The McComas Power Index for 1994 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 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9323 | 0.5276 (40) | Big 8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.9282 | 0.5309 (34) | Big Ten |
| 3 | Florida State | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.8740 | 0.6150 (2) | ACC |
| 4 | Alabama | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8658 | 0.5093 (56) | SEC |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8419 | 0.4657 (86) | SWC |
| 6 | Colorado | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8296 | 0.5397 (27) | Big 8 |
| 7 | Florida | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.8181 | 0.5849 (5) | SEC |
| 8 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.8026 | 0.4795 (77) | SEC |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7846 | 0.5265 (41) | Big East |
| 10 | Utah | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7762 | 0.4835 (72) | WAC |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7751 | 0.5322 (31) | ACC |
| 12 | Colorado State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7673 | 0.5125 (53) | WAC |
| 13 | Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7620 | 0.5006 (62) | ACC |
| 14 | Bowling Green State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7309 | 0.4030 (98) | MAC |
| 15 | Kansas State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7137 | 0.5284 (37) | Big 8 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6866 | 0.4865 (70) | WAC |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6866 | 0.4461 (91) | MAC |
| 18 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6853 | 0.6265 (1) | Big Ten |
| 19 | Southern California | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6815 | 0.5604 (15) | Pac 10 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6798 | 0.5515 (18) | Big Ten |
| 21 | Duke | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6741 | 0.5321 (32) | ACC |
| 22 | Nevada | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6718 | 0.3014 (107) | Big West |
| 23 | Oregon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6613 | 0.5082 (57) | Pac 10 |
| 24 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.6601 | 0.5458 (22) | Big East |
| 25 | North Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6576 | 0.5173 (51) | ACC |
| 26 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6467 | 0.5707 (11) | SEC |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6451 | 0.5030 (61) | SEC |
| 28 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6420 | 0.5401 (26) | Pac 10 |
| 29 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6346 | 0.4962 (67) | WAC |
| 30 | Arizona | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6303 | 0.5036 (59) | Pac 10 |
| 31 | Texas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6272 | 0.5205 (45) | SWC |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6216 | 0.5338 (29) | Big East |
| 33 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6182 | 0.5031 (60) | Big East |
| 34 | Illinois | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5947 | 0.5468 (21) | Big Ten |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5932 | 0.5420 (24) | Big Ten |
| 36 | Texas Christian | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5887 | 0.4982 (64) | SWC |
| 37 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5862 | 0.5201 (46) | Pac 10 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5761 | 0.5039 (58) | SEC |
| 39 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5720 | 0.5323 (30) | SEC |
| 40 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5715 | 0.4404 (92) | Big West |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.5628 | 0.5899 (4) | Independent |
| 42 | East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5590 | 0.4842 (71) | Independent |
| 43 | West Virginia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5568 | 0.5209 (44) | Big East |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5523 | 0.3442 (106) | MAC |
| 45 | Toledo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5502 | 0.3472 (105) | MAC |
| 46 | Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5488 | 0.4720 (82) | Big 8 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5395 | 0.6047 (3) | Big 8 |
| 48 | Baylor | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5333 | 0.4735 (80) | SWC |
| 49 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5248 | 0.4902 (69) | Big Ten |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5204 | 0.3921 (100) | Big West |
| 51 | Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5150 | 0.4235 (93) | Independent |
| 52 | Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5147 | 0.4805 (76) | Independent |
| 53 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5026 | 0.5200 (47) | Independent |
| 54 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5009 | 0.5478 (20) | Big Ten |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5006 | 0.5500 (19) | SWC |
| 56 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4881 | 0.5144 (52) | WAC |
| 57 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4707 | 0.5319 (33) | Pac 10 |
| 58 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4680 | 0.5840 (6) | Big Ten |
| 59 | Pacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4590 | 0.3531 (104) | Big West |
| 60 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.4590 | 0.5282 (39) | WAC |
| 61 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4578 | 0.4216 (94) | MAC |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4571 | 0.4630 (87) | MAC |
| 63 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4553 | 0.5412 (25) | ACC |
| 64 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4527 | 0.5181 (49) | Big East |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4465 | 0.4987 (63) | SEC |
| 66 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4415 | 0.5530 (17) | Big Ten |
| 67 | Ball State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4408 | 0.4494 (89) | MAC |
| 68 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4242 | 0.4962 (66) | WAC |
| 69 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4178 | 0.5213 (42) | SEC |
| 70 | Louisiana State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4156 | 0.5735 (9) | SEC |
| 71 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4129 | 0.5632 (13) | ACC |
| 72 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4106 | 0.4472 (90) | SWC |
| 73 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3977 | 0.5302 (35) | Pac 10 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3900 | 0.5715 (10) | Big Ten |
| 75 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3867 | 0.5178 (50) | WAC |
| 76 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3730 | 0.4914 (68) | Pac 10 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3712 | 0.5754 (8) | Big Ten |
| 78 | Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3707 | 0.5439 (23) | SEC |
| 79 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3634 | 0.4761 (78) | WAC |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3577 | 0.4818 (74) | Big 8 |
| 81 | Army | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3486 | 0.3544 (103) | Independent |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3342 | 0.3868 (101) | Big West |
| 83 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3297 | 0.5376 (28) | Big East |
| 84 | Arizona State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3256 | 0.5614 (14) | Pac 10 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3228 | 0.5211 (43) | ACC |
| 86 | Utah State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3222 | 0.4692 (83) | Big West |
| 87 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3175 | 0.4969 (65) | Pac 10 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.3162 | 0.4742 (79) | WAC |
| 89 | Missouri | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.3159 | 0.5104 (55) | Big 8 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3157 | 0.3951 (99) | Independent |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2944 | 0.4686 (84) | Big West |
| 92 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2886 | 0.4826 (73) | Independent |
| 93 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2791 | 0.4150 (96) | Independent |
| 94 | San Jose State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2764 | 0.4684 (85) | Big West |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2664 | 0.4807 (75) | Independent |
| 96 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2557 | 0.3770 (102) | Big West |
| 97 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2396 | 0.5534 (16) | Big East |
| 98 | Kent | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2349 | 0.4185 (95) | MAC |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.2155 | 0.5679 (12) | ACC |
| 100 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.2069 | 0.5190 (48) | SWC |
| 101 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1842 | 0.5808 (7) | SEC |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1727 | 0.4723 (81) | Big West |
| 103 | Tulane | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1726 | 0.5301 (36) | Independent |
| 104 | Houston | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1725 | 0.5109 (54) | SWC |
| 105 | Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.1629 | 0.5284 (38) | Big 8 |
| 106 | Akron | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1168 | 0.4099 (97) | MAC |
| 107 | Ohio | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0477 | 0.4536 (88) | MAC |