The McComas Power Index for 1917 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 18, 2011, 10:19 a.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8084 | 0.5307 (32) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8071 | 0.5272 (34) | SWC |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7887 | 0.6420 (7) | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7705 | 0.4973 (43) | Western |
| 5 | Mare Island Marines | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7547 | 0.3319 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Denver | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7512 | 0.4011 (75) | Rocky Mountain |
| 7 | Utah State | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7081 | 0.3764 (78) | Rocky Mountain |
| 8 | Syracuse | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6998 | 0.5205 (37) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Washington State | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.6978 | 0.4590 (58) | PCC |
| 10 | Rice | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6971 | 0.5037 (41) | SWC |
| 11 | Georgetown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6956 | 0.4625 (57) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 12 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6909 | 0.4882 (49) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 13 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.6835 | 0.6192 (14) | Western |
| 14 | Presbyterian | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6792 | 0.4202 (70) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6672 | 0.5300 (33) | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6605 | 0.5657 (22) | MVIAA |
| 17 | Army | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6543 | 0.3355 (86) | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6401 | 0.4697 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6386 | 0.6286 (13) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6378 | 0.3924 (76) | South/West Independent |
| 21 | Auburn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6345 | 0.6439 (6) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6326 | 0.3848 (77) | Western |
| 23 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6311 | 0.6684 (5) | Western |
| 24 | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6240 | 0.3459 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Brown | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6212 | 0.3439 (85) | Northeast Independent |
| 26 | Texas Christian | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6117 | 0.3640 (80) | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6104 | 0.6397 (8) | MVIAA |
| 28 | Kansas State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5959 | 0.4567 (59) | MVIAA |
| 29 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5944 | 0.5258 (35) | Rocky Mountain |
| 30 | Lehigh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5933 | 0.4235 (68) | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Washington & Jefferson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5915 | 0.4704 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5898 | 0.3590 (81) | SWC |
| 33 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5832 | 0.6342 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5797 | 0.5400 (29) | Western |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5707 | 0.5789 (20) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Baylor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5660 | 0.4906 (48) | SWC |
| 37 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5596 | 0.4294 (67) | Western |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5593 | 0.4921 (46) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5531 | 0.5188 (38) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5460 | 0.6766 (4) | Western |
| 41 | Tulane | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5409 | 0.5401 (28) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5394 | 0.5056 (40) | PCC |
| 43 | Davidson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5348 | 0.6855 (2) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 44 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5328 | 0.4646 (55) | MVIAA |
| 45 | Colgate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5319 | 0.4914 (47) | Northeast Independent |
| 46 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5244 | 0.3755 (79) | South/West Independent |
| 47 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5132 | 0.4631 (56) | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Chicago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5122 | 0.7322 (1) | Western |
| 49 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5007 | 0.5450 (26) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 50 | Sewanee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.4950 | 0.4221 (69) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Colorado Mines | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4890 | 0.4540 (60) | Rocky Mountain |
| 52 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4775 | 0.4956 (44) | Eastern Independent |
| 53 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4673 | 0.5634 (23) | PCC |
| 54 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4594 | 0.6318 (10) | SWC |
| 55 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4538 | 0.4501 (64) | SWC |
| 56 | Colorado College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.4495 | 0.5508 (25) | Rocky Mountain |
| 57 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4294 | 0.4517 (63) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 58 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4292 | 0.3255 (88) | MVIAA |
| 59 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.4277 | 0.3485 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.4219 | 0.5827 (17) | PCC |
| 61 | Wofford | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4166 | 0.4647 (54) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 62 | California | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4161 | 0.4365 (66) | PCC |
| 63 | Citadel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.3971 | 0.4662 (53) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 64 | Virginia Military Institute | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3811 | 0.4729 (50) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 65 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3655 | 0.4955 (45) | Western |
| 66 | Wyoming | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3599 | 0.5125 (39) | Rocky Mountain |
| 67 | Idaho | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.3502 | 0.5600 (24) | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3459 | 0.5986 (15) | MVIAA |
| 69 | Louisiana State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3435 | 0.5860 (16) | South/West Independent |
| 70 | Furman | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3419 | 0.6290 (12) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 71 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3402 | 0.5350 (30) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 72 | Utah | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.3321 | 0.5416 (27) | Rocky Mountain |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3299 | 0.4079 (72) | SWC |
| 74 | Florida | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.3289 | 0.5819 (18) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3206 | 0.4535 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 76 | Bucknell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3148 | 0.4474 (65) | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3130 | 0.4531 (62) | Western |
| 78 | Carlisle | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3070 | 0.5804 (19) | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Lafayette | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3052 | 0.4050 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 80 | Cornell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2959 | 0.4079 (71) | Northeast Independent |
| 81 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.2622 | 0.5029 (42) | South/West Independent |
| 82 | Southwestern (Texas) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2549 | 0.6793 (3) | South/West Independent |
| 83 | Montana | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.2483 | 0.5206 (36) | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.1558 | 0.5703 (21) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 85 | Drake | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.1505 | 0.3563 (82) | MVIAA |
| 86 | Newberry | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.1225 | 0.5319 (31) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 87 | Colorado State | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1213 | 0.6300 (11) | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Tulsa | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.0705 | 0.4055 (73) | South/West Independent |