The McComas Power Index for 1969 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 | San Diego State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9046 | 0.4432 (97) | PCAA |
| 2 | Texas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9025 | 0.4839 (77) | SWC |
| 3 | Southern California | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8992 | 0.5888 (16) | Pac 8 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8918 | 0.5529 (43) | Eastern Independent |
| 5 | Toledo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8477 | 0.4803 (78) | MAC |
| 6 | West Virginia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8243 | 0.4745 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.8104 | 0.5649 (33) | SEC |
| 8 | UCLA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7989 | 0.5191 (61) | Pac 8 |
| 9 | Houston | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7951 | 0.5664 (32) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Louisiana State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7908 | 0.4619 (92) | SEC |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7906 | 0.5698 (30) | Big 8 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7619 | 0.5702 (29) | SEC |
| 13 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7608 | 0.4556 (93) | Big Ten |
| 14 | Dartmouth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7524 | 0.3581 (108) | Ivy |
| 15 | Missouri | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7491 | 0.5795 (24) | Big 8 |
| 16 | Memphis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7485 | 0.5527 (44) | MVC |
| 17 | Utah | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7473 | 0.5258 (57) | WAC |
| 18 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7454 | 0.4656 (90) | SWC |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7368 | 0.5622 (37) | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7342 | 0.5880 (17) | SEC |
| 21 | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7320 | 0.5289 (56) | WAC |
| 22 | Purdue | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7214 | 0.5399 (52) | Big Ten |
| 23 | Stanford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7181 | 0.5798 (22) | Pac 8 |
| 24 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7142 | 0.5879 (18) | SEC |
| 25 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6939 | 0.5421 (51) | Big Ten |
| 26 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6806 | 0.4282 (99) | Ivy |
| 27 | Colorado | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6792 | 0.5628 (36) | Big 8 |
| 28 | Long Beach State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6662 | 0.2309 (121) | PCAA |
| 29 | Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6451 | 0.5502 (46) | South/West Independent |
| 30 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6309 | 0.5678 (31) | South/West Independent |
| 31 | North Texas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6275 | 0.3905 (105) | MVC |
| 32 | Villanova | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6264 | 0.3481 (110) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6240 | 0.6147 (7) | Pac 8 |
| 34 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6219 | 0.4239 (100) | PCAA |
| 35 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6194 | 0.4772 (81) | MAC |
| 36 | Princeton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6183 | 0.5021 (73) | Ivy |
| 37 | South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6138 | 0.5355 (54) | ACC |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6034 | 0.5843 (19) | Big 8 |
| 39 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6030 | 0.2621 (119) | Eastern Independent |
| 40 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5843 | 0.5771 (26) | WAC |
| 41 | Citadel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5802 | 0.2322 (120) | Southern |
| 42 | Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5775 | 0.3280 (114) | Eastern Independent |
| 43 | Davidson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5715 | 0.3348 (111) | Southern |
| 44 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5671 | 0.6045 (11) | SEC |
| 45 | Brigham Young | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5663 | 0.5104 (69) | WAC |
| 46 | Santa Barbara | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5636 | 0.2690 (118) | PCAA |
| 47 | Colgate | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5592 | 0.3204 (115) | Eastern Independent |
| 48 | California | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5457 | 0.5707 (28) | Pac 8 |
| 49 | Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5449 | 0.4484 (95) | Southern |
| 50 | Fresno State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5408 | 0.2690 (117) | PCAA |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5397 | 0.4106 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5343 | 0.6239 (5) | Big 8 |
| 53 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5322 | 0.5075 (70) | MAC |
| 54 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5274 | 0.6135 (8) | SEC |
| 55 | Boston College | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5184 | 0.4496 (94) | Eastern Independent |
| 56 | Ohio | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5165 | 0.5545 (42) | MAC |
| 57 | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5069 | 0.4802 (79) | Pac 8 |
| 58 | Kent | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5036 | 0.5160 (66) | MAC |
| 59 | Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5022 | 0.5646 (34) | Big 8 |
| 60 | Louisville | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4825 | 0.3840 (106) | MVC |
| 61 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4819 | 0.4898 (75) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4717 | 0.3971 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4703 | 0.5821 (20) | SEC |
| 64 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4678 | 0.5771 (25) | Big Ten |
| 65 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4662 | 0.4331 (98) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Texas Christian | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4637 | 0.5493 (47) | SWC |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4608 | 0.4720 (88) | SWC |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4474 | 0.4737 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 69 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4442 | 0.5212 (60) | MVC |
| 70 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4399 | 0.4769 (82) | ACC |
| 71 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4390 | 0.4653 (91) | Big Ten |
| 72 | Army | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4377 | 0.5038 (71) | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Cornell | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4347 | 0.5225 (59) | Ivy |
| 74 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4305 | 0.5162 (65) | WAC |
| 75 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4269 | 0.5190 (62) | WAC |
| 76 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4256 | 0.6175 (6) | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4194 | 0.6109 (10) | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.4184 | 0.5481 (49) | ACC |
| 79 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4137 | 0.5504 (45) | WAC |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4095 | 0.5584 (38) | South/West Independent |
| 81 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4083 | 0.3963 (104) | Ivy |
| 82 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4013 | 0.5492 (48) | Big Ten |
| 83 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3984 | 0.4942 (74) | ACC |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3890 | 0.6867 (1) | SEC |
| 85 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3802 | 0.4717 (89) | Big Ten |
| 86 | Arizona | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3777 | 0.6027 (13) | WAC |
| 87 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3766 | 0.5132 (67) | MAC |
| 88 | Utah State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3757 | 0.5564 (40) | South/West Independent |
| 89 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3706 | 0.4446 (96) | ACC |
| 90 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3690 | 0.6121 (9) | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3659 | 0.5556 (41) | Big 8 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3656 | 0.5959 (14) | Big Ten |
| 93 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3606 | 0.5130 (68) | SWC |
| 94 | Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3582 | 0.5710 (27) | SWC |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3530 | 0.5431 (50) | Big Ten |
| 96 | Harvard | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3479 | 0.4030 (102) | Ivy |
| 97 | Dayton | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3451 | 0.5030 (72) | Eastern Independent |
| 98 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3442 | 0.5573 (39) | ACC |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3411 | 0.4786 (80) | ACC |
| 100 | William & Mary | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3326 | 0.4754 (85) | Southern |
| 101 | Marshall | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3168 | 0.4762 (84) | MAC |
| 102 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3122 | 0.5175 (64) | SWC |
| 103 | San Jose State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3120 | 0.6692 (3) | PCAA |
| 104 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.3039 | 0.6800 (2) | SEC |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2957 | 0.3516 (109) | Eastern Independent |
| 106 | Wichita State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2901 | 0.5326 (55) | MVC |
| 107 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2753 | 0.3710 (107) | ACC |
| 108 | Navy | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2561 | 0.6031 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 109 | East Carolina | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2494 | 0.3297 (113) | Southern |
| 110 | Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2421 | 0.4769 (83) | Ivy |
| 111 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2273 | 0.6481 (4) | Pac 8 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2253 | 0.5796 (23) | MVC |
| 113 | Idaho | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2196 | 0.3035 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 114 | Kansas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2088 | 0.5933 (15) | Big 8 |
| 115 | Xavier | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.2069 | 0.5232 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 116 | Washington State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1937 | 0.5821 (21) | Pac 8 |
| 117 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1860 | 0.4880 (76) | Ivy |
| 118 | Furman | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.1837 | 0.2284 (122) | Southern |
| 119 | Los Angeles State | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.1590 | 0.3311 (112) | PCAA |
| 120 | Baylor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1072 | 0.5644 (35) | SWC |
| 121 | Virginia Military Institute | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1016 | 0.5185 (63) | Southern |
| 122 | Illinois | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.1015 | 0.5361 (53) | Big Ten |