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Final power ratings for the 1947 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .549 and the root for determining point spreads was 0.984.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.20 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 | Texas | .946 | .788 | .950 | 26.55 | 6.73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SWC |
| 2 | Southern Methodist | .906 | .541 | .886 | 16.55 | 8.18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .909 | SWC |
| 3 | Michigan | .905 | .811 | .516 | 39.40 | 5.30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 4 | Notre Dame | .852 | .870 | .456 | 32.33 | 5.78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | North Carolina | .842 | .679 | .841 | 21.00 | 9.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | .840 | .745 | .502 | 21.82 | 4.45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | SEC |
| 7 | Mississippi | .821 | .425 | .755 | 24.45 | 10.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
| 8 | Penn State | .812 | .578 | .250 | 33.20 | 4.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Rice | .786 | .684 | .869 | 20.20 | 7.40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SWC |
| 10 | Alabama | .777 | .708 | .686 | 19.09 | 9.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 11 | California | .771 | .385 | .421 | 27.50 | 11.10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | PCC |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | .767 | .664 | .440 | 27.38 | 4.38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Kansas | .759 | .525 | .507 | 27.64 | 9.27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | Big 6 |
| 14 | William & Mary | .754 | .632 | .432 | 29.09 | 7.91 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Southern |
| 15 | Southern California | .751 | .646 | .636 | 19.30 | 11.40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | PCC |
| 16 | Kentucky | .743 | .540 | .632 | 15.91 | 6.64 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SEC |
| 17 | Arkansas | .717 | .599 | .811 | 17.36 | 13.18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SWC |
| 18 | Army | .716 | .901 | .611 | 24.44 | 7.56 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Oklahoma | .708 | .686 | .583 | 19.40 | 16.10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | Big 6 |
| 20 | Maryland | .704 | .429 | .604 | 18.82 | 11.00 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | Southern |
| 21 | Utah | .703 | .536 | .316 | 20.70 | 8.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Mountain States |
| 22 | Virginia | .688 | .550 | .497 | 24.40 | 9.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Columbia | .682 | .563 | .492 | 18.89 | 12.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Michigan State | .677 | .492 | .473 | 18.56 | 11.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Mississippi State | .673 | .652 | .507 | 16.90 | 8.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
| 26 | Georgia | .672 | .831 | .704 | 17.67 | 11.25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | SEC |
| 27 | Texas Christian | .670 | .525 | .943 | 10.36 | 9.00 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | SWC |
| 28 | Louisiana State | .668 | .768 | .780 | 16.56 | 17.89 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | SEC |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | .668 | .500 | .622 | 18.20 | 8.50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SEC |
| 30 | Oregon | .666 | .361 | .497 | 17.40 | 12.10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | PCC |
| 31 | North Carolina State | .658 | .616 | .631 | 10.22 | 6.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Southern |
| 32 | Nevada | .658 | .426 | .275 | 29.18 | 14.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | South/West Independent |
| 33 | Missouri | .653 | .560 | .501 | 24.00 | 11.60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Big 6 |
| 34 | Rutgers | .653 | .458 | .162 | 29.11 | 11.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Hardin-Simmons | .649 | .531 | .302 | 27.73 | 7.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Border |
| 36 | San Francisco | .635 | .313 | .404 | 27.50 | 14.30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | South/West Independent |
| 37 | Wisconsin | .630 | .530 | .669 | 19.00 | 17.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Western |
| 38 | Minnesota | .629 | .576 | .493 | 19.33 | 14.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 39 | Duke | .628 | .713 | .786 | 8.78 | 10.00 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 40 | South Carolina | .620 | .463 | .420 | 12.56 | 9.44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Southern |
| 41 | Baylor | .619 | .344 | .766 | 12.80 | 13.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
| 42 | Wake Forest | .618 | .698 | .577 | 13.30 | 10.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 43 | Illinois | .617 | .693 | .487 | 22.67 | 11.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Western |
| 44 | Tennessee | .616 | .761 | .768 | 16.40 | 15.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
| 45 | Villanova | .606 | .553 | .486 | 16.80 | 10.60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | UCLA | .602 | .650 | .628 | 19.11 | 8.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | PCC |
| 47 | Texas A&M | .596 | .620 | .875 | 16.90 | 18.50 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | SWC |
| 48 | West Virginia | .595 | .421 | .401 | 25.20 | 8.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Purdue | .580 | .544 | .518 | 22.78 | 14.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Western |
| 50 | Indiana | .576 | .713 | .468 | 17.33 | 11.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Western |
| 51 | Detroit Mercy | .572 | .495 | .365 | 27.60 | 15.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | Texas Tech | .570 | .602 | .658 | 16.73 | 20.73 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Border |
| 53 | Arizona | .554 | .356 | .522 | 23.30 | 24.10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Border |
| 54 | Yale | .542 | .628 | .290 | 20.22 | 11.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 55 | Montana | .541 | .304 | .313 | 18.09 | 15.55 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | PCC |
| 56 | West Texas A&M | .537 | .376 | .222 | 23.00 | 11.36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Border |
| 57 | Tulsa | .531 | .765 | .492 | 14.30 | 12.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
| 58 | Princeton | .525 | .355 | .386 | 17.50 | 12.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Oregon State | .524 | .512 | .466 | 17.10 | 13.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 60 | Davidson | .518 | .305 | .268 | 15.50 | 10.80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | Southern |
| 61 | Boston College | .514 | .476 | .369 | 20.44 | 14.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Denver | .505 | .484 | .413 | 15.30 | 13.80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Mountain States |
| 63 | Northwestern | .502 | .579 | .737 | 14.33 | 21.78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Western |
| 64 | Utah State | .496 | .474 | .328 | 20.73 | 19.09 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Mountain States |
| 65 | Marquette | .490 | .467 | .566 | 20.56 | 24.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Dartmouth | .476 | .400 | .504 | 11.33 | 14.11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 67 | Oklahoma State | .474 | .652 | .593 | 11.60 | 13.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
| 68 | Tulane | .473 | .493 | .785 | 10.44 | 21.33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | SEC |
| 69 | Holy Cross | .469 | .574 | .311 | 14.40 | 7.50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Wichita State | .469 | .373 | .050 | 24.64 | 10.45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | MVC |
| 71 | Washington & Lee | .465 | .289 | .424 | 14.00 | 22.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Southern |
| 72 | Florida | .463 | .337 | .448 | 12.50 | 15.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SEC |
| 73 | Clemson | .462 | .534 | .413 | 22.89 | 16.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 74 | Texas-El Paso | .457 | .283 | .151 | 17.67 | 8.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Border |
| 75 | Colorado State | .454 | .222 | .300 | 15.90 | 18.20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Mountain States |
| 76 | Iowa | .453 | .504 | .592 | 16.11 | 19.89 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Western |
| 77 | Navy | .451 | .670 | .891 | 9.56 | 18.33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | Santa Clara | .449 | .289 | .477 | 13.63 | 19.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | .448 | .394 | .464 | 18.00 | 21.22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Southern |
| 80 | Brown | .441 | .383 | .265 | 20.56 | 15.44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 81 | Washington | .440 | .519 | .561 | 10.89 | 11.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | PCC |
| 82 | Washington State | .436 | .367 | .653 | 9.30 | 14.80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | PCC |
| 83 | Colorado | .435 | .500 | .493 | 10.00 | 18.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Mountain States |
| 84 | Harvard | .418 | .479 | .389 | 15.44 | 19.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 85 | Virginia Military Institute | .412 | .421 | .438 | 13.33 | 16.89 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 86 | Wyoming | .409 | .211 | .352 | 19.44 | 18.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Mountain States |
| 87 | Cornell | .405 | .572 | .409 | 14.00 | 17.89 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Boston University | .396 | .232 | .108 | 24.50 | 21.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | New Mexico | .396 | .426 | .244 | 17.10 | 18.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | Border |
| 90 | Georgetown | .386 | .373 | .294 | 11.88 | 8.75 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .374 | .460 | .406 | 11.10 | 17.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
| 92 | St. Louis | .370 | .350 | .283 | 20.10 | 22.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | MVC |
| 93 | Idaho | .367 | .167 | .283 | 11.50 | 17.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 94 | Montana State | .362 | .359 | .259 | 15.56 | 21.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | South/West Independent |
| 95 | Ohio State | .356 | .682 | .600 | 6.67 | 16.67 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Western |
| 96 | Iowa State | .349 | .387 | .380 | 12.33 | 15.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big 6 |
| 97 | St. Mary's | .348 | .539 | .404 | 17.80 | 24.60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | South/West Independent |
| 98 | Nebraska | .338 | .410 | .599 | 8.11 | 21.22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Big 6 |
| 99 | Temple | .334 | .416 | .376 | 10.11 | 14.22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | Miami (Florida) | .332 | .609 | .455 | 8.00 | 14.00 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Arizona State | .326 | .245 | .264 | 15.27 | 21.27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Border |
| 102 | Brigham Young | .324 | .346 | .285 | 16.80 | 18.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Mountain States |
| 103 | Richmond | .319 | .451 | .384 | 10.60 | 18.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Southern |
| 104 | Citadel | .305 | .263 | .420 | 5.88 | 19.88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Southern |
| 105 | Auburn | .304 | .415 | .508 | 8.67 | 22.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SEC |
| 106 | Syracuse | .300 | .338 | .316 | 8.56 | 18.56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Northeast Independent |
| 107 | Furman | .297 | .276 | .491 | 7.56 | 22.78 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern |
| 108 | Colgate | .274 | .451 | .349 | 10.88 | 17.38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | Northeast Independent |
| 109 | Stanford | .266 | .411 | .638 | 8.11 | 23.78 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | PCC |
| 110 | Duquesne | .262 | .232 | .555 | 4.50 | 26.20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Pittsburgh | .259 | .454 | .786 | 2.89 | 29.67 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
| 112 | Wild Card U | .236 | .232 | .374 | 8.80 | 27.13 | 28 | 98 | 1 | .224 | |
| 113 | New Mexico State | .235 | .320 | .075 | 15.56 | 18.78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Border |
| 114 | George Washington | .228 | .333 | .309 | 10.22 | 19.67 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Southern |
| 115 | Drake | .219 | .346 | .277 | 10.78 | 21.22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | MVC |
| 116 | New York University | .210 | .288 | .194 | 8.13 | 24.25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Northeast Independent |
| 117 | Fordham | .173 | .198 | .305 | 5.50 | 30.63 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Northeast Independent |
| 118 | Kansas State | .172 | .198 | .521 | 7.10 | 28.30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Big 6 |
| 119 | Portland | .170 | .212 | .320 | 8.78 | 25.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | South/West Independent |
| 120 | Merchant Marine | .146 | .322 | .109 | 9.09 | 25.73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Northeast Independent |
| 121 | Northern Arizona | .126 | .359 | .283 | 4.88 | 36.88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Border |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| SWC | .748 | .586 | .871 | 43 | 24 | 7 | .628 | 7 |
| SEC | .643 | .598 | .641 | 73 | 45 | 5 | .614 | 12 |
| Western | .583 | .626 | .565 | 44 | 33 | 5 | .567 | 9 |
| Eastern Independent | .571 | .535 | .480 | 79 | 53 | 6 | .594 | 15 |
| PCC | .536 | .432 | .510 | 50 | 45 | 1 | .526 | 10 |
| Southern | .517 | .468 | .494 | 76 | 67 | 9 | .530 | 16 |
| Big 6 | .497 | .461 | .515 | 26 | 30 | 3 | .466 | 6 |
| Mountain States | .475 | .396 | .355 | 35 | 31 | 3 | .529 | 7 |
| South/West Independent | .440 | .413 | .379 | 44 | 49 | 2 | .474 | 10 |
| Border | .428 | .389 | .302 | 43 | 44 | 3 | .494 | 9 |
| MVC | .413 | .497 | .339 | 20 | 29 | 1 | .410 | 5 |
| Northeast Independent | .389 | .422 | .315 | 52 | 65 | 8 | .448 | 14 |
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