The McComas Power Index for 1962 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 | Southern California | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9123 | 0.5171 (51) | AAWU |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8629 | 0.4348 (103) | Ivy |
| 3 | Mississippi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8522 | 0.4682 (87) | SEC |
| 4 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8515 | 0.5187 (50) | SEC |
| 5 | Memphis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7964 | 0.3588 (112) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7915 | 0.5525 (30) | SEC |
| 7 | Missouri | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7724 | 0.5229 (45) | Big 8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7689 | 0.5343 (37) | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Oregon State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7688 | 0.5340 (38) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Texas | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7659 | 0.4834 (78) | SWC |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7445 | 0.5835 (14) | Big 8 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7422 | 0.5543 (29) | Big Ten |
| 13 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7417 | 0.4562 (94) | Big 8 |
| 14 | Washington | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.7360 | 0.5188 (49) | AAWU |
| 15 | Bowling Green State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7346 | 0.4707 (85) | MAC |
| 16 | Duke | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7175 | 0.5127 (57) | ACC |
| 17 | West Virginia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7108 | 0.4959 (65) | Southern |
| 18 | Northwestern | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7088 | 0.5618 (21) | Big Ten |
| 19 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7078 | 0.4205 (106) | South/West Independent |
| 20 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7028 | 0.4561 (95) | SWC |
| 21 | Utah State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7004 | 0.4061 (108) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6864 | 0.4663 (88) | MAC |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6853 | 0.6219 (8) | SEC |
| 24 | Ohio | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6732 | 0.5498 (31) | MAC |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6666 | 0.6427 (4) | South/West Independent |
| 26 | Arizona State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6619 | 0.4806 (80) | WAC |
| 27 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6590 | 0.5576 (25) | Big Ten |
| 28 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6558 | 0.4522 (98) | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Oregon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6530 | 0.5664 (19) | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6465 | 0.5982 (11) | SEC |
| 31 | New Mexico | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6388 | 0.4573 (93) | WAC |
| 32 | Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6283 | 0.3122 (117) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Auburn | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6256 | 0.5319 (40) | SEC |
| 34 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6231 | 0.5787 (15) | South/West Independent |
| 35 | Villanova | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6173 | 0.4145 (107) | Eastern Independent |
| 36 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6163 | 0.5004 (63) | Big Ten |
| 37 | Kansas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5999 | 0.4940 (71) | Big 8 |
| 38 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5949 | 0.4945 (68) | ACC |
| 39 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5926 | 0.4648 (90) | Ivy |
| 40 | Richmond | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5709 | 0.3286 (115) | Southern |
| 41 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.5637 | 0.5555 (28) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | North Texas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5634 | 0.4450 (101) | MVC |
| 43 | Holy Cross | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5634 | 0.5555 (27) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Texas Christian | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5630 | 0.5255 (42) | SWC |
| 45 | Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5592 | 0.5088 (59) | Southern |
| 46 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5521 | 0.4948 (67) | ACC |
| 47 | Xavier | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5512 | 0.4658 (89) | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5499 | 0.5143 (55) | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5443 | 0.5086 (60) | Ivy |
| 50 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5441 | 0.6053 (10) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Washington State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5352 | 0.5452 (33) | AAWU |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5342 | 0.5600 (22) | Eastern Independent |
| 53 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5260 | 0.6311 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5247 | 0.6259 (6) | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5239 | 0.4536 (96) | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Columbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5216 | 0.4647 (91) | Ivy |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5184 | 0.4971 (64) | MAC |
| 58 | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5171 | 0.5375 (36) | Big 8 |
| 59 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5106 | 0.5259 (41) | Big Ten |
| 60 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5038 | 0.4914 (72) | Big Ten |
| 61 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4930 | 0.5444 (34) | AAWU |
| 62 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4914 | 0.3156 (116) | Eastern Independent |
| 63 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.4883 | 0.5579 (24) | SEC |
| 64 | William & Mary | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4755 | 0.4944 (69) | Southern |
| 65 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4717 | 0.5221 (46) | WAC |
| 66 | New Mexico State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4717 | 0.5048 (62) | South/West Independent |
| 67 | Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4597 | 0.4949 (66) | WAC |
| 68 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4583 | 0.5141 (56) | MVC |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4548 | 0.5680 (17) | Big 8 |
| 70 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4530 | 0.4874 (75) | South/West Independent |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4525 | 0.6580 (1) | SEC |
| 72 | Montana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4525 | 0.2915 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Pacific | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4524 | 0.2786 (120) | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4512 | 0.6238 (7) | Big Ten |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4489 | 0.4645 (92) | Southern |
| 76 | Cornell | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4424 | 0.5237 (44) | Ivy |
| 77 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4404 | 0.4785 (81) | ACC |
| 78 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4389 | 0.4398 (102) | ACC |
| 79 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4380 | 0.4755 (82) | South/West Independent |
| 80 | Brigham Young | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4354 | 0.4851 (76) | WAC |
| 81 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4269 | 0.4901 (74) | WAC |
| 82 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4220 | 0.4027 (109) | MAC |
| 83 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4218 | 0.5329 (39) | AAWU |
| 84 | Colgate | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4174 | 0.3969 (110) | Eastern Independent |
| 85 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4117 | 0.4944 (70) | SWC |
| 86 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3849 | 0.4489 (100) | SEC |
| 87 | Toledo | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3829 | 0.4536 (97) | MAC |
| 88 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3809 | 0.5587 (23) | SEC |
| 89 | Furman | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3718 | 0.2952 (118) | Southern |
| 90 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3686 | 0.5164 (54) | Big Ten |
| 91 | Davidson | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3663 | 0.3341 (114) | Southern |
| 92 | Yale | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3583 | 0.4746 (83) | Ivy |
| 93 | North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3545 | 0.5099 (58) | ACC |
| 94 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3507 | 0.5470 (32) | SWC |
| 95 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3477 | 0.4690 (86) | ACC |
| 96 | Citadel | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3473 | 0.4287 (105) | Southern |
| 97 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3464 | 0.4842 (77) | Ivy |
| 98 | Kent | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3462 | 0.5575 (26) | MAC |
| 99 | Wichita State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3382 | 0.3635 (111) | MVC |
| 100 | George Washington | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3334 | 0.5206 (47) | Southern |
| 101 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.3092 | 0.5664 (20) | SWC |
| 102 | San Jose State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.3044 | 0.4498 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 103 | Brown | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.3006 | 0.4810 (79) | Ivy |
| 104 | Boston University | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2953 | 0.4741 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 105 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2911 | 0.6557 (2) | Big Ten |
| 106 | Idaho | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2841 | 0.4337 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 107 | Michigan | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2686 | 0.5870 (13) | Big Ten |
| 108 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2559 | 0.5407 (35) | SWC |
| 109 | Dayton | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2556 | 0.5170 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 110 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2490 | 0.5196 (48) | Big 8 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2358 | 0.4906 (73) | MVC |
| 112 | California | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2313 | 0.6531 (3) | AAWU |
| 113 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2202 | 0.5165 (53) | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1724 | 0.5695 (16) | SEC |
| 115 | Hardin-Simmons | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1681 | 0.3494 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1302 | 0.5243 (43) | SWC |
| 117 | Colorado State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1266 | 0.5675 (18) | South/West Independent |
| 118 | Tulane | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1067 | 0.6169 (9) | SEC |
| 119 | Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1000 | 0.5926 (12) | Big 8 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0917 | 0.5074 (61) | ACC |