The McComas Power Index for 1940 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 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9478 | 0.6572 (4) | Western |
| 2 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8850 | 0.5733 (26) | PCC |
| 3 | Boston College | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8654 | 0.4335 (97) | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8619 | 0.4413 (95) | SEC |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.8192 | 0.6192 (13) | Western |
| 6 | Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7944 | 0.4894 (71) | SEC |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7907 | 0.5496 (40) | SWC |
| 8 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7821 | 0.2948 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7461 | 0.5312 (49) | SWC |
| 10 | Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7378 | 0.6113 (15) | SWC |
| 11 | Santa Clara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7294 | 0.5647 (28) | South/West Independent |
| 12 | Duquesne | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7248 | 0.4510 (87) | Eastern Independent |
| 13 | Georgetown | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7209 | 0.4992 (66) | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7175 | 0.5827 (23) | PCC |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7110 | 0.4751 (75) | Border |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6962 | 0.5619 (31) | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6903 | 0.5908 (22) | Big 6 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6848 | 0.6359 (7) | Western |
| 19 | Mississippi | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6770 | 0.4510 (88) | SEC |
| 20 | Alabama | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6765 | 0.4474 (93) | SEC |
| 21 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6746 | 0.5159 (57) | Mountain States |
| 22 | William & Mary | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6738 | 0.4631 (81) | Southern |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6592 | 0.4432 (94) | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Duke | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6591 | 0.6072 (16) | Southern |
| 25 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6582 | 0.4578 (82) | Southern |
| 26 | Fordham | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6545 | 0.5500 (39) | Northeast Independent |
| 27 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6482 | 0.3555 (111) | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6442 | 0.5575 (34) | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Penn State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6442 | 0.3895 (104) | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Arizona | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6361 | 0.4937 (70) | Border |
| 31 | Columbia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.6234 | 0.5583 (33) | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Rice | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6213 | 0.5518 (37) | SWC |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6099 | 0.4875 (72) | MVC |
| 34 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6062 | 0.5229 (54) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5980 | 0.4976 (67) | Southern |
| 36 | Tulsa | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5976 | 0.5270 (52) | MVC |
| 37 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5973 | 0.3863 (105) | Southern |
| 38 | Denver | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5965 | 0.4402 (96) | Mountain States |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5936 | 0.5916 (21) | Big 6 |
| 40 | Colgate | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5880 | 0.5002 (65) | Northeast Independent |
| 41 | Arizona State | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.5799 | 0.3305 (116) | Border |
| 42 | Richmond | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5745 | 0.4046 (102) | Southern |
| 43 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5689 | 0.5180 (56) | Mountain States |
| 44 | Creighton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5666 | 0.3353 (114) | MVC |
| 45 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5545 | 0.5019 (62) | Big 6 |
| 46 | Princeton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5513 | 0.4678 (77) | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | St. Mary's | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5480 | 0.5345 (46) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5478 | 0.3845 (106) | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5406 | 0.6001 (19) | SEC |
| 50 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5373 | 0.4974 (68) | PCC |
| 51 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5288 | 0.4662 (79) | SEC |
| 52 | George Washington | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5284 | 0.4235 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 53 | North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5261 | 0.5281 (50) | Southern |
| 54 | Louisiana State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5252 | 0.5528 (36) | SEC |
| 55 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.5048 | 0.6302 (10) | Western |
| 56 | Gonzaga | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5022 | 0.3608 (110) | South/West Independent |
| 57 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5016 | 0.4666 (78) | Border |
| 58 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4996 | 0.5512 (38) | SEC |
| 59 | Harvard | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.4971 | 0.5211 (55) | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4953 | 0.4518 (85) | Northeast Independent |
| 61 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4930 | 0.5973 (20) | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4910 | 0.5639 (29) | Western |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4827 | 0.6768 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4814 | 0.5034 (61) | SEC |
| 65 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4725 | 0.4070 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Furman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4677 | 0.4293 (98) | Southern |
| 67 | Tulane | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4600 | 0.6241 (11) | SEC |
| 68 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4595 | 0.5528 (35) | PCC |
| 69 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4570 | 0.5314 (48) | Western |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4537 | 0.4512 (86) | Southern |
| 71 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4481 | 0.5256 (53) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4418 | 0.5271 (51) | PCC |
| 73 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4389 | 0.4178 (100) | Border |
| 74 | Davidson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4375 | 0.4526 (84) | Southern |
| 75 | Southern California | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4360 | 0.5806 (25) | PCC |
| 76 | Holy Cross | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4314 | 0.5354 (45) | Northeast Independent |
| 77 | California | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4309 | 0.6117 (14) | PCC |
| 78 | Arkansas | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4307 | 0.6329 (8) | SWC |
| 79 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4253 | 0.4740 (76) | Big 6 |
| 80 | Villanova | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4202 | 0.5005 (64) | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4120 | 0.5077 (60) | South/West Independent |
| 82 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4046 | 0.6040 (18) | SWC |
| 83 | Hampden-Sydney | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3993 | 0.3259 (117) | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Montana | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3958 | 0.3351 (115) | PCC |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3882 | 0.5383 (43) | SEC |
| 86 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3866 | 0.6518 (5) | Southern |
| 87 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3773 | 0.5332 (47) | Eastern Independent |
| 88 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.3711 | 0.4555 (83) | Mountain States |
| 89 | Drake | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3671 | 0.3926 (103) | MVC |
| 90 | Citadel | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3667 | 0.2916 (120) | Southern |
| 91 | Washburn | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3638 | 0.2624 (121) | MVC |
| 92 | Carnegie Tech | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3586 | 0.3626 (109) | Eastern Independent |
| 93 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3579 | 0.6045 (17) | Western |
| 94 | St. Louis | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3570 | 0.4780 (74) | MVC |
| 95 | Brigham Young | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.3545 | 0.5011 (63) | Mountain States |
| 96 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3464 | 0.5619 (30) | Southern |
| 97 | Texas Christian | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3459 | 0.6580 (3) | SWC |
| 98 | Marquette | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3351 | 0.6198 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | San Francisco | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.3329 | 0.6404 (6) | South/West Independent |
| 100 | Centenary | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3242 | 0.4503 (89) | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Manhattan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3205 | 0.5146 (58) | Northeast Independent |
| 102 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3177 | 0.4796 (73) | Southern |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3155 | 0.5617 (32) | SEC |
| 104 | Sewanee | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3088 | 0.3178 (118) | South/West Independent |
| 105 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2990 | 0.4493 (91) | South/West Independent |
| 106 | Northern Arizona | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2989 | 0.3803 (107) | Border |
| 107 | Washington (Missouri) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2961 | 0.3731 (108) | MVC |
| 108 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2906 | 0.5491 (41) | Western |
| 109 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2892 | 0.3468 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2836 | 0.3481 (112) | Border |
| 111 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.2823 | 0.4493 (90) | Mountain States |
| 112 | New York University | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2705 | 0.4640 (80) | Northeast Independent |
| 113 | Washington & Lee | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2521 | 0.5137 (59) | Southern |
| 114 | Army | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2411 | 0.5422 (42) | Northeast Independent |
| 115 | Kansas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2407 | 0.5376 (44) | Big 6 |
| 116 | Idaho | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2239 | 0.5680 (27) | PCC |
| 117 | Yale | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2157 | 0.6316 (9) | Northeast Independent |
| 118 | Illinois | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2120 | 0.5818 (24) | Western |
| 119 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2104 | 0.4972 (69) | Big 6 |
| 120 | UCLA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2044 | 0.6927 (1) | PCC |
| 121 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2023 | 0.4475 (92) | Mountain States |