The McComas Power Index for 1939 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 | Texas A&M | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8503 | 0.5504 (40) | SWC |
| 2 | Cornell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8460 | 0.6139 (12) | Northeast Independent |
| 3 | Southern California | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.8402 | 0.5966 (20) | PCC |
| 4 | Clemson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8202 | 0.5217 (56) | Southern |
| 5 | Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7856 | 0.4526 (84) | SEC |
| 6 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7813 | 0.6300 (7) | Big 6 |
| 7 | Duquesne | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7809 | 0.4320 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Georgetown | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7712 | 0.4239 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Duke | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7694 | 0.5921 (22) | Southern |
| 10 | Tulane | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7618 | 0.6683 (2) | SEC |
| 11 | Nebraska | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7596 | 0.5649 (35) | Big 6 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7549 | 0.6291 (8) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7353 | 0.5825 (27) | Southern |
| 14 | Princeton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7231 | 0.5277 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7218 | 0.5792 (29) | SEC |
| 16 | Oregon State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7166 | 0.4065 (106) | PCC |
| 17 | UCLA | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.7162 | 0.5370 (44) | PCC |
| 18 | Boston College | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7105 | 0.4087 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.7095 | 0.5855 (24) | Big 6 |
| 20 | Iowa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6876 | 0.4913 (69) | Western |
| 21 | Holy Cross | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6763 | 0.4786 (75) | Northeast Independent |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6713 | 0.4042 (108) | SEC |
| 23 | Hardin-Simmons | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6657 | 0.3417 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Richmond | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6647 | 0.3525 (118) | Southern |
| 25 | Utah | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6575 | 0.4361 (93) | Mountain States |
| 26 | Mississippi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6563 | 0.4268 (99) | SEC |
| 27 | Gonzaga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6511 | 0.3543 (117) | South/West Independent |
| 28 | New Mexico | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6486 | 0.4267 (100) | Border |
| 29 | Penn State | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.6465 | 0.5025 (62) | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Santa Clara | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.6416 | 0.5782 (30) | South/West Independent |
| 31 | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6412 | 0.5556 (38) | Western |
| 32 | Fordham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6396 | 0.4927 (68) | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6377 | 0.2929 (123) | Border |
| 34 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6337 | 0.5975 (19) | Western |
| 35 | William & Mary | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6257 | 0.3943 (110) | Southern |
| 36 | Villanova | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6172 | 0.4962 (67) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6121 | 0.4752 (79) | SEC |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6065 | 0.4421 (88) | Southern |
| 39 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5999 | 0.5262 (54) | Mountain States |
| 40 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5966 | 0.5400 (43) | SWC |
| 41 | Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5857 | 0.4987 (65) | Southern |
| 42 | Washington (Missouri) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5760 | 0.4275 (98) | MVC |
| 43 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5664 | 0.4407 (90) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5628 | 0.5007 (63) | SWC |
| 45 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5484 | 0.5690 (33) | SEC |
| 46 | New York University | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5483 | 0.5315 (49) | Northeast Independent |
| 47 | George Washington | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5410 | 0.4347 (94) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5366 | 0.6344 (6) | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5337 | 0.5034 (61) | MVC |
| 50 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5320 | 0.4714 (80) | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5311 | 0.5360 (45) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Denver | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5248 | 0.4822 (73) | Mountain States |
| 53 | Brigham Young | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5239 | 0.3789 (112) | Mountain States |
| 54 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.5132 | 0.5995 (17) | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Texas-El Paso | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5037 | 0.4316 (96) | Border |
| 56 | Brown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4981 | 0.3221 (122) | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4978 | 0.3828 (111) | Border |
| 58 | Manhattan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4970 | 0.5001 (64) | Northeast Independent |
| 59 | St. Louis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.4948 | 0.3277 (121) | MVC |
| 60 | Texas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4929 | 0.5431 (42) | SWC |
| 61 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4913 | 0.5876 (23) | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Washburn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4867 | 0.2674 (124) | MVC |
| 63 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4858 | 0.5743 (31) | Western |
| 64 | Furman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4782 | 0.4413 (89) | Southern |
| 65 | San Francisco | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.4760 | 0.3380 (120) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4730 | 0.6255 (9) | SEC |
| 67 | Yale | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4726 | 0.5981 (18) | Northeast Independent |
| 68 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4621 | 0.4520 (85) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4596 | 0.4391 (91) | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4570 | 0.6131 (13) | PCC |
| 71 | Louisiana State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4560 | 0.5677 (34) | SEC |
| 72 | Marquette | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4480 | 0.5326 (48) | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4437 | 0.4794 (74) | SEC |
| 74 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4410 | 0.5743 (32) | PCC |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4400 | 0.4770 (77) | Southern |
| 76 | Drake | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4323 | 0.4083 (104) | MVC |
| 77 | Hampden-Sydney | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4308 | 0.3631 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4277 | 0.6114 (14) | Western |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4271 | 0.4541 (83) | Border |
| 80 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4233 | 0.3693 (114) | South/West Independent |
| 81 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4227 | 0.5855 (25) | PCC |
| 82 | Carnegie Tech | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4223 | 0.5219 (55) | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Columbia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.4184 | 0.6450 (4) | Northeast Independent |
| 84 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4173 | 0.5855 (26) | Big 6 |
| 85 | Washington & Lee | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4140 | 0.5515 (39) | Southern |
| 86 | Army | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4114 | 0.4776 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 87 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.4084 | 0.6101 (15) | Western |
| 88 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4077 | 0.5035 (60) | Western |
| 89 | Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4077 | 0.6172 (10) | Western |
| 90 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4070 | 0.5265 (53) | SEC |
| 91 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4065 | 0.6657 (3) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Creighton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3971 | 0.4480 (86) | MVC |
| 93 | St. Mary's | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3939 | 0.4426 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 94 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3931 | 0.5351 (47) | SWC |
| 95 | Bucknell | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3811 | 0.3546 (116) | Eastern Independent |
| 96 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3708 | 0.4371 (92) | Mountain States |
| 97 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3704 | 0.4043 (107) | MVC |
| 98 | Colgate | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3649 | 0.6045 (16) | Northeast Independent |
| 99 | Sewanee | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3506 | 0.4308 (97) | SEC |
| 100 | New Mexico State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3458 | 0.4887 (71) | Border |
| 101 | Rhodes | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3361 | 0.4185 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3287 | 0.6998 (1) | Southern |
| 103 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3243 | 0.5925 (21) | Big 6 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3123 | 0.5127 (57) | Southern |
| 105 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2992 | 0.4829 (72) | Eastern Independent |
| 106 | Texas Christian | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2978 | 0.5355 (46) | SWC |
| 107 | Davidson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2968 | 0.5302 (50) | Southern |
| 108 | Citadel | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2939 | 0.4607 (81) | Southern |
| 109 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2897 | 0.6152 (11) | Eastern Independent |
| 110 | Montana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2889 | 0.4586 (82) | PCC |
| 111 | California | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2865 | 0.4965 (66) | PCC |
| 112 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2747 | 0.5621 (36) | Big 6 |
| 113 | Chicago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2723 | 0.4077 (105) | Western |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2671 | 0.5608 (37) | SEC |
| 115 | Loyola Marymount | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2581 | 0.3707 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Idaho | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2569 | 0.5276 (52) | PCC |
| 117 | Maryland | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2523 | 0.5069 (58) | Southern |
| 118 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2495 | 0.3964 (109) | Border |
| 119 | Stanford | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2423 | 0.6350 (5) | PCC |
| 120 | Colorado State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2361 | 0.4912 (70) | Mountain States |
| 121 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2163 | 0.5442 (41) | Western |
| 122 | Centenary | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.1921 | 0.4752 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 123 | Rice | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.1561 | 0.5052 (59) | SWC |
| 124 | Wyoming | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1095 | 0.5806 (28) | Mountain States |