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Final power ratings for the 1973 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .565 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.451.
The average home field advantage for this year is 3.77 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 | .954 | .893 | .881 | 36.36 | 12.09 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | Big 8 |
2 | Notre Dame | .942 | .795 | .669 | 34.73 | 8.09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
3 | Alabama | .933 | .857 | .780 | 39.75 | 9.42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | SEC |
4 | Penn State | .925 | .796 | .644 | 37.25 | 10.75 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
5 | Ohio State | .925 | .763 | .601 | 37.55 | 5.82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | Big Ten |
6 | Miami (Ohio) | .918 | .581 | .644 | 20.27 | 6.91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | MAC |
7 | Michigan | .911 | .838 | .591 | 30.00 | 6.18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | Big Ten |
8 | Nebraska | .869 | .905 | .950 | 25.50 | 13.58 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Big 8 |
9 | Texas Tech | .853 | .642 | .694 | 28.50 | 15.58 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | SWC |
10 | Houston | .851 | .709 | .610 | 30.25 | 11.83 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | South/West Independent |
11 | Arizona State | .831 | .768 | .482 | 43.25 | 14.25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | WAC |
12 | Southern California | .827 | .874 | .747 | 26.83 | 16.83 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Pac 8 |
13 | Louisiana State | .809 | .821 | .850 | 22.25 | 14.08 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | SEC |
14 | UCLA | .799 | .692 | .594 | 42.73 | 18.09 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Pac 8 |
15 | North Carolina State | .798 | .563 | .759 | 33.00 | 20.92 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | ACC |
16 | Kent | .795 | .444 | .586 | 27.27 | 11.91 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | MAC |
17 | San Diego State | .792 | .681 | .482 | 29.18 | 11.73 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | PCAA |
18 | Texas | .789 | .855 | .702 | 33.36 | 14.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | SWC |
19 | Missouri | .764 | .594 | .855 | 18.25 | 12.67 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | Big 8 |
20 | East Carolina | .758 | .488 | .453 | 32.00 | 13.73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Southern |
21 | Kansas | .747 | .550 | .855 | 21.08 | 18.33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | Big 8 |
22 | Georgia | .740 | .761 | .809 | 18.67 | 13.83 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | SEC |
23 | Tulane | .730 | .567 | .670 | 19.00 | 16.17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | South/West Independent |
24 | Maryland | .730 | .435 | .582 | 27.92 | 11.75 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ACC |
25 | Oklahoma State | .724 | .641 | .829 | 27.55 | 16.91 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | Big 8 |
26 | Tennessee | .700 | .855 | .661 | 24.25 | 20.58 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | SEC |
27 | Arizona | .692 | .473 | .545 | 26.00 | 19.36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | WAC |
28 | Richmond | .680 | .461 | .361 | 29.80 | 11.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
29 | Temple | .679 | .399 | .272 | 35.30 | 16.70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Eastern Independent |
30 | Boston College | .675 | .525 | .577 | 28.27 | 15.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Eastern Independent |
31 | Florida | .675 | .661 | .817 | 15.58 | 15.58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | SEC |
32 | Stanford | .674 | .740 | .696 | 22.18 | 21.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Pac 8 |
33 | South Carolina | .666 | .509 | .566 | 31.55 | 23.73 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
34 | Memphis | .661 | .538 | .437 | 24.00 | 15.18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
35 | Pittsburgh | .656 | .400 | .761 | 18.75 | 17.58 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | Eastern Independent |
36 | Colorado | .653 | .775 | .880 | 21.82 | 22.73 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big 8 |
37 | Minnesota | .641 | .506 | .701 | 23.64 | 26.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Big Ten |
38 | Iowa State | .640 | .649 | .862 | 22.27 | 21.45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big 8 |
39 | Utah | .638 | .540 | .664 | 32.08 | 28.67 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | WAC |
40 | Kentucky | .637 | .458 | .766 | 20.55 | 17.82 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SEC |
41 | Mississippi | .634 | .696 | .741 | 18.36 | 16.09 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | SEC |
42 | Kansas State | .629 | .552 | .933 | 16.00 | 23.64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big 8 |
43 | Southern Mississippi | .628 | .472 | .596 | 20.64 | 15.09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | South/West Independent |
44 | Bowling Green State | .623 | .553 | .526 | 26.60 | 20.90 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | MAC |
45 | Miami (Florida) | .623 | .547 | .779 | 14.82 | 21.82 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | South/West Independent |
46 | Utah State | .620 | .620 | .549 | 20.91 | 18.36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | South/West Independent |
47 | Auburn | .615 | .849 | .783 | 14.17 | 16.08 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | SEC |
48 | Southern Methodist | .603 | .600 | .577 | 23.55 | 20.73 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | SWC |
49 | Pacific | .602 | .544 | .228 | 27.90 | 11.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | PCAA |
50 | Texas A&M | .601 | .519 | .677 | 26.55 | 21.00 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
51 | Tampa | .595 | .573 | .240 | 23.09 | 13.09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | South/West Independent |
52 | West Virginia | .591 | .626 | .661 | 19.27 | 24.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Eastern Independent |
53 | Air Force | .585 | .603 | .556 | 22.30 | 23.90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | South/West Independent |
54 | Purdue | .583 | .608 | .715 | 18.18 | 19.36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big Ten |
55 | Michigan State | .583 | .603 | .734 | 10.36 | 14.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big Ten |
56 | Ohio | .573 | .427 | .723 | 15.60 | 23.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | MAC |
57 | Washington State | .565 | .570 | .722 | 22.73 | 26.36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Pac 8 |
58 | San Jose State | .561 | .465 | .513 | 17.55 | 15.73 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | PCAA |
59 | Illinois | .559 | .476 | .678 | 14.91 | 14.27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Big Ten |
60 | Arkansas | .559 | .706 | .734 | 11.27 | 16.73 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | SWC |
61 | Rice | .554 | .546 | .775 | 13.91 | 20.27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SWC |
62 | Furman | .546 | .269 | .308 | 23.18 | 16.45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | Southern |
63 | Tulsa | .542 | .443 | .446 | 23.45 | 17.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | MVC |
64 | Navy | .534 | .435 | .757 | 20.09 | 21.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
65 | Mississippi State | .527 | .506 | .652 | 19.91 | 23.18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | SEC |
66 | Vanderbilt | .527 | .458 | .704 | 16.45 | 23.82 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | SEC |
67 | Brigham Young | .524 | .516 | .509 | 30.36 | 22.55 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | WAC |
68 | Wisconsin | .522 | .452 | .700 | 19.64 | 21.55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big Ten |
69 | Western Michigan | .521 | .567 | .488 | 17.27 | 19.82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | MAC |
70 | Georgia Tech | .503 | .667 | .563 | 17.45 | 19.18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | South/West Independent |
71 | Harvard | .497 | .387 | .157 | 24.89 | 17.44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Ivy |
72 | North Carolina | .497 | .726 | .646 | 22.00 | 24.18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ACC |
73 | Clemson | .493 | .476 | .543 | 21.00 | 23.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | ACC |
74 | Cincinnati | .487 | .384 | .492 | 19.09 | 9.91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
75 | Wyoming | .479 | .444 | .659 | 22.55 | 26.36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | WAC |
76 | Louisville | .479 | .623 | .433 | 15.64 | 13.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | MVC |
77 | New Mexico | .477 | .455 | .628 | 23.36 | 26.09 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | WAC |
78 | Northern Illinois | .472 | .459 | .256 | 29.73 | 24.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Eastern Independent |
79 | William & Mary | .469 | .431 | .358 | 25.27 | 26.18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Southern |
80 | Colorado State | .468 | .307 | .525 | 22.73 | 30.27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | WAC |
81 | Dartmouth | .464 | .575 | .183 | 20.44 | 13.22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Ivy |
82 | Northwestern | .463 | .466 | .691 | 17.09 | 27.18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Big Ten |
83 | Pennsylvania | .460 | .350 | .168 | 26.56 | 17.78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Ivy |
84 | Rutgers | .459 | .431 | .239 | 22.27 | 18.91 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Eastern Independent |
85 | Yale | .457 | .479 | .157 | 23.67 | 15.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Ivy |
86 | California | .443 | .592 | .623 | 22.27 | 34.55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Pac 8 |
87 | Dayton | .440 | .406 | .381 | 14.36 | 18.73 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
88 | Holy Cross | .432 | .346 | .317 | 20.09 | 20.09 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Eastern Independent |
89 | Oregon | .425 | .585 | .741 | 18.64 | 21.73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Pac 8 |
90 | Texas Christian | .423 | .551 | .705 | 17.18 | 26.36 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | SWC |
91 | Indiana | .422 | .434 | .793 | 13.73 | 24.64 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Big Ten |
92 | Marshall | .421 | .231 | .531 | 19.27 | 26.18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | Eastern Independent |
93 | Virginia | .419 | .399 | .531 | 18.09 | 27.27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ACC |
94 | Colgate | .418 | .402 | .263 | 29.50 | 26.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
95 | Toledo | .414 | .650 | .610 | 20.82 | 26.18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | MAC |
96 | Baylor | .413 | .475 | .754 | 17.45 | 32.64 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | SWC |
97 | North Texas | .406 | .303 | .322 | 13.91 | 22.09 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | MVC |
98 | Xavier | .397 | .207 | .366 | 17.36 | 34.18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | Eastern Independent |
99 | New Mexico State | .390 | .338 | .317 | 22.18 | 27.18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | MVC |
100 | Villanova | .379 | .389 | .558 | 13.91 | 19.27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Eastern Independent |
101 | Southern Illinois | .374 | .256 | .412 | 24.27 | 26.91 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | Eastern Independent |
102 | Oregon State | .374 | .545 | .709 | 15.09 | 26.64 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Pac 8 |
103 | Virginia Tech | .369 | .544 | .649 | 20.27 | 34.55 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | South/West Independent |
104 | Duke | .362 | .556 | .586 | 12.00 | 18.55 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | ACC |
105 | Brown | .354 | .165 | .157 | 22.88 | 20.38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Ivy |
106 | Syracuse | .348 | .504 | .697 | 11.73 | 26.18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Eastern Independent |
107 | Wild Card U | .340 | .312 | .341 | 17.13 | 20.73 | 46 | 63 | 6 | .426 | |
108 | Idaho | .329 | .410 | .257 | 23.73 | 29.00 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
109 | Iowa | .328 | .392 | .878 | 12.73 | 36.45 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | Big Ten |
110 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | .326 | .261 | .323 | 11.91 | 21.91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | South/West Independent |
111 | Texas-Arlington | .324 | .316 | .308 | 17.00 | 29.50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | South/West Independent |
112 | Virginia Military Institute | .310 | .205 | .554 | 10.55 | 28.73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Southern |
113 | Lamar | .309 | .312 | .050 | 13.00 | 15.20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
114 | Wichita State | .307 | .315 | .269 | 15.00 | 25.45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | MVC |
115 | Cornell | .305 | .471 | .215 | 18.89 | 17.11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Ivy |
116 | Appalachian State | .297 | .347 | .292 | 14.91 | 23.18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | Southern |
117 | Washington | .288 | .693 | .460 | 19.82 | 34.18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | Pac 8 |
118 | Citadel | .279 | .414 | .359 | 12.45 | 22.73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | Southern |
119 | Long Beach State | .238 | .515 | .390 | 11.27 | 18.09 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | PCAA |
120 | Wake Forest | .238 | .402 | .613 | 6.64 | 29.64 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | ACC |
121 | Davidson | .234 | .242 | .425 | 12.50 | 32.10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | Southern |
122 | Fresno State | .224 | .501 | .351 | 13.45 | 26.00 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | PCAA |
123 | West Texas A&M | .221 | .388 | .381 | 10.45 | 28.18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | MVC |
124 | Florida State | .217 | .672 | .682 | 8.91 | 30.09 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | South/West Independent |
125 | Drake | .211 | .448 | .300 | 12.00 | 24.45 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | MVC |
126 | Army | .186 | .496 | .697 | 6.70 | 38.20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | Eastern Independent |
127 | Princeton | .148 | .351 | .221 | 14.11 | 25.89 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Ivy |
128 | Texas-El Paso | .143 | .359 | .502 | 12.91 | 49.45 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | WAC |
129 | Columbia | .132 | .337 | .246 | 6.44 | 30.44 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | Ivy |
130 | Louisiana-Lafayette | .082 | .312 | .287 | 7.50 | 27.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | South/West Independent |
Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
Big 8 | .748 | .695 | .881 | 53 | 33 | 5 | .610 | 8 |
SEC | .680 | .692 | .756 | 68 | 45 | 3 | .599 | 10 |
MAC | .641 | .537 | .596 | 41 | 23 | 0 | .641 | 6 |
SWC | .599 | .612 | .702 | 45 | 42 | 2 | .517 | 8 |
Big Ten | .594 | .554 | .708 | 52 | 56 | 2 | .482 | 10 |
Pac 8 | .549 | .661 | .662 | 40 | 48 | 1 | .455 | 8 |
WAC | .532 | .483 | .564 | 44 | 46 | 0 | .489 | 8 |
Eastern Independent | .517 | .447 | .503 | 103 | 101 | 4 | .505 | 19 |
ACC | .505 | .508 | .608 | 33 | 44 | 2 | .430 | 7 |
South/West Independent | .495 | .508 | .478 | 91 | 93 | 1 | .495 | 17 |
PCAA | .483 | .541 | .393 | 24 | 25 | 5 | .491 | 5 |
Southern | .447 | .357 | .389 | 41 | 44 | 1 | .483 | 8 |
MVC | .365 | .408 | .353 | 29 | 47 | 1 | .383 | 7 |
Ivy | .352 | .389 | .188 | 34 | 34 | 3 | .500 | 8 |
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