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 69 | Holy Cross | .466 | .448 | .238 | 14.80 | 16.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Utah State | .453 | .438 | .499 | 17.70 | 17.30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Skyline |
| 71 | Kansas State | .450 | .539 | .508 | 16.50 | 19.10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Big 7 |
| 72 | North Carolina | .444 | .498 | .744 | 11.70 | 21.80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ACC |
| 73 | Florida State | .440 | .412 | .360 | 14.70 | 18.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Minnesota | .440 | .623 | .616 | 12.22 | 19.11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big Ten |
| 75 | Rice | .439 | .743 | .761 | 11.00 | 17.90 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | SWC |
| 76 | North Carolina State | .431 | .331 | .358 | 20.60 | 19.30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | ACC |
| 77 | Indiana | .406 | .447 | .565 | 10.11 | 16.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big Ten |
| 78 | Cornell | .396 | .483 | .108 | 17.67 | 14.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | Davidson | .391 | .327 | .050 | 17.44 | 10.11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 80 | Kansas | .389 | .398 | .516 | 9.30 | 22.20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Big 7 |
| 81 | California | .367 | .678 | .649 | 10.70 | 21.60 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | PCC |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | .362 | .579 | .683 | 8.80 | 17.20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | MVC |
| 83 | South Carolina | .359 | .615 | .502 | 13.33 | 23.22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | ACC |
| 84 | Citadel | .350 | .242 | .089 | 12.00 | 17.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 85 | Drake | .349 | .295 | .218 | 20.50 | 24.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Missouri | .345 | .591 | .705 | 9.20 | 19.20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Big 7 |
| 87 | Tulsa | .342 | .372 | .537 | 12.40 | 23.20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | MVC |
| 88 | Harvard | .320 | .406 | .143 | 17.88 | 14.25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Montana | .318 | .313 | .460 | 10.90 | 28.10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Skyline |
| 90 | Marquette | .317 | .469 | .496 | 8.56 | 21.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | Dartmouth | .315 | .343 | .272 | 10.22 | 13.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 92 | Idaho | .310 | .324 | .459 | 14.22 | 19.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | PCC |
| 93 | Washington State | .303 | .459 | .648 | 6.70 | 25.70 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | PCC |
| 94 | New Mexico State | .301 | .128 | .333 | 14.10 | 22.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Border |
| 95 | Wild Card U | .300 | .279 | .381 | 10.60 | 22.74 | 28 | 56 | 1 | .335 | |
| 96 | William & Mary | .292 | .477 | .573 | 9.00 | 20.33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern |
| 97 | Iowa State | .264 | .385 | .560 | 7.67 | 24.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Big 7 |
| 98 | Boston University | .261 | .545 | .307 | 14.13 | 21.75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | Northeast Independent |
| 99 | Alabama | .252 | .620 | .902 | 4.80 | 25.60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | SEC |
| 100 | New Mexico | .246 | .448 | .506 | 6.10 | 21.30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Skyline |
| 101 | Virginia | .245 | .433 | .495 | 9.60 | 20.10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | ACC |
| 102 | Rutgers | .242 | .321 | .115 | 11.88 | 20.38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Eastern Independent |
| 103 | Cincinnati | .242 | .445 | .280 | 10.78 | 22.11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | Eastern Independent |
| 104 | Villanova | .239 | .361 | .527 | 8.60 | 20.40 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Eastern Independent |
| 105 | Brown | .232 | .424 | .224 | 9.56 | 15.44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Northeast Independent |
| 106 | Brigham Young | .211 | .265 | .488 | 10.40 | 30.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Skyline |
| 107 | Northwestern | .186 | .464 | .513 | 7.33 | 26.78 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | Big Ten |
| 108 | Virginia Military Institute | .183 | .415 | .375 | 8.50 | 25.90 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Southern |
| 109 | Furman | .165 | .462 | .396 | 7.10 | 31.90 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Southern |
| 110 | Columbia | .163 | .288 | .338 | 8.22 | 27.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Northeast Independent |
| 111 | Pennsylvania | .119 | .371 | .490 | 3.78 | 30.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | Eastern Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .666 | .629 | .736 | 69 | 48 | 7 | .585 | 12 |
| SWC | .656 | .669 | .780 | 37 | 31 | 3 | .542 | 7 |
| Border | .570 | .433 | .490 | 38 | 27 | 6 | .577 | 7 |
| PCC | .566 | .541 | .627 | 43 | 41 | 5 | .511 | 9 |
| Big Ten | .549 | .631 | .564 | 46 | 41 | 4 | .527 | 10 |
| ACC | .540 | .561 | .564 | 40 | 37 | 3 | .519 | 8 |
| South/West Independent | .516 | .459 | .416 | 30 | 23 | 2 | .564 | 6 |
| Big 7 | .504 | .580 | .574 | 31 | 37 | 2 | .457 | 7 |
| MVC | .498 | .495 | .482 | 22 | 24 | 3 | .480 | 5 |
| Skyline | .490 | .440 | .460 | 40 | 40 | 0 | .500 | 8 |
| Eastern Independent | .441 | .526 | .423 | 40 | 49 | 4 | .452 | 10 |
| Northeast Independent | .425 | .469 | .288 | 51 | 52 | 2 | .495 | 12 |
| Southern | .399 | .440 | .306 | 36 | 45 | 4 | .447 | 9 |
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Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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