The McComas Power Index for 1929 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 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8230 | 0.6373 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Purdue | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8020 | 0.5115 (45) | Western |
| 3 | Texas Christian | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7747 | 0.3907 (93) | SWC |
| 4 | Utah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.7683 | 0.5237 (38) | Rocky Mountain |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7642 | 0.4457 (70) | Southern |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7570 | 0.5638 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Tulane | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7536 | 0.4179 (86) | Southern |
| 8 | Southern California | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7508 | 0.6142 (11) | PCC |
| 9 | Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6958 | 0.4956 (50) | Southern |
| 10 | Colgate | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6954 | 0.4268 (79) | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Illinois | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6939 | 0.5945 (17) | Western |
| 12 | North Carolina | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.6852 | 0.5193 (40) | Southern |
| 13 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.6830 | 0.4772 (60) | SWC |
| 14 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6718 | 0.4082 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Fordham | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.6692 | 0.2573 (100) | Northeast Independent |
| 16 | California | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6655 | 0.5107 (46) | PCC |
| 17 | Stanford | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6630 | 0.4756 (61) | PCC |
| 18 | Washington State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.6543 | 0.3799 (95) | PCC |
| 19 | Dartmouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6477 | 0.4897 (54) | Northeast Independent |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6467 | 0.5046 (47) | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Florida | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6459 | 0.5529 (30) | Southern |
| 22 | Virginia Military Institute | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6455 | 0.5012 (48) | Southern |
| 23 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6410 | 0.6206 (9) | Rocky Mountain |
| 24 | Denver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6283 | 0.5329 (35) | Rocky Mountain |
| 25 | Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6203 | 0.4209 (82) | SWC |
| 26 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6200 | 0.3954 (91) | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6114 | 0.4695 (63) | Southern |
| 28 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6015 | 0.5162 (41) | Western |
| 29 | Montana State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5831 | 0.3598 (96) | Rocky Mountain |
| 30 | Harvard | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5721 | 0.5011 (49) | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5719 | 0.5156 (42) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5657 | 0.4251 (81) | Southern |
| 33 | New York University | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5655 | 0.4793 (57) | Northeast Independent |
| 34 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5639 | 0.5548 (29) | Big 6 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5633 | 0.5149 (43) | Western |
| 36 | Oregon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5624 | 0.4281 (77) | PCC |
| 37 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5605 | 0.4031 (89) | SWC |
| 38 | Grinnell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5573 | 0.3507 (97) | MVC |
| 39 | Texas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5569 | 0.5581 (27) | SWC |
| 40 | Yale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5564 | 0.5628 (25) | Northeast Independent |
| 41 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5557 | 0.4197 (83) | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5545 | 0.5805 (20) | Western |
| 43 | Carnegie Tech | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5518 | 0.5620 (26) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Chicago | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5476 | 0.4264 (80) | Western |
| 45 | Georgetown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5407 | 0.3955 (90) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.5381 | 0.6315 (8) | Big 6 |
| 47 | Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5369 | 0.5206 (39) | Southern |
| 48 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5321 | 0.4307 (75) | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Washington & Jefferson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5288 | 0.3399 (98) | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5212 | 0.6080 (14) | Western |
| 51 | Louisiana State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5063 | 0.4147 (87) | Southern |
| 52 | Colorado College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5039 | 0.6349 (6) | Rocky Mountain |
| 53 | Army | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5035 | 0.4779 (58) | Northeast Independent |
| 54 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4949 | 0.5716 (22) | Western |
| 55 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4936 | 0.5676 (23) | Southern |
| 56 | Colorado State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4848 | 0.5735 (21) | Rocky Mountain |
| 57 | Brigham Young | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4803 | 0.4632 (69) | Rocky Mountain |
| 58 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4771 | 0.4181 (85) | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.4744 | 0.5344 (34) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4709 | 0.5493 (31) | PCC |
| 61 | Drake | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4617 | 0.4928 (51) | MVC |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4531 | 0.4908 (53) | Southern |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4490 | 0.5843 (19) | SWC |
| 64 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4480 | 0.4307 (76) | PCC |
| 65 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4410 | 0.4691 (65) | Southern |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4397 | 0.3889 (94) | MVC |
| 67 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4389 | 0.4695 (64) | Southern |
| 68 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4369 | 0.5290 (36) | Big 6 |
| 69 | Marquette | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4350 | 0.3920 (92) | Eastern Independent |
| 70 | Northern Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4214 | 0.4373 (72) | Rocky Mountain |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4199 | 0.5553 (28) | Big 6 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.4197 | 0.3143 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Brown | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4116 | 0.4184 (84) | Northeast Independent |
| 74 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4045 | 0.4638 (67) | Southern |
| 75 | Columbia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3995 | 0.4909 (52) | Northeast Independent |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3965 | 0.6515 (3) | Western |
| 77 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3962 | 0.6584 (2) | Rocky Mountain |
| 78 | Davidson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3886 | 0.4662 (66) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3650 | 0.5147 (44) | PCC |
| 80 | Washington (Missouri) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3570 | 0.4632 (68) | MVC |
| 81 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3546 | 0.6187 (10) | Big 6 |
| 82 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3484 | 0.6449 (4) | Western |
| 83 | Princeton | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.3350 | 0.5286 (37) | Eastern Independent |
| 84 | Montana | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3349 | 0.4736 (62) | PCC |
| 85 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3259 | 0.4845 (56) | Southern |
| 86 | Washington & Lee | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3184 | 0.5388 (33) | Southern |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3114 | 0.6947 (1) | Southern |
| 88 | Colorado Mines | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2981 | 0.5934 (18) | Rocky Mountain |
| 89 | Sewanee | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.2975 | 0.4355 (73) | Southern |
| 90 | Washington | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2708 | 0.6061 (15) | PCC |
| 91 | Creighton | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2473 | 0.4310 (74) | MVC |
| 92 | Regis | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2468 | 0.4427 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 93 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2394 | 0.4778 (59) | SWC |
| 94 | Western State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2351 | 0.4897 (55) | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.2351 | 0.6335 (7) | Southern |
| 96 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.2239 | 0.4272 (78) | Southern |
| 97 | Auburn | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2032 | 0.6024 (16) | Southern |
| 98 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1706 | 0.6127 (12) | Big 6 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1674 | 0.6121 (13) | Rocky Mountain |
| 100 | North Carolina State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0985 | 0.5440 (32) | Southern |