The McComas Power Index for 1920 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 18, 2011, 10:27 a.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8183 | 0.4406 (70) | PCC |
| 2 | Harvard | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7930 | 0.4893 (58) | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Georgia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7882 | 0.6536 (6) | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7873 | 0.3564 (91) | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Texas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7859 | 0.3992 (84) | SWC |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7676 | 0.5870 (14) | Western |
| 7 | Virginia Military Institute | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7672 | 0.4260 (77) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7522 | 0.5283 (37) | MVIAA |
| 9 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7484 | 0.5178 (44) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Princeton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7461 | 0.6443 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.7399 | 0.6536 (7) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Penn State | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.7394 | 0.5430 (29) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7082 | 0.5970 (12) | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.7046 | 0.5012 (52) | Western |
| 15 | Missouri | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7016 | 0.5255 (40) | MVIAA |
| 16 | Texas Christian | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.6998 | 0.3655 (88) | South/West Independent |
| 17 | Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.6841 | 0.4499 (67) | PCC |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6714 | 0.5382 (31) | SWC |
| 19 | Colorado State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6688 | 0.5711 (18) | Rocky Mountain |
| 20 | Furman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.6607 | 0.4202 (80) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 21 | Centre | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6585 | 0.4720 (64) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Auburn | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6499 | 0.5662 (19) | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Dartmouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6422 | 0.5037 (50) | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6311 | 0.6775 (1) | Western |
| 25 | Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6232 | 0.4471 (68) | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6145 | 0.5569 (22) | Western |
| 27 | Colorado College | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6019 | 0.4763 (63) | Rocky Mountain |
| 28 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5996 | 0.3840 (86) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 29 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5974 | 0.5268 (38) | Western |
| 30 | Tulane | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5923 | 0.4845 (60) | South/West Independent |
| 31 | Kansas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5849 | 0.5562 (23) | MVIAA |
| 32 | North Carolina State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5801 | 0.4924 (56) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 33 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5786 | 0.4292 (76) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 34 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5761 | 0.3504 (92) | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5754 | 0.4560 (65) | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5676 | 0.5415 (30) | Western |
| 37 | Presbyterian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5618 | 0.3578 (90) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 38 | Yale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5618 | 0.5285 (36) | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5557 | 0.3977 (85) | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5552 | 0.5762 (17) | South/West Independent |
| 41 | Birmingham-Southern | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5504 | 0.4369 (72) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5486 | 0.5189 (43) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 43 | Lehigh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5409 | 0.4194 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Washington & Jefferson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5403 | 0.3786 (87) | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5339 | 0.6695 (2) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5316 | 0.5832 (15) | SWC |
| 47 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5312 | 0.5047 (48) | Rocky Mountain |
| 48 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5284 | 0.5557 (24) | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5228 | 0.5455 (27) | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Louisiana State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5123 | 0.5248 (41) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Lafayette | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5093 | 0.4459 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4969 | 0.4079 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 53 | Washington & Lee | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4921 | 0.5068 (47) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 54 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.4887 | 0.5027 (51) | SWC |
| 55 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.4851 | 0.2910 (96) | Rocky Mountain |
| 56 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4842 | 0.3635 (89) | PCC |
| 57 | Sewanee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4826 | 0.5285 (35) | South/West Independent |
| 58 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.4642 | 0.5134 (45) | PCC |
| 59 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.4585 | 0.3446 (93) | PCC |
| 60 | Davidson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4513 | 0.5628 (21) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 61 | West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4484 | 0.5306 (34) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Chicago | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.4404 | 0.6606 (4) | Western |
| 63 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.4394 | 0.4230 (79) | MVIAA |
| 64 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4352 | 0.5330 (33) | MVIAA |
| 65 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4243 | 0.4313 (75) | SWC |
| 66 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4137 | 0.5354 (32) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 67 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.4128 | 0.6071 (11) | Western |
| 68 | Phillips | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4116 | 0.4127 (82) | SWC |
| 69 | Drake | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4083 | 0.4937 (54) | MVIAA |
| 70 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.3991 | 0.4836 (61) | MVIAA |
| 71 | Oglethorpe | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3989 | 0.5629 (20) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Denver | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3940 | 0.5260 (39) | Rocky Mountain |
| 73 | Grinnell | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3868 | 0.3256 (94) | MVIAA |
| 74 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3811 | 0.4354 (73) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.3803 | 0.5918 (13) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 76 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3719 | 0.5071 (46) | Rocky Mountain |
| 77 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3577 | 0.4247 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3468 | 0.4783 (62) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 79 | Mississippi College | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3345 | 0.4878 (59) | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3270 | 0.4383 (71) | SWC |
| 81 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3192 | 0.5799 (16) | Western |
| 82 | Samford | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3099 | 0.4925 (55) | South/West Independent |
| 83 | Citadel | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2521 | 0.6086 (10) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 84 | North Carolina | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2506 | 0.6668 (3) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 85 | Colgate | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.2493 | 0.4317 (74) | Northeast Independent |
| 86 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2321 | 0.5493 (25) | Rocky Mountain |
| 87 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.2308 | 0.4896 (57) | PCC |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2276 | 0.4973 (53) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 89 | Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2198 | 0.6521 (8) | Western |
| 90 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2041 | 0.5468 (26) | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | Southwestern (Texas) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.1910 | 0.4533 (66) | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Mercer | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1578 | 0.3218 (95) | South/West Independent |
| 93 | Newberry | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1411 | 0.5040 (49) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1278 | 0.5437 (28) | SWC |
| 95 | Colorado Mines | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0995 | 0.6569 (5) | Rocky Mountain |
| 96 | Wofford | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.0814 | 0.5246 (42) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |