The McComas Power Index for 1916 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 18, 2011, 10:16 a.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7919 | 0.5247 (33) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.7723 | 0.4376 (67) | Western |
| 3 | Army | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7641 | 0.3596 (86) | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7619 | 0.5719 (22) | South/West Independent |
| 5 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7554 | 0.6933 (3) | Northeast Independent |
| 6 | Tennessee | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7405 | 0.4374 (68) | South/West Independent |
| 7 | Colorado State | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7388 | 0.5815 (17) | Rocky Mountain |
| 8 | Oregon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7367 | 0.4340 (69) | PCC |
| 9 | Brown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7286 | 0.4458 (62) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Washington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7224 | 0.4538 (60) | PCC |
| 11 | Colgate | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7143 | 0.4279 (73) | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6968 | 0.3461 (89) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Baylor | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.6929 | 0.4046 (78) | SWC |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6900 | 0.5162 (37) | South/West Independent |
| 15 | Colorado College | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6718 | 0.5267 (30) | Rocky Mountain |
| 16 | Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6717 | 0.4280 (72) | Western |
| 17 | Northwestern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6715 | 0.5376 (27) | Western |
| 18 | Georgetown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6590 | 0.4197 (75) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 19 | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6539 | 0.5972 (16) | MVIAA |
| 20 | Washington & Jefferson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6449 | 0.4450 (63) | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Louisiana State | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6448 | 0.5414 (26) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Texas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6391 | 0.6085 (13) | SWC |
| 23 | Penn State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6222 | 0.4298 (71) | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6217 | 0.6092 (12) | MVIAA |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6113 | 0.6130 (11) | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Kansas State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6100 | 0.4394 (65) | MVIAA |
| 27 | Auburn | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6092 | 0.5256 (31) | South/West Independent |
| 28 | Citadel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6056 | 0.4974 (48) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 29 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6026 | 0.4128 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5970 | 0.3941 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Rice | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.5921 | 0.5160 (38) | SWC |
| 32 | Harvard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5918 | 0.5140 (39) | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5843 | 0.6294 (6) | South/West Independent |
| 34 | Princeton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5835 | 0.5069 (46) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5825 | 0.5127 (40) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5784 | 0.4678 (57) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 37 | Sewanee | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5739 | 0.5207 (36) | South/West Independent |
| 38 | Navy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5486 | 0.5757 (19) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 39 | Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5463 | 0.5332 (29) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5451 | 0.4979 (47) | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Lehigh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5413 | 0.3449 (90) | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5398 | 0.4934 (50) | MVIAA |
| 43 | Texas Christian | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5313 | 0.3426 (91) | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Denver | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5307 | 0.5110 (43) | Rocky Mountain |
| 45 | Newberry | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5226 | 0.3685 (84) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 46 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5195 | 0.5341 (28) | Rocky Mountain |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5171 | 0.5127 (41) | SWC |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5147 | 0.5229 (35) | Western |
| 49 | Dartmouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5138 | 0.4815 (55) | Northeast Independent |
| 50 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5133 | 0.6227 (8) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5112 | 0.5652 (24) | Western |
| 52 | Washington & Lee | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5091 | 0.5680 (23) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 53 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4920 | 0.5756 (20) | MVIAA |
| 54 | Colorado Mines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.4905 | 0.5755 (21) | Rocky Mountain |
| 55 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.4685 | 0.5115 (42) | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | California | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4659 | 0.3630 (85) | PCC |
| 57 | Mississippi College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4601 | 0.5102 (44) | South/West Independent |
| 58 | Davidson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4544 | 0.5241 (34) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 59 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4528 | 0.4555 (58) | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4480 | 0.6518 (4) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 61 | Presbyterian | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4405 | 0.4384 (66) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 62 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4322 | 0.7145 (2) | Western |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4314 | 0.4953 (49) | South/West Independent |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4299 | 0.4544 (59) | SWC |
| 65 | Washington (Missouri) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3981 | 0.3936 (81) | MVIAA |
| 66 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.3963 | 0.4328 (70) | SWC |
| 67 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.3958 | 0.3849 (82) | SWC |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.3933 | 0.4420 (64) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 69 | Chicago | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3849 | 0.5762 (18) | Western |
| 70 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3747 | 0.6138 (9) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 71 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3549 | 0.3959 (79) | PCC |
| 72 | Drake | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3512 | 0.5253 (32) | MVIAA |
| 73 | Virginia Military Institute | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3292 | 0.3513 (88) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 74 | Furman | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3172 | 0.4521 (61) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 75 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.2989 | 0.4920 (51) | Western |
| 76 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.2917 | 0.4887 (53) | Western |
| 77 | Mississippi | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2825 | 0.4728 (56) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2787 | 0.6391 (5) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 79 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2779 | 0.5072 (45) | Eastern Independent |
| 80 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.2686 | 0.6040 (14) | Rocky Mountain |
| 81 | North Carolina State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2567 | 0.6137 (10) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 82 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2546 | 0.6247 (7) | Rocky Mountain |
| 83 | Haskell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2466 | 0.3568 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Lafayette | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2441 | 0.4267 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 85 | Southwestern (Texas) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2312 | 0.6015 (15) | SWC |
| 86 | Wofford | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1920 | 0.4894 (52) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 87 | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1889 | 0.5452 (25) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 88 | Bucknell | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.1849 | 0.4127 (77) | Eastern Independent |
| 89 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.1817 | 0.3828 (83) | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | Florida | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.1407 | 0.7191 (1) | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Southern Methodist | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.0850 | 0.4851 (54) | South/West Independent |