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Final power ratings for the 1974 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .573 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.532.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.84 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 | .962 | .923 | .744 | 43.00 | 8.36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Big 8 |
| 2 | Alabama | .926 | .895 | .813 | 27.42 | 8.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | SEC |
| 3 | Michigan | .890 | .874 | .637 | 29.45 | 6.82 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Big Ten |
| 4 | Southern California | .874 | .850 | .747 | 30.25 | 11.83 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | Pac 8 |
| 5 | Auburn | .873 | .732 | .787 | 23.92 | 10.17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | SEC |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | .869 | .749 | .516 | 27.55 | 7.82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | MAC |
| 7 | Ohio State | .855 | .844 | .661 | 36.42 | 10.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Big Ten |
| 8 | Notre Dame | .832 | .868 | .648 | 26.50 | 12.25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Nebraska | .812 | .887 | .699 | 31.08 | 11.00 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Big 8 |
| 10 | Penn State | .807 | .861 | .612 | 26.83 | 11.83 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Texas | .793 | .822 | .814 | 30.58 | 16.42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | SWC |
| 12 | Maryland | .792 | .582 | .759 | 26.33 | 8.67 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ACC |
| 13 | Texas A&M | .777 | .560 | .726 | 20.18 | 11.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
| 14 | Florida | .777 | .668 | .914 | 21.75 | 16.42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | SEC |
| 15 | Mississippi State | .769 | .517 | .776 | 27.25 | 18.67 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | SEC |
| 16 | North Carolina State | .768 | .680 | .717 | 26.42 | 20.08 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | ACC |
| 17 | Baylor | .760 | .444 | .880 | 21.00 | 18.58 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | SWC |
| 18 | Tennessee | .751 | .777 | .898 | 17.58 | 15.08 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | SEC |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | .730 | .682 | .824 | 21.83 | 15.25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | Big 8 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | .730 | .493 | .701 | 26.08 | 16.58 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | SEC |
| 21 | Michigan State | .727 | .593 | .708 | 24.55 | 17.82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Big Ten |
| 22 | Houston | .721 | .780 | .663 | 23.33 | 15.42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Arkansas | .721 | .632 | .765 | 25.91 | 14.91 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SWC |
| 24 | Wisconsin | .718 | .487 | .760 | 31.00 | 22.09 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Big Ten |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | .706 | .528 | .796 | 20.64 | 18.36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Missouri | .705 | .679 | .849 | 18.55 | 19.73 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Big 8 |
| 27 | California | .699 | .518 | .625 | 25.09 | 19.36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Pac 8 |
| 28 | San Diego State | .699 | .736 | .453 | 26.45 | 15.45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | PCAA |
| 29 | Boston College | .696 | .600 | .444 | 33.18 | 14.00 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Texas Tech | .684 | .748 | .784 | 16.08 | 13.17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .583 | SWC |
| 31 | Arizona | .683 | .583 | .361 | 23.91 | 15.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | WAC |
| 32 | Kentucky | .682 | .547 | .808 | 22.55 | 17.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | SEC |
| 33 | Georgia | .680 | .750 | .885 | 27.25 | 23.75 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
| 34 | UCLA | .672 | .745 | .612 | 21.82 | 15.82 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | Pac 8 |
| 35 | North Carolina | .669 | .611 | .698 | 30.33 | 23.25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | ACC |
| 36 | Tulsa | .667 | .493 | .478 | 25.91 | 18.55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | MVC |
| 37 | Clemson | .661 | .484 | .740 | 22.36 | 22.73 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | ACC |
| 38 | San Jose State | .659 | .513 | .436 | 26.92 | 16.58 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | PCAA |
| 39 | Temple | .648 | .539 | .258 | 33.50 | 14.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | .643 | .585 | .726 | 21.64 | 19.27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 41 | Memphis | .634 | .600 | .522 | 20.45 | 13.45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
| 42 | Stanford | .632 | .707 | .765 | 17.91 | 20.73 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | Pac 8 |
| 43 | Louisiana State | .632 | .815 | .746 | 18.36 | 15.27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | SEC |
| 44 | Utah State | .624 | .620 | .482 | 16.45 | 18.09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
| 45 | Illinois | .619 | .518 | .634 | 19.09 | 18.73 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | Big Ten |
| 46 | Miami (Florida) | .618 | .585 | .769 | 15.18 | 17.27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 47 | Southern Methodist | .616 | .602 | .657 | 20.09 | 21.82 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SWC |
| 48 | Duke | .614 | .459 | .673 | 18.27 | 18.91 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | ACC |
| 49 | Brigham Young | .611 | .520 | .465 | 25.17 | 16.58 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | WAC |
| 50 | Cincinnati | .609 | .436 | .510 | 20.64 | 15.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Kent | .607 | .620 | .370 | 23.09 | 14.64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | MAC |
| 52 | Colorado | .606 | .714 | .889 | 20.55 | 27.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big 8 |
| 53 | Bowling Green State | .601 | .588 | .515 | 22.64 | 18.45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | MAC |
| 54 | Lamar | .597 | .311 | .246 | 15.80 | 11.40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Arizona State | .590 | .800 | .477 | 22.25 | 13.58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | WAC |
| 56 | Yale | .589 | .468 | .050 | 25.44 | 7.44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Ivy |
| 57 | Iowa State | .585 | .644 | .848 | 16.91 | 18.00 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big 8 |
| 58 | Virginia Military Institute | .584 | .258 | .414 | 19.27 | 15.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Southern |
| 59 | East Carolina | .582 | .623 | .338 | 23.09 | 15.18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Southern |
| 60 | Ohio | .580 | .500 | .550 | 22.64 | 19.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | MAC |
| 61 | Southern Mississippi | .576 | .550 | .629 | 14.55 | 17.73 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Washington | .569 | .490 | .721 | 24.73 | 25.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Pac 8 |
| 63 | Purdue | .561 | .595 | .736 | 20.27 | 23.73 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | Big Ten |
| 64 | Rutgers | .553 | .445 | .184 | 22.18 | 13.27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | West Texas A&M | .543 | .304 | .362 | 20.00 | 13.45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | MVC |
| 66 | Kansas | .538 | .649 | .862 | 14.27 | 22.45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big 8 |
| 67 | Tampa | .535 | .584 | .340 | 25.00 | 15.73 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Harvard | .515 | .442 | .115 | 26.22 | 14.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Ivy |
| 69 | Mississippi | .499 | .665 | .884 | 12.27 | 21.91 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | SEC |
| 70 | Kansas State | .498 | .591 | .749 | 17.55 | 25.73 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big 8 |
| 71 | Colorado State | .498 | .387 | .534 | 26.82 | 24.18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | WAC |
| 72 | West Virginia | .490 | .608 | .618 | 19.09 | 20.36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | .489 | .456 | .598 | 25.27 | 23.73 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Virginia | .488 | .409 | .671 | 18.82 | 21.73 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ACC |
| 75 | Arkansas State | .484 | .326 | .086 | 21.50 | 12.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 76 | Pacific | .484 | .573 | .370 | 21.64 | 22.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | PCAA |
| 77 | Toledo | .481 | .532 | .340 | 23.82 | 24.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | MAC |
| 78 | Tulane | .479 | .649 | .514 | 16.00 | 19.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | South/West Independent |
| 79 | South Carolina | .476 | .587 | .663 | 20.27 | 28.36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Oregon State | .474 | .459 | .737 | 19.64 | 25.91 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Pac 8 |
| 81 | Appalachian State | .469 | .322 | .234 | 18.55 | 16.00 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Southern |
| 82 | Navy | .464 | .485 | .683 | 11.91 | 20.82 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Long Beach State | .460 | .377 | .252 | 22.91 | 21.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | PCAA |
| 84 | Iowa | .459 | .360 | .879 | 14.27 | 28.00 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Big Ten |
| 85 | Hawaii | .444 | .326 | .280 | 15.91 | 19.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Pennsylvania | .434 | .405 | .110 | 20.78 | 19.89 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Ivy |
| 87 | Holy Cross | .428 | .389 | .307 | 16.55 | 19.91 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
| 88 | Rice | .426 | .550 | .848 | 10.64 | 20.18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | SWC |
| 89 | Florida State | .424 | .445 | .881 | 11.82 | 26.27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | South/West Independent |
| 90 | William & Mary | .424 | .450 | .520 | 19.18 | 24.45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Southern |
| 91 | New Mexico State | .424 | .364 | .252 | 21.55 | 18.09 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | MVC |
| 92 | New Mexico | .423 | .466 | .482 | 17.45 | 23.91 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | WAC |
| 93 | Fresno State | .409 | .363 | .272 | 20.83 | 17.17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | PCAA |
| 94 | Minnesota | .406 | .573 | .606 | 14.64 | 30.18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big Ten |
| 95 | Louisville | .397 | .551 | .538 | 12.36 | 23.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | MVC |
| 96 | Texas-El Paso | .390 | .251 | .391 | 22.36 | 27.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | WAC |
| 97 | Richmond | .387 | .571 | .288 | 18.40 | 27.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 98 | Syracuse | .376 | .426 | .801 | 11.00 | 23.73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | Army | .374 | .341 | .619 | 14.18 | 27.82 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | Citadel | .373 | .346 | .329 | 19.64 | 22.55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Southern |
| 101 | Princeton | .367 | .250 | .185 | 20.89 | 17.78 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Ivy |
| 102 | Furman | .367 | .408 | .225 | 11.73 | 15.09 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Southern |
| 103 | Washington State | .358 | .568 | .642 | 14.73 | 24.73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Pac 8 |
| 104 | Northwestern | .358 | .465 | .710 | 12.73 | 35.00 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Big Ten |
| 105 | Brown | .358 | .259 | .142 | 15.67 | 16.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Ivy |
| 106 | Indiana | .349 | .428 | .779 | 15.09 | 26.55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | Big Ten |
| 107 | Colgate | .341 | .410 | .316 | 22.00 | 31.80 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Eastern Independent |
| 108 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .339 | .294 | .319 | 16.45 | 22.91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
| 109 | North Texas | .336 | .354 | .486 | 12.18 | 22.55 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | MVC |
| 110 | Wild Card U | .323 | .326 | .273 | 17.92 | 22.25 | 42 | 64 | 2 | .398 | |
| 111 | Drake | .305 | .329 | .290 | 19.36 | 28.64 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | MVC |
| 112 | Villanova | .303 | .384 | .515 | 7.91 | 26.18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Eastern Independent |
| 113 | Air Force | .298 | .594 | .431 | 16.18 | 19.55 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | South/West Independent |
| 114 | Western Michigan | .295 | .544 | .342 | 17.00 | 24.45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | MAC |
| 115 | Oregon | .286 | .505 | .620 | 10.55 | 30.00 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Pac 8 |
| 116 | Cornell | .282 | .388 | .133 | 20.33 | 21.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Ivy |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | .282 | .465 | .121 | 16.91 | 23.73 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
| 118 | Wyoming | .281 | .462 | .485 | 13.64 | 25.73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | WAC |
| 119 | Dartmouth | .279 | .519 | .202 | 11.44 | 12.78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Ivy |
| 120 | Dayton | .258 | .423 | .222 | 17.36 | 28.18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Eastern Independent |
| 121 | Texas Christian | .251 | .487 | .767 | 7.18 | 31.36 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | SWC |
| 122 | Wake Forest | .245 | .320 | .760 | 6.73 | 31.64 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | ACC |
| 123 | Idaho | .229 | .370 | .205 | 18.00 | 25.45 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | South/West Independent |
| 124 | Louisiana-Lafayette | .225 | .197 | .296 | 13.55 | 26.09 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | South/West Independent |
| 125 | Wichita State | .218 | .311 | .501 | 8.55 | 27.64 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | MVC |
| 126 | Southern Illinois | .217 | .315 | .297 | 13.36 | 27.45 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Eastern Independent |
| 127 | Utah | .217 | .589 | .565 | 10.45 | 30.82 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | WAC |
| 128 | Marshall | .190 | .326 | .451 | 10.09 | 26.45 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | Eastern Independent |
| 129 | Texas-Arlington | .126 | .320 | .253 | 10.18 | 30.18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | South/West Independent |
| 130 | Columbia | .098 | .235 | .181 | 9.00 | 28.67 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Ivy |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .732 | .686 | .821 | 72 | 40 | 5 | .637 | 10 |
| Big 8 | .680 | .721 | .808 | 51 | 39 | 0 | .567 | 8 |
| SWC | .629 | .606 | .780 | 45 | 41 | 5 | .522 | 8 |
| ACC | .605 | .507 | .717 | 42 | 37 | 1 | .531 | 7 |
| Big Ten | .594 | .574 | .711 | 55 | 53 | 3 | .509 | 10 |
| MAC | .572 | .589 | .439 | 38 | 26 | 2 | .591 | 6 |
| Pac 8 | .571 | .605 | .684 | 40 | 43 | 6 | .483 | 8 |
| PCAA | .542 | .512 | .357 | 33 | 22 | 2 | .596 | 5 |
| Eastern Independent | .476 | .492 | .467 | 92 | 104 | 2 | .470 | 18 |
| South/West Independent | .472 | .483 | .468 | 93 | 113 | 2 | .452 | 19 |
| WAC | .461 | .507 | .470 | 38 | 49 | 3 | .439 | 8 |
| Southern | .455 | .425 | .336 | 38 | 38 | 0 | .500 | 7 |
| MVC | .413 | .387 | .415 | 29 | 44 | 4 | .403 | 7 |
| Ivy | .365 | .371 | .140 | 37 | 32 | 3 | .535 | 8 |
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