The McComas Power Index for 1942 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 | Georgia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8121 | 0.4911 (71) | SEC |
| 2 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7817 | 0.3962 (108) | Border |
| 3 | Tulsa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7815 | 0.4464 (88) | MVC |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7808 | 0.5052 (61) | Western |
| 5 | Georgia Pre-Flight | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7697 | 0.6074 (11) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7607 | 0.4752 (75) | SEC |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7546 | 0.5514 (38) | Western |
| 8 | William & Mary | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7448 | 0.4351 (91) | Southern |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7185 | 0.5727 (25) | SEC |
| 10 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7062 | 0.5627 (30) | Northeast Independent |
| 11 | Penn State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7036 | 0.4503 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7022 | 0.5588 (31) | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7013 | 0.6030 (12) | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6991 | 0.4654 (81) | SWC |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6958 | 0.5276 (49) | SEC |
| 16 | Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6930 | 0.6000 (13) | Western |
| 17 | Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6919 | 0.5821 (23) | SEC |
| 18 | Colorado | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6833 | 0.5131 (58) | Mountain States |
| 19 | Jacksonville NAS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6619 | 0.3523 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 20 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6618 | 0.3686 (113) | Border |
| 21 | Marquette | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6617 | 0.4928 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | Great Lakes Navy | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6573 | 0.5420 (43) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6470 | 0.5192 (55) | SWC |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.6407 | 0.6386 (7) | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6367 | 0.5850 (19) | Mountain States |
| 26 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6363 | 0.4054 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6274 | 0.5040 (63) | Southern |
| 28 | Texas Christian | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6261 | 0.4954 (67) | SWC |
| 29 | Colgate | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6256 | 0.5103 (60) | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Louisiana State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6240 | 0.5917 (17) | SEC |
| 31 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6237 | 0.5180 (56) | South/West Independent |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6187 | 0.4183 (97) | Southern |
| 33 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6127 | 0.2533 (120) | Southern |
| 34 | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6096 | 0.4934 (68) | Big 6 |
| 35 | Fordham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6075 | 0.6607 (3) | Northeast Independent |
| 36 | Washington State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6074 | 0.4544 (84) | PCC |
| 37 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6032 | 0.5806 (24) | PCC |
| 38 | St. Mary's | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6016 | 0.4485 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5963 | 0.5556 (35) | MVC |
| 40 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5957 | 0.5274 (50) | Southern |
| 41 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5949 | 0.5970 (14) | SEC |
| 42 | Army | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5896 | 0.4836 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5877 | 0.5574 (33) | Border |
| 44 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5843 | 0.5673 (28) | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5776 | 0.4175 (98) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Georgetown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5739 | 0.5368 (45) | South/West Independent |
| 47 | Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5738 | 0.5294 (48) | Western |
| 48 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5711 | 0.3937 (109) | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Denver | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5708 | 0.4303 (93) | Mountain States |
| 50 | Citadel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5707 | 0.2471 (121) | Southern |
| 51 | Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5635 | 0.4225 (95) | Western |
| 52 | Stanford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5606 | 0.5918 (16) | PCC |
| 53 | Duquesne | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5490 | 0.4081 (102) | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5469 | 0.3800 (112) | Mountain States |
| 55 | West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5461 | 0.5105 (59) | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Yale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5341 | 0.4576 (82) | Northeast Independent |
| 57 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5339 | 0.5710 (26) | Western |
| 58 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5317 | 0.4732 (77) | Mountain States |
| 59 | Holy Cross | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5311 | 0.5196 (54) | Northeast Independent |
| 60 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5285 | 0.4726 (78) | Western |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5281 | 0.4171 (99) | SEC |
| 62 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5268 | 0.6432 (4) | Southern |
| 63 | Baylor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5264 | 0.5840 (21) | SWC |
| 64 | San Francisco | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5242 | 0.3345 (118) | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5152 | 0.5957 (15) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5152 | 0.4555 (83) | Eastern Independent |
| 67 | Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5031 | 0.4921 (70) | Northeast Independent |
| 68 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4948 | 0.5246 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Creighton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4925 | 0.3987 (107) | MVC |
| 70 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4901 | 0.7033 (1) | SEC |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4842 | 0.6421 (5) | Border |
| 72 | Texas-El Paso | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4760 | 0.4008 (106) | Border |
| 73 | Southern California | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4720 | 0.5678 (27) | PCC |
| 74 | Loyola Marymount | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4713 | 0.3310 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4698 | 0.5846 (20) | Southern |
| 76 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.4668 | 0.4676 (80) | PCC |
| 77 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4666 | 0.4349 (92) | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | California | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4606 | 0.5377 (44) | PCC |
| 79 | Brown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4531 | 0.4035 (105) | Northeast Independent |
| 80 | Washington (Missouri) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4367 | 0.4050 (104) | MVC |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4357 | 0.5521 (36) | SWC |
| 82 | St. Louis | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4172 | 0.5440 (41) | MVC |
| 83 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4161 | 0.4750 (76) | Mountain States |
| 84 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4104 | 0.4237 (94) | Border |
| 85 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4061 | 0.5827 (22) | SEC |
| 86 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4014 | 0.5219 (53) | PCC |
| 87 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3906 | 0.5583 (32) | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3767 | 0.5454 (40) | Big 6 |
| 89 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3731 | 0.5346 (46) | Southern |
| 90 | Princeton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3694 | 0.4544 (85) | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3603 | 0.5519 (37) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3576 | 0.5854 (18) | SEC |
| 93 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.3537 | 0.5231 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.3509 | 0.4956 (66) | SWC |
| 95 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3377 | 0.5025 (64) | Southern |
| 96 | Davidson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3345 | 0.5143 (57) | Southern |
| 97 | Idaho | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3314 | 0.4152 (100) | PCC |
| 98 | George Washington | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3300 | 0.4997 (65) | Southern |
| 99 | Richmond | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3251 | 0.3624 (115) | Southern |
| 100 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3229 | 0.4724 (79) | Northeast Independent |
| 101 | Furman | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3216 | 0.6187 (10) | Southern |
| 102 | Harvard | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3204 | 0.6404 (6) | Northeast Independent |
| 103 | Manhattan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3087 | 0.5655 (29) | Northeast Independent |
| 104 | Brigham Young | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3059 | 0.4850 (72) | Mountain States |
| 105 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3003 | 0.5498 (39) | SWC |
| 106 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2848 | 0.6309 (9) | Southern |
| 107 | Drake | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2819 | 0.3655 (114) | MVC |
| 108 | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2752 | 0.4773 (74) | Big 6 |
| 109 | Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2667 | 0.4218 (96) | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2607 | 0.5050 (62) | Big 6 |
| 111 | Mississippi | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2605 | 0.5428 (42) | SEC |
| 112 | Oregon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2550 | 0.5556 (34) | PCC |
| 113 | Kansas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2515 | 0.5323 (47) | Big 6 |
| 114 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2259 | 0.3915 (110) | Big 6 |
| 115 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2190 | 0.4454 (90) | Border |
| 116 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2102 | 0.6379 (8) | Western |
| 117 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.1954 | 0.3869 (111) | Border |
| 118 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1907 | 0.6777 (2) | Western |
| 119 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1655 | 0.4111 (101) | Southern |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1610 | 0.3489 (117) | Border |
| 121 | Montana | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0822 | 0.4463 (89) | PCC |