| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | (8-0-1) | 0.7568 | SIAA | |
| 2 | Princeton | (6-0-1) | 0.6911 | Independent | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | (6-0-2) | 0.6723 | Independent | |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | (8-1-0) | 0.6715 | SIAA | |
| 5 | Ohio State | (7-1-0) | 0.6539 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | Illinois | (5-2-0) | 0.6034 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | Virginia Military Institute | (9-0-0) | 0.5956 | South Atlantic | |
| 8 | Harvard | (8-0-1) | 0.5858 | Independent | |
| 9 | Penn State | (7-0-2) | 0.5800 | Independent | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | (6-0-1) | 0.5669 | Missouri Valley | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | (6-1-0) | 0.5648 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | California | (9-0-0) | 0.5642 | Pacific Coast | |
| 13 | Alabama | (10-1-0) | 0.5402 | SIAA | |
| 14 | Texas | (9-0-0) | 0.5347 | Southwest | |
| 15 | Notre Dame | (9-0-0) | 0.5212 | Independent | |
| 16 | Auburn | (7-2-0) | 0.5113 | SIAA | |
| 17 | Missouri | (7-1-0) | 0.4784 | Missouri Valley | |
| 18 | Furman | (9-1-0) | 0.4497 | SIAA | |
| 19 | Iowa | (5-2-0) | 0.4443 | Big Ten | |
| 20 | Michigan | (5-2-0) | 0.4395 | Big Ten | |
| 21 | Texas A&M | (6-1-1) | 0.4248 | Southwest | |
| 22 | Indiana | (5-2-0) | 0.4233 | Big Ten | |
| 23 | Dartmouth | (7-2-0) | 0.4137 | Independent | |
| 24 | Centre | (8-2-0) | 0.4064 | SIAA | |
| 25 | Washington State | (5-1-0) | 0.3808 | Pacific Coast | |
| 26 | Texas Christian | (9-1-0) | 0.3774 | Independent | |
| 27 | Navy | (6-2-0) | 0.3773 | Independent | |
| 28 | Syracuse | (6-2-1) | 0.3731 | Independent | |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | (5-3-1) | 0.3660 | SIAA | |
| 30 | Kansas | (5-2-1) | 0.3592 | Missouri Valley | |
| 31 | Maryland | (7-2-0) | 0.3575 | South Atlantic | |
| 32 | Virginia | (5-2-2) | 0.3441 | South Atlantic | |
| 33 | North Carolina State | (7-3-0) | 0.3409 | South Atlantic | |
| 34 | Tennessee | (7-2-0) | 0.3220 | SIAA | |
| 35 | Tulane | (6-2-1) | 0.3196 | SIAA | |
| 36 | Mississippi State | (5-3-0) | 0.3100 | SIAA | |
| 37 | Chicago | (3-4-0) | 0.3078 | Big Ten | |
| 38 | Washington & Lee | (5-3-0) | 0.3000 | South Atlantic | |
| 39 | Presbyterian | (5-1-1) | 0.2908 | Independent | |
| 40 | Lafayette | (5-3-0) | 0.2793 | Independent | |
| 41 | Rice | (4-2-2) | 0.2791 | Southwest | |
| 42 | Yale | (5-3-0) | 0.2530 | Independent | |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | (6-4-0) | 0.2500 | Independent | |
| 44 | Nebraska | (5-3-1) | 0.2465 | Independent | |
| 45 | Davidson | (5-5-0) | 0.2398 | South Atlantic | |
| 46 | Lehigh | (5-2-2) | 0.2338 | Independent | |
| 47 | Louisiana State | (5-3-1) | 0.2311 | SIAA | |
| 48 | Brown | (6-3-0) | 0.2272 | Independent | |
| 49 | Washington & Jefferson | (6-3-1) | 0.2192 | Independent | |
| 50 | Cornell | (6-2-0) | 0.2118 | Independent | |
| 51 | Birmingham-Southern | (6-3-0) | 0.2027 | Independent | |
| 52 | South Carolina | (5-4-0) | 0.1896 | Independent | |
| 53 | West Virginia | (5-4-1) | 0.1889 | Independent | |
| 54 | Arkansas | (3-2-2) | 0.1796 | Southwest | |
| 55 | Iowa State | (4-4-0) | 0.1664 | Missouri Valley | |
| 56 | Northwestern | (3-4-0) | 0.1556 | Big Ten | |
| 57 | Clemson | (4-6-1) | 0.1492 | SIAA | |
| 58 | Sewanee | (4-3-1) | 0.1433 | SIAA | |
| 59 | Georgetown | (1-3-0) | 0.1428 | South Atlantic | |
| 60 | Oglethorpe | (4-4-1) | 0.1425 | Independent | |
| 61 | Drake | (4-5-1) | 0.1180 | Missouri Valley | |
| 62 | Florida | (5-3-0) | 0.1127 | SIAA | |
| 63 | Washington (Missouri) | (4-4-0) | 0.1046 | Missouri Valley | |
| 64 | Austin | (2-3-0) | 0.0959 | Independent | |
| 65 | Oregon State | (2-2-2) | 0.0863 | Pacific Coast | |
| 66 | Kansas State | (3-3-3) | 0.0758 | Missouri Valley | |
| 67 | Richmond | (3-2-0) | 0.0531 | South Atlantic | |
| 68 | Stanford | (4-3-0) | 0.0456 | Pacific Coast | |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | (4-6-0) | 0.0402 | South Atlantic | |
| 70 | Phillips | (4-4-2) | 0.0328 | Southwest | |
| 71 | Baylor | (4-4-1) | 0.0324 | Southwest | |
| 72 | North Carolina | (2-6-0) | 0.0063 | South Atlantic | |
| 73 | Purdue | (2-5-0) | -0.0014 | Big Ten | |
| 74 | Minnesota | (1-6-0) | -0.0147 | Big Ten | |
| 75 | Kentucky | (3-4-1) | -0.0212 | SIAA | |
| 76 | Samford | (3-5-1) | -0.0347 | SIAA | |
| 77 | Southern Methodist | (3-5-2) | -0.0411 | Southwest | |
| 78 | Catholic | (3-5-0) | -0.0545 | South Atlantic | |
| 79 | Oregon | (3-2-1) | -0.0570 | Pacific Coast | |
| 80 | Erskine | (2-3-0) | -0.0631 | Independent | |
| 81 | Citadel | (2-6-0) | -0.0663 | SIAA | |
| 82 | Mississippi College | (3-5-0) | -0.0679 | SIAA | |
| 83 | Grinnell | (3-3-1) | -0.0949 | Missouri Valley | |
| 84 | William & Mary | (4-5-0) | -0.1230 | South Atlantic | |
| 85 | Wake Forest | (2-7-0) | -0.1483 | Independent | |
| 86 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | (3-4-1) | -0.1691 | SIAA | |
| 87 | Colgate | (1-5-2) | -0.2105 | Independent | |
| 88 | Rutgers | (2-7-0) | -0.2291 | Independent | |
| 89 | Transylvania | (3-4-0) | -0.2662 | SIAA | |
| 90 | Washington | (1-5-0) | -0.2963 | Pacific Coast | |
| 91 | Wofford | (0-8-1) | -0.3071 | SIAA | |
| 92 | Southwestern (Texas) | (1-6-1) | -0.3194 | Independent | |
| 93 | Mississippi | (0-3-0) | -0.4256 | SIAA | |
| 94 | Newberry | (1-7-0) | -0.4802 | Independent | |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | (0-7-1) | -0.5005 | Southwest | |
| 96 | Mercer | (2-7-0) | -0.5853 | SIAA | |
| 97 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | (1-7-0) | -0.7211 | SIAA | |
| 98 | Millsaps | (0-2-0) | -0.8837 | SIAA |
Average Ratings by Conference (1920)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten | 0.3576 | |
| 2 | Missouri Valley | 0.2218 | |
| 3 | Independent | 0.2128 | |
| 4 | South Atlantic | 0.1869 | |
| 5 | Pacific Coast | 0.1206 | |
| 6 | Southwest | 0.1177 | |
| 7 | SIAA | 0.0697 |