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Final power ratings for the 1965 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .534 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.993.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.25 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 | Michigan State | .905 | .661 | .803 | 23.91 | 6.91 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Big Ten |
| 2 | Alabama | .855 | .890 | .769 | 23.27 | 9.73 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | SEC |
| 3 | Tennessee | .842 | .588 | .786 | 20.00 | 8.91 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | SEC |
| 4 | UCLA | .841 | .536 | .950 | 23.36 | 15.27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | AAWU |
| 5 | Arkansas | .834 | .837 | .592 | 30.09 | 10.73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SWC |
| 6 | Notre Dame | .811 | .705 | .713 | 27.00 | 7.30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Nebraska | .795 | .781 | .456 | 31.73 | 11.73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Big 8 |
| 8 | Southern California | .787 | .741 | .661 | 26.20 | 9.20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | AAWU |
| 9 | Missouri | .753 | .743 | .603 | 20.27 | 9.18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | Big 8 |
| 10 | Purdue | .752 | .653 | .668 | 22.70 | 12.70 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Big Ten |
| 11 | Louisiana State | .744 | .805 | .719 | 24.09 | 14.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 12 | Mississippi | .734 | .769 | .793 | 16.27 | 10.45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SEC |
| 13 | Dartmouth | .733 | .600 | .205 | 30.11 | 7.89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Ivy |
| 14 | Florida | .719 | .755 | .736 | 21.73 | 13.55 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SEC |
| 15 | Kentucky | .710 | .596 | .788 | 20.20 | 16.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 16 | Tulsa | .697 | .634 | .524 | 29.18 | 15.55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | MVC |
| 17 | Illinois | .695 | .662 | .647 | 23.50 | 11.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Big Ten |
| 18 | Texas Tech | .684 | .564 | .576 | 25.27 | 20.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
| 19 | Syracuse | .681 | .743 | .560 | 23.70 | 14.60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | East Carolina | .678 | .289 | .083 | 29.90 | 8.30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern |
| 21 | Georgia | .677 | .673 | .737 | 18.60 | 15.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | .675 | .755 | .604 | 23.00 | 15.55 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Ohio State | .668 | .700 | .547 | 17.33 | 13.11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Big Ten |
| 24 | Utah State | .666 | .687 | .336 | 27.10 | 13.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 25 | Princeton | .665 | .677 | .225 | 31.22 | 11.11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Ivy |
| 26 | Miami (Ohio) | .650 | .578 | .446 | 24.70 | 13.70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | MAC |
| 27 | Xavier | .648 | .469 | .299 | 21.70 | 15.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Texas-El Paso | .647 | .324 | .451 | 28.82 | 18.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
| 29 | Miami (Florida) | .638 | .573 | .633 | 19.90 | 13.80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Auburn | .633 | .725 | .815 | 15.64 | 15.91 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | SEC |
| 31 | Penn State | .627 | .745 | .703 | 20.20 | 15.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Texas Christian | .626 | .586 | .746 | 14.64 | 14.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | SWC |
| 33 | New Mexico State | .623 | .478 | .246 | 23.60 | 15.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 34 | Stanford | .620 | .553 | .585 | 14.40 | 14.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | AAWU |
| 35 | Texas | .620 | .897 | .491 | 23.10 | 15.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SWC |
| 36 | Washington | .616 | .692 | .714 | 20.50 | 18.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | AAWU |
| 37 | Washington State | .613 | .499 | .392 | 13.90 | 10.30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | AAWU |
| 38 | Colorado | .607 | .441 | .345 | 16.30 | 10.60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Big 8 |
| 39 | Southern Mississippi | .606 | .476 | .259 | 14.11 | 6.67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | South/West Independent |
| 40 | North Carolina State | .602 | .593 | .506 | 13.40 | 11.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ACC |
| 41 | Duke | .601 | .612 | .528 | 21.60 | 15.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ACC |
| 42 | Minnesota | .601 | .624 | .617 | 18.80 | 16.00 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Big Ten |
| 43 | Baylor | .588 | .671 | .684 | 15.60 | 17.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 44 | Michigan | .582 | .709 | .726 | 18.50 | 16.10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Big Ten |
| 45 | Florida State | .576 | .737 | .735 | 12.10 | 11.90 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Mississippi State | .574 | .648 | .706 | 20.20 | 17.20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | SEC |
| 47 | Bowling Green State | .574 | .652 | .307 | 13.67 | 12.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MAC |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | .574 | .602 | .281 | 18.80 | 13.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Memphis | .574 | .638 | .517 | 21.50 | 15.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 50 | Wyoming | .570 | .667 | .477 | 20.10 | 18.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | WAC |
| 51 | Navy | .569 | .642 | .619 | 12.80 | 12.90 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | California | .568 | .502 | .717 | 12.50 | 19.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | AAWU |
| 53 | Southern Methodist | .566 | .427 | .734 | 12.30 | 16.70 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SWC |
| 54 | South Carolina | .563 | .457 | .608 | 15.10 | 16.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ACC |
| 55 | Oregon State | .557 | .691 | .623 | 12.50 | 16.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | AAWU |
| 56 | Houston | .553 | .508 | .652 | 15.90 | 17.40 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | South/West Independent |
| 57 | Clemson | .552 | .532 | .595 | 11.70 | 13.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ACC |
| 58 | Western Michigan | .549 | .326 | .322 | 14.22 | 14.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | MAC |
| 59 | West Virginia | .547 | .580 | .433 | 27.90 | 26.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 60 | William & Mary | .547 | .393 | .348 | 19.80 | 16.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 61 | Louisville | .547 | .266 | .347 | 21.80 | 16.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
| 62 | Brigham Young | .544 | .406 | .347 | 22.90 | 17.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | WAC |
| 63 | Kent | .543 | .352 | .448 | 14.40 | 11.40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | MAC |
| 64 | Arizona State | .541 | .698 | .440 | 13.20 | 14.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | WAC |
| 65 | Boston College | .535 | .605 | .328 | 20.90 | 11.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | West Texas A&M | .533 | .433 | .323 | 18.10 | 14.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 67 | Idaho | .515 | .476 | .388 | 20.10 | 12.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Northwestern | .515 | .570 | .657 | 14.10 | 20.80 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Big Ten |
| 69 | Harvard | .513 | .512 | .235 | 13.33 | 6.89 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Ivy |
| 70 | Colgate | .503 | .477 | .226 | 12.80 | 10.90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 71 | Quantico Marines | .502 | .289 | .212 | 17.70 | 9.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
| 72 | North Carolina | .502 | .611 | .632 | 14.60 | 19.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ACC |
| 73 | Army | .498 | .578 | .542 | 11.90 | 13.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Eastern Independent |
| 74 | Oregon | .488 | .732 | .516 | 16.50 | 18.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | AAWU |
| 75 | Iowa State | .486 | .453 | .303 | 17.80 | 14.70 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Big 8 |
| 76 | George Washington | .479 | .415 | .330 | 18.50 | 15.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 77 | Toledo | .476 | .312 | .366 | 10.40 | 9.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MAC |
| 78 | Marshall | .469 | .473 | .376 | 15.10 | 16.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MAC |
| 79 | Virginia | .469 | .424 | .534 | 17.00 | 18.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ACC |
| 80 | Air Force | .464 | .605 | .556 | 16.60 | 15.60 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | South/West Independent |
| 81 | Maryland | .458 | .560 | .487 | 13.20 | 16.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ACC |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | .456 | .532 | .627 | 13.10 | 17.30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Big 8 |
| 83 | Colorado State | .453 | .386 | .455 | 26.40 | 26.40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Buffalo | .452 | .427 | .050 | 14.50 | 7.80 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 85 | San Jose State | .450 | .429 | .331 | 18.40 | 19.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Cincinnati | .448 | .583 | .315 | 16.30 | 17.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 87 | Cornell | .446 | .437 | .255 | 21.33 | 15.22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Ivy |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | .444 | .433 | .771 | 8.50 | 18.00 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | SEC |
| 89 | Davidson | .441 | .218 | .077 | 17.50 | 14.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 90 | Texas A&M | .440 | .474 | .739 | 8.00 | 17.00 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | SWC |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | .438 | .648 | .695 | 17.30 | 31.10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Indiana | .415 | .461 | .636 | 13.40 | 22.50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Big Ten |
| 93 | North Texas | .397 | .341 | .534 | 18.10 | 31.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
| 94 | Utah | .395 | .686 | .411 | 17.70 | 16.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | WAC |
| 95 | Wake Forest | .392 | .407 | .585 | 8.80 | 20.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ACC |
| 96 | Wisconsin | .387 | .548 | .746 | 8.10 | 29.10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | Big Ten |
| 97 | Pennsylvania | .380 | .232 | .211 | 15.11 | 21.33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Ivy |
| 98 | Rice | .374 | .641 | .656 | 12.30 | 24.80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | SWC |
| 99 | Furman | .370 | .343 | .080 | 18.10 | 17.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 100 | Oklahoma | .369 | .747 | .484 | 10.60 | 15.00 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Big 8 |
| 101 | Tulane | .369 | .413 | .804 | 7.10 | 26.80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | SEC |
| 102 | New Mexico | .361 | .654 | .456 | 12.70 | 22.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | WAC |
| 103 | Arizona | .337 | .603 | .437 | 7.70 | 17.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | WAC |
| 104 | Virginia Military Institute | .331 | .355 | .395 | 12.10 | 20.00 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 105 | Kansas | .330 | .669 | .508 | 11.90 | 21.50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Big 8 |
| 106 | Wichita State | .322 | .501 | .433 | 13.33 | 18.89 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | MVC |
| 107 | Iowa | .320 | .549 | .685 | 9.40 | 19.20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | Big Ten |
| 108 | Yale | .315 | .515 | .308 | 9.33 | 15.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Ivy |
| 109 | Wild Card U | .293 | .289 | .336 | 11.57 | 23.29 | 26 | 61 | 2 | .303 | |
| 110 | Holy Cross | .286 | .448 | .377 | 7.10 | 17.30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Brown | .285 | .380 | .331 | 14.22 | 18.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Ivy |
| 112 | Rutgers | .258 | .441 | .152 | 9.33 | 16.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 113 | Villanova | .232 | .519 | .415 | 11.33 | 22.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Citadel | .230 | .367 | .310 | 7.70 | 15.90 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
| 115 | Columbia | .220 | .396 | .294 | 9.22 | 25.44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Ivy |
| 116 | Dayton | .215 | .305 | .496 | 2.60 | 16.10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | MVC |
| 117 | Ohio | .183 | .533 | .483 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | MAC |
| 118 | Kansas State | .148 | .362 | .518 | 4.30 | 29.60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Big 8 |
| 119 | Pacific | .142 | .215 | .200 | 9.00 | 27.78 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | South/West Independent |
| 120 | Richmond | .133 | .349 | .449 | 4.80 | 28.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Southern |
| 121 | Lehigh | .126 | .162 | .119 | 13.67 | 29.11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .664 | .663 | .766 | 64 | 47 | 5 | .573 | 11 |
| AAWU | .636 | .618 | .645 | 47 | 30 | 4 | .605 | 8 |
| SWC | .591 | .637 | .652 | 44 | 38 | 1 | .536 | 8 |
| Big Ten | .584 | .614 | .673 | 48 | 49 | 3 | .495 | 10 |
| South/West Independent | .541 | .507 | .422 | 93 | 72 | 5 | .562 | 17 |
| ACC | .517 | .525 | .559 | 37 | 43 | 0 | .463 | 8 |
| Big 8 | .493 | .591 | .480 | 37 | 41 | 4 | .476 | 8 |
| MAC | .492 | .461 | .392 | 35 | 31 | 2 | .529 | 7 |
| Eastern Independent | .476 | .543 | .414 | 62 | 67 | 8 | .482 | 14 |
| WAC | .458 | .619 | .428 | 27 | 33 | 0 | .450 | 6 |
| Ivy | .445 | .469 | .258 | 37 | 30 | 5 | .549 | 8 |
| MVC | .438 | .438 | .442 | 25 | 34 | 1 | .425 | 6 |
| Southern | .417 | .368 | .278 | 42 | 48 | 0 | .467 | 9 |
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