The McComas Power Index for 1965 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 | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8797 | 0.5900 (16) | Big Ten |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8595 | 0.4373 (97) | Ivy |
| 3 | Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8276 | 0.5310 (54) | SWC |
| 4 | Alabama | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.8163 | 0.5779 (21) | SEC |
| 5 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8091 | 0.4792 (81) | Big 8 |
| 6 | Princeton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.8086 | 0.5151 (66) | Ivy |
| 7 | UCLA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7992 | 0.6821 (1) | AAWU |
| 8 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7882 | 0.6220 (2) | SEC |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7419 | 0.5974 (13) | Eastern Independent |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7374 | 0.2075 (120) | Southern |
| 11 | Southern California | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7210 | 0.5872 (17) | AAWU |
| 12 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7180 | 0.5250 (59) | Big 8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7003 | 0.5482 (40) | Big Ten |
| 14 | Texas-El Paso | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6951 | 0.5243 (60) | South/West Independent |
| 15 | Xavier | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6866 | 0.4311 (99) | Eastern Independent |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6864 | 0.5347 (51) | SWC |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6829 | 0.3362 (111) | South/West Independent |
| 18 | Louisiana State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6821 | 0.5571 (35) | SEC |
| 19 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6740 | 0.5354 (50) | MAC |
| 20 | Bowling Green State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6671 | 0.4473 (93) | MAC |
| 21 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6668 | 0.5053 (72) | Big Ten |
| 22 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6634 | 0.4910 (76) | MVC |
| 23 | Utah State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6598 | 0.3952 (108) | South/West Independent |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6561 | 0.5384 (47) | South/West Independent |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6491 | 0.4290 (100) | MAC |
| 26 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6437 | 0.2970 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Syracuse | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6277 | 0.5293 (56) | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.6205 | 0.4020 (105) | Big 8 |
| 29 | Stanford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6200 | 0.5452 (41) | AAWU |
| 30 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6183 | 0.5757 (24) | SEC |
| 31 | Harvard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.6114 | 0.4649 (89) | Ivy |
| 32 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6060 | 0.5810 (18) | SEC |
| 33 | Washington State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6049 | 0.4413 (96) | AAWU |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6042 | 0.4079 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 35 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6030 | 0.5635 (28) | SEC |
| 36 | Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5952 | 0.6120 (5) | SEC |
| 37 | Texas Christian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5907 | 0.5908 (15) | SWC |
| 38 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5814 | 0.5170 (64) | WAC |
| 39 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5808 | 0.5345 (52) | WAC |
| 40 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5804 | 0.5595 (32) | Big Ten |
| 41 | Colgate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5788 | 0.4003 (107) | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Brigham Young | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5680 | 0.4504 (92) | WAC |
| 43 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5646 | 0.4242 (101) | MVC |
| 44 | North Carolina State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5540 | 0.4788 (82) | ACC |
| 45 | Duke | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5531 | 0.5012 (74) | ACC |
| 46 | Kent | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5479 | 0.5372 (49) | MAC |
| 47 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5436 | 0.4765 (83) | Southern |
| 48 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5434 | 0.5484 (39) | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5398 | 0.5986 (12) | SEC |
| 50 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5397 | 0.5431 (43) | Big Ten |
| 51 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5349 | 0.4435 (94) | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | William & Mary | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5326 | 0.4730 (86) | Southern |
| 53 | Texas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5317 | 0.4910 (77) | SWC |
| 54 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5314 | 0.4038 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 55 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5312 | 0.6182 (4) | AAWU |
| 56 | Cornell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5231 | 0.5253 (57) | Ivy |
| 57 | Quantico Marines | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5219 | 0.2940 (114) | South/West Independent |
| 58 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5212 | 0.5068 (71) | South/West Independent |
| 59 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5140 | 0.2258 (119) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | California | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5113 | 0.5776 (22) | AAWU |
| 61 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5105 | 0.5115 (69) | MAC |
| 62 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5063 | 0.5299 (55) | AAWU |
| 63 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5061 | 0.5623 (30) | SWC |
| 64 | Army | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4988 | 0.5746 (25) | Eastern Independent |
| 65 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4959 | 0.5572 (34) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4948 | 0.5419 (44) | ACC |
| 67 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4906 | 0.5190 (63) | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4853 | 0.5923 (14) | SWC |
| 69 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4844 | 0.5625 (29) | ACC |
| 70 | Davidson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4757 | 0.2456 (118) | Southern |
| 71 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4747 | 0.6037 (11) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4739 | 0.6064 (8) | South/West Independent |
| 73 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4721 | 0.4667 (88) | Ivy |
| 74 | Idaho | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4713 | 0.3533 (110) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4687 | 0.5572 (33) | ACC |
| 76 | George Washington | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4676 | 0.4621 (90) | Southern |
| 77 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4554 | 0.4011 (106) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4541 | 0.4610 (91) | MAC |
| 79 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4497 | 0.6058 (9) | Big Ten |
| 80 | Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4475 | 0.3951 (109) | Big 8 |
| 81 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4475 | 0.5250 (58) | AAWU |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4467 | 0.4237 (102) | MVC |
| 83 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4396 | 0.5432 (42) | Big Ten |
| 84 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4270 | 0.5384 (48) | ACC |
| 85 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4154 | 0.4691 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 86 | Furman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3943 | 0.2505 (117) | Southern |
| 87 | Air Force | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3913 | 0.5666 (26) | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3904 | 0.5503 (38) | SEC |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3871 | 0.5801 (20) | Eastern Independent |
| 90 | Yale | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3820 | 0.5215 (61) | Ivy |
| 91 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3812 | 0.4860 (78) | ACC |
| 92 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3694 | 0.3244 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 93 | North Texas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3654 | 0.5010 (75) | MVC |
| 94 | Wake Forest | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3575 | 0.5195 (62) | ACC |
| 95 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3548 | 0.6058 (10) | SWC |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3403 | 0.5761 (23) | Big 8 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3324 | 0.5394 (45) | WAC |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3313 | 0.6186 (3) | SEC |
| 99 | Utah | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3311 | 0.4842 (79) | WAC |
| 100 | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3255 | 0.6072 (7) | Big Ten |
| 101 | Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3239 | 0.5014 (73) | Big 8 |
| 102 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3157 | 0.4833 (80) | Southern |
| 103 | Arizona | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3079 | 0.5140 (67) | WAC |
| 104 | Holy Cross | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2985 | 0.4424 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 105 | Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2810 | 0.5327 (53) | Ivy |
| 106 | Wichita State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2806 | 0.4732 (85) | MVC |
| 107 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2735 | 0.5546 (37) | SWC |
| 108 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2723 | 0.6108 (6) | SEC |
| 109 | Kansas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2720 | 0.5157 (65) | Big 8 |
| 110 | Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2638 | 0.5114 (70) | Ivy |
| 111 | Indiana | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2611 | 0.5552 (36) | Big Ten |
| 112 | Citadel | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2425 | 0.4358 (98) | Southern |
| 113 | Villanova | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2231 | 0.4747 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Iowa | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2165 | 0.5806 (19) | Big Ten |
| 115 | Dayton | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2160 | 0.5609 (31) | Eastern Independent |
| 116 | Lehigh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1757 | 0.2811 (115) | Eastern Independent |
| 117 | Ohio | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1473 | 0.5646 (27) | MAC |
| 118 | Pacific | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1427 | 0.2525 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 119 | Richmond | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0784 | 0.5391 (46) | Southern |
| 120 | Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0643 | 0.5135 (68) | Big 8 |