The McComas Power Index for 1926 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 | Navy | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8009 | 0.5087 (37) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7920 | 0.5109 (35) | SWC |
| 3 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.7915 | 0.4065 (87) | PCC |
| 4 | Utah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.7902 | 0.4545 (66) | Rocky Mountain |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7809 | 0.7289 (1) | Western |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7752 | 0.6317 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7723 | 0.5695 (19) | Southern |
| 8 | Brown | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7586 | 0.3324 (96) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7311 | 0.4809 (57) | Western |
| 10 | Army | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7065 | 0.4450 (70) | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7037 | 0.4998 (45) | Southern |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7034 | 0.4436 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Oregon State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7030 | 0.4176 (81) | PCC |
| 14 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6992 | 0.4455 (69) | Southern |
| 15 | Northwestern | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6966 | 0.4999 (44) | Western |
| 16 | Southern California | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6807 | 0.5537 (25) | PCC |
| 17 | Cornell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6744 | 0.4091 (85) | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | Furman | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6721 | 0.4560 (64) | South/West Independent |
| 19 | Washington State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6700 | 0.5031 (42) | PCC |
| 20 | Washington & Jefferson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6619 | 0.3416 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Washington | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6609 | 0.4710 (59) | PCC |
| 22 | Carnegie Tech | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6497 | 0.4291 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6394 | 0.5093 (36) | Western |
| 24 | Texas Christian | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6369 | 0.4581 (63) | SWC |
| 25 | Princeton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6185 | 0.4439 (72) | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6137 | 0.5215 (33) | MVIAA |
| 27 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6108 | 0.4914 (50) | Western |
| 28 | Presbyterian | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6102 | 0.4377 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 29 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6100 | 0.3814 (91) | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Grinnell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6020 | 0.3577 (93) | MVIAA |
| 31 | Missouri | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5920 | 0.6163 (9) | MVIAA |
| 32 | Utah State | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5916 | 0.5123 (34) | Rocky Mountain |
| 33 | Columbia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5676 | 0.4821 (55) | Northeast Independent |
| 34 | Colgate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5673 | 0.4950 (47) | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5644 | 0.4667 (60) | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | Louisiana State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5605 | 0.5504 (26) | Southern |
| 37 | Colorado State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5591 | 0.4900 (52) | Rocky Mountain |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5576 | 0.5546 (23) | Western |
| 39 | Davidson | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5540 | 0.4025 (89) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Citadel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5521 | 0.3630 (92) | South/West Independent |
| 41 | Virginia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5475 | 0.4532 (67) | Southern |
| 42 | Baylor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5458 | 0.4404 (76) | SWC |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5426 | 0.4920 (49) | MVIAA |
| 44 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5411 | 0.5580 (22) | Western |
| 45 | Colorado College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5313 | 0.4926 (48) | Rocky Mountain |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5263 | 0.5070 (39) | SWC |
| 47 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5084 | 0.5076 (38) | MVIAA |
| 48 | Texas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5056 | 0.5409 (27) | SWC |
| 49 | Montana State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5016 | 0.4426 (74) | Rocky Mountain |
| 50 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4995 | 0.4414 (75) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4742 | 0.5545 (24) | MVIAA |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4721 | 0.4794 (58) | Southern |
| 53 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4680 | 0.6210 (8) | Southern |
| 54 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4610 | 0.4459 (68) | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4608 | 0.5249 (31) | Southern |
| 56 | Yale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4580 | 0.6229 (7) | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4545 | 0.5068 (41) | Southern |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4504 | 0.6078 (11) | MVIAA |
| 59 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4482 | 0.4639 (61) | SWC |
| 60 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4388 | 0.3560 (94) | Rocky Mountain |
| 61 | Maryland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4345 | 0.4547 (65) | Southern |
| 62 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4344 | 0.5385 (28) | Southern |
| 63 | Dartmouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4319 | 0.4910 (51) | Northeast Independent |
| 64 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4312 | 0.4144 (83) | SWC |
| 65 | Mississippi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4282 | 0.4140 (84) | Southern |
| 66 | Idaho | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4277 | 0.5942 (15) | PCC |
| 67 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4274 | 0.4072 (86) | Southern |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4264 | 0.4447 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4218 | 0.5804 (17) | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4011 | 0.6315 (6) | Southern |
| 71 | Virginia Military Institute | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3779 | 0.4592 (62) | Southern |
| 72 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3770 | 0.6584 (4) | Western |
| 73 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3725 | 0.6035 (12) | Southern |
| 74 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.3660 | 0.6018 (13) | PCC |
| 75 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3638 | 0.5017 (43) | Southern |
| 76 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3605 | 0.4040 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3604 | 0.6017 (14) | Western |
| 78 | Harvard | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3557 | 0.4345 (79) | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | California | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3293 | 0.5070 (40) | PCC |
| 80 | Montana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3281 | 0.5240 (32) | PCC |
| 81 | North Carolina State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3115 | 0.4854 (54) | Southern |
| 82 | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3087 | 0.5624 (20) | Rocky Mountain |
| 83 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.2949 | 0.3991 (90) | Rocky Mountain |
| 84 | Drake | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2917 | 0.7142 (3) | MVIAA |
| 85 | Sewanee | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2912 | 0.5877 (16) | Southern |
| 86 | Chicago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2897 | 0.7286 (2) | Western |
| 87 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2675 | 0.6146 (10) | MVIAA |
| 88 | Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2668 | 0.5266 (30) | Southern |
| 89 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2597 | 0.4164 (82) | South/West Independent |
| 90 | Florida | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.2464 | 0.4390 (77) | Southern |
| 91 | Brigham Young | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2418 | 0.5700 (18) | Rocky Mountain |
| 92 | Clemson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2194 | 0.5329 (29) | Southern |
| 93 | Washington (Missouri) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1683 | 0.5605 (21) | MVIAA |
| 94 | Colorado Mines | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.1637 | 0.4812 (56) | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | Wofford | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1554 | 0.4972 (46) | South/West Independent |
| 96 | Western State | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0502 | 0.4867 (53) | Rocky Mountain |