The McComas Power Index for 1977 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 | Notre Dame | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8832 | 0.5958 (12) | Eastern Independent |
| 2 | Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8753 | 0.6194 (4) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Texas | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8626 | 0.5589 (40) | SWC |
| 4 | Arkansas | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8259 | 0.5213 (75) | SWC |
| 5 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8256 | 0.5596 (38) | SEC |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8218 | 0.5488 (52) | SEC |
| 7 | Grambling State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7981 | 0.3876 (128) | SWAC |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7867 | 0.5596 (39) | Big 8 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7857 | 0.4461 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7808 | 0.4059 (124) | MAC |
| 11 | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7754 | 0.5393 (61) | South/West Independent |
| 12 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7701 | 0.5337 (66) | Big Ten |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7682 | 0.6048 (6) | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7681 | 0.4062 (123) | MAC |
| 15 | North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7643 | 0.5293 (68) | South/West Independent |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.7565 | 0.4737 (97) | Southland |
| 17 | Colgate | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7445 | 0.2537 (144) | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Tennessee State | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7403 | 0.3409 (137) | South/West Independent |
| 19 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7292 | 0.3322 (138) | Southern |
| 20 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7284 | 0.4935 (93) | Ivy |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7272 | 0.5726 (23) | Big 8 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7166 | 0.5429 (57) | Big Ten |
| 23 | Ball State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7104 | 0.4127 (121) | MAC |
| 24 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7035 | 0.5192 (77) | Pac 8 |
| 25 | Brown | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7034 | 0.4339 (116) | Ivy |
| 26 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7028 | 0.3676 (132) | Eastern Independent |
| 27 | Fresno State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7003 | 0.3202 (141) | PCAA |
| 28 | Colorado State | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.6956 | 0.4463 (108) | WAC |
| 29 | North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6900 | 0.5229 (74) | ACC |
| 30 | Brigham Young | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6887 | 0.4250 (119) | WAC |
| 31 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6814 | 0.4705 (98) | South/West Independent |
| 32 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6799 | 0.5440 (55) | ACC |
| 33 | Arizona State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6720 | 0.4604 (103) | WAC |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6640 | 0.5580 (42) | SWC |
| 35 | North Carolina State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6627 | 0.5650 (30) | ACC |
| 36 | Southern California | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6558 | 0.5856 (14) | Pac 8 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6442 | 0.3906 (127) | MAC |
| 38 | Colorado | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6418 | 0.5497 (51) | Big 8 |
| 39 | Jackson State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6384 | 0.3544 (134) | SWAC |
| 40 | Washington | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6379 | 0.5637 (32) | Pac 8 |
| 41 | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6357 | 0.5398 (60) | Big Ten |
| 42 | Louisiana State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6211 | 0.5272 (70) | SEC |
| 43 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6182 | 0.5211 (76) | ACC |
| 44 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6152 | 0.4437 (111) | Ivy |
| 45 | Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5976 | 0.4881 (94) | Big 8 |
| 46 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5950 | 0.5332 (67) | Pac 8 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5850 | 0.5349 (64) | Southland |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5850 | 0.5779 (19) | SWC |
| 49 | California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5777 | 0.5012 (87) | Pac 8 |
| 50 | Florida | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5762 | 0.5536 (47) | SEC |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5692 | 0.4264 (118) | Southland |
| 52 | Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5625 | 0.5412 (58) | South/West Independent |
| 53 | Army | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5564 | 0.4563 (104) | Eastern Independent |
| 54 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5496 | 0.5610 (37) | Big Ten |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5485 | 0.4267 (117) | Ivy |
| 56 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5478 | 0.4506 (107) | South/West Independent |
| 57 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5461 | 0.5809 (16) | SWC |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5403 | 0.6317 (2) | SEC |
| 59 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5392 | 0.3474 (136) | Southern |
| 60 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5360 | 0.5663 (28) | South/West Independent |
| 61 | Texas Southern | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5357 | 0.3637 (133) | SWAC |
| 62 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5344 | 0.4544 (106) | MVC |
| 63 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5321 | 0.5282 (69) | Pac 8 |
| 64 | Pacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5289 | 0.4644 (99) | PCAA |
| 65 | Northwestern State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5284 | 0.3784 (131) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5266 | 0.5731 (22) | Big Ten |
| 67 | William & Mary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5257 | 0.5010 (89) | South/West Independent |
| 68 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5254 | 0.5346 (65) | Eastern Independent |
| 69 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5072 | 0.5535 (48) | Eastern Independent |
| 70 | Kent | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5072 | 0.5263 (72) | MAC |
| 71 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5064 | 0.4623 (101) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5047 | 0.5827 (15) | SEC |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5012 | 0.5073 (84) | South/West Independent |
| 74 | Western Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4941 | 0.2497 (145) | Southern |
| 75 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4913 | 0.6013 (9) | SEC |
| 76 | Harvard | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4856 | 0.5164 (78) | Ivy |
| 77 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4704 | 0.5573 (44) | Southland |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.4703 | 0.4861 (95) | Eastern Independent |
| 79 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4673 | 0.5104 (81) | Big Ten |
| 80 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4631 | 0.5952 (13) | SWC |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4592 | 0.5062 (85) | Big Ten |
| 82 | McNeese State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4562 | 0.4787 (96) | Southland |
| 83 | Wichita State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4562 | 0.4441 (110) | MVC |
| 84 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4517 | 0.5629 (34) | ACC |
| 85 | Mississippi Valley State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4477 | 0.3311 (139) | SWAC |
| 86 | Hawaii | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4452 | 0.4374 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 87 | Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4436 | 0.4048 (125) | Southern |
| 88 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4399 | 0.5505 (50) | SEC |
| 89 | Navy | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4385 | 0.5537 (46) | Eastern Independent |
| 90 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4347 | 0.5552 (45) | South/West Independent |
| 91 | Arizona | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4329 | 0.5355 (62) | WAC |
| 92 | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4295 | 0.5619 (35) | Eastern Independent |
| 93 | Princeton | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.4180 | 0.6020 (8) | Ivy |
| 94 | Long Beach State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4130 | 0.5146 (79) | PCAA |
| 95 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4107 | 0.5707 (26) | SEC |
| 96 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4079 | 0.5773 (20) | Big 8 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.4032 | 0.5122 (80) | WAC |
| 98 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4022 | 0.5432 (56) | PCAA |
| 99 | Fullerton State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3994 | 0.3149 (143) | PCAA |
| 100 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3974 | 0.5234 (73) | WAC |
| 101 | Furman | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.3952 | 0.3196 (142) | Southern |
| 102 | Bowling Green State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3902 | 0.5103 (83) | MAC |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3890 | 0.5010 (88) | MAC |
| 104 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3878 | 0.5989 (11) | SWC |
| 105 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3845 | 0.5804 (17) | Big Ten |
| 106 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3843 | 0.5718 (24) | Big 8 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3821 | 0.4392 (113) | MVC |
| 108 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3755 | 0.4637 (100) | South/West Independent |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3714 | 0.5659 (29) | Big 8 |
| 110 | Alcorn State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3625 | 0.3820 (129) | SWAC |
| 111 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3586 | 0.6411 (1) | South/West Independent |
| 112 | Villanova | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3393 | 0.4091 (122) | Eastern Independent |
| 113 | Southern | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3366 | 0.3818 (130) | SWAC |
| 114 | Illinois State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3355 | 0.4969 (91) | Eastern Independent |
| 115 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3282 | 0.5798 (18) | Big Ten |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3259 | 0.5481 (53) | South/West Independent |
| 117 | Indiana State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3238 | 0.4409 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 118 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3176 | 0.5267 (71) | MVC |
| 119 | Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.3174 | 0.5351 (63) | Ivy |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3165 | 0.4977 (90) | MAC |
| 121 | Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3158 | 0.5508 (49) | South/West Independent |
| 122 | Tulane | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3083 | 0.5679 (27) | South/West Independent |
| 123 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3014 | 0.4622 (102) | MVC |
| 124 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2792 | 0.5578 (43) | WAC |
| 125 | Air Force | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2747 | 0.5632 (33) | South/West Independent |
| 126 | Texas Christian | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2690 | 0.5611 (36) | SWC |
| 127 | Prairie View A&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2687 | 0.3207 (140) | SWAC |
| 128 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2664 | 0.5399 (59) | MAC |
| 129 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2564 | 0.5464 (54) | SEC |
| 130 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2458 | 0.6026 (7) | Pac 8 |
| 131 | Appalachian State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2413 | 0.4380 (114) | Southern |
| 132 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2394 | 0.5587 (41) | Pac 8 |
| 133 | Cornell | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2382 | 0.6220 (3) | Ivy |
| 134 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.2255 | 0.6007 (10) | Big Ten |
| 135 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2250 | 0.4233 (120) | South/West Independent |
| 136 | Lamar | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2210 | 0.4954 (92) | Southland |
| 137 | Holy Cross | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2199 | 0.3521 (135) | Eastern Independent |
| 138 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2055 | 0.3991 (126) | Southern |
| 139 | Drake | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2020 | 0.4546 (105) | MVC |
| 140 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1988 | 0.6169 (5) | Big 8 |
| 141 | Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1751 | 0.5645 (31) | SWC |
| 142 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.1690 | 0.5739 (21) | ACC |
| 143 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1533 | 0.5710 (25) | WAC |
| 144 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1383 | 0.5054 (86) | ACC |
| 145 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1377 | 0.5104 (82) | MAC |