The McComas Power Index for 1927 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7709 | 0.5142 (47) | Western |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7560 | 0.4607 (62) | SWC |
| 3 | Yale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7466 | 0.6233 (8) | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Southern California | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7362 | 0.5350 (41) | PCC |
| 5 | Colorado State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7286 | 0.5452 (36) | Rocky Mountain |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7282 | 0.5178 (45) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Army | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7260 | 0.4499 (69) | Northeast Independent |
| 8 | Georgia | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7238 | 0.5945 (17) | Southern |
| 9 | Furman | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7208 | 0.4066 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Tennessee | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7180 | 0.4280 (78) | Southern |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.7088 | 0.5553 (29) | Western |
| 12 | Washington & Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.7081 | 0.3670 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Arkansas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7072 | 0.3899 (89) | SWC |
| 14 | Princeton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.7006 | 0.4382 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6998 | 0.6599 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.6982 | 0.5290 (43) | Southern |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6920 | 0.5550 (30) | Southern |
| 18 | Washington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6889 | 0.4278 (79) | PCC |
| 19 | Georgetown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6853 | 0.2891 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 20 | Dartmouth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6812 | 0.3789 (92) | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6727 | 0.6287 (4) | MVIAA |
| 22 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6610 | 0.4620 (60) | PCC |
| 23 | New York University | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6592 | 0.3641 (96) | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.6588 | 0.4686 (58) | Southern |
| 25 | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6534 | 0.6108 (11) | Western |
| 26 | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6423 | 0.6243 (6) | MVIAA |
| 27 | Colorado College | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6403 | 0.5107 (49) | Rocky Mountain |
| 28 | Southern Methodist | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6393 | 0.4611 (61) | SWC |
| 29 | Penn State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6244 | 0.4604 (64) | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Denver | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6178 | 0.6046 (13) | Rocky Mountain |
| 31 | Creighton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6104 | 0.4166 (81) | South/West Independent |
| 32 | California | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6010 | 0.4726 (57) | PCC |
| 33 | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5983 | 0.4579 (66) | Western |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5958 | 0.3883 (90) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Texas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5947 | 0.5108 (48) | SWC |
| 36 | Navy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5643 | 0.5047 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5578 | 0.4839 (55) | Southern |
| 38 | Idaho | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.5549 | 0.3973 (86) | PCC |
| 39 | Columbia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5395 | 0.3560 (97) | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5160 | 0.5372 (40) | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Washington (Missouri) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5150 | 0.3671 (94) | MVIAA |
| 42 | Marquette | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5123 | 0.4050 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5107 | 0.5682 (22) | Southern |
| 44 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5063 | 0.5630 (25) | MVIAA |
| 45 | Lafayette | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5039 | 0.4025 (85) | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5001 | 0.4301 (76) | Southern |
| 47 | Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4985 | 0.3717 (93) | Southern |
| 48 | Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4982 | 0.4436 (71) | Southern |
| 49 | Colgate | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0.4970 | 0.4097 (82) | Northeast Independent |
| 50 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.4934 | 0.4400 (73) | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4862 | 0.3541 (98) | Southern |
| 52 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4821 | 0.5746 (20) | Western |
| 53 | Chicago | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4819 | 0.6714 (1) | Western |
| 54 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4705 | 0.5475 (35) | Southern |
| 55 | Carnegie Tech | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4662 | 0.4892 (54) | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Texas Christian | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4652 | 0.4604 (63) | SWC |
| 57 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4619 | 0.5732 (21) | MVIAA |
| 58 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4579 | 0.5975 (16) | PCC |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4574 | 0.4293 (77) | Southern |
| 60 | Cornell | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4547 | 0.4427 (72) | Northeast Independent |
| 61 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4499 | 0.5666 (23) | Western |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4479 | 0.6258 (5) | MVIAA |
| 63 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4459 | 0.4917 (53) | PCC |
| 64 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4352 | 0.6051 (12) | Western |
| 65 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4300 | 0.5391 (38) | Northeast Independent |
| 66 | Montana State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4277 | 0.5571 (28) | Rocky Mountain |
| 67 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4221 | 0.5853 (18) | Rocky Mountain |
| 68 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4173 | 0.5432 (37) | Southern |
| 69 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4144 | 0.6114 (10) | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4133 | 0.5633 (24) | Western |
| 71 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4017 | 0.5155 (46) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3971 | 0.5763 (19) | MVIAA |
| 73 | Louisiana State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3935 | 0.4958 (52) | Southern |
| 74 | Montana | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3911 | 0.4779 (56) | PCC |
| 75 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3860 | 0.6034 (14) | MVIAA |
| 76 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3845 | 0.4587 (65) | Rocky Mountain |
| 77 | Davidson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3807 | 0.4460 (70) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3729 | 0.5349 (42) | Southern |
| 79 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3707 | 0.6437 (3) | Western |
| 80 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3691 | 0.5210 (44) | Rocky Mountain |
| 81 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.3624 | 0.5993 (15) | Eastern Independent |
| 82 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3601 | 0.3956 (87) | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3589 | 0.6235 (7) | Southern |
| 84 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.3515 | 0.5615 (26) | PCC |
| 85 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3305 | 0.5072 (50) | Southern |
| 86 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3249 | 0.5543 (31) | Southern |
| 87 | Drake | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3028 | 0.5510 (33) | MVIAA |
| 88 | Brown | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.2951 | 0.4252 (80) | Northeast Independent |
| 89 | Brigham Young | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.2944 | 0.4533 (68) | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | Colorado Mines | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2787 | 0.5503 (34) | Rocky Mountain |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.2567 | 0.3941 (88) | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.2530 | 0.6152 (9) | Southern |
| 93 | Sewanee | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2518 | 0.5574 (27) | Southern |
| 94 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2455 | 0.3818 (91) | SWC |
| 95 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2201 | 0.4635 (59) | Rocky Mountain |
| 96 | Baylor | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2038 | 0.4327 (75) | SWC |
| 97 | Western State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.1883 | 0.4548 (67) | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | Auburn | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.1124 | 0.5388 (39) | Southern |
| 99 | Grinnell | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1122 | 0.5530 (32) | MVIAA |