The McComas Power Index for 1930 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8745 | 0.6985 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8742 | 0.6393 (6) | Southern |
| 3 | Utah | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7789 | 0.5072 (54) | Rocky Mountain |
| 4 | Colgate | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7722 | 0.4535 (72) | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7684 | 0.5427 (35) | Southern |
| 6 | Washington State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7581 | 0.5803 (18) | PCC |
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7432 | 0.4546 (71) | Southern |
| 8 | Fordham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7423 | 0.4510 (75) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Michigan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7380 | 0.4970 (56) | Western |
| 10 | St. Mary's | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7209 | 0.3935 (94) | South/West Independent |
| 11 | Northwestern | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7206 | 0.6200 (8) | Western |
| 12 | Stanford | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7189 | 0.4708 (63) | PCC |
| 13 | Marquette | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7161 | 0.3580 (104) | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Army | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7108 | 0.3772 (97) | Northeast Independent |
| 15 | Dartmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7047 | 0.4477 (77) | Northeast Independent |
| 16 | Southern California | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7034 | 0.6401 (5) | PCC |
| 17 | Texas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6897 | 0.5064 (55) | SWC |
| 18 | Colorado | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6705 | 0.5244 (46) | Rocky Mountain |
| 19 | Oregon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6556 | 0.4633 (65) | PCC |
| 20 | Texas Christian | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.6516 | 0.3817 (96) | SWC |
| 21 | Duke | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.6489 | 0.5234 (47) | Southern |
| 22 | Georgia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6464 | 0.5753 (19) | Southern |
| 23 | Centenary | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6433 | 0.3638 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6374 | 0.5224 (48) | Southern |
| 25 | Clemson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6321 | 0.3683 (101) | Southern |
| 26 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6315 | 0.3734 (98) | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | Washington & Jefferson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6063 | 0.3727 (99) | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | New York University | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6017 | 0.5287 (44) | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6013 | 0.5681 (22) | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5987 | 0.4417 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5984 | 0.4768 (62) | Western |
| 32 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5947 | 0.4421 (79) | Big 6 |
| 33 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5909 | 0.5740 (20) | SWC |
| 34 | Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5885 | 0.5160 (50) | PCC |
| 35 | Baylor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5879 | 0.5333 (42) | SWC |
| 36 | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5825 | 0.5532 (28) | Western |
| 37 | Carnegie Tech | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5824 | 0.5276 (45) | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5792 | 0.6098 (10) | Western |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5791 | 0.3516 (105) | MVC |
| 40 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5754 | 0.5334 (41) | Southern |
| 41 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5698 | 0.4450 (78) | Northeast Independent |
| 42 | Bucknell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5630 | 0.4392 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Temple | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5622 | 0.4514 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5515 | 0.5717 (21) | Southern |
| 45 | Regis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5489 | 0.3705 (100) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5464 | 0.3938 (93) | Northeast Independent |
| 47 | Yale | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5404 | 0.5491 (33) | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Brigham Young | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.5383 | 0.4015 (89) | Rocky Mountain |
| 49 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5349 | 0.4211 (87) | SWC |
| 50 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5267 | 0.5131 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5255 | 0.3988 (91) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Montana State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5223 | 0.4305 (83) | Rocky Mountain |
| 53 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5093 | 0.6156 (9) | Southern |
| 54 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5049 | 0.5818 (17) | PCC |
| 55 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5042 | 0.4202 (88) | Southern |
| 56 | Louisiana State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5018 | 0.4559 (70) | Southern |
| 57 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4956 | 0.4261 (85) | Big 6 |
| 58 | Columbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4952 | 0.4917 (58) | Northeast Independent |
| 59 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4940 | 0.5542 (26) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Montana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4935 | 0.4632 (66) | PCC |
| 61 | Denver | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4905 | 0.5978 (14) | Rocky Mountain |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4812 | 0.4650 (64) | Southern |
| 63 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4713 | 0.5515 (30) | Big 6 |
| 64 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4687 | 0.5506 (32) | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.4660 | 0.3364 (106) | MVC |
| 66 | Davidson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4648 | 0.4000 (90) | South/West Independent |
| 67 | Maryland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.4642 | 0.4289 (84) | Southern |
| 68 | Villanova | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4518 | 0.4897 (59) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4518 | 0.5344 (40) | Big 6 |
| 70 | Drake | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4505 | 0.6052 (11) | MVC |
| 71 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4497 | 0.6220 (7) | Western |
| 72 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4460 | 0.5618 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4426 | 0.4327 (82) | Northeast Independent |
| 74 | Georgetown | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4294 | 0.3959 (92) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Grinnell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4149 | 0.3932 (95) | MVC |
| 76 | Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4133 | 0.6011 (13) | Western |
| 77 | California | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3988 | 0.5667 (23) | PCC |
| 78 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3975 | 0.5952 (15) | PCC |
| 79 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.3895 | 0.4619 (67) | Eastern Independent |
| 80 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.3670 | 0.4812 (61) | Rocky Mountain |
| 81 | Illinois | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3555 | 0.5935 (16) | Western |
| 82 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3351 | 0.6023 (12) | Rocky Mountain |
| 83 | Indiana | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3286 | 0.6759 (3) | Western |
| 84 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3284 | 0.5540 (27) | Big 6 |
| 85 | Colorado College | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.3284 | 0.5365 (38) | Rocky Mountain |
| 86 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3177 | 0.5074 (53) | Southern |
| 87 | Wyoming | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3146 | 0.5515 (31) | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Mississippi | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3134 | 0.5297 (43) | Southern |
| 89 | Colorado State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3126 | 0.5594 (25) | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3072 | 0.4497 (76) | PCC |
| 91 | Arkansas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3064 | 0.5521 (29) | SWC |
| 92 | Sewanee | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3064 | 0.4614 (68) | Southern |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3017 | 0.6851 (2) | Southern |
| 94 | Chicago | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3006 | 0.5100 (52) | Western |
| 95 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2973 | 0.4569 (69) | Southern |
| 96 | Washington & Lee | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.2934 | 0.4244 (86) | Southern |
| 97 | Auburn | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2734 | 0.4920 (57) | Southern |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2699 | 0.6480 (4) | SWC |
| 99 | Princeton | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2262 | 0.4888 (60) | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | North Carolina State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2032 | 0.5372 (37) | Southern |
| 101 | Colorado Mines | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.1876 | 0.5481 (34) | Rocky Mountain |
| 102 | Creighton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1792 | 0.5361 (39) | MVC |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1774 | 0.3595 (103) | Southern |
| 104 | Gonzaga | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.1469 | 0.4521 (73) | South/West Independent |
| 105 | Western State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0829 | 0.5176 (49) | Rocky Mountain |
| 106 | Iowa State | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0493 | 0.5426 (36) | Big 6 |