The McComas Power Index for 1941 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 | 0.8474 | 0.5364 (46) | Western |
| 2 | Duquesne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8347 | 0.4018 (102) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.8325 | 0.4987 (62) | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.8012 | 0.5404 (45) | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Texas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7497 | 0.5852 (29) | SWC |
| 6 | Fordham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7490 | 0.5212 (53) | Northeast Independent |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7489 | 0.5781 (31) | SEC |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7392 | 0.5933 (23) | Western |
| 9 | Utah | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.7375 | 0.4765 (76) | Mountain States |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7345 | 0.4993 (61) | SWC |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7319 | 0.4745 (77) | SEC |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7288 | 0.5535 (39) | Western |
| 13 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7266 | 0.6000 (17) | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7239 | 0.4877 (71) | SEC |
| 15 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7202 | 0.5490 (40) | Big 6 |
| 16 | Duke | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7200 | 0.5135 (55) | Southern |
| 17 | Oregon State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7188 | 0.5793 (30) | PCC |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7110 | 0.4860 (73) | SEC |
| 19 | Tulsa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7006 | 0.4410 (90) | MVC |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6968 | 0.4428 (89) | SEC |
| 21 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.6891 | 0.2734 (117) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6888 | 0.4933 (67) | Border |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6764 | 0.3387 (111) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | William & Mary | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6737 | 0.3637 (109) | Southern |
| 25 | Penn State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6662 | 0.4302 (94) | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Temple | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6575 | 0.5274 (50) | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Harvard | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6566 | 0.5883 (26) | Northeast Independent |
| 28 | Boston College | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6449 | 0.5089 (57) | Northeast Independent |
| 29 | Arizona | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6417 | 0.4952 (66) | Border |
| 30 | Clemson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6415 | 0.4505 (83) | Southern |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6394 | 0.3986 (103) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Texas Christian | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6372 | 0.5991 (18) | SWC |
| 33 | Mississippi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6355 | 0.5330 (49) | SEC |
| 34 | West Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6298 | 0.2662 (118) | Border |
| 35 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6083 | 0.4339 (93) | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6074 | 0.5660 (34) | Big 6 |
| 37 | Santa Clara | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6057 | 0.5860 (28) | South/West Independent |
| 38 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5967 | 0.5040 (60) | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Stanford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5835 | 0.5899 (25) | PCC |
| 40 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5800 | 0.6375 (6) | Western |
| 41 | Hardin-Simmons | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5774 | 0.3042 (115) | Border |
| 42 | Army | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5763 | 0.6088 (12) | Northeast Independent |
| 43 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5725 | 0.5056 (59) | SWC |
| 44 | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5720 | 0.6208 (11) | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Montana | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5677 | 0.3899 (107) | PCC |
| 46 | Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5532 | 0.5694 (32) | PCC |
| 47 | San Francisco | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5442 | 0.4033 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5441 | 0.4117 (98) | Mountain States |
| 49 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5358 | 0.6246 (9) | PCC |
| 50 | St. Mary's | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5254 | 0.4983 (63) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5229 | 0.5584 (38) | MVC |
| 52 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5128 | 0.5259 (51) | SWC |
| 53 | Colgate | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.5127 | 0.5617 (37) | Northeast Independent |
| 54 | Georgetown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5068 | 0.4964 (65) | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5046 | 0.4497 (86) | Southern |
| 56 | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4977 | 0.6082 (13) | PCC |
| 57 | Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4948 | 0.4734 (78) | Northeast Independent |
| 58 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4910 | 0.5415 (43) | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4840 | 0.5978 (20) | SEC |
| 60 | Citadel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4838 | 0.3196 (112) | Southern |
| 61 | Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4831 | 0.2627 (119) | Northeast Independent |
| 62 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4797 | 0.5968 (21) | Southern |
| 63 | Brigham Young | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4758 | 0.4667 (81) | Mountain States |
| 64 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4733 | 0.4698 (80) | SEC |
| 65 | Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4724 | 0.5406 (44) | Northeast Independent |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4686 | 0.4815 (74) | Southern |
| 67 | Denver | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4669 | 0.4156 (96) | Mountain States |
| 68 | Louisiana State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4579 | 0.5881 (27) | SEC |
| 69 | Manhattan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4570 | 0.4887 (69) | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Marquette | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4566 | 0.6071 (14) | Eastern Independent |
| 71 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4564 | 0.5460 (41) | PCC |
| 72 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4414 | 0.5655 (35) | Mountain States |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4368 | 0.5983 (19) | Western |
| 74 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4309 | 0.4500 (85) | Border |
| 75 | North Carolina State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4282 | 0.4982 (64) | Southern |
| 76 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4278 | 0.3904 (106) | Border |
| 77 | Furman | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4277 | 0.4719 (79) | Southern |
| 78 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4253 | 0.5102 (56) | SEC |
| 79 | California | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4216 | 0.6058 (15) | PCC |
| 80 | Loyola Marymount | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4200 | 0.4659 (82) | South/West Independent |
| 81 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4133 | 0.5347 (48) | Big 6 |
| 82 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4123 | 0.4504 (84) | PCC |
| 83 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4079 | 0.4928 (68) | SEC |
| 84 | Columbia | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4076 | 0.6568 (2) | Northeast Independent |
| 85 | Creighton | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3985 | 0.4869 (72) | MVC |
| 86 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3925 | 0.4392 (91) | Border |
| 87 | Drake | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3899 | 0.3475 (110) | MVC |
| 88 | St. Louis | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3825 | 0.4156 (97) | MVC |
| 89 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3757 | 0.5359 (47) | Big 6 |
| 90 | Northern Arizona | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3740 | 0.4094 (99) | Border |
| 91 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3724 | 0.5059 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Virginia Military Institute | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3713 | 0.5900 (24) | Southern |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3685 | 0.6278 (7) | SEC |
| 94 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3630 | 0.5964 (22) | Western |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3612 | 0.6498 (3) | Eastern Independent |
| 96 | Baylor | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3582 | 0.6475 (4) | SWC |
| 97 | Southern California | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3541 | 0.6611 (1) | PCC |
| 98 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3515 | 0.5452 (42) | Western |
| 99 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3452 | 0.3089 (114) | MVC |
| 100 | Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3437 | 0.5249 (52) | Big 6 |
| 101 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3417 | 0.6231 (10) | SWC |
| 102 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3314 | 0.4037 (100) | Southern |
| 103 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3212 | 0.6277 (8) | Western |
| 104 | North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3184 | 0.5168 (54) | Southern |
| 105 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2985 | 0.6007 (16) | Western |
| 106 | Sewanee | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2954 | 0.2992 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 107 | Princeton | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2939 | 0.5678 (33) | Eastern Independent |
| 108 | Gonzaga | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2884 | 0.3177 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 109 | Iowa State | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2850 | 0.4884 (70) | Big 6 |
| 110 | New York University | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2590 | 0.5618 (36) | Northeast Independent |
| 111 | Richmond | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2336 | 0.4235 (95) | Southern |
| 112 | Davidson | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.2254 | 0.4444 (88) | Southern |
| 113 | Wyoming | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2081 | 0.3856 (108) | Mountain States |
| 114 | Yale | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2062 | 0.6399 (5) | Northeast Independent |
| 115 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.2047 | 0.4371 (92) | Southern |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.1997 | 0.3909 (105) | Border |
| 117 | George Washington | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.1876 | 0.4446 (87) | Southern |
| 118 | Centenary | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.0896 | 0.3910 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 119 | Utah State | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0691 | 0.4798 (75) | Mountain States |