The McComas Power Index for 1963 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 | Texas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8920 | 0.5266 (54) | SWC |
| 2 | Memphis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8622 | 0.4411 (92) | South/West Independent |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8395 | 0.5673 (26) | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8372 | 0.4744 (82) | Big 8 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.8301 | 0.4951 (76) | WAC |
| 6 | Auburn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7919 | 0.5567 (31) | SEC |
| 7 | Illinois | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7840 | 0.5343 (49) | Big Ten |
| 8 | Navy | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7793 | 0.5418 (41) | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7728 | 0.5467 (36) | SEC |
| 10 | North Carolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7721 | 0.4745 (81) | ACC |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7477 | 0.5570 (30) | Big 8 |
| 12 | Princeton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7471 | 0.5410 (43) | Ivy |
| 13 | Syracuse | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7363 | 0.5195 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Mississippi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.7179 | 0.4895 (78) | SEC |
| 15 | Dartmouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7115 | 0.4940 (77) | Ivy |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.7088 | 0.5838 (14) | SEC |
| 17 | Wichita State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7078 | 0.4343 (94) | MVC |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6970 | 0.4109 (103) | Southern |
| 19 | Baylor | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6864 | 0.5302 (52) | SWC |
| 20 | Bowling Green State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6813 | 0.3736 (111) | MAC |
| 21 | Penn State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6811 | 0.5804 (16) | Eastern Independent |
| 22 | Oregon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6764 | 0.5024 (74) | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Utah State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6759 | 0.3917 (107) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6750 | 0.5890 (13) | SEC |
| 25 | Missouri | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6708 | 0.5142 (66) | Big 8 |
| 26 | North Carolina State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6629 | 0.5128 (68) | ACC |
| 27 | Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6610 | 0.5794 (18) | Big Ten |
| 28 | Army | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6536 | 0.5325 (51) | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6514 | 0.5890 (12) | SEC |
| 30 | Louisiana State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6499 | 0.5648 (27) | SEC |
| 31 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6445 | 0.5125 (69) | Ivy |
| 32 | Harvard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.6340 | 0.5040 (72) | Ivy |
| 33 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6283 | 0.5077 (70) | Eastern Independent |
| 34 | Southern California | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6223 | 0.5033 (73) | AAWU |
| 35 | Furman | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6145 | 0.2738 (119) | Southern |
| 36 | Air Force | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6097 | 0.5419 (40) | South/West Independent |
| 37 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6019 | 0.3810 (110) | Eastern Independent |
| 38 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5870 | 0.5703 (23) | Big Ten |
| 39 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5867 | 0.3355 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5773 | 0.5780 (19) | Big Ten |
| 41 | Rice | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5686 | 0.5724 (22) | SWC |
| 42 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5594 | 0.5375 (47) | Ivy |
| 43 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5563 | 0.5726 (21) | AAWU |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5515 | 0.5273 (53) | Big Ten |
| 45 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5515 | 0.5452 (38) | WAC |
| 46 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5492 | 0.4677 (84) | WAC |
| 47 | Ohio | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5427 | 0.4138 (102) | MAC |
| 48 | New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5415 | 0.4326 (96) | WAC |
| 49 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5330 | 0.5159 (63) | ACC |
| 50 | Xavier | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5286 | 0.4263 (99) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5224 | 0.5149 (65) | Big Ten |
| 52 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5209 | 0.6003 (9) | South/West Independent |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5186 | 0.4421 (91) | MVC |
| 54 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5175 | 0.5191 (59) | ACC |
| 55 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5151 | 0.4660 (85) | MAC |
| 56 | Georgia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5029 | 0.5703 (24) | SEC |
| 57 | Texas Christian | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4989 | 0.5796 (17) | SWC |
| 58 | Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4932 | 0.5562 (32) | Big 8 |
| 59 | Marshall | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4926 | 0.3736 (112) | MAC |
| 60 | California | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4885 | 0.5601 (29) | AAWU |
| 61 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4863 | 0.5397 (44) | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Idaho | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4855 | 0.4100 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Columbia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4827 | 0.5363 (48) | Ivy |
| 64 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4813 | 0.4632 (86) | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4796 | 0.5527 (33) | SWC |
| 66 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4772 | 0.6162 (4) | Southern |
| 67 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4772 | 0.5979 (11) | Big Ten |
| 68 | Villanova | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4754 | 0.3496 (114) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4669 | 0.5040 (71) | Big Ten |
| 70 | West Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4611 | 0.4220 (100) | South/West Independent |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4610 | 0.5217 (56) | SWC |
| 72 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4588 | 0.5140 (67) | SEC |
| 73 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4580 | 0.5467 (37) | WAC |
| 74 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4488 | 0.5175 (61) | Big 8 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4487 | 0.4091 (105) | MVC |
| 76 | Brown | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4470 | 0.5425 (39) | Ivy |
| 77 | Colgate | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4462 | 0.4405 (93) | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.4275 | 0.6110 (7) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4241 | 0.6159 (5) | SWC |
| 80 | Washington State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4069 | 0.5394 (45) | AAWU |
| 81 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3874 | 0.5741 (20) | SEC |
| 82 | Citadel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3838 | 0.3072 (116) | Southern |
| 83 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3835 | 0.4321 (97) | MVC |
| 84 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3766 | 0.5638 (28) | Big Ten |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3754 | 0.5832 (15) | SWC |
| 86 | William & Mary | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3719 | 0.4757 (80) | Southern |
| 87 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3713 | 0.4462 (88) | Southern |
| 88 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3701 | 0.5208 (57) | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Richmond | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3690 | 0.4772 (79) | Southern |
| 90 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3643 | 0.5340 (50) | Ivy |
| 91 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3590 | 0.3679 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Minnesota | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3581 | 0.6075 (8) | Big Ten |
| 93 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3558 | 0.5480 (34) | ACC |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3552 | 0.3832 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 95 | Kent | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3533 | 0.4446 (90) | MAC |
| 96 | Holy Cross | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3465 | 0.5225 (55) | Eastern Independent |
| 97 | Houston | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3387 | 0.6247 (1) | South/West Independent |
| 98 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3377 | 0.4448 (89) | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3300 | 0.5160 (62) | AAWU |
| 100 | UCLA | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3180 | 0.6203 (2) | AAWU |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3104 | 0.6201 (3) | Eastern Independent |
| 102 | Virginia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3068 | 0.5375 (46) | ACC |
| 103 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3027 | 0.5687 (25) | Big 8 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3013 | 0.4714 (83) | South/West Independent |
| 105 | Louisville | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2999 | 0.4314 (98) | MVC |
| 106 | Boston University | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2765 | 0.3851 (108) | Eastern Independent |
| 107 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2695 | 0.5415 (42) | Big 8 |
| 108 | Davidson | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.2694 | 0.3058 (117) | Southern |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2579 | 0.4328 (95) | MAC |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2557 | 0.6157 (6) | Big 8 |
| 111 | Tulane | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2454 | 0.5994 (10) | SEC |
| 112 | George Washington | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2439 | 0.4498 (87) | Southern |
| 113 | Toledo | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2385 | 0.4181 (101) | MAC |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.2261 | 0.5469 (35) | SEC |
| 115 | Pacific | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2243 | 0.2860 (118) | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Dayton | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.2241 | 0.4969 (75) | Eastern Independent |
| 117 | South Carolina | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2203 | 0.5156 (64) | ACC |
| 118 | Brigham Young | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2099 | 0.4060 (106) | WAC |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1525 | 0.5178 (60) | ACC |
| 120 | Lehigh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1395 | 0.2597 (120) | Eastern Independent |