The McComas Power Index for 1959 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 | Syracuse | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9083 | 0.5759 (25) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Georgia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8701 | 0.5497 (37) | SEC |
| 3 | Mississippi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8345 | 0.4850 (74) | SEC |
| 4 | Washington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8170 | 0.5219 (52) | AAWU |
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7864 | 0.6040 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 6 | Wyoming | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7720 | 0.4136 (91) | Skyline |
| 7 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7712 | 0.5743 (26) | SWC |
| 8 | Louisiana State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7644 | 0.5848 (19) | SEC |
| 9 | Arizona State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7608 | 0.3455 (103) | Border |
| 10 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7562 | 0.5857 (17) | SWC |
| 11 | Clemson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7421 | 0.4576 (85) | ACC |
| 12 | Texas Christian | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7306 | 0.6027 (10) | SWC |
| 13 | Alabama | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.7270 | 0.5041 (65) | SEC |
| 14 | North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7160 | 0.3349 (106) | MVC |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7103 | 0.4701 (79) | Ivy |
| 16 | Southern California | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7064 | 0.5086 (64) | AAWU |
| 17 | Oregon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7060 | 0.4826 (76) | South/West Independent |
| 18 | Virginia Military Institute | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.6979 | 0.3368 (105) | Southern |
| 19 | Auburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6875 | 0.5308 (48) | SEC |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6856 | 0.5760 (24) | Big 7 |
| 21 | Citadel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6640 | 0.2896 (110) | Southern |
| 22 | New Mexico State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6527 | 0.3380 (104) | Border |
| 23 | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6519 | 0.5548 (35) | Big Ten |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6480 | 0.5342 (47) | Big Ten |
| 25 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.6256 | 0.5409 (42) | Big Ten |
| 26 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6234 | 0.5629 (30) | Big Ten |
| 27 | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6133 | 0.4066 (94) | Big 7 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6087 | 0.4563 (86) | Skyline |
| 29 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6058 | 0.4252 (89) | Ivy |
| 30 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6009 | 0.4624 (82) | Ivy |
| 31 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5991 | 0.5472 (40) | Ivy |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5964 | 0.6460 (2) | SEC |
| 33 | UCLA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5907 | 0.5787 (22) | AAWU |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5901 | 0.6237 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5865 | 0.5737 (27) | SEC |
| 36 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5827 | 0.6002 (12) | Big 7 |
| 37 | Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5815 | 0.6085 (8) | Big 7 |
| 38 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5665 | 0.5698 (29) | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5631 | 0.5018 (67) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5623 | 0.5112 (62) | South/West Independent |
| 41 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5574 | 0.5783 (23) | SWC |
| 42 | Holy Cross | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5566 | 0.5025 (66) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5565 | 0.1705 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.5304 (49) | SEC |
| 45 | Colorado | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5446 | 0.5624 (31) | Big 7 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5385 | 0.4612 (83) | ACC |
| 47 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5382 | 0.5367 (46) | Big Ten |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5359 | 0.5133 (58) | SEC |
| 49 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5358 | 0.4696 (80) | Ivy |
| 50 | Boston College | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5342 | 0.4927 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5324 | 0.4997 (69) | ACC |
| 52 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5266 | 0.4948 (71) | ACC |
| 53 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5239 | 0.5606 (32) | MVC |
| 54 | Colorado State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5232 | 0.4978 (70) | Skyline |
| 55 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5169 | 0.5112 (61) | Big Ten |
| 56 | Air Force | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5130 | 0.5103 (63) | South/West Independent |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5115 | 0.5850 (18) | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Wichita State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5091 | 0.4075 (93) | MVC |
| 59 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5086 | 0.5526 (36) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5078 | 0.4467 (88) | MVC |
| 61 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4947 | 0.4998 (68) | Big Ten |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4946 | 0.3617 (100) | Southern |
| 63 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4905 | 0.3580 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 64 | Pacific | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4882 | 0.3506 (102) | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Princeton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4812 | 0.5375 (45) | Ivy |
| 66 | Boston University | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4665 | 0.4667 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 67 | Army | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4622 | 0.5593 (33) | Eastern Independent |
| 68 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4532 | 0.5474 (39) | ACC |
| 69 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4523 | 0.6216 (6) | SWC |
| 70 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4521 | 0.6299 (4) | SEC |
| 71 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4509 | 0.5219 (53) | Skyline |
| 72 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4485 | 0.5195 (56) | ACC |
| 73 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4451 | 0.6570 (1) | SEC |
| 74 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4377 | 0.5490 (38) | Big 7 |
| 75 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4298 | 0.5406 (43) | Big Ten |
| 76 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4170 | 0.4836 (75) | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3997 | 0.5884 (15) | Big Ten |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3963 | 0.5264 (51) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3940 | 0.4708 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Richmond | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3881 | 0.4156 (90) | Southern |
| 81 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3878 | 0.4498 (87) | Border |
| 82 | Houston | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3814 | 0.6003 (11) | MVC |
| 83 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3805 | 0.3959 (96) | Skyline |
| 84 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3774 | 0.5943 (13) | Southern |
| 85 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3761 | 0.5908 (14) | AAWU |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3697 | 0.5203 (54) | SWC |
| 87 | Oregon State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3598 | 0.5199 (55) | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Marquette | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3498 | 0.5188 (57) | Eastern Independent |
| 89 | Xavier | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3452 | 0.2181 (111) | Eastern Independent |
| 90 | Hardin-Simmons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3410 | 0.5459 (41) | Border |
| 91 | William & Mary | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3376 | 0.4128 (92) | Southern |
| 92 | Brigham Young | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3303 | 0.4609 (84) | Skyline |
| 93 | Colgate | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3297 | 0.5570 (34) | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Mississippi State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3270 | 0.5877 (16) | SEC |
| 95 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.3260 | 0.6441 (3) | SWC |
| 96 | Brown | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3232 | 0.4932 (72) | Ivy |
| 97 | California | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3184 | 0.6190 (7) | AAWU |
| 98 | Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3126 | 0.5815 (20) | Ivy |
| 99 | Dayton | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2979 | 0.3237 (108) | Eastern Independent |
| 100 | Furman | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2828 | 0.3274 (107) | Southern |
| 101 | Minnesota | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2815 | 0.5808 (21) | Big Ten |
| 102 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2783 | 0.3927 (97) | Border |
| 103 | Denver | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2635 | 0.5119 (60) | Skyline |
| 104 | Kansas State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2601 | 0.5304 (50) | Big 7 |
| 105 | George Washington | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1921 | 0.4802 (77) | Southern |
| 106 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1879 | 0.5392 (44) | ACC |
| 107 | Montana | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1682 | 0.3663 (99) | Skyline |
| 108 | West Texas A&M | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1673 | 0.3924 (98) | Border |
| 109 | Idaho | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1550 | 0.5128 (59) | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Villanova | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1470 | 0.4031 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Davidson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1247 | 0.2927 (109) | Southern |
| 112 | Virginia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0879 | 0.5707 (28) | ACC |