The McComas Power Index for 1964 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 | Princeton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.9136 | 0.5555 (38) | Ivy |
| 2 | Arkansas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9057 | 0.5219 (63) | SWC |
| 3 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8950 | 0.6072 (5) | SEC |
| 4 | Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8256 | 0.5635 (27) | Big Ten |
| 5 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8067 | 0.5228 (61) | SWC |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7946 | 0.5123 (71) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Florida State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7890 | 0.5577 (35) | South/West Independent |
| 8 | Bowling Green State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7712 | 0.4129 (100) | MAC |
| 9 | Utah | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7709 | 0.5495 (43) | WAC |
| 10 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7635 | 0.4678 (88) | Big 8 |
| 11 | Louisiana State | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7497 | 0.5389 (47) | SEC |
| 12 | New Mexico | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7426 | 0.4375 (96) | WAC |
| 13 | Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7070 | 0.4381 (95) | MVC |
| 14 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.7029 | 0.5990 (10) | SEC |
| 15 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7029 | 0.5253 (58) | Big Ten |
| 16 | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6995 | 0.4827 (85) | WAC |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6886 | 0.4930 (78) | MVC |
| 18 | Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6878 | 0.6092 (4) | SEC |
| 19 | Colgate | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6870 | 0.4116 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Oregon State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6775 | 0.5299 (54) | AAWU |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6716 | 0.5269 (56) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Villanova | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6713 | 0.3835 (106) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Yale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6636 | 0.4585 (90) | Ivy |
| 24 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6584 | 0.5369 (49) | Eastern Independent |
| 25 | Wyoming | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.6557 | 0.5477 (45) | WAC |
| 26 | Oregon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6555 | 0.5226 (62) | AAWU |
| 27 | Southern California | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6513 | 0.5259 (57) | AAWU |
| 28 | Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6386 | 0.5623 (29) | Big Ten |
| 29 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6368 | 0.4395 (94) | Ivy |
| 30 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6341 | 0.3243 (114) | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6298 | 0.5758 (21) | Eastern Independent |
| 32 | Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6176 | 0.3805 (109) | MAC |
| 33 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6151 | 0.5793 (16) | Big Ten |
| 34 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6082 | 0.5361 (50) | AAWU |
| 35 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6063 | 0.5575 (36) | SEC |
| 36 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6017 | 0.5147 (70) | MAC |
| 37 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6010 | 0.5103 (72) | Big 8 |
| 38 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5967 | 0.3827 (108) | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5935 | 0.4778 (86) | Ivy |
| 40 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5910 | 0.5169 (67) | WAC |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5867 | 0.5645 (26) | Big 8 |
| 42 | Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5804 | 0.5319 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5783 | 0.5151 (69) | Southern |
| 44 | Ohio | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5708 | 0.5084 (73) | MAC |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5630 | 0.5186 (65) | SWC |
| 46 | Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5563 | 0.5168 (68) | Big 8 |
| 47 | Utah State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5557 | 0.5387 (48) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5370 | 0.4723 (87) | Southern |
| 49 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5304 | 0.5583 (34) | Big Ten |
| 50 | Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5292 | 0.4514 (91) | Ivy |
| 51 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5290 | 0.4087 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | George Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5176 | 0.4856 (82) | Southern |
| 53 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5152 | 0.5694 (24) | AAWU |
| 54 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5133 | 0.6179 (1) | South/West Independent |
| 55 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5112 | 0.5288 (55) | ACC |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5101 | 0.3205 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 57 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5075 | 0.4965 (75) | SEC |
| 58 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5049 | 0.5589 (33) | ACC |
| 59 | Xavier | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4996 | 0.4596 (89) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4877 | 0.4945 (77) | ACC |
| 61 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4815 | 0.5813 (14) | SEC |
| 62 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4804 | 0.4835 (84) | ACC |
| 63 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4731 | 0.6032 (7) | Big Ten |
| 64 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4678 | 0.3520 (111) | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4659 | 0.5234 (59) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4651 | 0.4413 (93) | ACC |
| 67 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4604 | 0.5597 (31) | SWC |
| 68 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4587 | 0.4865 (81) | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4560 | 0.6053 (6) | SEC |
| 70 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4544 | 0.5674 (25) | SEC |
| 71 | Holy Cross | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4541 | 0.3979 (105) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4532 | 0.5599 (30) | Big 8 |
| 73 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4465 | 0.5515 (41) | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4435 | 0.4956 (76) | ACC |
| 75 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4374 | 0.5744 (22) | Big Ten |
| 76 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.4369 | 0.5900 (11) | Ivy |
| 77 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4361 | 0.5697 (23) | SWC |
| 78 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4304 | 0.6008 (9) | AAWU |
| 79 | Brigham Young | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4262 | 0.5342 (51) | WAC |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4186 | 0.5544 (39) | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4153 | 0.6029 (8) | Big Ten |
| 82 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4122 | 0.5505 (42) | ACC |
| 83 | Wichita State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4049 | 0.5003 (74) | MVC |
| 84 | Texas Christian | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4045 | 0.5527 (40) | SWC |
| 85 | Iowa | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4040 | 0.6111 (3) | Big Ten |
| 86 | West Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3954 | 0.3982 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Washington State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3953 | 0.5478 (44) | AAWU |
| 88 | Army | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3942 | 0.5189 (64) | Eastern Independent |
| 89 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3924 | 0.5625 (28) | Eastern Independent |
| 90 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3869 | 0.3289 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 91 | California | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3859 | 0.5876 (12) | AAWU |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3764 | 0.5813 (15) | SEC |
| 93 | Kent | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3638 | 0.4893 (79) | MAC |
| 94 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3637 | 0.5780 (18) | SEC |
| 95 | Houston | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3570 | 0.5317 (53) | South/West Independent |
| 96 | Columbia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3555 | 0.6175 (2) | Ivy |
| 97 | Citadel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3546 | 0.3482 (112) | Southern |
| 98 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3504 | 0.5563 (37) | Big 8 |
| 99 | William & Mary | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3503 | 0.4228 (99) | Southern |
| 100 | Dayton | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3403 | 0.4233 (98) | Eastern Independent |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3384 | 0.4462 (92) | MAC |
| 102 | Detroit Mercy | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3159 | 0.4887 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 103 | Boston University | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3023 | 0.3236 (115) | Eastern Independent |
| 104 | Clemson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2960 | 0.5180 (66) | ACC |
| 105 | Indiana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2945 | 0.5761 (20) | Big Ten |
| 106 | Richmond | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2899 | 0.3741 (110) | Southern |
| 107 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2838 | 0.5593 (32) | Big 8 |
| 108 | Toledo | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2693 | 0.5230 (60) | MAC |
| 109 | Furman | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2670 | 0.2345 (119) | Southern |
| 110 | Davidson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2647 | 0.1655 (120) | Southern |
| 111 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2553 | 0.4094 (102) | MVC |
| 112 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2359 | 0.5445 (46) | SWC |
| 113 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2179 | 0.5784 (17) | Ivy |
| 114 | Texas A&M | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2060 | 0.5842 (13) | SWC |
| 115 | Lehigh | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.1978 | 0.3014 (117) | Eastern Independent |
| 116 | Texas-El Paso | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.1948 | 0.5778 (19) | South/West Independent |
| 117 | Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.1672 | 0.4852 (83) | Big 8 |
| 118 | Louisville | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1499 | 0.3828 (107) | MVC |
| 119 | Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1355 | 0.4352 (97) | Southern |
| 120 | Pacific | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1064 | 0.2386 (118) | South/West Independent |