The McComas Power Index for 1960 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 | New Mexico State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8685 | 0.3876 (101) | Border |
| 2 | Yale | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8557 | 0.4161 (97) | Ivy |
| 3 | Mississippi | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8433 | 0.5154 (57) | SEC |
| 4 | Missouri | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8312 | 0.5321 (48) | Big 8 |
| 5 | Washington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8219 | 0.5195 (54) | AAWU |
| 6 | Iowa | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7998 | 0.6151 (4) | Big Ten |
| 7 | Alabama | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7959 | 0.5236 (50) | SEC |
| 8 | Utah State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7704 | 0.5091 (60) | Skyline |
| 9 | Auburn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7646 | 0.5554 (34) | SEC |
| 10 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7589 | 0.5752 (19) | SEC |
| 11 | Rutgers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7572 | 0.2175 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | Princeton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7466 | 0.5124 (59) | Ivy |
| 13 | UCLA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7395 | 0.5507 (37) | AAWU |
| 14 | Kansas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7368 | 0.5844 (13) | Big 8 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7313 | 0.5442 (40) | Big Ten |
| 16 | Navy | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7311 | 0.4837 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 17 | Wyoming | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7034 | 0.5061 (62) | Skyline |
| 18 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6992 | 0.5212 (52) | Big Ten |
| 19 | Duke | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6964 | 0.5570 (33) | ACC |
| 20 | Baylor | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6920 | 0.5511 (35) | SWC |
| 21 | Utah | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6919 | 0.5175 (55) | Skyline |
| 22 | Wichita State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6735 | 0.3473 (104) | MVC |
| 23 | Penn State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6694 | 0.5813 (14) | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.6688 | 0.4851 (72) | SEC |
| 25 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6670 | 0.5405 (45) | Eastern Independent |
| 26 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6653 | 0.5578 (32) | SWC |
| 27 | Memphis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6621 | 0.2549 (112) | South/West Independent |
| 28 | Citadel | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6552 | 0.3102 (109) | Southern |
| 29 | Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6544 | 0.5688 (23) | Big Ten |
| 30 | Texas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6496 | 0.5449 (39) | SWC |
| 31 | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6438 | 0.5029 (64) | Big 8 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6395 | 0.4798 (78) | Border |
| 33 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6391 | 0.3855 (102) | Southern |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6388 | 0.3842 (103) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Rice | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6178 | 0.5792 (16) | SWC |
| 36 | Oregon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6153 | 0.4934 (69) | South/West Independent |
| 37 | Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6123 | 0.5685 (24) | Big 8 |
| 38 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6122 | 0.5667 (26) | SEC |
| 39 | Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6114 | 0.4868 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | North Carolina State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5916 | 0.4479 (85) | ACC |
| 41 | Arizona | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5878 | 0.5057 (63) | Border |
| 42 | Army | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5853 | 0.4435 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.5815 | 0.5597 (30) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5805 | 0.5067 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 45 | George Washington | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5706 | 0.5023 (65) | Southern |
| 46 | Harvard | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5695 | 0.4782 (79) | Ivy |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5637 | 0.6685 (1) | SEC |
| 48 | Holy Cross | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5508 | 0.4375 (91) | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5433 | 0.4126 (98) | Southern |
| 50 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5406 | 0.5255 (49) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5398 | 0.5492 (38) | Big Ten |
| 52 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5348 | 0.5424 (43) | SEC |
| 53 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5283 | 0.6101 (5) | Big Ten |
| 54 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5269 | 0.5438 (41) | Big Ten |
| 55 | Texas Christian | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.5165 | 0.5638 (28) | SWC |
| 56 | Louisiana State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5110 | 0.5372 (46) | SEC |
| 57 | Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5093 | 0.4849 (73) | Ivy |
| 58 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5080 | 0.6047 (7) | Big Ten |
| 59 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4991 | 0.4306 (95) | ACC |
| 60 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4975 | 0.4660 (84) | ACC |
| 61 | Furman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4907 | 0.3254 (107) | Southern |
| 62 | Montana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4846 | 0.4078 (99) | Skyline |
| 63 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4833 | 0.6080 (6) | Big 8 |
| 64 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4800 | 0.3408 (105) | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4678 | 0.5649 (27) | Big Ten |
| 66 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4672 | 0.4358 (92) | Border |
| 67 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4555 | 0.5405 (44) | MVC |
| 68 | New Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4532 | 0.5156 (56) | Skyline |
| 69 | Pacific | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4365 | 0.4251 (96) | South/West Independent |
| 70 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4347 | 0.4883 (70) | South/West Independent |
| 71 | Air Force | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4206 | 0.5804 (15) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Southern California | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4161 | 0.5736 (21) | AAWU |
| 73 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4107 | 0.5958 (10) | Big 8 |
| 74 | Xavier | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4085 | 0.2930 (110) | Eastern Independent |
| 75 | Boston University | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4078 | 0.3401 (106) | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Boston College | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3940 | 0.5509 (36) | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3780 | 0.5432 (42) | SWC |
| 78 | Florida State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3726 | 0.5019 (66) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3666 | 0.5691 (22) | SEC |
| 80 | Davidson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3627 | 0.2898 (111) | Southern |
| 81 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3617 | 0.5854 (12) | Ivy |
| 82 | Brown | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3572 | 0.4715 (83) | Ivy |
| 83 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3509 | 0.4960 (68) | ACC |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3495 | 0.5949 (11) | Big 8 |
| 85 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3490 | 0.3914 (100) | MVC |
| 86 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3477 | 0.5228 (51) | Ivy |
| 87 | Mississippi State | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3474 | 0.6401 (3) | SEC |
| 88 | Richmond | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3419 | 0.4424 (87) | Southern |
| 89 | North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3222 | 0.4799 (77) | ACC |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3207 | 0.5989 (9) | SEC |
| 91 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3197 | 0.4334 (94) | Border |
| 92 | Brigham Young | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3165 | 0.4742 (82) | Skyline |
| 93 | Denver | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3152 | 0.5591 (31) | Skyline |
| 94 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.3131 | 0.5199 (53) | SWC |
| 95 | Marquette | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3102 | 0.4405 (88) | Eastern Independent |
| 96 | California | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3027 | 0.5331 (47) | AAWU |
| 97 | Colorado State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2840 | 0.5154 (58) | Skyline |
| 98 | Colgate | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2787 | 0.4398 (89) | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2709 | 0.4355 (93) | MVC |
| 100 | Notre Dame | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2641 | 0.5755 (18) | Eastern Independent |
| 101 | Cornell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2518 | 0.4832 (75) | Ivy |
| 102 | Villanova | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2477 | 0.4748 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2430 | 0.4832 (76) | ACC |
| 104 | William & Mary | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2406 | 0.4748 (80) | Southern |
| 105 | Indiana | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2368 | 0.6036 (8) | Big Ten |
| 106 | Southern Methodist | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.2295 | 0.6452 (2) | SWC |
| 107 | West Virginia | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.1909 | 0.5780 (17) | Southern |
| 108 | Idaho | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1843 | 0.5601 (29) | South/West Independent |
| 109 | Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1712 | 0.5745 (20) | Big 8 |
| 110 | Dayton | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1275 | 0.3227 (108) | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Stanford | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1175 | 0.5669 (25) | AAWU |
| 112 | Hardin-Simmons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0897 | 0.4391 (90) | Border |
| 113 | Virginia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0883 | 0.5017 (67) | ACC |