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Final power ratings for the 1962 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .546 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.528.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.97 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 | Southern California | .941 | .529 | .726 | 23.73 | 8.36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | AAWU |
| 2 | Mississippi | .923 | .886 | .526 | 24.70 | 5.30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SEC |
| 3 | Louisiana State | .917 | .837 | .794 | 15.91 | 3.09 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SEC |
| 4 | Alabama | .916 | .845 | .653 | 26.27 | 3.55 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SEC |
| 5 | Texas | .845 | .824 | .657 | 16.73 | 6.55 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SWC |
| 6 | Wisconsin | .839 | .612 | .676 | 32.20 | 13.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Big Ten |
| 7 | Oklahoma | .835 | .647 | .786 | 24.27 | 5.55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Big 8 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | .835 | .739 | .909 | 19.18 | 8.82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | SEC |
| 9 | Penn State | .828 | .745 | .735 | 23.27 | 10.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Missouri | .826 | .747 | .655 | 18.55 | 5.64 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Big 8 |
| 11 | Washington | .794 | .635 | .625 | 20.80 | 8.30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | AAWU |
| 12 | Duke | .786 | .691 | .611 | 19.90 | 10.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | ACC |
| 13 | Oregon State | .784 | .567 | .597 | 25.27 | 13.45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Arkansas | .782 | .777 | .500 | 27.18 | 10.45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SWC |
| 15 | Minnesota | .770 | .692 | .723 | 14.56 | 6.78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Big Ten |
| 16 | Northwestern | .761 | .554 | .744 | 26.33 | 17.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Big Ten |
| 17 | Florida | .747 | .648 | .831 | 20.09 | 12.64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SEC |
| 18 | Nebraska | .741 | .487 | .489 | 26.64 | 14.64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Big 8 |
| 19 | Dartmouth | .731 | .491 | .087 | 25.67 | 6.33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Ivy |
| 20 | Oregon | .726 | .595 | .727 | 22.90 | 15.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | South/West Independent |
| 21 | West Virginia | .717 | .415 | .446 | 21.10 | 13.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 22 | Ohio | .715 | .291 | .473 | 23.73 | 10.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | MAC |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | .706 | .650 | .931 | 17.18 | 19.73 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
| 24 | West Texas A&M | .704 | .425 | .303 | 28.36 | 10.45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | South/West Independent |
| 25 | Boston College | .701 | .482 | .361 | 25.00 | 12.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Memphis | .698 | .571 | .206 | 29.00 | 7.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Bowling Green State | .688 | .291 | .364 | 22.67 | 10.11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | MAC |
| 28 | Ohio State | .683 | .726 | .550 | 22.78 | 10.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Big Ten |
| 29 | Houston | .680 | .576 | .732 | 18.00 | 15.55 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Kansas | .677 | .730 | .532 | 21.40 | 11.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Big 8 |
| 31 | Florida State | .676 | .469 | .646 | 17.00 | 6.90 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | South/West Independent |
| 32 | Miami (Ohio) | .675 | .291 | .429 | 21.91 | 15.91 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | MAC |
| 33 | Syracuse | .667 | .747 | .795 | 15.90 | 11.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Utah State | .663 | .657 | .244 | 27.30 | 13.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 35 | Auburn | .661 | .727 | .693 | 17.30 | 16.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
| 36 | Arizona State | .660 | .639 | .268 | 30.40 | 12.60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | WAC |
| 37 | Navy | .651 | .694 | .823 | 18.40 | 17.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Purdue | .649 | .637 | .659 | 15.67 | 7.56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Big Ten |
| 39 | Texas Christian | .649 | .664 | .737 | 16.70 | 15.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SWC |
| 40 | Michigan State | .640 | .690 | .588 | 21.00 | 10.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Big Ten |
| 41 | Notre Dame | .637 | .570 | .881 | 15.90 | 19.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Maryland | .613 | .610 | .498 | 17.00 | 12.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ACC |
| 43 | Villanova | .610 | .470 | .255 | 20.80 | 9.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Washington State | .603 | .508 | .578 | 21.30 | 16.70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | AAWU |
| 45 | Clemson | .601 | .630 | .515 | 16.80 | 13.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ACC |
| 46 | New Mexico | .598 | .547 | .269 | 21.00 | 15.90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | WAC |
| 47 | Army | .588 | .626 | .387 | 15.20 | 10.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Holy Cross | .577 | .566 | .514 | 21.60 | 20.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Iowa State | .574 | .577 | .643 | 23.50 | 23.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Big 8 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | .574 | .574 | .759 | 14.20 | 18.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Iowa | .561 | .679 | .851 | 14.11 | 18.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Big Ten |
| 52 | Stanford | .552 | .395 | .700 | 12.40 | 17.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | AAWU |
| 53 | Virginia Military Institute | .534 | .568 | .395 | 11.90 | 11.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 54 | Louisville | .531 | .291 | .373 | 17.40 | 17.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Georgia | .529 | .592 | .749 | 10.90 | 17.40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .450 | SEC |
| 56 | Rice | .527 | .712 | .772 | 11.90 | 17.30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | SWC |
| 57 | Xavier | .523 | .398 | .392 | 12.40 | 13.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Western Michigan | .522 | .291 | .387 | 17.56 | 12.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | MAC |
| 59 | Mississippi State | .516 | .591 | .896 | 8.44 | 14.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | SEC |
| 60 | Tulsa | .514 | .422 | .410 | 21.90 | 18.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 61 | South Carolina | .512 | .504 | .467 | 18.70 | 14.80 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | ACC |
| 62 | Air Force | .512 | .457 | .493 | 17.30 | 17.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Baylor | .511 | .670 | .618 | 15.90 | 16.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SWC |
| 64 | Wyoming | .502 | .716 | .402 | 16.50 | 14.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | WAC |
| 65 | Kentucky | .500 | .649 | .687 | 8.50 | 10.10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | SEC |
| 66 | Arizona | .499 | .603 | .470 | 13.40 | 17.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | WAC |
| 67 | Tennessee | .499 | .700 | .522 | 17.90 | 13.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 68 | North Texas | .495 | .425 | .286 | 17.40 | 18.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
| 69 | Harvard | .491 | .434 | .114 | 22.44 | 13.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Ivy |
| 70 | UCLA | .488 | .666 | .632 | 11.80 | 13.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | AAWU |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | .487 | .531 | .725 | 13.80 | 21.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Big 8 |
| 72 | Indiana | .466 | .382 | .616 | 14.00 | 15.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big Ten |
| 73 | Buffalo | .464 | .291 | .173 | 17.67 | 16.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | .454 | .443 | .372 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 75 | Brigham Young | .453 | .343 | .386 | 19.70 | 17.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | WAC |
| 76 | Virginia | .448 | .334 | .258 | 19.40 | 16.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ACC |
| 77 | Richmond | .438 | .423 | .125 | 15.22 | 17.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 78 | Illinois | .437 | .412 | .950 | 8.33 | 26.00 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Big Ten |
| 79 | Utah | .430 | .612 | .400 | 16.90 | 19.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | WAC |
| 80 | North Carolina State | .428 | .538 | .521 | 10.80 | 13.90 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | ACC |
| 81 | Texas A&M | .426 | .578 | .817 | 6.10 | 15.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SWC |
| 82 | William & Mary | .424 | .285 | .358 | 10.90 | 13.10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Southern |
| 83 | New Mexico State | .407 | .565 | .413 | 19.10 | 25.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Princeton | .401 | .465 | .082 | 20.78 | 16.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Ivy |
| 85 | California | .400 | .414 | .864 | 14.30 | 24.70 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | AAWU |
| 86 | Pacific | .396 | .412 | .159 | 18.00 | 18.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Southern Methodist | .388 | .458 | .697 | 8.80 | 13.00 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | SWC |
| 88 | North Carolina | .385 | .542 | .593 | 11.20 | 20.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ACC |
| 89 | Texas-El Paso | .369 | .390 | .372 | 9.33 | 16.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 90 | Montana | .360 | .304 | .135 | 16.10 | 20.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Rutgers | .358 | .594 | .060 | 16.40 | 16.90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | George Washington | .355 | .393 | .457 | 10.60 | 16.50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 93 | Michigan | .351 | .619 | .798 | 7.78 | 23.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Big Ten |
| 94 | Toledo | .346 | .291 | .395 | 14.78 | 19.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | MAC |
| 95 | Kent | .340 | .291 | .455 | 11.89 | 20.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | MAC |
| 96 | Cornell | .334 | .314 | .207 | 18.67 | 26.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Ivy |
| 97 | Columbia | .331 | .378 | .091 | 13.78 | 22.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Ivy |
| 98 | Marshall | .326 | .291 | .285 | 13.70 | 23.70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MAC |
| 99 | Furman | .300 | .458 | .129 | 15.90 | 20.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 100 | Colorado | .295 | .720 | .616 | 12.20 | 34.60 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Big 8 |
| 101 | San Jose State | .294 | .457 | .490 | 12.09 | 23.73 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | South/West Independent |
| 102 | Citadel | .288 | .548 | .321 | 14.30 | 26.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 103 | Davidson | .281 | .320 | .118 | 10.78 | 14.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 104 | Idaho | .280 | .286 | .362 | 12.00 | 23.22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | South/West Independent |
| 105 | Vanderbilt | .277 | .471 | .709 | 6.20 | 21.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | SEC |
| 106 | Boston University | .276 | .400 | .424 | 10.44 | 17.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Eastern Independent |
| 107 | Colgate | .271 | .365 | .113 | 10.78 | 14.89 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Eastern Independent |
| 108 | Dayton | .270 | .213 | .405 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Eastern Independent |
| 109 | Wichita State | .268 | .556 | .137 | 12.70 | 13.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
| 110 | Cincinnati | .262 | .358 | .308 | 14.20 | 20.20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | MVC |
| 111 | Tulane | .253 | .453 | .877 | 7.60 | 29.30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | SEC |
| 112 | Texas Tech | .253 | .508 | .677 | 8.30 | 24.90 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | SWC |
| 113 | Yale | .252 | .449 | .092 | 11.33 | 12.00 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Ivy |
| 114 | Wild Card U | .236 | .291 | .267 | 11.23 | 23.12 | 19 | 55 | 1 | .260 | |
| 115 | Pennsylvania | .219 | .288 | .120 | 10.00 | 19.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Ivy |
| 116 | Detroit Mercy | .203 | .504 | .437 | 10.00 | 22.11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| 117 | Brown | .198 | .178 | .147 | 12.89 | 20.89 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | Ivy |
| 118 | Kansas State | .182 | .334 | .768 | 3.90 | 28.30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Big 8 |
| 119 | Colorado State | .171 | .310 | .593 | 6.60 | 26.80 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | South/West Independent |
| 120 | Wake Forest | .157 | .448 | .591 | 6.60 | 27.80 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | ACC |
| 121 | Hardin-Simmons | .148 | .214 | .273 | 7.20 | 20.60 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | South/West Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .631 | .678 | .737 | 63 | 52 | 8 | .545 | 12 |
| AAWU | .630 | .525 | .687 | 33 | 25 | 3 | .566 | 6 |
| Big Ten | .616 | .600 | .715 | 47 | 42 | 2 | .527 | 10 |
| Big 8 | .577 | .597 | .652 | 42 | 38 | 3 | .524 | 8 |
| SWC | .548 | .649 | .684 | 36 | 43 | 3 | .457 | 8 |
| WAC | .524 | .577 | .366 | 32 | 25 | 3 | .558 | 6 |
| MAC | .516 | .291 | .398 | 38 | 28 | 2 | .574 | 7 |
| Eastern Independent | .512 | .515 | .470 | 81 | 75 | 1 | .519 | 16 |
| South/West Independent | .506 | .455 | .447 | 92 | 84 | 6 | .522 | 18 |
| ACC | .491 | .537 | .507 | 35 | 43 | 2 | .450 | 8 |
| Southern | .421 | .428 | .302 | 42 | 44 | 2 | .489 | 9 |
| MVC | .385 | .440 | .285 | 16 | 24 | 0 | .400 | 4 |
| Ivy | .370 | .374 | .118 | 35 | 33 | 4 | .514 | 8 |
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