The McComas Power Index for 1975 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 | 1 | 0 | 0.9076 | 0.6281 (6) | Big 8 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.9007 | 0.4427 (105) | WAC |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8557 | 0.4261 (111) | Southland |
| 4 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8536 | 0.5666 (33) | Big Ten |
| 5 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8497 | 0.5350 (53) | SEC |
| 6 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8219 | 0.5729 (25) | Big 8 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.7953 | 0.4989 (80) | MAC |
| 8 | Texas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7835 | 0.5753 (23) | SWC |
| 9 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7812 | 0.5327 (54) | SWC |
| 10 | Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7723 | 0.6173 (10) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7585 | 0.4429 (104) | Southland |
| 12 | Colorado | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7574 | 0.5958 (15) | Big 8 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7530 | 0.5194 (64) | SWC |
| 14 | Maryland | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7528 | 0.4883 (87) | ACC |
| 15 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.7443 | 0.5653 (34) | Big Ten |
| 16 | Ball State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7427 | 0.5259 (57) | MAC |
| 17 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7420 | 0.4919 (86) | WAC |
| 18 | Long Beach State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7411 | 0.4236 (113) | PCAA |
| 19 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7408 | 0.5720 (26) | SEC |
| 20 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7397 | 0.5516 (41) | Pac 8 |
| 21 | San Jose State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7302 | 0.4977 (82) | PCAA |
| 22 | Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7124 | 0.2657 (137) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7116 | 0.5908 (17) | Eastern Independent |
| 24 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7074 | 0.4017 (119) | Ivy |
| 25 | California | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7070 | 0.5549 (40) | Pac 8 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7051 | 0.5199 (62) | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6978 | 0.4414 (106) | Ivy |
| 28 | San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6954 | 0.5011 (77) | PCAA |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6907 | 0.6238 (8) | Eastern Independent |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.6810 | 0.3374 (130) | MAC |
| 31 | Florida | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6756 | 0.5199 (63) | SEC |
| 32 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6664 | 0.3857 (120) | Southern |
| 33 | Bowling Green State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6490 | 0.4878 (89) | MAC |
| 34 | Southern California | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6465 | 0.5310 (55) | Pac 8 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6422 | 0.4781 (93) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6369 | 0.6500 (4) | Big 8 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6340 | 0.3016 (134) | Southern |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.6322 | 0.5644 (36) | ACC |
| 39 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6272 | 0.6791 (1) | Big 8 |
| 40 | Brown | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6235 | 0.4111 (116) | Ivy |
| 41 | Kansas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6213 | 0.5715 (27) | Big 8 |
| 42 | McNeese State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6136 | 0.4558 (100) | Southland |
| 43 | Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6115 | 0.5853 (19) | Big Ten |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5933 | 0.3781 (121) | South/West Independent |
| 45 | North Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5904 | 0.4714 (94) | South/West Independent |
| 46 | Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5887 | 0.6073 (11) | SEC |
| 47 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5871 | 0.4940 (85) | South/West Independent |
| 48 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5858 | 0.4483 (103) | Eastern Independent |
| 49 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5803 | 0.4619 (96) | Eastern Independent |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5803 | 0.5049 (76) | SEC |
| 51 | Temple | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5802 | 0.4848 (90) | Eastern Independent |
| 52 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5772 | 0.5147 (65) | South/West Independent |
| 53 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5735 | 0.5361 (51) | South/West Independent |
| 54 | Akron | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5729 | 0.2688 (136) | Eastern Independent |
| 55 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5621 | 0.6240 (7) | Pac 8 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5618 | 0.4525 (101) | MVC |
| 57 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5593 | 0.5078 (71) | Southland |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5592 | 0.5589 (39) | SEC |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5551 | 0.5764 (22) | Eastern Independent |
| 60 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5515 | 0.4191 (115) | Ivy |
| 61 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5501 | 0.5841 (20) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5481 | 0.5679 (31) | Pac 8 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5413 | 0.4880 (88) | Big Ten |
| 64 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5391 | 0.5696 (29) | SEC |
| 65 | Colgate | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5377 | 0.3323 (131) | Eastern Independent |
| 66 | Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5258 | 0.5141 (66) | WAC |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5252 | 0.5498 (42) | SWC |
| 68 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5239 | 0.3744 (122) | Southern |
| 69 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5223 | 0.3645 (128) | South/West Independent |
| 70 | Pacific | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.5196 | 0.5360 (52) | PCAA |
| 71 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5162 | 0.2900 (135) | South/West Independent |
| 72 | Brigham Young | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5039 | 0.5109 (69) | WAC |
| 73 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5009 | 0.5119 (67) | WAC |
| 74 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4983 | 0.4299 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4847 | 0.5684 (30) | Big Ten |
| 76 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4793 | 0.4994 (79) | ACC |
| 77 | Princeton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4723 | 0.5456 (46) | Ivy |
| 78 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4710 | 0.6018 (12) | Big 8 |
| 79 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4687 | 0.5876 (18) | Southern |
| 80 | Indiana State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4558 | 0.3716 (124) | Eastern Independent |
| 81 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4501 | 0.5238 (58) | MAC |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4451 | 0.4592 (98) | MVC |
| 83 | Furman | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4399 | 0.3036 (133) | Southern |
| 84 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4395 | 0.5050 (75) | Big Ten |
| 85 | Louisiana State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4294 | 0.5979 (13) | SEC |
| 86 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4226 | 0.5398 (48) | SWC |
| 87 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4212 | 0.4796 (92) | MAC |
| 88 | West Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4185 | 0.4352 (108) | MVC |
| 89 | Texas-Arlington | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4182 | 0.5596 (37) | Southland |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4139 | 0.3660 (127) | Eastern Independent |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4109 | 0.3666 (126) | South/West Independent |
| 92 | Villanova | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4089 | 0.3560 (129) | Eastern Independent |
| 93 | Dayton | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4075 | 0.4384 (107) | Eastern Independent |
| 94 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.4061 | 0.5912 (16) | SEC |
| 95 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4036 | 0.5963 (14) | Big Ten |
| 96 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.4011 | 0.6467 (5) | Big 8 |
| 97 | Baylor | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.3934 | 0.5750 (24) | SWC |
| 98 | Kent | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3711 | 0.5223 (60) | MAC |
| 99 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3498 | 0.5076 (72) | South/West Independent |
| 100 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3481 | 0.4205 (114) | Ivy |
| 101 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3357 | 0.5678 (32) | Big Ten |
| 102 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3339 | 0.5765 (21) | Pac 8 |
| 103 | Fresno State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3325 | 0.3702 (125) | PCAA |
| 104 | North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3275 | 0.5219 (61) | ACC |
| 105 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3133 | 0.5364 (50) | Big Ten |
| 106 | Wichita State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3112 | 0.4614 (97) | MVC |
| 107 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3098 | 0.5067 (74) | ACC |
| 108 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.3001 | 0.6178 (9) | SEC |
| 109 | Air Force | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2999 | 0.5590 (38) | South/West Independent |
| 110 | Indiana | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2945 | 0.5651 (35) | Big Ten |
| 111 | Washington State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2940 | 0.4825 (91) | Pac 8 |
| 112 | Drake | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2930 | 0.4274 (110) | MVC |
| 113 | Florida State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2878 | 0.5007 (78) | South/West Independent |
| 114 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2861 | 0.3722 (123) | Southern |
| 115 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2826 | 0.6526 (3) | South/West Independent |
| 116 | Illinois State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2787 | 0.3294 (132) | Eastern Independent |
| 117 | Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2711 | 0.5082 (70) | Ivy |
| 118 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2631 | 0.4624 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2628 | 0.4257 (112) | MAC |
| 120 | Houston | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2581 | 0.4590 (99) | South/West Independent |
| 121 | Fullerton State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2390 | 0.4049 (117) | PCAA |
| 122 | Army | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2371 | 0.4974 (83) | Eastern Independent |
| 123 | William & Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2346 | 0.5483 (44) | Southern |
| 124 | Clemson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2326 | 0.5709 (28) | ACC |
| 125 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2313 | 0.5456 (47) | SWC |
| 126 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2131 | 0.4947 (84) | WAC |
| 127 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1935 | 0.5367 (49) | WAC |
| 128 | Holy Cross | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1905 | 0.4024 (118) | Eastern Independent |
| 129 | Virginia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1902 | 0.5486 (43) | ACC |
| 130 | Cornell | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1867 | 0.4982 (81) | Ivy |
| 131 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1844 | 0.5115 (68) | WAC |
| 132 | Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1800 | 0.6560 (2) | SWC |
| 133 | Lamar | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1735 | 0.5291 (56) | Southland |
| 134 | Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1724 | 0.5233 (59) | MAC |
| 135 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.1706 | 0.5074 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 136 | Oregon State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1452 | 0.5463 (45) | Pac 8 |
| 137 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1363 | 0.4505 (102) | South/West Independent |