The McComas Power Index for 1934 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 | Alabama | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8209 | 0.5212 (56) | SEC |
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8067 | 0.5160 (62) | Western |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7827 | 0.6014 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Columbia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7719 | 0.5747 (31) | Northeast Independent |
| 5 | Rice | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7677 | 0.5421 (42) | SWC |
| 6 | Navy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7643 | 0.6548 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7597 | 0.5088 (65) | SEC |
| 8 | Stanford | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7476 | 0.5431 (40) | PCC |
| 9 | Michigan State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7327 | 0.4584 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | Colgate | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7294 | 0.4092 (104) | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Princeton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7179 | 0.4109 (103) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.7172 | 0.4941 (69) | Rocky Mountain |
| 13 | Washington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7144 | 0.5242 (52) | PCC |
| 14 | Illinois | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7088 | 0.5167 (60) | Western |
| 15 | New Mexico | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6983 | 0.3384 (116) | Border |
| 16 | Richmond | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6976 | 0.2791 (122) | South/West Independent |
| 17 | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6976 | 0.5160 (63) | Western |
| 18 | Texas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6971 | 0.6447 (7) | SWC |
| 19 | Utah State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6969 | 0.5335 (46) | Rocky Mountain |
| 20 | Tennessee | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6964 | 0.6085 (19) | SEC |
| 21 | Centenary | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.6861 | 0.4138 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Temple | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6842 | 0.5409 (43) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | St. Mary's | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6795 | 0.5289 (49) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6690 | 0.5195 (57) | Northeast Independent |
| 25 | North Carolina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6636 | 0.5133 (64) | Southern |
| 26 | Colorado | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6568 | 0.5235 (53) | Rocky Mountain |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6545 | 0.3313 (117) | Border |
| 28 | Louisiana State | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.6523 | 0.6430 (8) | SEC |
| 29 | Arizona | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6495 | 0.4691 (79) | Border |
| 30 | Santa Clara | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6462 | 0.4647 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 31 | Colorado State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6444 | 0.6161 (15) | Rocky Mountain |
| 32 | Gonzaga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6412 | 0.3138 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 33 | Duquesne | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6379 | 0.3493 (114) | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.6365 | 0.5430 (41) | SWC |
| 35 | Loyola Marymount | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6358 | 0.4577 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Yale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6179 | 0.6481 (5) | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Bucknell | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.6146 | 0.3769 (108) | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Kansas State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6117 | 0.4050 (105) | Big 6 |
| 39 | Texas Christian | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6085 | 0.5621 (34) | SWC |
| 40 | Duke | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6054 | 0.4681 (80) | Southern |
| 41 | UCLA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6008 | 0.4750 (77) | PCC |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5959 | 0.6609 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Army | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5940 | 0.5381 (45) | Northeast Independent |
| 44 | Washington & Lee | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5815 | 0.5494 (37) | Southern |
| 45 | Tulsa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5806 | 0.5675 (33) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Maryland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5772 | 0.4754 (76) | Southern |
| 47 | Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5752 | 0.5887 (26) | Big 6 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5660 | 0.5056 (66) | SEC |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.5657 | 0.3568 (112) | Border |
| 50 | Utah | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5655 | 0.5926 (25) | Rocky Mountain |
| 51 | Washington (Missouri) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5587 | 0.3625 (111) | MVC |
| 52 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5568 | 0.3642 (110) | Northeast Independent |
| 53 | Oregon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5567 | 0.6328 (9) | PCC |
| 54 | Fordham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5517 | 0.5321 (47) | Northeast Independent |
| 55 | George Washington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5496 | 0.4831 (74) | South/West Independent |
| 56 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5489 | 0.5388 (44) | SEC |
| 57 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5454 | 0.6176 (14) | Western |
| 58 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5421 | 0.4939 (70) | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | San Francisco | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.5341 | 0.6299 (11) | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5304 | 0.6061 (22) | PCC |
| 61 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.5233 | 0.6160 (16) | Western |
| 62 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5038 | 0.5223 (54) | Eastern Independent |
| 63 | Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4963 | 0.4349 (96) | Big 6 |
| 64 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.4898 | 0.4308 (98) | SEC |
| 65 | Georgetown | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4795 | 0.3474 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4773 | 0.4744 (78) | Border |
| 67 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4733 | 0.4820 (75) | Southern |
| 68 | Chicago | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4721 | 0.5491 (38) | Western |
| 69 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4608 | 0.5577 (35) | SWC |
| 70 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4597 | 0.5280 (50) | Rocky Mountain |
| 71 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4584 | 0.4676 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4491 | 0.5564 (36) | Western |
| 73 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4459 | 0.4448 (94) | Southern |
| 74 | Furman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4458 | 0.4367 (95) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4449 | 0.4157 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Carnegie Tech | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4359 | 0.5862 (28) | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | Loyola (New Orleans) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4328 | 0.4039 (107) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Marquette | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4323 | 0.5446 (39) | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.4300 | 0.5748 (30) | Big 6 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4275 | 0.5191 (59) | SEC |
| 81 | California | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4267 | 0.4481 (93) | PCC |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4250 | 0.4843 (73) | Southern |
| 83 | Washington & Jefferson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4204 | 0.4045 (106) | Eastern Independent |
| 84 | Davidson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4102 | 0.4287 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 85 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4067 | 0.4907 (72) | SEC |
| 86 | St. Louis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4055 | 0.2644 (124) | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4035 | 0.5745 (32) | Rocky Mountain |
| 88 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4029 | 0.6066 (21) | Big 6 |
| 89 | Southern California | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.3972 | 0.5290 (48) | PCC |
| 90 | Villanova | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.3963 | 0.3556 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | Harvard | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3897 | 0.4542 (90) | Northeast Independent |
| 92 | New York University | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3838 | 0.2849 (121) | Northeast Independent |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3818 | 0.4320 (97) | MVC |
| 94 | Brigham Young | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3807 | 0.4976 (68) | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3759 | 0.4590 (85) | SEC |
| 96 | Idaho | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3743 | 0.5269 (51) | PCC |
| 97 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3688 | 0.6197 (13) | Western |
| 98 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.3485 | 0.5034 (67) | PCC |
| 99 | Montana | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3398 | 0.5217 (55) | PCC |
| 100 | Citadel | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3362 | 0.3732 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Brown | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3350 | 0.4546 (88) | Northeast Independent |
| 102 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3329 | 0.6031 (23) | Western |
| 103 | Cornell | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3297 | 0.6546 (3) | Northeast Independent |
| 104 | Baylor | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3161 | 0.5829 (29) | SWC |
| 105 | Wake Forest | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3143 | 0.4652 (82) | South/West Independent |
| 106 | Drake | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3113 | 0.4484 (92) | MVC |
| 107 | Montana State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3100 | 0.4641 (84) | Rocky Mountain |
| 108 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3091 | 0.5164 (61) | Southern |
| 109 | William & Mary | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3090 | 0.4907 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.3033 | 0.6096 (18) | SWC |
| 111 | Mercer | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.2841 | 0.2787 (123) | South/West Independent |
| 112 | North Carolina State | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2654 | 0.5878 (27) | Southern |
| 113 | Colorado Mines | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2603 | 0.6226 (12) | Rocky Mountain |
| 114 | Western State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2507 | 0.3265 (118) | Rocky Mountain |
| 115 | Sewanee | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2316 | 0.4512 (91) | SEC |
| 116 | Colorado College | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2223 | 0.6493 (4) | Rocky Mountain |
| 117 | Grinnell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2183 | 0.2942 (120) | MVC |
| 118 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2170 | 0.4542 (89) | Border |
| 119 | Creighton | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1943 | 0.4227 (100) | MVC |
| 120 | Michigan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1811 | 0.6471 (6) | Western |
| 121 | Auburn | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1805 | 0.5194 (58) | SEC |
| 122 | Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1662 | 0.6072 (20) | Southern |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1295 | 0.6304 (10) | SEC |
| 124 | Missouri | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.1183 | 0.6136 (17) | Big 6 |