McComas Power Index

1976 NCAA Football Ratings

The McComas Power Index for 1976 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 Pittsburgh 12 0 0 0.9149 0.5128 (72) Eastern Independent
2 Southern California 11 1 0 0.8705 0.5294 (54) Pac 8
3 Rutgers 11 0 0 0.8671 0.2966 (133) Eastern Independent
4 Yale 8 1 0 0.8369 0.4364 (113) Ivy
5 Brown 8 1 0 0.8269 0.4715 (96) Ivy
6 Georgia 10 2 0 0.7993 0.5730 (22) SEC
7 Maryland 11 1 0 0.7923 0.5227 (60) ACC
8 Texas Tech 10 2 0 0.7860 0.5357 (49) SWC
9 San Diego State 10 1 0 0.7760 0.4496 (104) South/West Independent
10 Michigan 10 2 0 0.7732 0.5238 (58) Big Ten
11 Houston 10 2 0 0.7688 0.5374 (48) SWC
12 Mississippi State 9 2 0 0.7602 0.4998 (79) SEC
13 McNeese State 10 2 0 0.7585 0.4771 (93) Southland
14 Ohio State 9 2 1 0.7541 0.5686 (23) Big Ten
15 Notre Dame 9 3 0 0.7459 0.5424 (42) Eastern Independent
16 Oklahoma 9 2 1 0.7390 0.5625 (30) Big 8
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 2 0 0.7383 0.4885 (90) Southland
18 East Carolina 9 2 0 0.7366 0.5098 (75) Southern
19 Texas A&M 10 2 0 0.7362 0.5134 (71) SWC
20 Nebraska 9 3 1 0.7140 0.5419 (43) Big 8
21 UCLA 9 2 1 0.7094 0.5109 (74) Pac 8
22 North Carolina 9 3 0 0.7068 0.4900 (88) ACC
23 Oklahoma State 9 3 0 0.7037 0.5741 (21) Big 8
24 Alabama 9 3 0 0.7023 0.5505 (36) SEC
25 Colgate 8 2 0 0.6980 0.2598 (136) Eastern Independent
26 Iowa State 8 3 0 0.6694 0.5376 (46) Big 8
27 Cincinnati 8 3 0 0.6685 0.5238 (59) Eastern Independent
28 Colorado 8 4 0 0.6679 0.5864 (15) Big 8
29 Harvard 6 3 0 0.6651 0.4555 (102) Ivy
30 Baylor 7 3 1 0.6632 0.5197 (63) SWC
31 Kentucky 8 4 0 0.6459 0.6043 (10) SEC
32 Tulsa 7 4 1 0.6362 0.5314 (51) MVC
33 Dartmouth 6 3 0 0.6332 0.4930 (86) Ivy
34 Boston College 8 3 0 0.6280 0.3991 (121) Eastern Independent
35 Brigham Young 9 3 0 0.6272 0.4413 (110) WAC
36 Ball State 8 3 0 0.6263 0.3681 (127) MAC
37 Florida 8 4 0 0.6261 0.6101 (9) SEC
38 William & Mary 7 4 0 0.6183 0.5079 (76) Southern
39 Long Beach State 8 3 0 0.6161 0.3561 (130) PCAA
40 Missouri 6 5 0 0.6024 0.6695 (1) Big 8
41 Southern Illinois 7 4 0 0.5933 0.4456 (109) Eastern Independent
42 Memphis 7 4 0 0.5913 0.4717 (95) South/West Independent
43 Appalachian State 6 4 1 0.5868 0.4044 (120) Southern
44 Louisiana State 6 4 1 0.5839 0.5165 (67) SEC
45 Penn State 7 5 0 0.5807 0.5549 (33) Eastern Independent
46 Central Michigan 7 4 0 0.5775 0.3929 (122) MAC
47 Kent 8 4 0 0.5772 0.4489 (107) MAC
48 Furman 6 4 1 0.5729 0.4481 (108) Southern
49 San Jose State 7 4 0 0.5715 0.4198 (117) PCAA
50 Wyoming 8 4 0 0.5693 0.4060 (119) WAC
51 Western Michigan 7 4 0 0.5676 0.4569 (101) MAC
52 Ohio 7 4 0 0.5609 0.4409 (111) MAC
53 Kansas 6 5 0 0.5539 0.5678 (26) Big 8
54 South Carolina 6 5 0 0.5490 0.5483 (39) South/West Independent
55 Virginia Tech 6 5 0 0.5474 0.5305 (53) South/West Independent
56 Tennessee-Chattanooga 6 4 1 0.5441 0.2573 (137) South/West Independent
57 Villanova 6 4 1 0.5392 0.4081 (118) Eastern Independent
58 Richmond 5 6 0 0.5385 0.6184 (7) Southern
59 Citadel 6 5 0 0.5342 0.4692 (97) Southern
60 Stanford 6 5 0 0.5320 0.5501 (38) Pac 8
61 Tennessee 6 5 0 0.5297 0.4948 (84) SEC
62 Texas 5 5 1 0.5280 0.5762 (20) SWC
63 Mississippi 5 6 0 0.5139 0.5461 (40) SEC
64 Minnesota 6 5 0 0.5108 0.4996 (80) Big Ten
65 Bowling Green State 6 5 0 0.5078 0.5143 (70) MAC
66 Louisiana Tech 6 5 0 0.5060 0.5114 (73) Southland
67 Virginia Military Institute 5 5 0 0.5033 0.4995 (81) Southern
68 Duke 5 5 1 0.5033 0.5503 (37) ACC
69 Arkansas State 5 6 0 0.4964 0.5156 (68) Southland
70 Northwestern State 5 5 0 0.4836 0.3269 (131) South/West Independent
71 Arkansas 5 5 1 0.4813 0.5630 (29) SWC
72 North Texas 6 5 0 0.4807 0.4493 (106) South/West Independent
73 California 5 6 0 0.4801 0.5653 (27) Pac 8
74 Colorado State 6 5 0 0.4698 0.3836 (125) WAC
75 West Virginia 5 6 0 0.4697 0.5861 (16) Eastern Independent
76 Wake Forest 5 6 0 0.4660 0.5186 (65) ACC
77 Illinois 5 6 0 0.4588 0.5683 (24) Big Ten
78 Wisconsin 5 6 0 0.4558 0.4659 (98) Big Ten
79 Fresno State 5 6 0 0.4527 0.3890 (124) PCAA
80 Indiana 5 6 0 0.4515 0.5238 (57) Big Ten
81 Army 5 6 0 0.4483 0.5211 (62) Eastern Independent
82 Columbia 3 6 0 0.4382 0.5770 (19) Ivy
83 Florida State 5 6 0 0.4363 0.5020 (78) South/West Independent
84 Illinois State 5 6 0 0.4359 0.3902 (123) Eastern Independent
85 Washington 5 6 0 0.4338 0.5155 (69) Pac 8
86 Purdue 5 6 0 0.4333 0.5582 (31) Big Ten
87 Navy 4 7 0 0.4331 0.5783 (18) Eastern Independent
88 Iowa 5 6 0 0.4307 0.5190 (64) Big Ten
89 Arizona 5 6 0 0.4210 0.4726 (94) WAC
90 Texas-Arlington 5 6 0 0.4190 0.4552 (103) Southland
91 Pennsylvania 3 6 0 0.4153 0.4832 (91) Ivy
92 Michigan State 4 6 1 0.4120 0.5429 (41) Big Ten
93 Louisville 4 7 0 0.4105 0.5681 (25) South/West Independent
94 West Texas A&M 4 5 2 0.4105 0.4895 (89) MVC
95 Georgia Tech 4 6 1 0.4093 0.5532 (34) South/West Independent
96 Clemson 3 6 2 0.4056 0.5817 (17) ACC
97 Arizona State 4 7 0 0.3791 0.4932 (85) WAC
98 New Mexico State 4 6 1 0.3758 0.3665 (128) MVC
99 Temple 4 6 0 0.3736 0.3575 (129) Eastern Independent
100 Wichita State 4 7 0 0.3702 0.4494 (105) MVC
101 New Mexico 4 7 0 0.3650 0.5221 (61) WAC
102 North Carolina State 3 7 1 0.3645 0.5895 (13) ACC
103 Princeton 2 7 0 0.3569 0.6636 (3) Ivy
104 Oregon 4 7 0 0.3542 0.5168 (66) Pac 8
105 Auburn 3 8 0 0.3538 0.6146 (8) SEC
106 Air Force 4 7 0 0.3469 0.5079 (77) South/West Independent
107 Miami (Florida) 3 8 0 0.3421 0.6370 (5) South/West Independent
108 Cornell 2 7 0 0.3396 0.6656 (2) Ivy
109 Marshall 4 7 0 0.3323 0.4230 (116) Eastern Independent
110 Rice 3 8 0 0.3224 0.5639 (28) SWC
111 Utah State 3 8 0 0.3162 0.4808 (92) South/West Independent
112 Indiana State 3 7 0 0.3155 0.4361 (114) Eastern Independent
113 Southern Methodist 3 8 0 0.3111 0.5892 (14) SWC
114 Miami (Ohio) 3 8 0 0.3078 0.5322 (50) MAC
115 Holy Cross 3 8 0 0.3060 0.3711 (126) Eastern Independent
116 Dayton 4 7 0 0.3050 0.3009 (132) Eastern Independent
117 Fullerton State 3 7 1 0.3044 0.2901 (134) PCAA
118 Syracuse 3 8 0 0.3011 0.5418 (44) Eastern Independent
119 Utah 3 8 0 0.2975 0.4616 (100) WAC
120 Eastern Michigan 2 9 0 0.2834 0.4924 (87) MAC
121 Southern Mississippi 2 9 0 0.2810 0.6197 (6) South/West Independent
122 Washington State 3 8 0 0.2783 0.4956 (83) Pac 8
123 Tulane 2 9 0 0.2778 0.5509 (35) South/West Independent
124 Vanderbilt 2 9 0 0.2705 0.5983 (11) SEC
125 Virginia 2 9 0 0.2650 0.5307 (52) ACC
126 Toledo 3 8 0 0.2603 0.4403 (112) MAC
127 Hawaii 3 8 0 0.2489 0.2817 (135) South/West Independent
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 9 0 0.2466 0.4617 (99) South/West Independent
129 Oregon State 2 10 0 0.2430 0.5273 (56) Pac 8
130 Lamar 2 9 0 0.2429 0.5411 (45) Southland
131 Kansas State 1 10 0 0.2186 0.6567 (4) Big 8
132 Pacific 2 9 0 0.2182 0.4254 (115) PCAA
133 Drake 1 10 0 0.1839 0.5375 (47) MVC
134 Northern Illinois 1 10 0 0.1730 0.5281 (55) MAC
135 Northwestern 1 10 0 0.1717 0.5553 (32) Big Ten
136 Texas-El Paso 1 11 0 0.1620 0.4990 (82) WAC
137 Texas Christian 0 11 0 0.1132 0.5901 (12) SWC