McComas Power Index

1981 NCAA Football Ratings

The McComas Power Index for 1981 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 Clemson 12 0 0 0.8936 0.4901 (79) ACC
2 Pittsburgh 11 1 0 0.8811 0.5999 (9) Eastern Independent
3 Texas 10 1 1 0.8302 0.5768 (24) SWC
4 Southern Methodist 10 1 0 0.8299 0.4772 (88) SWC
5 Penn State 10 2 0 0.8000 0.6484 (1) Eastern Independent
6 Brigham Young 11 2 0 0.7978 0.4809 (85) WAC
7 Miami (Florida) 9 2 0 0.7977 0.6023 (8) South/West Independent
8 Drake 10 1 0 0.7913 0.3449 (132) MVC
9 Alabama 9 2 1 0.7823 0.5474 (44) SEC
10 Georgia 10 2 0 0.7792 0.5375 (52) SEC
11 Yale 9 1 0 0.7771 0.3819 (126) Ivy
12 North Carolina 10 2 0 0.7629 0.5105 (69) ACC
13 Utah 8 2 1 0.7516 0.4330 (110) WAC
14 Washington 10 2 0 0.7514 0.4652 (94) Pac 10
15 Nebraska 9 3 0 0.7399 0.5958 (13) Big 8
16 Michigan 9 3 0 0.7220 0.5288 (60) Big Ten
17 Hawaii 9 2 0 0.7153 0.4358 (109) WAC
18 Arizona State 9 2 0 0.7131 0.5069 (72) Pac 10
19 Southern Mississippi 9 2 1 0.7129 0.4925 (78) South/West Independent
20 West Virginia 9 3 0 0.7076 0.5327 (57) Eastern Independent
21 Ohio State 9 3 0 0.7067 0.5084 (70) Big Ten
22 Wyoming 8 3 0 0.6914 0.4984 (76) WAC
23 Southern California 9 3 0 0.6912 0.5320 (58) Pac 10
24 San Jose State 9 3 0 0.6814 0.4250 (116) PCAA
25 Iowa 8 4 0 0.6727 0.5543 (37) Big Ten
26 Toledo 9 3 0 0.6589 0.4521 (100) MAC
27 Miami (Ohio) 8 2 1 0.6583 0.4741 (89) MAC
28 Tennessee 8 4 0 0.6569 0.4652 (96) SEC
29 Washington State 8 3 1 0.6540 0.4823 (82) Pac 10
30 Citadel 7 3 1 0.6537 0.3430 (133) Southern
31 Arkansas 8 4 0 0.6523 0.5505 (40) SWC
32 Missouri 8 4 0 0.6509 0.5432 (49) Big 8
33 McNeese State 7 3 1 0.6419 0.3993 (123) Southland
34 Illinois 7 4 0 0.6388 0.5558 (36) Big Ten
35 Mississippi State 8 4 0 0.6386 0.5380 (51) SEC
36 West Texas A&M 7 4 0 0.6344 0.5450 (46) MVC
37 Kansas 8 4 0 0.6324 0.5151 (67) Big 8
38 Florida 7 5 0 0.6319 0.5498 (41) SEC
39 Furman 8 3 0 0.6295 0.3711 (128) Southern
40 Houston 7 4 1 0.6205 0.5830 (19) SWC
41 UCLA 7 4 1 0.6189 0.5600 (29) Pac 10
42 Tulsa 6 5 0 0.6126 0.5474 (45) MVC
43 Oklahoma 7 4 1 0.6109 0.5697 (26) Big 8
44 Texas A&M 7 5 0 0.6092 0.5353 (56) SWC
45 Southern Illinois 7 4 0 0.6011 0.4570 (99) MVC
46 Colgate 7 3 0 0.6005 0.2739 (137) Eastern Independent
47 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7 3 1 0.5941 0.3479 (131) Southern
48 Central Michigan 7 4 0 0.5772 0.4403 (106) MAC
49 Wisconsin 7 5 0 0.5765 0.5487 (42) Big Ten
50 Navy 7 4 1 0.5668 0.4889 (80) Eastern Independent
51 Florida State 6 5 0 0.5640 0.6044 (7) South/West Independent
52 Virginia Military Institute 6 3 1 0.5618 0.4467 (101) Southern
53 Virginia Tech 7 4 0 0.5617 0.4712 (90) South/West Independent
54 Temple 5 5 0 0.5597 0.5999 (10) Eastern Independent
55 Cincinnati 6 5 0 0.5595 0.5122 (68) Eastern Independent
56 Oklahoma State 7 5 0 0.5535 0.5356 (55) Big 8
57 Duke 6 5 0 0.5520 0.5279 (61) ACC
58 Texas-Arlington 6 5 0 0.5395 0.5035 (73) Southland
59 Dartmouth 6 4 0 0.5379 0.3978 (124) Ivy
60 Minnesota 6 5 0 0.5356 0.4928 (77) Big Ten
61 Princeton 5 4 1 0.5287 0.3389 (134) Ivy
62 Arkansas State 6 5 0 0.5253 0.5243 (64) Southland
63 San Diego State 6 5 0 0.5195 0.5232 (65) WAC
64 South Carolina 6 6 0 0.5171 0.5969 (11) South/West Independent
65 Pacific 5 6 0 0.5153 0.5400 (50) PCAA
66 Louisville 5 6 0 0.5115 0.4652 (95) South/West Independent
67 Arizona 6 5 0 0.5110 0.4406 (105) Pac 10
68 Rutgers 5 6 0 0.5052 0.5619 (28) Eastern Independent
69 Baylor 5 6 0 0.5038 0.5525 (39) SWC
70 Nevada-Las Vegas 6 6 0 0.4971 0.5589 (32) South/West Independent
71 Utah State 5 5 1 0.4953 0.4573 (98) PCAA
72 Holy Cross 6 5 0 0.4914 0.3619 (129) Eastern Independent
73 East Carolina 5 6 0 0.4897 0.5565 (35) South/West Independent
74 Iowa State 5 5 1 0.4896 0.5585 (33) Big 8
75 William & Mary 5 6 0 0.4869 0.4794 (87) South/West Independent
76 Harvard 5 4 1 0.4865 0.4410 (104) Ivy
77 East Tennessee State 6 5 0 0.4787 0.3597 (130) Southern
78 Indiana State 5 5 1 0.4753 0.4391 (107) MVC
79 Auburn 5 6 0 0.4739 0.5446 (47) SEC
80 Tulane 6 5 0 0.4723 0.4702 (91) South/West Independent
81 Boston College 5 6 0 0.4660 0.5822 (20) Eastern Independent
82 Syracuse 4 6 1 0.4627 0.6095 (4) Eastern Independent
83 Western Michigan 6 5 0 0.4550 0.4292 (114) MAC
84 Purdue 5 6 0 0.4522 0.5251 (62) Big Ten
85 Notre Dame 5 6 0 0.4517 0.5590 (30) Eastern Independent
86 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 0 0.4495 0.3384 (135) South/West Independent
87 Fresno State 5 6 0 0.4409 0.4124 (120) PCAA
88 Rice 4 7 0 0.4401 0.5785 (22) SWC
89 Mississippi 4 6 1 0.4380 0.5750 (25) SEC
90 Lamar 4 6 1 0.4358 0.3876 (125) Southland
91 Michigan State 5 6 0 0.4336 0.5315 (59) Big Ten
92 Maryland 4 6 1 0.4333 0.5579 (34) ACC
93 Louisiana Tech 4 6 1 0.4278 0.4801 (86) Southland
94 North Carolina State 4 7 0 0.4220 0.5903 (16) ACC
95 Bowling Green State 5 5 1 0.4197 0.4452 (102) MAC
96 Ohio 5 6 0 0.4192 0.4596 (97) MAC
97 Western Carolina 4 7 0 0.3986 0.4305 (112) Southern
98 Wake Forest 4 7 0 0.3942 0.5250 (63) ACC
99 Wichita State 4 6 1 0.3936 0.4815 (84) MVC
100 Richmond 4 7 0 0.3931 0.4660 (93) South/West Independent
101 New Mexico 4 7 1 0.3930 0.5002 (75) WAC
102 Louisiana State 3 7 1 0.3824 0.5079 (71) SEC
103 Army 3 7 1 0.3799 0.5477 (43) Eastern Independent
104 Vanderbilt 4 7 0 0.3778 0.5776 (23) SEC
105 Stanford 4 7 0 0.3671 0.5438 (48) Pac 10
106 Kent 4 7 0 0.3423 0.4115 (121) MAC
107 Texas Christian 2 7 2 0.3391 0.5880 (17) SWC
108 Air Force 4 7 0 0.3344 0.4864 (81) WAC
109 Fullerton State 3 8 0 0.3316 0.4184 (118) PCAA
110 Kentucky 3 8 0 0.3277 0.6086 (5) SEC
111 Cornell 3 7 0 0.3218 0.4322 (111) Ivy
112 Ball State 4 7 0 0.3157 0.4373 (108) MAC
113 Long Beach State 2 8 0 0.3141 0.5541 (38) PCAA
114 Brown 3 7 0 0.3138 0.4095 (122) Ivy
115 Colorado 3 8 0 0.3118 0.5871 (18) Big 8
116 Indiana 3 8 0 0.3083 0.5686 (27) Big Ten
117 Appalachian State 3 7 1 0.3062 0.4300 (113) Southern
118 Illinois State 3 7 0 0.2871 0.3376 (136) MVC
119 New Mexico State 3 8 0 0.2869 0.4172 (119) MVC
120 California 2 9 0 0.2659 0.6130 (2) Pac 10
121 Northern Illinois 3 8 0 0.2622 0.4290 (115) MAC
122 North Texas 2 9 0 0.2415 0.5590 (31) South/West Independent
123 Kansas State 2 9 0 0.2375 0.5802 (21) Big 8
124 Texas Tech 1 9 1 0.2354 0.5926 (15) SWC
125 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 9 1 0.2253 0.4821 (83) Southland
126 Oregon 2 9 0 0.2237 0.5368 (53) Pac 10
127 Virginia 1 10 0 0.2217 0.5954 (14) ACC
128 Marshall 2 9 0 0.2196 0.4669 (92) Southern
129 Memphis 1 10 0 0.1962 0.5361 (54) South/West Independent
130 Columbia 1 9 0 0.1818 0.4448 (103) Ivy
131 Pennsylvania 1 9 0 0.1743 0.3757 (127) Ivy
132 Texas-El Paso 1 10 0 0.1737 0.5019 (74) WAC
133 Georgia Tech 1 10 0 0.1664 0.5967 (12) South/West Independent
134 Oregon State 1 10 0 0.1283 0.5156 (66) Pac 10
135 Northwestern 0 11 0 0.1249 0.6080 (6) Big Ten
136 Colorado State 0 12 0 0.1197 0.6127 (3) WAC
137 Eastern Michigan 0 11 0 0.0333 0.4212 (117) MAC