The McComas Power Index for 1950 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 | Wyoming | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8831 | 0.4503 (90) | Skyline |
| 2 | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8490 | 0.5097 (60) | SEC |
| 3 | Princeton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8398 | 0.4532 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Kentucky | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8349 | 0.4143 (100) | SEC |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8325 | 0.5681 (30) | Big 7 |
| 6 | Clemson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8252 | 0.4394 (94) | Southern |
| 7 | California | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7870 | 0.5413 (44) | PCC |
| 8 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7862 | 0.5887 (22) | SWC |
| 9 | Army | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7823 | 0.5273 (51) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Michigan State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7819 | 0.4926 (71) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | West Texas A&M | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7719 | 0.2553 (120) | Border |
| 12 | Fordham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7515 | 0.3969 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 13 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7472 | 0.4335 (97) | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Loyola Marymount | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7465 | 0.3936 (105) | South/West Independent |
| 15 | Virginia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7422 | 0.5069 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 16 | Tulsa | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7333 | 0.4357 (96) | MVC |
| 17 | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7187 | 0.5236 (53) | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7143 | 0.5623 (33) | Western |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.7123 | 0.5207 (54) | Southern |
| 20 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7119 | 0.4502 (91) | SEC |
| 21 | Washington | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7022 | 0.5129 (59) | PCC |
| 22 | Arizona State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6981 | 0.3522 (110) | Border |
| 23 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6655 | 0.4996 (66) | Southern |
| 24 | Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6578 | 0.5188 (56) | Big 7 |
| 25 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6438 | 0.6482 (1) | Western |
| 26 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6382 | 0.5856 (25) | SWC |
| 27 | Colgate | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6352 | 0.4790 (81) | Northeast Independent |
| 28 | Drake | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6342 | 0.3497 (111) | MVC |
| 29 | Tulane | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6297 | 0.4795 (80) | SEC |
| 30 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6218 | 0.5447 (42) | Western |
| 31 | Duke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6210 | 0.5185 (57) | Southern |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6188 | 0.6083 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Washington & Lee | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6186 | 0.4204 (99) | Southern |
| 34 | Stanford | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.6137 | 0.6261 (7) | PCC |
| 35 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6063 | 0.5897 (21) | SWC |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6016 | 0.5775 (26) | SWC |
| 37 | San Jose State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5977 | 0.4123 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 38 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5971 | 0.5550 (36) | PCC |
| 39 | Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5970 | 0.4463 (93) | Skyline |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5920 | 0.5711 (28) | Western |
| 41 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5919 | 0.4929 (69) | Northeast Independent |
| 42 | San Francisco | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5912 | 0.5966 (18) | South/West Independent |
| 43 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5902 | 0.4697 (85) | MVC |
| 44 | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5881 | 0.5002 (65) | Western |
| 45 | Marquette | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5842 | 0.4887 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 46 | Texas-El Paso | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5818 | 0.3588 (108) | Border |
| 47 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5754 | 0.3556 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5729 | 0.4136 (101) | SEC |
| 49 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.5610 | 0.4818 (79) | SEC |
| 50 | Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5608 | 0.5355 (45) | Big 7 |
| 51 | George Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5458 | 0.5027 (64) | Southern |
| 52 | Rice | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5430 | 0.5342 (48) | SWC |
| 53 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5320 | 0.4717 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Texas Christian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5221 | 0.5758 (27) | SWC |
| 55 | Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5205 | 0.4272 (98) | Southern |
| 56 | Colorado | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5094 | 0.5237 (52) | Big 7 |
| 57 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5092 | 0.4901 (72) | PCC |
| 58 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5026 | 0.4777 (82) | Southern |
| 59 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4975 | 0.6066 (13) | Southern |
| 60 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4949 | 0.4856 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 61 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4897 | 0.6453 (3) | Southern |
| 62 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4871 | 0.5603 (35) | SEC |
| 63 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4860 | 0.6309 (5) | Big 7 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4849 | 0.3950 (104) | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Wichita State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4743 | 0.4367 (95) | MVC |
| 66 | Hardin-Simmons | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4704 | 0.4621 (86) | Border |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4634 | 0.5698 (29) | SEC |
| 68 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4629 | 0.4976 (67) | SEC |
| 69 | Louisiana State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4566 | 0.6182 (10) | SEC |
| 70 | Citadel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4561 | 0.4732 (83) | Southern |
| 71 | Brigham Young | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4515 | 0.3703 (107) | Skyline |
| 72 | Bradley | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4457 | 0.2587 (119) | MVC |
| 73 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.4438 | 0.4877 (74) | Skyline |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4430 | 0.5907 (20) | MVC |
| 75 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4410 | 0.3487 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4401 | 0.6198 (8) | Western |
| 77 | Dartmouth | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4391 | 0.5476 (39) | Northeast Independent |
| 78 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4384 | 0.4928 (70) | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Idaho | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4311 | 0.5474 (40) | PCC |
| 80 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4229 | 0.5422 (43) | Western |
| 81 | Holy Cross | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4226 | 0.4569 (87) | Northeast Independent |
| 82 | Columbia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4223 | 0.4845 (77) | Northeast Independent |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4155 | 0.5642 (32) | SEC |
| 84 | Montana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4146 | 0.3036 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 85 | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4072 | 0.5352 (46) | Big 7 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4060 | 0.6065 (14) | PCC |
| 87 | Santa Clara | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.4051 | 0.5991 (16) | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Villanova | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4019 | 0.5457 (41) | Eastern Independent |
| 89 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3817 | 0.3180 (114) | South/West Independent |
| 90 | Southern California | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3807 | 0.5622 (34) | PCC |
| 91 | Boston University | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3679 | 0.4528 (89) | Northeast Independent |
| 92 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3674 | 0.6464 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 93 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3635 | 0.5287 (49) | Border |
| 94 | William & Mary | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3609 | 0.4859 (75) | Southern |
| 95 | Denver | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.3344 | 0.4956 (68) | Skyline |
| 96 | Duquesne | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3324 | 0.3472 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3249 | 0.6188 (9) | Border |
| 98 | Furman | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.3097 | 0.5057 (62) | Southern |
| 99 | Davidson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3068 | 0.3913 (106) | Southern |
| 100 | Georgetown | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2979 | 0.6050 (15) | South/West Independent |
| 101 | Arkansas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2886 | 0.5949 (19) | SWC |
| 102 | New York University | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2786 | 0.2795 (117) | Northeast Independent |
| 103 | St. Mary's | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2738 | 0.5514 (37) | South/West Independent |
| 104 | Northern Arizona | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2724 | 0.2683 (118) | Border |
| 105 | Purdue | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2604 | 0.5886 (23) | Western |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2497 | 0.3019 (116) | Border |
| 107 | Utah State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2439 | 0.5032 (63) | Skyline |
| 108 | New Mexico | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2423 | 0.5876 (24) | Border |
| 109 | Minnesota | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2328 | 0.6359 (4) | Western |
| 110 | West Virginia | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2317 | 0.5348 (47) | Southern |
| 111 | Harvard | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2179 | 0.5988 (17) | Northeast Independent |
| 112 | Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.2165 | 0.5646 (31) | Big 7 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2099 | 0.6175 (11) | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Richmond | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1984 | 0.4471 (92) | Southern |
| 115 | Boston College | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.1927 | 0.6302 (6) | Northeast Independent |
| 116 | Nevada | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1762 | 0.4829 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 117 | Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1718 | 0.5206 (55) | Northeast Independent |
| 118 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1696 | 0.5514 (38) | PCC |
| 119 | Auburn | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1112 | 0.5169 (58) | SEC |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0945 | 0.5278 (50) | Southern |