The McComas Power Index for 1974 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 | Oklahoma | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.9393 | 0.5645 (35) | Big 8 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8711 | 0.5785 (28) | SEC |
| 3 | Southern California | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.8521 | 0.5505 (44) | Pac 8 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8408 | 0.4630 (94) | MAC |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8123 | 0.5202 (67) | Big Ten |
| 6 | Penn State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7919 | 0.4996 (81) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7897 | 0.6010 (12) | SEC |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7865 | 0.5331 (58) | Eastern Independent |
| 9 | Ohio State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7855 | 0.5238 (64) | Big Ten |
| 10 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7741 | 0.4578 (95) | Ivy |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7472 | 0.5499 (45) | ACC |
| 12 | San Diego State | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7363 | 0.5303 (59) | PCAA |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7294 | 0.5965 (14) | SEC |
| 14 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7286 | 0.5418 (50) | Ivy |
| 15 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7222 | 0.4383 (100) | WAC |
| 16 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7176 | 0.5416 (51) | Big 8 |
| 17 | Houston | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.7134 | 0.5190 (68) | South/West Independent |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6962 | 0.5399 (53) | SWC |
| 19 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6911 | 0.5958 (16) | SWC |
| 20 | Temple | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6810 | 0.3776 (113) | Eastern Independent |
| 21 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6780 | 0.5032 (75) | MVC |
| 22 | Boston College | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6775 | 0.4497 (97) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.6755 | 0.6340 (4) | SEC |
| 24 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6704 | 0.5800 (27) | ACC |
| 25 | Texas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6679 | 0.5939 (19) | SWC |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6652 | 0.4228 (105) | Ivy |
| 27 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6651 | 0.6163 (7) | SEC |
| 28 | Lamar | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6593 | 0.3713 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 29 | California | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6527 | 0.5206 (66) | Pac 8 |
| 30 | Utah State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6408 | 0.4763 (89) | South/West Independent |
| 31 | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6385 | 0.5514 (42) | Big Ten |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6278 | 0.5012 (78) | Eastern Independent |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.6206 | 0.5569 (38) | SEC |
| 34 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6165 | 0.2902 (123) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6141 | 0.5945 (18) | Big 8 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6068 | 0.5897 (20) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.6066 | 0.5971 (13) | SWC |
| 38 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6042 | 0.5042 (73) | South/West Independent |
| 39 | Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6037 | 0.5673 (32) | ACC |
| 40 | East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6013 | 0.4490 (99) | Southern |
| 41 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5994 | 0.5025 (77) | Pac 8 |
| 42 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5989 | 0.5363 (56) | MAC |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5938 | 0.5568 (39) | Big Ten |
| 44 | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5868 | 0.5030 (76) | WAC |
| 45 | San Jose State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.5830 | 0.4186 (107) | PCAA |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5828 | 0.5885 (23) | Big 8 |
| 47 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5825 | 0.4523 (96) | Southern |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5804 | 0.5720 (30) | SWC |
| 49 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5784 | 0.5334 (57) | SWC |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5772 | 0.2156 (129) | South/West Independent |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5751 | 0.5678 (31) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Kent | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5741 | 0.3737 (115) | MAC |
| 53 | Brigham Young | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5674 | 0.4741 (91) | WAC |
| 54 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5650 | 0.5468 (48) | ACC |
| 55 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5637 | 0.5237 (65) | Big Ten |
| 56 | Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5543 | 0.4927 (82) | Ivy |
| 57 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5534 | 0.5740 (29) | SEC |
| 58 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.5528 | 0.5890 (21) | Pac 8 |
| 59 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5462 | 0.3680 (118) | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Tampa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5248 | 0.4315 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 61 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5235 | 0.5488 (47) | South/West Independent |
| 62 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5232 | 0.5090 (71) | MAC |
| 63 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5232 | 0.6233 (5) | SEC |
| 64 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5231 | 0.5807 (25) | South/West Independent |
| 65 | Holy Cross | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5178 | 0.4006 (110) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5023 | 0.5300 (60) | ACC |
| 67 | Louisiana State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5016 | 0.5664 (34) | SEC |
| 68 | Richmond | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.5012 | 0.4252 (104) | Southern |
| 69 | Princeton | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4989 | 0.5569 (37) | Ivy |
| 70 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4947 | 0.4863 (85) | MVC |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4911 | 0.2371 (128) | Southern |
| 72 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4891 | 0.4327 (101) | MAC |
| 73 | Pacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4848 | 0.4324 (102) | PCAA |
| 74 | Long Beach State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4788 | 0.4171 (108) | PCAA |
| 75 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4750 | 0.6024 (10) | Big 8 |
| 76 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4714 | 0.5665 (33) | Pac 8 |
| 77 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4384 | 0.6020 (11) | Big 8 |
| 78 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4320 | 0.5807 (24) | Big Ten |
| 79 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4303 | 0.5951 (17) | Big 8 |
| 80 | Furman | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4299 | 0.3182 (122) | Southern |
| 81 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4257 | 0.5508 (43) | MVC |
| 82 | Colgate | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4241 | 0.3696 (117) | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4169 | 0.4648 (93) | South/West Independent |
| 84 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4080 | 0.4805 (88) | WAC |
| 85 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4051 | 0.4849 (86) | Big Ten |
| 86 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4048 | 0.5805 (26) | Big 8 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4038 | 0.4207 (106) | MVC |
| 88 | William & Mary | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4034 | 0.5277 (62) | Southern |
| 89 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4025 | 0.4892 (83) | WAC |
| 90 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3909 | 0.2864 (125) | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3891 | 0.5376 (54) | ACC |
| 92 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3860 | 0.5010 (79) | Ivy |
| 93 | Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3790 | 0.5121 (70) | Ivy |
| 94 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3781 | 0.3192 (121) | PCAA |
| 95 | Citadel | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3740 | 0.3764 (114) | Southern |
| 96 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3697 | 0.5372 (55) | Eastern Independent |
| 97 | Drake | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3641 | 0.3901 (111) | MVC |
| 98 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3614 | 0.5580 (36) | Eastern Independent |
| 99 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3603 | 0.6506 (1) | Big Ten |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3562 | 0.5039 (74) | South/West Independent |
| 101 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3494 | 0.5410 (52) | South/West Independent |
| 102 | Texas-El Paso | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3435 | 0.4739 (92) | WAC |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3409 | 0.2454 (126) | Eastern Independent |
| 104 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3301 | 0.5521 (41) | Big Ten |
| 105 | Oregon State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3275 | 0.5534 (40) | Pac 8 |
| 106 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3273 | 0.6165 (6) | SEC |
| 107 | Villanova | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3234 | 0.4880 (84) | Eastern Independent |
| 108 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.3230 | 0.5444 (49) | MVC |
| 109 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2973 | 0.6351 (2) | SWC |
| 110 | Army | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2868 | 0.5278 (61) | Eastern Independent |
| 111 | Western Michigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2829 | 0.4072 (109) | MAC |
| 112 | Dayton | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2625 | 0.2876 (124) | Eastern Independent |
| 113 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2468 | 0.6036 (9) | Eastern Independent |
| 114 | Idaho | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2410 | 0.2389 (127) | South/West Independent |
| 115 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2390 | 0.4812 (87) | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Washington State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2371 | 0.5490 (46) | Pac 8 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2357 | 0.3794 (112) | South/West Independent |
| 118 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2357 | 0.5003 (80) | Pac 8 |
| 119 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2316 | 0.5079 (72) | WAC |
| 120 | Florida State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.2273 | 0.6351 (3) | South/West Independent |
| 121 | Wichita State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.2132 | 0.5157 (69) | MVC |
| 122 | Indiana | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.2026 | 0.5962 (15) | Big Ten |
| 123 | Southern Illinois | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1965 | 0.3362 (120) | Eastern Independent |
| 124 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1963 | 0.4749 (90) | Ivy |
| 125 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1945 | 0.6131 (8) | ACC |
| 126 | Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1835 | 0.5890 (22) | SWC |
| 127 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1714 | 0.5243 (63) | WAC |
| 128 | Texas-Arlington | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1456 | 0.3679 (119) | South/West Independent |
| 129 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1359 | 0.4496 (98) | Eastern Independent |