The McComas Power Index for 1943 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 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8673 | 0.7180 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Colorado College | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.8329 | 0.3419 (70) | South/West Independent |
| 3 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8192 | 0.5698 (22) | South/West Independent |
| 4 | Great Lakes Navy | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8113 | 0.5828 (18) | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Navy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.8112 | 0.6912 (4) | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Purdue | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8025 | 0.5298 (30) | Western |
| 7 | March Field | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7663 | 0.3004 (75) | South/West Independent |
| 8 | Duke | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7651 | 0.6236 (12) | Southern |
| 9 | Dartmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.7495 | 0.4886 (43) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7398 | 0.5307 (29) | Western |
| 11 | Pacific | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7339 | 0.5557 (23) | South/West Independent |
| 12 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7138 | 0.4571 (48) | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7101 | 0.6737 (6) | SEC |
| 14 | Army | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7020 | 0.5824 (19) | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Richmond | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6972 | 0.3105 (74) | Southern |
| 16 | Holy Cross | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6902 | 0.5005 (39) | Northeast Independent |
| 17 | Georgia Pre-Flight | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.6791 | 0.4132 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 18 | Texas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6787 | 0.3472 (69) | SWC |
| 19 | Fort Riley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6785 | 0.4434 (51) | South/West Independent |
| 20 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6751 | 0.6300 (11) | Southern |
| 21 | Southern California | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6738 | 0.4266 (57) | PCC |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6737 | 0.5761 (20) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6636 | 0.4359 (56) | MVC |
| 24 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6591 | 0.6465 (9) | Western |
| 25 | Alameda Coast Guard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.6456 | 0.4879 (44) | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6317 | 0.4632 (47) | Big 6 |
| 27 | Colorado | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6306 | 0.3789 (63) | Mountain States |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6247 | 0.4150 (60) | SWC |
| 29 | South Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5974 | 0.2886 (76) | Southern |
| 30 | Louisiana State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5866 | 0.5443 (25) | SEC |
| 31 | Villanova | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5796 | 0.3416 (72) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Brown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5563 | 0.4215 (59) | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5504 | 0.5953 (17) | Western |
| 34 | Cornell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5388 | 0.5376 (27) | Northeast Independent |
| 35 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5348 | 0.3496 (67) | SEC |
| 36 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5325 | 0.5500 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Colgate | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5244 | 0.4482 (49) | Northeast Independent |
| 38 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4930 | 0.5027 (36) | Western |
| 39 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.4888 | 0.5115 (35) | SEC |
| 40 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4849 | 0.3474 (68) | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Virginia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4686 | 0.5026 (37) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | Marquette | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4663 | 0.6150 (14) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4297 | 0.6071 (16) | South/West Independent |
| 44 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.4172 | 0.5157 (34) | South/West Independent |
| 45 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4096 | 0.4215 (58) | Big 6 |
| 46 | Yale | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4087 | 0.4423 (53) | Northeast Independent |
| 47 | Camp Grant | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.4017 | 0.7072 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4017 | 0.5248 (32) | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.4008 | 0.4417 (54) | MVC |
| 50 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3945 | 0.3742 (65) | Big 6 |
| 51 | California | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3916 | 0.5732 (21) | PCC |
| 52 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3905 | 0.5395 (26) | Big 6 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3870 | 0.4040 (62) | Southern |
| 54 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3748 | 0.7044 (3) | Western |
| 55 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3665 | 0.6465 (8) | Western |
| 56 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3632 | 0.3337 (73) | Southern |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3348 | 0.3418 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 58 | St. Mary's | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3091 | 0.5281 (31) | South/West Independent |
| 59 | Denver | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3057 | 0.4913 (40) | Mountain States |
| 60 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3011 | 0.3770 (64) | Southern |
| 61 | Temple | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2940 | 0.4424 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Clemson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2919 | 0.4637 (46) | Southern |
| 63 | Princeton | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2853 | 0.6186 (13) | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Virginia Military Institute | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2739 | 0.4747 (45) | Southern |
| 65 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2687 | 0.4408 (55) | SWC |
| 66 | Texas Christian | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2552 | 0.5180 (33) | SWC |
| 67 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2535 | 0.4895 (42) | SWC |
| 68 | Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2406 | 0.5007 (38) | Big 6 |
| 69 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2405 | 0.6315 (10) | Western |
| 70 | Arkansas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2345 | 0.4446 (50) | SWC |
| 71 | UCLA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2151 | 0.6123 (15) | PCC |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2073 | 0.6539 (7) | Western |
| 73 | San Francisco | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1707 | 0.4906 (41) | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Utah | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.1602 | 0.5333 (28) | Mountain States |
| 75 | Columbia | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.1577 | 0.6819 (5) | Northeast Independent |
| 76 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1339 | 0.3535 (66) | Big 6 |