The McComas Power Index for 1944 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 | Norman NAS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8772 | 0.5912 (27) | South/West Independent |
| 2 | Army | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8723 | 0.6432 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8578 | 0.5986 (22) | Western |
| 4 | Randolph Field | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.8244 | 0.3112 (91) | South/West Independent |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.8104 | 0.6630 (4) | MVC |
| 6 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7880 | 0.4411 (64) | South/West Independent |
| 7 | Southern California | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.7803 | 0.4298 (70) | PCC |
| 8 | Yale | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7700 | 0.4896 (54) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7567 | 0.5091 (45) | Southern |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7397 | 0.6278 (13) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7281 | 0.6025 (20) | Western |
| 12 | Tennessee | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7240 | 0.5685 (31) | SEC |
| 13 | Tulsa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6828 | 0.4925 (53) | MVC |
| 14 | Great Lakes Navy | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.6694 | 0.4355 (67) | Eastern Independent |
| 15 | Iowa State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6570 | 0.4277 (72) | Big 6 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6463 | 0.5952 (24) | SEC |
| 17 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6416 | 0.3297 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Virginia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6353 | 0.4285 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 19 | Drake | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6322 | 0.1765 (94) | MVC |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6292 | 0.4493 (62) | Southern |
| 21 | Navy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6287 | 0.6497 (6) | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | March Field | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.6216 | 0.3531 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6119 | 0.6295 (11) | Big 6 |
| 24 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6088 | 0.5511 (37) | SEC |
| 25 | Duke | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6060 | 0.6174 (14) | Southern |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6057 | 0.3707 (80) | SEC |
| 27 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6049 | 0.3970 (79) | Mountain States |
| 28 | Bucknell | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6008 | 0.3156 (90) | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5998 | 0.5078 (47) | SEC |
| 30 | Coast Guard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5988 | 0.4388 (65) | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Holy Cross | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5922 | 0.4350 (68) | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5852 | 0.6660 (3) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Texas Christian | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5774 | 0.4988 (49) | SWC |
| 34 | Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5766 | 0.5225 (42) | Western |
| 35 | Amarillo Field | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5561 | 0.5326 (40) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | William & Mary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5526 | 0.3543 (82) | Southern |
| 37 | Utah | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5501 | 0.4947 (51) | Mountain States |
| 38 | West Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5460 | 0.4424 (63) | Border |
| 39 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5354 | 0.4935 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 40 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5327 | 0.3206 (89) | PCC |
| 41 | Fort Warren | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5202 | 0.4124 (75) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5196 | 0.3989 (78) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5090 | 0.5920 (26) | Western |
| 44 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5061 | 0.6056 (18) | SEC |
| 45 | Lubbock Field | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5059 | 0.4215 (74) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.5050 | 0.6140 (15) | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | Alameda Coast Guard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.4982 | 0.3343 (86) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4944 | 0.5347 (39) | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Texas A&M | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.4944 | 0.4568 (59) | SWC |
| 50 | Texas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4943 | 0.6125 (16) | SWC |
| 51 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4935 | 0.5958 (23) | Western |
| 52 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4837 | 0.2813 (93) | Northeast Independent |
| 53 | Denver | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4784 | 0.5599 (33) | Mountain States |
| 54 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4772 | 0.6285 (12) | Southern |
| 55 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4651 | 0.4000 (77) | SEC |
| 56 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4561 | 0.6435 (8) | Big 6 |
| 57 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4521 | 0.3617 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4464 | 0.4829 (56) | PCC |
| 59 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.4444 | 0.3425 (85) | Mountain States |
| 60 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4438 | 0.4647 (58) | SEC |
| 61 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4437 | 0.4387 (66) | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4424 | 0.5078 (46) | SWC |
| 63 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4416 | 0.6049 (19) | SWC |
| 64 | Purdue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4360 | 0.5852 (29) | Western |
| 65 | Brown | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4128 | 0.5727 (30) | Northeast Independent |
| 66 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4079 | 0.4026 (76) | Southern |
| 67 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4052 | 0.6453 (7) | SEC |
| 68 | Idaho State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4051 | 0.3329 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Louisiana State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3867 | 0.6739 (2) | SEC |
| 70 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3782 | 0.5120 (44) | SWC |
| 71 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.3760 | 0.4502 (61) | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Dartmouth | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3701 | 0.6587 (5) | Northeast Independent |
| 73 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.3634 | 0.5565 (35) | Eastern Independent |
| 74 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3486 | 0.5043 (48) | Big 6 |
| 75 | California | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3346 | 0.4963 (50) | PCC |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3296 | 0.6083 (17) | Western |
| 77 | North Carolina | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.3292 | 0.6865 (1) | Southern |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3263 | 0.5227 (41) | Border |
| 79 | Colorado College | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3129 | 0.4825 (57) | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Richmond | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3124 | 0.4252 (73) | Southern |
| 81 | Colgate | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3021 | 0.4834 (55) | Northeast Independent |
| 82 | Mississippi | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3017 | 0.5940 (25) | SEC |
| 83 | Presbyterian | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2950 | 0.3441 (84) | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.2942 | 0.4330 (69) | Big 6 |
| 85 | New York University | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.2760 | 0.3104 (92) | Northeast Independent |
| 86 | Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2505 | 0.5588 (34) | Big 6 |
| 87 | Columbia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2480 | 0.5173 (43) | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2273 | 0.5674 (32) | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2215 | 0.6015 (21) | Western |
| 90 | Maryland | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2140 | 0.5864 (28) | Southern |
| 91 | Marquette | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1926 | 0.5561 (36) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Iowa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1887 | 0.6336 (10) | Western |
| 93 | New Mexico | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1736 | 0.4566 (60) | Border |
| 94 | Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1506 | 0.5460 (38) | Southern |