The McComas Power Index for 1996 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 | Florida | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8906 | 0.5636 (18) | SEC |
| 2 | Florida State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8826 | 0.5791 (9) | ACC |
| 3 | Brigham Young | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.8708 | 0.4887 (73) | WAC |
| 4 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8670 | 0.5602 (22) | Big Ten |
| 5 | Arizona State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8479 | 0.5344 (41) | Pac 10 |
| 6 | Penn State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7988 | 0.5209 (54) | Big Ten |
| 7 | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7916 | 0.5640 (17) | Big 12 |
| 8 | Colorado | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7904 | 0.5594 (23) | Big 12 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7882 | 0.5194 (55) | ACC |
| 10 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7741 | 0.5018 (63) | SEC |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7666 | 0.5194 (56) | Big East |
| 12 | Wyoming | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7498 | 0.4281 (92) | WAC |
| 13 | Army | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7442 | 0.3919 (102) | Independent |
| 14 | Alabama | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7263 | 0.5517 (27) | SEC |
| 15 | Louisiana State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7258 | 0.4961 (69) | SEC |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7193 | 0.4983 (66) | Big East |
| 17 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7185 | 0.5768 (10) | Pac 10 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7127 | 0.5290 (47) | Big 12 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7021 | 0.4892 (71) | Big Ten |
| 20 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6972 | 0.5188 (57) | Big East |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6957 | 0.5625 (19) | CUSA |
| 22 | Iowa | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6916 | 0.5251 (49) | Big Ten |
| 23 | Navy | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6734 | 0.4042 (97) | Independent |
| 24 | Utah | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6720 | 0.5016 (64) | WAC |
| 25 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6622 | 0.4985 (65) | Independent |
| 26 | Rice | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6571 | 0.5462 (32) | WAC |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6552 | 0.5236 (50) | Independent |
| 28 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6518 | 0.5620 (20) | Big Ten |
| 29 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6419 | 0.5606 (21) | SEC |
| 30 | Nevada | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6354 | 0.3493 (107) | Big West |
| 31 | Texas | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6302 | 0.5341 (43) | Big 12 |
| 32 | San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6221 | 0.4345 (91) | WAC |
| 33 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6164 | 0.4961 (68) | Big East |
| 34 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6094 | 0.5137 (60) | CUSA |
| 35 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5981 | 0.4185 (95) | MAC |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5859 | 0.5337 (44) | Big 12 |
| 37 | Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5850 | 0.5488 (30) | ACC |
| 38 | Clemson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5824 | 0.4815 (75) | ACC |
| 39 | Toledo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5755 | 0.3785 (105) | MAC |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5621 | 0.5066 (62) | Big Ten |
| 41 | Stanford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5575 | 0.5439 (35) | Pac 10 |
| 42 | Southern California | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5480 | 0.5645 (16) | Pac 10 |
| 43 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5424 | 0.5426 (36) | Pac 10 |
| 44 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5366 | 0.5229 (53) | WAC |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5312 | 0.4965 (67) | CUSA |
| 46 | Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5301 | 0.4627 (81) | WAC |
| 47 | Idaho | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5286 | 0.3026 (111) | Big West |
| 48 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5271 | 0.5235 (51) | Big Ten |
| 49 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5166 | 0.5562 (24) | SEC |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5161 | 0.5309 (45) | Big 12 |
| 51 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5071 | 0.4729 (80) | Big West |
| 52 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4943 | 0.5148 (59) | Pac 10 |
| 53 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4938 | 0.4579 (85) | MAC |
| 54 | California | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4934 | 0.5447 (33) | Pac 10 |
| 55 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4923 | 0.4929 (70) | Pac 10 |
| 56 | Ohio | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4865 | 0.4595 (84) | MAC |
| 57 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4859 | 0.4523 (86) | WAC |
| 58 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4839 | 0.5676 (15) | SEC |
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4824 | 0.5385 (37) | Big 12 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4820 | 0.3816 (104) | Independent |
| 61 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4767 | 0.5481 (31) | Independent |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4681 | 0.5232 (52) | ACC |
| 63 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4674 | 0.6048 (2) | Pac 10 |
| 64 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4648 | 0.5553 (25) | WAC |
| 65 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4620 | 0.5134 (61) | CUSA |
| 66 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4490 | 0.5688 (13) | CUSA |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4467 | 0.5261 (48) | SEC |
| 68 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4463 | 0.4878 (74) | ACC |
| 69 | Central Florida | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4410 | 0.3700 (106) | Independent |
| 70 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4383 | 0.3427 (109) | Independent |
| 71 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4316 | 0.4502 (87) | SEC |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4210 | 0.3110 (110) | Independent |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4193 | 0.4047 (96) | MAC |
| 74 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4123 | 0.5766 (11) | Big 12 |
| 75 | Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4034 | 0.6031 (3) | SEC |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3993 | 0.4479 (88) | Big 12 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3936 | 0.5731 (12) | SEC |
| 78 | Boston College | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3896 | 0.5362 (39) | Big East |
| 79 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3893 | 0.5301 (46) | WAC |
| 80 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3865 | 0.4205 (94) | Big West |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3830 | 0.5507 (28) | Big East |
| 82 | Texas Christian | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3797 | 0.4604 (83) | WAC |
| 83 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3770 | 0.4746 (79) | WAC |
| 84 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3767 | 0.5871 (7) | Big Ten |
| 85 | Bowling Green State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3677 | 0.4346 (90) | MAC |
| 86 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3636 | 0.3927 (101) | MAC |
| 87 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3535 | 0.5951 (5) | Big Ten |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3515 | 0.3856 (103) | Independent |
| 89 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3478 | 0.5856 (8) | Big Ten |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3346 | 0.5343 (42) | Big 12 |
| 91 | North Carolina State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3293 | 0.5489 (29) | ACC |
| 92 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3259 | 0.4811 (77) | Big 12 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3122 | 0.5171 (58) | ACC |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2924 | 0.4275 (93) | MAC |
| 95 | San Jose State | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2908 | 0.4811 (76) | WAC |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2869 | 0.5941 (6) | SEC |
| 97 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2847 | 0.6124 (1) | CUSA |
| 98 | Illinois | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2743 | 0.5677 (14) | Big Ten |
| 99 | Rutgers | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2607 | 0.5383 (38) | Big East |
| 100 | Iowa State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2530 | 0.5440 (34) | Big 12 |
| 101 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2422 | 0.4786 (78) | Pac 10 |
| 102 | Texas-El Paso | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2330 | 0.4620 (82) | WAC |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2002 | 0.4346 (89) | MAC |
| 104 | Kent | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1991 | 0.3956 (100) | MAC |
| 105 | Hawaii | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1923 | 0.4890 (72) | WAC |
| 106 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1820 | 0.3458 (108) | Big West |
| 107 | Temple | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1646 | 0.5360 (40) | Big East |
| 108 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.1479 | 0.5536 (26) | WAC |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1331 | 0.4024 (98) | Big West |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1319 | 0.3959 (99) | Independent |
| 111 | Duke | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.1191 | 0.6024 (4) | ACC |