The McComas Power Index for 1945 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 | Army | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.9009 | 0.5919 (15) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8503 | 0.5115 (50) | SEC |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8263 | 0.5493 (33) | MVC |
| 4 | Indiana | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7923 | 0.5009 (56) | Western |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7889 | 0.5436 (37) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7742 | 0.6921 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7708 | 0.5949 (13) | SEC |
| 8 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7608 | 0.4422 (75) | SWC |
| 9 | Columbia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7515 | 0.5181 (46) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Temple | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7450 | 0.4657 (68) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.7409 | 0.6573 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7271 | 0.6921 (3) | Western |
| 13 | Holy Cross | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7143 | 0.5162 (47) | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7039 | 0.5780 (19) | SEC |
| 15 | St. Mary's | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6866 | 0.3756 (93) | South/West Independent |
| 16 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6797 | 0.5468 (34) | Western |
| 17 | New Mexico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6729 | 0.3930 (89) | Border |
| 18 | Louisiana State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6631 | 0.5870 (16) | SEC |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6587 | 0.5455 (35) | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Duke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6536 | 0.5650 (28) | Southern |
| 21 | Virginia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6397 | 0.3952 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6369 | 0.5536 (32) | Western |
| 23 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6290 | 0.5029 (54) | MVC |
| 24 | Maryland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6262 | 0.4546 (72) | Southern |
| 25 | Southern California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6098 | 0.4853 (63) | PCC |
| 26 | Washington State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6036 | 0.4737 (66) | PCC |
| 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5999 | 0.4583 (70) | South/West Independent |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5928 | 0.6052 (11) | Southern |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5902 | 0.4381 (77) | SEC |
| 30 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5800 | 0.5447 (36) | Big 6 |
| 31 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5763 | 0.5089 (52) | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Washington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5710 | 0.5267 (41) | PCC |
| 33 | Great Lakes Navy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5627 | 0.4209 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5605 | 0.3564 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | William & Mary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5572 | 0.4916 (60) | Southern |
| 36 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5563 | 0.5061 (53) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5527 | 0.4891 (62) | Mountain States |
| 38 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5522 | 0.5542 (31) | Eastern Independent |
| 39 | Harvard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5482 | 0.2918 (99) | Northeast Independent |
| 40 | Clemson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5455 | 0.4760 (64) | Southern |
| 41 | UCLA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5381 | 0.4229 (79) | PCC |
| 42 | Merchant Marine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5309 | 0.3749 (94) | Northeast Independent |
| 43 | Wichita State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5248 | 0.2364 (101) | MVC |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5224 | 0.5112 (51) | SWC |
| 45 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.5200 | 0.6946 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5152 | 0.6486 (6) | Western |
| 47 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5116 | 0.5005 (57) | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5109 | 0.5353 (38) | Southern |
| 49 | Marquette | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4976 | 0.5227 (44) | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4953 | 0.4430 (74) | Big 6 |
| 51 | Colorado College | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4925 | 0.4162 (81) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4909 | 0.3205 (98) | Mountain States |
| 53 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4804 | 0.5309 (40) | Big 6 |
| 54 | Texas Christian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4794 | 0.5702 (23) | SWC |
| 55 | Virginia Military Institute | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4733 | 0.4108 (82) | Southern |
| 56 | Drake | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4707 | 0.3837 (91) | MVC |
| 57 | St. Louis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4696 | 0.3308 (97) | MVC |
| 58 | Brown | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4692 | 0.6169 (9) | Northeast Independent |
| 59 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4591 | 0.5022 (55) | PCC |
| 60 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4579 | 0.5343 (39) | Mountain States |
| 61 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4551 | 0.5131 (49) | SEC |
| 62 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4466 | 0.3906 (90) | SEC |
| 63 | California | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4442 | 0.5242 (42) | PCC |
| 64 | Princeton | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.4419 | 0.5228 (43) | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4365 | 0.5549 (30) | Western |
| 66 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.4365 | 0.6135 (10) | Southern |
| 67 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4358 | 0.4548 (71) | SWC |
| 68 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4347 | 0.4637 (69) | SWC |
| 69 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.4271 | 0.4468 (73) | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Denver | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4250 | 0.5833 (17) | Mountain States |
| 71 | Colgate | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4185 | 0.5153 (48) | Northeast Independent |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4139 | 0.5939 (14) | Western |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3979 | 0.5997 (12) | SEC |
| 74 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3978 | 0.4997 (58) | SWC |
| 75 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3845 | 0.5739 (22) | Border |
| 76 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3839 | 0.4009 (83) | SEC |
| 77 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3834 | 0.4744 (65) | Big 6 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3802 | 0.4690 (67) | Big 6 |
| 79 | New York University | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3802 | 0.2408 (100) | Northeast Independent |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3688 | 0.6278 (7) | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3613 | 0.5670 (26) | SEC |
| 82 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3516 | 0.5675 (24) | PCC |
| 83 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3427 | 0.5674 (25) | SWC |
| 84 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3371 | 0.6249 (8) | Western |
| 85 | Bucknell | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3248 | 0.4956 (59) | Eastern Independent |
| 86 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3203 | 0.5753 (21) | Southern |
| 87 | Dartmouth | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.3116 | 0.6576 (4) | Northeast Independent |
| 88 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3077 | 0.5754 (20) | SEC |
| 89 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.2948 | 0.3757 (92) | Mountain States |
| 90 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2789 | 0.5814 (18) | Northeast Independent |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2667 | 0.5657 (27) | Southern |
| 92 | Richmond | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2658 | 0.3937 (88) | Southern |
| 93 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2617 | 0.3961 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2543 | 0.4303 (78) | Eastern Independent |
| 95 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2465 | 0.5186 (45) | SEC |
| 96 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2455 | 0.5550 (29) | Western |
| 97 | West Texas A&M | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2448 | 0.4002 (84) | Border |
| 98 | Presbyterian | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2119 | 0.3531 (96) | South/West Independent |
| 99 | Idaho | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1978 | 0.3969 (85) | PCC |
| 100 | Coast Guard | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1718 | 0.4418 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 101 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1477 | 0.4910 (61) | Big 6 |