The McComas Power Index for 1923 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 16, 2011, 5:56 p.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8366 | 0.5866 (20) | Western |
| 2 | Yale | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8070 | 0.6127 (15) | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8019 | 0.4019 (94) | SWC |
| 4 | Michigan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8016 | 0.4763 (69) | Western |
| 5 | Colorado | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7965 | 0.5156 (46) | Rocky Mountain |
| 6 | Cornell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7891 | 0.4207 (84) | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | California | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7679 | 0.4188 (87) | PCC |
| 8 | Texas | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7420 | 0.4722 (70) | SWC |
| 9 | Washington | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.7104 | 0.4585 (75) | PCC |
| 10 | Virginia Military Institute | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7089 | 0.4195 (86) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7075 | 0.4398 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Syracuse | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7050 | 0.5536 (31) | Northeast Independent |
| 13 | Dartmouth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6966 | 0.4126 (90) | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Chicago | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6918 | 0.5460 (34) | Western |
| 15 | Centre | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6866 | 0.5758 (22) | South/West Independent |
| 16 | West Virginia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6854 | 0.4791 (66) | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Furman | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.6777 | 0.4712 (71) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 18 | Washington & Jefferson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6606 | 0.4942 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Colorado College | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6549 | 0.5364 (36) | Rocky Mountain |
| 20 | Stanford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6502 | 0.4092 (91) | PCC |
| 21 | Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6460 | 0.5078 (53) | Western |
| 22 | Baylor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.6454 | 0.4778 (68) | SWC |
| 23 | Lafayette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6373 | 0.4652 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Army | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6349 | 0.5572 (29) | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | Florida | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6335 | 0.4892 (62) | Southern |
| 26 | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6292 | 0.4177 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Southern California | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6252 | 0.4866 (63) | PCC |
| 28 | Kansas | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.6241 | 0.5168 (45) | MVIAA |
| 29 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.6237 | 0.7210 (1) | MVIAA |
| 30 | Alabama | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6149 | 0.5338 (37) | Southern |
| 31 | Navy | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.6138 | 0.5399 (35) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 32 | Penn State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6041 | 0.5619 (28) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Washington & Lee | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5929 | 0.5218 (43) | Southern |
| 34 | Lehigh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5892 | 0.3952 (96) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Colgate | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5796 | 0.4286 (82) | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Drake | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5784 | 0.3873 (98) | MVIAA |
| 37 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5777 | 0.4467 (79) | Southern |
| 38 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5772 | 0.6404 (7) | Rocky Mountain |
| 39 | Idaho | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5761 | 0.5488 (33) | PCC |
| 40 | Clemson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5711 | 0.5864 (21) | Southern |
| 41 | Arkansas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5677 | 0.4060 (93) | SWC |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5642 | 0.6963 (2) | Southern |
| 43 | Mississippi College | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5524 | 0.3729 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Utah State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5499 | 0.4780 (67) | Rocky Mountain |
| 45 | William & Mary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5488 | 0.3540 (105) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 46 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5481 | 0.6239 (11) | Southern |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5465 | 0.5004 (56) | Southern |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5453 | 0.5230 (42) | Southern |
| 49 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5237 | 0.6629 (3) | Southern |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5228 | 0.5128 (48) | SWC |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5224 | 0.4210 (83) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 52 | Tulane | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5197 | 0.5230 (41) | Southern |
| 53 | Denver | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5125 | 0.5261 (39) | Rocky Mountain |
| 54 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5084 | 0.4816 (65) | MVIAA |
| 55 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5078 | 0.5741 (23) | Western |
| 56 | Harvard | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4938 | 0.4533 (77) | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4911 | 0.6247 (10) | Western |
| 58 | Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4899 | 0.4918 (60) | Northeast Independent |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4888 | 0.6195 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4872 | 0.5304 (38) | Rocky Mountain |
| 61 | Wofford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.4857 | 0.3038 (108) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 62 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4837 | 0.5561 (30) | MVIAA |
| 63 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4824 | 0.6154 (14) | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4796 | 0.5728 (24) | Southern |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.4713 | 0.6510 (4) | Southern |
| 66 | Carnegie Tech | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4643 | 0.4543 (76) | Eastern Independent |
| 67 | Citadel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4544 | 0.4063 (92) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 68 | Princeton | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4452 | 0.5231 (40) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4435 | 0.4647 (74) | Southern |
| 70 | Montana State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4399 | 0.3261 (106) | Rocky Mountain |
| 71 | Gonzaga | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4381 | 0.3689 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Auburn | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.4365 | 0.5656 (26) | Southern |
| 73 | Sewanee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4228 | 0.4921 (59) | Southern |
| 74 | Presbyterian | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4208 | 0.5142 (47) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 75 | Columbia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4187 | 0.3672 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 76 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4130 | 0.6099 (17) | Western |
| 77 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4103 | 0.4168 (89) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 78 | Montana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.3939 | 0.4471 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3918 | 0.6299 (9) | Southern |
| 80 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3771 | 0.5083 (52) | PCC |
| 81 | Oglethorpe | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3733 | 0.5005 (55) | South/West Independent |
| 82 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.3690 | 0.5114 (50) | MVIAA |
| 83 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.3689 | 0.4013 (95) | PCC |
| 84 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3575 | 0.3895 (97) | Western |
| 85 | Louisiana State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3512 | 0.5178 (44) | Southern |
| 86 | Brigham Young | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3498 | 0.6493 (5) | Rocky Mountain |
| 87 | Washington State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.3487 | 0.6112 (16) | PCC |
| 88 | Samford | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.3464 | 0.3789 (100) | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3460 | 0.6443 (6) | MVIAA |
| 90 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.3425 | 0.3546 (104) | Rocky Mountain |
| 91 | Texas Christian | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3410 | 0.2952 (109) | SWC |
| 92 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3331 | 0.5695 (25) | Southern |
| 93 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.3280 | 0.3061 (107) | South/West Independent |
| 94 | Richmond | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3257 | 0.5017 (54) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 95 | Washington (Missouri) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3170 | 0.4686 (72) | MVIAA |
| 96 | Rice | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3151 | 0.4456 (80) | SWC |
| 97 | Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3020 | 0.4198 (85) | Southern |
| 98 | Colorado Mines | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2823 | 0.6040 (18) | Rocky Mountain |
| 99 | Mercer | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2759 | 0.4917 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 100 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2737 | 0.6171 (13) | Southern |
| 101 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.2734 | 0.5121 (49) | Western |
| 102 | Davidson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2541 | 0.5909 (19) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 103 | Northwestern | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2309 | 0.5627 (27) | Western |
| 104 | Whitman | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.2244 | 0.5496 (32) | South/West Independent |
| 105 | Grinnell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2180 | 0.3844 (99) | MVIAA |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2035 | 0.4989 (57) | SWC |
| 107 | Boston University | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.1856 | 0.5086 (51) | Northeast Independent |
| 108 | Newberry | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1492 | 0.4838 (64) | Mid-Atlantic Independent |
| 109 | Wyoming | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0979 | 0.6311 (8) | Rocky Mountain |