The McComas Power Index for 1937 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 | Santa Clara | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8364 | 0.4460 (97) | South/West Independent |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8361 | 0.6301 (6) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | California | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8296 | 0.4956 (74) | PCC |
| 4 | Alabama | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8071 | 0.5511 (35) | SEC |
| 5 | Fordham | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7993 | 0.5310 (48) | Northeast Independent |
| 6 | Villanova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7775 | 0.4625 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Colorado | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7600 | 0.5286 (51) | Rocky Mountain |
| 8 | Dartmouth | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.7509 | 0.4581 (91) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.7422 | 0.4032 (109) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Louisiana State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7228 | 0.5136 (67) | SEC |
| 11 | Yale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7199 | 0.5853 (17) | Northeast Independent |
| 12 | West Virginia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6928 | 0.3461 (120) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Drake | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6920 | 0.3552 (118) | MVC |
| 14 | North Carolina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6919 | 0.5556 (33) | Southern |
| 15 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6898 | 0.4840 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6873 | 0.5214 (60) | SEC |
| 17 | Montana | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6872 | 0.3709 (116) | PCC |
| 18 | Maryland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6816 | 0.4229 (105) | Southern |
| 19 | Duke | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6613 | 0.5881 (15) | Southern |
| 20 | Army | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6612 | 0.5430 (40) | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6586 | 0.5189 (62) | Western |
| 22 | Texas-El Paso | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6554 | 0.2800 (125) | Border |
| 23 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6527 | 0.5631 (29) | Big 6 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6515 | 0.6426 (4) | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6508 | 0.4032 (108) | Border |
| 26 | Arizona | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6466 | 0.4852 (80) | Border |
| 27 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6454 | 0.5259 (55) | Western |
| 28 | Cornell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6416 | 0.6156 (9) | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Harvard | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6351 | 0.5597 (32) | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Tulsa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.6320 | 0.5514 (34) | MVC |
| 31 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6216 | 0.5230 (59) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Manhattan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6006 | 0.5387 (45) | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Auburn | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0.5996 | 0.6170 (8) | SEC |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5973 | 0.5184 (64) | Big 6 |
| 35 | Washington | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.5922 | 0.4608 (89) | PCC |
| 36 | Arkansas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5898 | 0.5152 (66) | SWC |
| 37 | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5881 | 0.5995 (13) | SEC |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5858 | 0.5437 (38) | SEC |
| 39 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5821 | 0.6445 (3) | SWC |
| 40 | St. Louis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5819 | 0.2206 (126) | MVC |
| 41 | Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5801 | 0.5288 (50) | Border |
| 42 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5799 | 0.4231 (104) | Northeast Independent |
| 43 | Denver | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5796 | 0.4673 (85) | Rocky Mountain |
| 44 | Brigham Young | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5730 | 0.4461 (95) | Rocky Mountain |
| 45 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5667 | 0.4045 (107) | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5614 | 0.4590 (90) | SWC |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5609 | 0.5697 (27) | SWC |
| 48 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5595 | 0.5162 (65) | SEC |
| 49 | St. Mary's | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5482 | 0.5404 (43) | South/West Independent |
| 50 | Utah | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5465 | 0.5465 (37) | Rocky Mountain |
| 51 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5429 | 0.6021 (12) | PCC |
| 52 | Western State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5422 | 0.3757 (115) | Rocky Mountain |
| 53 | Indiana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5414 | 0.4757 (83) | Western |
| 54 | North Carolina State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5331 | 0.5760 (23) | Southern |
| 55 | Citadel | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5212 | 0.3352 (121) | Southern |
| 56 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5154 | 0.5278 (53) | Western |
| 57 | Idaho | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5101 | 0.5781 (20) | PCC |
| 58 | Centenary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.5066 | 0.4049 (106) | South/West Independent |
| 59 | Temple | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.5056 | 0.6113 (10) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Duquesne | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5052 | 0.4434 (99) | Eastern Independent |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5034 | 0.4861 (78) | Western |
| 62 | Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5023 | 0.4423 (100) | Northeast Independent |
| 63 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4994 | 0.5750 (24) | SEC |
| 64 | New York University | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4927 | 0.3763 (113) | Northeast Independent |
| 65 | Princeton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4916 | 0.5426 (41) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4905 | 0.5189 (63) | Southern |
| 67 | Texas Christian | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4854 | 0.6373 (5) | SWC |
| 68 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4846 | 0.4324 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 69 | Colorado College | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4818 | 0.4434 (98) | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4700 | 0.4760 (82) | SEC |
| 71 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4637 | 0.6049 (11) | Western |
| 72 | Southern California | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4600 | 0.5678 (28) | PCC |
| 73 | Richmond | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4557 | 0.3525 (119) | Southern |
| 74 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4538 | 0.5612 (31) | Eastern Independent |
| 75 | Furman | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4525 | 0.3760 (114) | Southern |
| 76 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4492 | 0.3191 (123) | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.4482 | 0.5717 (26) | PCC |
| 78 | Virginia Military Institute | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4473 | 0.4962 (73) | Southern |
| 79 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.4454 | 0.5357 (47) | PCC |
| 80 | Bucknell | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4450 | 0.4356 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Montana State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4442 | 0.3896 (112) | Rocky Mountain |
| 82 | Northern Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4441 | 0.3312 (122) | Border |
| 83 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4390 | 0.5489 (36) | Border |
| 84 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4347 | 0.5389 (44) | Western |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4317 | 0.4567 (92) | Southern |
| 86 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4293 | 0.4518 (93) | Western |
| 87 | San Francisco | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4275 | 0.4868 (77) | South/West Independent |
| 88 | George Washington | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4265 | 0.5208 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 89 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.4122 | 0.4678 (84) | Southern |
| 90 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4087 | 0.5232 (58) | SEC |
| 91 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4048 | 0.5789 (19) | SEC |
| 92 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4040 | 0.4927 (75) | Big 6 |
| 93 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3962 | 0.5254 (57) | Southern |
| 94 | Colgate | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3928 | 0.5369 (46) | Northeast Independent |
| 95 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3922 | 0.5281 (52) | SWC |
| 96 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3841 | 0.5431 (39) | PCC |
| 97 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3787 | 0.5620 (30) | SEC |
| 98 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3758 | 0.4635 (87) | Big 6 |
| 99 | William & Mary | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3753 | 0.3567 (117) | Southern |
| 100 | Georgetown | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.3741 | 0.5262 (54) | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3700 | 0.5058 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 102 | Columbia | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3690 | 0.5797 (18) | Northeast Independent |
| 103 | Carnegie Tech | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3651 | 0.7021 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 104 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3576 | 0.4860 (79) | Southern |
| 105 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3571 | 0.4486 (94) | MVC |
| 106 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.3514 | 0.5768 (22) | Rocky Mountain |
| 107 | Missouri | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3431 | 0.5880 (16) | Big 6 |
| 108 | Colorado Mines | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3412 | 0.4904 (76) | Rocky Mountain |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3357 | 0.4460 (96) | MVC |
| 110 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3276 | 0.3924 (111) | Rocky Mountain |
| 111 | Gonzaga | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.3271 | 0.5060 (70) | South/West Independent |
| 112 | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3224 | 0.5115 (69) | Big 6 |
| 113 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3210 | 0.6218 (7) | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Marquette | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3121 | 0.5304 (49) | Eastern Independent |
| 115 | UCLA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2907 | 0.5779 (21) | PCC |
| 116 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2801 | 0.5135 (68) | Rocky Mountain |
| 117 | Virginia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2620 | 0.5259 (56) | Southern |
| 118 | Texas | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2549 | 0.6484 (2) | SWC |
| 119 | Creighton | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2491 | 0.4328 (102) | MVC |
| 120 | Sewanee | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2294 | 0.4660 (86) | SEC |
| 121 | Iowa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2256 | 0.5721 (25) | Western |
| 122 | Davidson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2192 | 0.5039 (72) | Southern |
| 123 | Chicago | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.1990 | 0.5408 (42) | Western |
| 124 | Colorado State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1952 | 0.5891 (14) | Rocky Mountain |
| 125 | Arizona State | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.1384 | 0.3999 (110) | Border |
| 126 | Washburn | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0431 | 0.3137 (124) | MVC |