The McComas Power Index for 1951 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 | Michigan State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8904 | 0.5273 (53) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.8745 | 0.5698 (28) | SEC |
| 3 | Maryland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8511 | 0.4905 (74) | Southern |
| 4 | Illinois | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8506 | 0.5678 (31) | Western |
| 5 | San Francisco | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8434 | 0.3431 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Princeton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8413 | 0.4084 (94) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.4952 (71) | SEC |
| 8 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7860 | 0.5072 (63) | South/West Independent |
| 9 | Stanford | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7787 | 0.5880 (21) | PCC |
| 10 | Baylor | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7718 | 0.6128 (10) | SWC |
| 11 | California | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7654 | 0.5668 (32) | PCC |
| 12 | Southern California | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7048 | 0.5707 (27) | PCC |
| 13 | Holy Cross | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6942 | 0.4258 (92) | Northeast Independent |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6937 | 0.5157 (60) | Western |
| 15 | William & Mary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6910 | 0.5514 (41) | Southern |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6879 | 0.5218 (56) | Big 7 |
| 17 | Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6843 | 0.5431 (47) | Big 7 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6818 | 0.3747 (104) | MVC |
| 19 | Wyoming | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6767 | 0.4994 (67) | Skyline |
| 20 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6739 | 0.6322 (3) | PCC |
| 21 | Kansas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6691 | 0.4848 (77) | Big 7 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6688 | 0.5893 (20) | SEC |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6627 | 0.4521 (89) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Clemson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6547 | 0.4794 (80) | Southern |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6528 | 0.4941 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Texas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6463 | 0.5992 (16) | SWC |
| 27 | Washington State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6432 | 0.5165 (59) | PCC |
| 28 | Drake | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6371 | 0.3028 (113) | MVC |
| 29 | Louisiana State | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6276 | 0.5683 (30) | SEC |
| 30 | Mississippi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6089 | 0.5572 (37) | SEC |
| 31 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6062 | 0.5590 (35) | Northeast Independent |
| 32 | Texas Christian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6007 | 0.6154 (9) | SWC |
| 33 | Boston University | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6002 | 0.4141 (93) | Northeast Independent |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5957 | 0.5837 (22) | SWC |
| 35 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5857 | 0.3775 (101) | Southern |
| 36 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5852 | 0.5498 (42) | Northeast Independent |
| 37 | Temple | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5809 | 0.3863 (99) | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Utah | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5790 | 0.5205 (57) | Skyline |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5711 | 0.5373 (48) | Border |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5698 | 0.5262 (54) | Southern |
| 41 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5619 | 0.5281 (51) | Southern |
| 42 | Brigham Young | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5606 | 0.3521 (108) | Skyline |
| 43 | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5574 | 0.3558 (107) | Border |
| 44 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5568 | 0.5905 (19) | Southern |
| 45 | Washington & Lee | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5556 | 0.4993 (68) | Southern |
| 46 | Denver | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5526 | 0.4969 (70) | Skyline |
| 47 | Villanova | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5509 | 0.5166 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Fordham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5429 | 0.5496 (43) | Northeast Independent |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5428 | 0.4821 (79) | SEC |
| 50 | Columbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5302 | 0.4551 (88) | Northeast Independent |
| 51 | Colorado State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5302 | 0.4511 (90) | Skyline |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5296 | 0.6184 (8) | Eastern Independent |
| 53 | Pacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5274 | 0.5031 (64) | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5085 | 0.6007 (14) | SEC |
| 55 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5080 | 0.5817 (23) | Western |
| 56 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5052 | 0.5531 (39) | Eastern Independent |
| 57 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5029 | 0.4062 (96) | MVC |
| 58 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5010 | 0.6022 (13) | SWC |
| 59 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4993 | 0.5516 (40) | Western |
| 60 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4985 | 0.5740 (25) | SEC |
| 61 | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4964 | 0.5546 (38) | Western |
| 62 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4951 | 0.5956 (17) | SWC |
| 63 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4883 | 0.5008 (66) | SEC |
| 64 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4750 | 0.6417 (2) | PCC |
| 65 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4689 | 0.6322 (4) | SWC |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4677 | 0.5017 (65) | SEC |
| 67 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4667 | 0.3680 (105) | Eastern Independent |
| 68 | Hardin-Simmons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4604 | 0.3895 (98) | Border |
| 69 | Dartmouth | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4595 | 0.5695 (29) | Northeast Independent |
| 70 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4564 | 0.4646 (85) | Big 7 |
| 71 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4523 | 0.5953 (18) | SEC |
| 72 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4518 | 0.6072 (11) | Western |
| 73 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4489 | 0.3775 (102) | Border |
| 74 | Harvard | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4484 | 0.4947 (72) | Northeast Independent |
| 75 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4474 | 0.5322 (49) | SEC |
| 76 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4438 | 0.3845 (100) | Southern |
| 77 | Santa Clara | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4276 | 0.6305 (5) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Marquette | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4266 | 0.4989 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Colgate | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4251 | 0.3768 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 80 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4186 | 0.5236 (55) | Skyline |
| 81 | Washington | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4154 | 0.6187 (7) | PCC |
| 82 | Boston College | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4082 | 0.5665 (33) | Northeast Independent |
| 83 | Yale | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3817 | 0.4762 (82) | Northeast Independent |
| 84 | Bradley | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3683 | 0.1940 (115) | MVC |
| 85 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3648 | 0.4571 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Citadel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3622 | 0.3667 (106) | Southern |
| 87 | George Washington | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3612 | 0.5713 (26) | Southern |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3569 | 0.5612 (34) | MVC |
| 89 | Furman | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3549 | 0.3360 (110) | Southern |
| 90 | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3547 | 0.4824 (78) | MVC |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3509 | 0.5787 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3438 | 0.4592 (86) | Skyline |
| 93 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3388 | 0.5457 (46) | Western |
| 94 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3183 | 0.6046 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 95 | Indiana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3127 | 0.6194 (6) | Western |
| 96 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3056 | 0.4424 (91) | Southern |
| 97 | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3016 | 0.5074 (62) | Western |
| 98 | San Jose State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2995 | 0.4880 (75) | South/West Independent |
| 99 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2983 | 0.5996 (15) | PCC |
| 100 | North Carolina | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2854 | 0.6682 (1) | Southern |
| 101 | Army | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2818 | 0.5313 (50) | Northeast Independent |
| 102 | Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2792 | 0.5274 (52) | Northeast Independent |
| 103 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2769 | 0.3157 (111) | Border |
| 104 | Montana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2750 | 0.4674 (84) | Skyline |
| 105 | New York University | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2748 | 0.5078 (61) | Northeast Independent |
| 106 | Wichita State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2585 | 0.4776 (81) | MVC |
| 107 | Missouri | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2558 | 0.5580 (36) | Big 7 |
| 108 | Idaho | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2477 | 0.5464 (45) | PCC |
| 109 | Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2457 | 0.4066 (95) | Southern |
| 110 | West Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2382 | 0.3122 (112) | Border |
| 111 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2273 | 0.4853 (76) | Big 7 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2267 | 0.4676 (83) | Southern |
| 113 | Nebraska | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2151 | 0.5471 (44) | Big 7 |
| 114 | Davidson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1686 | 0.3927 (97) | Southern |
| 115 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1614 | 0.0996 (116) | Border |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1172 | 0.2815 (114) | Border |