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Final power ratings for the 1963 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .559 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.420.
The average home field advantage for this year is 2.63 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 | .947 | .835 | .750 | 22.09 | 6.45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | SWC |
2 | Mississippi | .851 | .904 | .661 | 21.40 | 4.50 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | SEC |
3 | Pittsburgh | .849 | .574 | .711 | 23.60 | 13.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Eastern Independent |
4 | Memphis | .837 | .635 | .386 | 19.90 | 5.20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | South/West Independent |
5 | Auburn | .836 | .694 | .812 | 17.82 | 10.55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
6 | Nebraska | .834 | .614 | .568 | 24.82 | 10.36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Big 8 |
7 | Alabama | .832 | .881 | .709 | 20.64 | 8.64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | SEC |
8 | Navy | .819 | .673 | .720 | 29.09 | 15.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Eastern Independent |
9 | Illinois | .812 | .424 | .638 | 17.00 | 9.60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | Big Ten |
10 | Mississippi State | .811 | .554 | .813 | 16.82 | 8.55 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .727 | SEC |
11 | Oklahoma | .795 | .741 | .667 | 23.60 | 13.70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Big 8 |
12 | Georgia Tech | .783 | .787 | .741 | 17.30 | 8.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | SEC |
13 | Baylor | .776 | .590 | .791 | 18.64 | 10.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
14 | Syracuse | .763 | .707 | .505 | 25.50 | 10.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Eastern Independent |
15 | Michigan State | .752 | .665 | .684 | 16.44 | 7.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | Big Ten |
16 | North Carolina | .750 | .463 | .505 | 17.91 | 9.36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | ACC |
17 | Penn State | .735 | .787 | .703 | 16.50 | 11.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
18 | Rice | .734 | .620 | .801 | 14.50 | 11.40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | SWC |
19 | Louisiana State | .733 | .877 | .811 | 12.91 | 10.18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | SEC |
20 | North Carolina State | .724 | .483 | .599 | 17.09 | 9.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | ACC |
21 | Missouri | .721 | .786 | .620 | 15.10 | 8.60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Big 8 |
22 | Southern California | .714 | .735 | .587 | 20.70 | 11.40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | AAWU |
23 | Oregon | .707 | .660 | .553 | 24.91 | 13.91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
24 | Florida | .698 | .697 | .774 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | SEC |
25 | Virginia Tech | .697 | .448 | .389 | 21.60 | 12.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
26 | Army | .691 | .607 | .526 | 17.70 | 9.70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
27 | Utah State | .690 | .660 | .243 | 31.80 | 9.90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | South/West Independent |
28 | Arizona State | .689 | .650 | .300 | 27.67 | 13.56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | WAC |
29 | Arkansas | .675 | .780 | .723 | 17.90 | 9.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
30 | Air Force | .669 | .485 | .606 | 22.64 | 13.64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
31 | Northwestern | .652 | .657 | .716 | 18.00 | 13.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Big Ten |
32 | Washington | .652 | .715 | .733 | 16.64 | 12.82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | AAWU |
33 | Ohio State | .641 | .704 | .688 | 12.22 | 11.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Big Ten |
34 | Kansas | .641 | .704 | .651 | 20.70 | 12.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Big 8 |
35 | Wichita State | .637 | .412 | .308 | 25.89 | 13.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | MVC |
36 | Dartmouth | .626 | .611 | .306 | 19.44 | 10.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Ivy |
37 | Princeton | .624 | .433 | .214 | 27.44 | 9.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Ivy |
38 | Southern Methodist | .618 | .423 | .950 | 12.82 | 15.91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | SWC |
39 | Florida State | .611 | .573 | .666 | 16.70 | 9.30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | South/West Independent |
40 | Texas Christian | .609 | .656 | .885 | 13.10 | 16.60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SWC |
41 | Clemson | .606 | .615 | .593 | 18.10 | 14.00 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | ACC |
42 | Bowling Green State | .597 | .489 | .127 | 20.10 | 11.60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | MAC |
43 | Tennessee | .588 | .599 | .647 | 16.80 | 12.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
44 | Oregon State | .587 | .676 | .669 | 19.80 | 19.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
45 | Duke | .584 | .739 | .566 | 23.00 | 19.80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | ACC |
46 | Michigan | .577 | .485 | .703 | 14.56 | 14.11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | Big Ten |
47 | Texas Tech | .569 | .380 | .653 | 14.70 | 17.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | SWC |
48 | Wisconsin | .568 | .725 | .573 | 16.67 | 13.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Big Ten |
49 | Wyoming | .557 | .609 | .415 | 19.10 | 15.20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | WAC |
50 | Georgia | .555 | .561 | .747 | 13.30 | 15.10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | SEC |
51 | Yale | .551 | .350 | .258 | 15.00 | 8.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Ivy |
52 | Cincinnati | .549 | .310 | .321 | 23.80 | 13.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MVC |
53 | Boston College | .549 | .591 | .325 | 18.67 | 14.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
54 | Purdue | .547 | .643 | .609 | 13.22 | 16.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Big Ten |
55 | California | .546 | .407 | .678 | 19.50 | 21.30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | AAWU |
56 | Harvard | .534 | .463 | .257 | 13.56 | 8.44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Ivy |
57 | Kentucky | .529 | .575 | .703 | 14.20 | 16.80 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | SEC |
58 | Southern Mississippi | .528 | .263 | .298 | 14.22 | 7.11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | South/West Independent |
59 | New Mexico | .525 | .572 | .304 | 17.70 | 14.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | WAC |
60 | Miami (Ohio) | .524 | .483 | .320 | 20.80 | 17.80 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | MAC |
61 | Texas A&M | .523 | .502 | .896 | 9.00 | 15.30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | SWC |
62 | Utah | .506 | .521 | .535 | 20.40 | 18.70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | WAC |
63 | West Virginia | .506 | .566 | .668 | 15.40 | 20.10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
64 | Minnesota | .505 | .731 | .713 | 10.56 | 13.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big Ten |
65 | San Jose State | .502 | .376 | .454 | 18.70 | 19.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
66 | Iowa | .501 | .620 | .521 | 15.75 | 14.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Big Ten |
67 | Ohio | .498 | .503 | .206 | 13.50 | 10.30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | MAC |
68 | Iowa State | .496 | .576 | .570 | 14.33 | 15.89 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Big 8 |
69 | Furman | .495 | .379 | .111 | 21.30 | 19.80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Southern |
70 | Xavier | .490 | .460 | .249 | 15.80 | 10.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | Eastern Independent |
71 | Idaho | .490 | .283 | .359 | 20.67 | 16.44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | South/West Independent |
72 | Miami (Florida) | .488 | .678 | .765 | 11.60 | 17.40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | South/West Independent |
73 | Indiana | .476 | .424 | .684 | 16.78 | 20.89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Big Ten |
74 | Tulsa | .472 | .468 | .379 | 21.40 | 24.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MVC |
75 | Arizona | .470 | .551 | .429 | 13.60 | 16.60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | WAC |
76 | Buffalo | .457 | .377 | .138 | 13.33 | 9.44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
77 | Houston | .453 | .628 | .834 | 14.90 | 20.80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | South/West Independent |
78 | Notre Dame | .443 | .604 | .761 | 12.00 | 17.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Eastern Independent |
79 | Cornell | .442 | .324 | .272 | 16.89 | 18.33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Ivy |
80 | Columbia | .438 | .355 | .299 | 21.11 | 18.33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Ivy |
81 | Stanford | .432 | .473 | .601 | 15.40 | 19.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | AAWU |
82 | Marshall | .431 | .308 | .177 | 13.90 | 13.90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | MAC |
83 | Maryland | .427 | .611 | .618 | 14.80 | 20.10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | ACC |
84 | Washington State | .424 | .556 | .633 | 9.50 | 16.00 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | AAWU |
85 | West Texas A&M | .416 | .564 | .233 | 19.22 | 16.67 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | South/West Independent |
86 | UCLA | .415 | .577 | .844 | 9.60 | 21.90 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | AAWU |
87 | Virginia Military Institute | .406 | .551 | .307 | 14.00 | 13.40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | Southern |
88 | William & Mary | .402 | .355 | .346 | 15.30 | 17.10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
89 | Brown | .375 | .188 | .374 | 19.63 | 21.00 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Ivy |
90 | Richmond | .362 | .430 | .425 | 11.50 | 20.20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | Southern |
91 | Oklahoma State | .362 | .509 | .809 | 11.89 | 28.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Big 8 |
92 | New Mexico State | .361 | .486 | .307 | 15.80 | 20.90 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | South/West Independent |
93 | Villanova | .354 | .540 | .118 | 12.22 | 17.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Eastern Independent |
94 | Colorado | .345 | .507 | .719 | 10.00 | 24.50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Big 8 |
95 | Virginia | .344 | .391 | .559 | 7.60 | 16.90 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | ACC |
96 | Vanderbilt | .326 | .374 | .615 | 7.30 | 14.60 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | SEC |
97 | Texas-El Paso | .323 | .379 | .370 | 9.80 | 14.20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | South/West Independent |
98 | Kansas State | .323 | .258 | .618 | 10.11 | 24.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Big 8 |
99 | Kent | .320 | .315 | .206 | 11.89 | 13.56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | MAC |
100 | Holy Cross | .311 | .571 | .388 | 8.56 | 17.11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Eastern Independent |
101 | North Texas | .310 | .460 | .341 | 12.11 | 21.67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | MVC |
102 | Detroit Mercy | .304 | .353 | .389 | 12.89 | 24.56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Eastern Independent |
103 | Citadel | .299 | .418 | .114 | 14.60 | 19.20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
104 | Tulane | .296 | .353 | .829 | 4.30 | 19.10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | SEC |
105 | Colorado State | .292 | .240 | .404 | 11.80 | 29.90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | South/West Independent |
106 | Pennsylvania | .289 | .253 | .318 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Ivy |
107 | South Carolina | .286 | .508 | .537 | 10.40 | 17.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | ACC |
108 | Louisville | .282 | .411 | .300 | 11.80 | 21.30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | MVC |
109 | Wild Card U | .280 | .263 | .268 | 11.72 | 20.54 | 25 | 45 | 2 | .361 | |
110 | Colgate | .269 | .318 | .178 | 9.38 | 18.38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | Eastern Independent |
111 | Dayton | .258 | .241 | .367 | 11.00 | 19.90 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | MVC |
112 | George Washington | .257 | .374 | .275 | 14.89 | 19.67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern |
113 | Rutgers | .252 | .476 | .105 | 16.11 | 16.44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Eastern Independent |
114 | Western Michigan | .232 | .407 | .279 | 12.33 | 22.33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | MAC |
115 | Toledo | .230 | .318 | .199 | 13.11 | 19.56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | MAC |
116 | Brigham Young | .209 | .398 | .310 | 9.10 | 22.20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | WAC |
117 | Wake Forest | .191 | .302 | .643 | 3.70 | 31.80 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | ACC |
118 | Pacific | .186 | .404 | .188 | 9.90 | 27.50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | South/West Independent |
119 | Davidson | .156 | .300 | .075 | 8.63 | 18.13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | Southern |
120 | Boston University | .143 | .338 | .189 | 5.38 | 20.25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | Eastern Independent |
121 | Lehigh | .084 | .263 | .050 | 9.22 | 24.33 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Eastern Independent |
Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
SWC | .681 | .598 | .806 | 45 | 36 | 2 | .554 | 8 |
SEC | .653 | .655 | .738 | 66 | 48 | 10 | .573 | 12 |
Big Ten | .603 | .608 | .653 | 46 | 37 | 7 | .550 | 10 |
Big 8 | .565 | .587 | .653 | 39 | 39 | 0 | .500 | 8 |
AAWU | .531 | .577 | .679 | 25 | 34 | 2 | .426 | 6 |
South/West Independent | .509 | .499 | .458 | 76 | 78 | 5 | .494 | 16 |
WAC | .493 | .550 | .382 | 31 | 28 | 0 | .525 | 6 |
ACC | .489 | .514 | .578 | 34 | 44 | 4 | .439 | 8 |
Ivy | .485 | .372 | .287 | 40 | 28 | 3 | .585 | 8 |
Eastern Independent | .470 | .515 | .378 | 75 | 68 | 6 | .523 | 16 |
MVC | .418 | .384 | .336 | 25 | 31 | 2 | .448 | 6 |
MAC | .405 | .403 | .216 | 31 | 32 | 4 | .493 | 7 |
Southern | .398 | .425 | .301 | 36 | 46 | 5 | .443 | 9 |
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