The McComas Power Index for 1966 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 | Alabama | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8647 | 0.4740 (88) | SEC |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8641 | 0.5703 (19) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Georgia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8401 | 0.5317 (40) | SEC |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.8373 | 0.5309 (42) | Big Ten |
| 5 | Purdue | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7968 | 0.5683 (22) | Big Ten |
| 6 | UCLA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7965 | 0.5086 (67) | AAWU |
| 7 | Wyoming | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7925 | 0.4965 (73) | WAC |
| 8 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7807 | 0.5692 (21) | SEC |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7757 | 0.5734 (16) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7710 | 0.4715 (89) | MAC |
| 11 | Houston | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7544 | 0.5295 (43) | South/West Independent |
| 12 | Harvard | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7523 | 0.3864 (109) | Ivy |
| 13 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7523 | 0.5809 (13) | South/West Independent |
| 14 | Memphis | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7378 | 0.4830 (79) | South/West Independent |
| 15 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7299 | 0.4860 (77) | Big 8 |
| 16 | Princeton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7273 | 0.5310 (41) | Ivy |
| 17 | Colgate | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7225 | 0.3251 (115) | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Army | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7184 | 0.5026 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 19 | Dayton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7140 | 0.4534 (98) | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6965 | 0.4850 (78) | SWC |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6918 | 0.4618 (93) | South/West Independent |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6865 | 0.4915 (75) | WAC |
| 23 | Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6861 | 0.6174 (6) | SEC |
| 24 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6851 | 0.5490 (31) | SWC |
| 25 | Dartmouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6686 | 0.4598 (94) | Ivy |
| 26 | Southern California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6501 (2) | AAWU |
| 27 | Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6636 | 0.5131 (61) | Big 8 |
| 28 | North Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6578 | 0.3751 (110) | MVC |
| 29 | Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6575 | 0.5008 (70) | SEC |
| 30 | Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6573 | 0.5242 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 31 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6383 | 0.4542 (96) | South/West Independent |
| 32 | Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6284 | 0.5272 (48) | SWC |
| 33 | Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6264 | 0.4619 (92) | AAWU |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6135 | 0.3497 (111) | South/West Independent |
| 35 | Texas-El Paso | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6125 | 0.5249 (51) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6123 | 0.5370 (37) | Ivy |
| 37 | Western Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6060 | 0.4208 (102) | MAC |
| 38 | Colorado State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6028 | 0.4707 (90) | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5980 | 0.5185 (55) | Big 8 |
| 40 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5904 | 0.4824 (80) | MAC |
| 41 | Villanova | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5842 | 0.3370 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 42 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5770 | 0.5146 (58) | AAWU |
| 43 | Holy Cross | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5767 | 0.4535 (97) | Eastern Independent |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5755 | 0.5387 (35) | Big 8 |
| 45 | Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5742 | 0.5237 (53) | Big Ten |
| 46 | Tulsa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5713 | 0.5403 (34) | MVC |
| 47 | Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5579 | 0.5814 (12) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5576 | 0.5825 (10) | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5537 | 0.4159 (103) | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5434 | 0.4338 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5420 | 0.5235 (54) | ACC |
| 52 | Louisiana State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5390 | 0.5543 (25) | SEC |
| 53 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5306 | 0.5562 (24) | MAC |
| 54 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5157 | 0.3947 (107) | MVC |
| 55 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5112 | 0.5121 (62) | ACC |
| 56 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5019 | 0.5889 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 57 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4946 | 0.5275 (47) | AAWU |
| 58 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4927 | 0.4094 (104) | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Tampa | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4924 | 0.3983 (106) | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4850 | 0.5145 (59) | ACC |
| 61 | William & Mary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4846 | 0.4452 (99) | Southern |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4843 | 0.5603 (23) | SWC |
| 63 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4840 | 0.5361 (38) | SWC |
| 64 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4776 | 0.5272 (49) | WAC |
| 65 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4764 | 0.5381 (36) | WAC |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4738 | 0.5482 (32) | Big 8 |
| 67 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4631 | 0.5539 (26) | SEC |
| 68 | Yale | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4483 | 0.4817 (81) | Ivy |
| 69 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4448 | 0.4760 (87) | Big Ten |
| 70 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4424 | 0.5104 (65) | ACC |
| 71 | Air Force | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4422 | 0.5267 (50) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4253 | 0.5731 (17) | Big Ten |
| 73 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4219 | 0.3469 (112) | Southern |
| 74 | Xavier | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4183 | 0.4566 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 75 | Navy | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4156 | 0.5499 (30) | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4091 | 0.4792 (85) | Big Ten |
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4056 | 0.4800 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4030 | 0.5138 (60) | South/West Independent |
| 79 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4015 | 0.5744 (15) | Big Ten |
| 80 | George Washington | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3990 | 0.4813 (82) | Southern |
| 81 | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3940 | 0.4863 (76) | Southern |
| 82 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3938 | 0.4933 (74) | ACC |
| 83 | Kent | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3933 | 0.4791 (86) | MAC |
| 84 | Davidson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3927 | 0.2136 (119) | Southern |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3886 | 0.5153 (57) | SWC |
| 86 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3734 | 0.2848 (117) | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3665 | 0.5338 (39) | Big Ten |
| 88 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3629 | 0.5801 (14) | SEC |
| 89 | California | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3587 | 0.5527 (27) | AAWU |
| 90 | Oregon | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3537 | 0.5005 (71) | AAWU |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3434 | 0.5693 (20) | MVC |
| 92 | San Jose State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3371 | 0.3927 (108) | South/West Independent |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3360 | 0.5100 (66) | ACC |
| 94 | Citadel | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3349 | 0.3336 (114) | Southern |
| 95 | Pacific | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3287 | 0.3090 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 96 | Iowa State | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.3175 | 0.5082 (68) | Big 8 |
| 97 | Arizona | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3147 | 0.4807 (83) | WAC |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3109 | 0.6594 (1) | SEC |
| 99 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3090 | 0.5112 (63) | AAWU |
| 100 | Toledo | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.3078 | 0.5166 (56) | MAC |
| 101 | Texas Christian | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2946 | 0.5523 (28) | SWC |
| 102 | Kansas | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2946 | 0.4969 (72) | Big 8 |
| 103 | Wichita State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2865 | 0.5109 (64) | MVC |
| 104 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2720 | 0.4398 (100) | Ivy |
| 105 | Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2654 | 0.5823 (11) | Ivy |
| 106 | Iowa | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2567 | 0.5518 (29) | Big Ten |
| 107 | North Carolina | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2545 | 0.5716 (18) | ACC |
| 108 | New Mexico | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2538 | 0.5443 (33) | WAC |
| 109 | Indiana | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2527 | 0.6039 (7) | Big Ten |
| 110 | Richmond | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2485 | 0.4631 (91) | Southern |
| 111 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2426 | 0.4031 (105) | MAC |
| 112 | Virginia Military Institute | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2406 | 0.5290 (44) | Southern |
| 113 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2380 | 0.5970 (8) | SWC |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2356 | 0.6260 (5) | Eastern Independent |
| 115 | Furman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2342 | 0.2605 (118) | Southern |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2049 | 0.6443 (3) | SEC |
| 117 | Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1994 | 0.5281 (46) | Ivy |
| 118 | South Carolina | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1897 | 0.6296 (4) | ACC |
| 119 | Kansas State | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.1474 | 0.5284 (45) | Big 8 |