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Final power ratings for the 1929 season are listed below. Home field advantage for this year was .523 and the root for determining point spreads was 1.114.
The average home field advantage for this year is 1.12 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 | Notre Dame | .983 | .777 | .950 | 16.11 | 4.22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Southern California | .932 | .822 | .873 | 41.00 | 5.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | PCC |
| 3 | Tennessee | .887 | .809 | .446 | 33.00 | 1.30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | Southern |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | .870 | .705 | .679 | 29.10 | 9.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Tulane | .865 | .576 | .399 | 31.00 | 5.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Southern |
| 6 | North Carolina | .858 | .613 | .569 | 34.60 | 6.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | Southern |
| 7 | Purdue | .848 | .603 | .524 | 23.38 | 5.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Western |
| 8 | Texas Christian | .848 | .648 | .409 | 24.90 | 3.30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | SWC |
| 9 | Colgate | .826 | .652 | .388 | 35.00 | 2.11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | California | .811 | .681 | .586 | 17.22 | 8.67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | PCC |
| 11 | Stanford | .804 | .726 | .559 | 26.18 | 4.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | PCC |
| 12 | Illinois | .798 | .711 | .671 | 19.38 | 3.38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Western |
| 13 | Florida | .795 | .691 | .698 | 18.70 | 7.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 14 | Southern Methodist | .786 | .689 | .545 | 17.20 | 3.60 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .800 | SWC |
| 15 | Navy | .779 | .638 | .562 | 23.30 | 5.90 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Virginia Military Institute | .769 | .563 | .568 | 15.60 | 6.10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Southern |
| 17 | Kentucky | .768 | .549 | .542 | 29.63 | 6.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | Southern |
| 18 | Dartmouth | .766 | .579 | .504 | 33.89 | 6.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Washington State | .764 | .630 | .432 | 25.08 | 6.17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | PCC |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | .747 | .794 | .528 | 20.78 | 6.22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Southern |
| 21 | Texas | .745 | .728 | .616 | 14.67 | 3.11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | SWC |
| 22 | Northwestern | .745 | .587 | .621 | 19.11 | 10.56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Western |
| 23 | Detroit Mercy | .737 | .655 | .379 | 19.33 | 5.78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Fordham | .731 | .358 | .172 | 19.56 | 2.11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .889 | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Minnesota | .728 | .718 | .600 | 22.38 | 6.88 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Western |
| 26 | Georgia | .727 | .680 | .771 | 15.50 | 9.70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Southern |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | .720 | .687 | .520 | 12.89 | 7.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Utah | .712 | .590 | .225 | 31.29 | 3.29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Rocky Mountain |
| 29 | Texas A&M | .708 | .643 | .669 | 22.56 | 7.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | SWC |
| 30 | Arkansas | .705 | .692 | .428 | 25.56 | 10.33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | SWC |
| 31 | Iowa | .705 | .582 | .692 | 16.00 | 3.50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | Western |
| 32 | Alabama | .703 | .772 | .629 | 21.78 | 6.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 33 | Carnegie Tech | .699 | .714 | .708 | 16.11 | 10.22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Nebraska | .686 | .730 | .682 | 11.63 | 7.75 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | Big 6 |
| 35 | Drake | .686 | .556 | .441 | 16.11 | 8.78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | MVC |
| 36 | Missouri | .681 | .584 | .547 | 9.75 | 3.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Big 6 |
| 37 | Oregon | .679 | .578 | .485 | 20.90 | 9.10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | PCC |
| 38 | Georgetown | .678 | .640 | .415 | 12.44 | 2.33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | South/West Independent |
| 39 | New York University | .675 | .611 | .546 | 18.40 | 9.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Syracuse | .668 | .555 | .444 | 28.78 | 5.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Northeast Independent |
| 41 | Michigan | .667 | .606 | .709 | 12.11 | 8.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Western |
| 42 | Yale | .664 | .607 | .587 | 21.50 | 8.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 43 | Harvard | .663 | .513 | .536 | 19.75 | 10.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | Northeast Independent |
| 44 | Clemson | .654 | .562 | .430 | 21.45 | 10.00 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | Southern |
| 45 | Baylor | .648 | .562 | .409 | 26.45 | 9.64 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | SWC |
| 46 | Oregon State | .647 | .656 | .683 | 20.22 | 11.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | PCC |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | .632 | .843 | .947 | 11.67 | 15.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | Southern |
| 48 | Army | .631 | .746 | .589 | 25.09 | 12.00 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Penn State | .625 | .490 | .483 | 11.22 | 8.33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Cornell | .623 | .445 | .306 | 25.50 | 7.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Chicago | .615 | .402 | .433 | 13.00 | 9.20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Western |
| 52 | Wisconsin | .610 | .680 | .859 | 9.78 | 8.67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Western |
| 53 | Ohio State | .602 | .605 | .665 | 11.88 | 8.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Western |
| 54 | Washington & Jefferson | .592 | .524 | .290 | 15.78 | 3.67 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | .582 | .636 | .569 | 18.89 | 14.22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Southern |
| 56 | West Virginia | .578 | .628 | .610 | 7.70 | 9.50 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | Eastern Independent |
| 57 | Louisiana State | .568 | .646 | .327 | 27.33 | 13.11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Southern |
| 58 | Grinnell | .550 | .351 | .191 | 11.88 | 6.50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | MVC |
| 59 | Virginia | .548 | .532 | .508 | 14.33 | 15.44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | Southern |
| 60 | South Carolina | .535 | .567 | .551 | 14.82 | 15.82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | Southern |
| 61 | Maryland | .530 | .575 | .540 | 14.80 | 13.50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | Southern |
| 62 | Colorado | .522 | .508 | .287 | 11.14 | 9.86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Rocky Mountain |
| 63 | Denver | .520 | .416 | .138 | 13.14 | 4.71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | Rocky Mountain |
| 64 | Kansas | .519 | .343 | .506 | 12.13 | 6.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 65 | Michigan State | .516 | .384 | .359 | 30.50 | 13.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | .505 | .289 | .347 | 11.89 | 8.78 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | MVC |
| 67 | Montana State | .499 | .431 | .137 | 10.50 | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | Rocky Mountain |
| 68 | Davidson | .490 | .397 | .486 | 9.40 | 12.30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Oklahoma | .479 | .506 | .532 | 10.13 | 10.13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | Big 6 |
| 70 | Idaho | .479 | .453 | .571 | 18.67 | 23.78 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | PCC |
| 71 | Columbia | .476 | .507 | .512 | 17.78 | 12.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Kansas State | .474 | .391 | .676 | 6.88 | 12.75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | Big 6 |
| 73 | Brown | .473 | .591 | .437 | 14.00 | 12.40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Northeast Independent |
| 74 | Marquette | .469 | .449 | .227 | 14.75 | 6.63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | Eastern Independent |
| 75 | Washington | .468 | .680 | .783 | 16.11 | 14.11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | PCC |
| 76 | Washington & Lee | .460 | .496 | .601 | 16.33 | 19.67 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | Southern |
| 77 | Colorado State | .459 | .631 | .251 | 13.00 | 9.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Rocky Mountain |
| 78 | Indiana | .456 | .497 | .853 | 6.44 | 14.78 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | Western |
| 79 | Wake Forest | .444 | .356 | .318 | 8.92 | 12.92 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Duke | .443 | .465 | .534 | 15.30 | 26.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | Southern |
| 81 | Colorado College | .439 | .513 | .340 | 13.43 | 10.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Rocky Mountain |
| 82 | Brigham Young | .439 | .316 | .170 | 17.50 | 14.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | Rocky Mountain |
| 83 | Montana | .423 | .404 | .458 | 13.11 | 13.44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | PCC |
| 84 | UCLA | .419 | .358 | .436 | 15.13 | 23.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | PCC |
| 85 | Washington (Missouri) | .417 | .301 | .452 | 9.25 | 8.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | MVC |
| 86 | Princeton | .411 | .605 | .495 | 9.43 | 9.57 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | Eastern Independent |
| 87 | Utah State | .396 | .537 | .400 | 7.14 | 8.57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Mississippi | .384 | .587 | .766 | 8.11 | 24.67 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | Southern |
| 89 | Sewanee | .382 | .383 | .464 | 13.11 | 14.78 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | Southern |
| 90 | Auburn | .337 | .315 | .845 | 3.11 | 23.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | Southern |
| 91 | Northern Colorado | .317 | .322 | .050 | 8.71 | 10.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | Rocky Mountain |
| 92 | Iowa State | .283 | .420 | .633 | 6.75 | 16.88 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Big 6 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | .272 | .424 | .422 | 6.38 | 17.38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | Southern |
| 94 | Rice | .269 | .304 | .608 | 3.78 | 23.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | SWC |
| 95 | Wild Card U | .250 | .257 | .700 | 4.39 | 28.24 | 27 | 223 | 9 | .122 | |
| 96 | Creighton | .250 | .398 | .343 | 8.63 | 22.88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | MVC |
| 97 | Colorado Mines | .229 | .214 | .233 | 7.00 | 10.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Regis | .214 | .257 | .141 | 10.89 | 15.11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | South/West Independent |
| 99 | North Carolina State | .212 | .553 | .552 | 4.89 | 23.00 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Southern |
| 100 | Western State | .207 | .089 | .151 | 16.71 | 25.86 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | Rocky Mountain |
| 101 | Wyoming | .167 | .285 | .385 | 4.13 | 20.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Rocky Mountain |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | Teams |
| Western | .678 | .599 | .663 | 52 | 28 | 6 | .640 | 10 |
| SWC | .673 | .610 | .526 | 41 | 18 | 8 | .672 | 7 |
| Eastern Independent | .665 | .605 | .522 | 69 | 27 | 11 | .696 | 12 |
| Northeast Independent | .654 | .560 | .456 | 66 | 29 | 5 | .685 | 11 |
| PCC | .643 | .599 | .587 | 61 | 34 | 3 | .638 | 10 |
| Southern | .594 | .593 | .574 | 118 | 85 | 13 | .576 | 23 |
| Big 6 | .520 | .496 | .596 | 20 | 22 | 6 | .479 | 6 |
| MVC | .482 | .379 | .355 | 19 | 17 | 6 | .524 | 5 |
| South/West Independent | .456 | .412 | .340 | 18 | 19 | 3 | .488 | 4 |
| Rocky Mountain | .409 | .404 | .230 | 49 | 38 | 2 | .562 | 12 |
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1999.
Last Updated on 09/15/13
By James Howell
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