The McComas Power Index for 1998 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 | Tennessee | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9386 | 0.5471 (30) | SEC |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8647 | 0.5476 (29) | Big Ten |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8581 | 0.4900 (69) | Big Ten |
| 4 | Florida State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.8455 | 0.6065 (4) | ACC |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.8422 | 0.4033 (103) | CUSA |
| 6 | Arizona | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8262 | 0.4822 (74) | Pac 10 |
| 7 | Air Force | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8240 | 0.4270 (94) | WAC |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.8025 | 0.5954 (8) | Big 12 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7945 | 0.5020 (59) | Big 12 |
| 10 | UCLA | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7945 | 0.5828 (12) | Pac 10 |
| 11 | Marshall | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.7940 | 0.3390 (109) | MAC |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7763 | 0.5213 (46) | ACC |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7661 | 0.3953 (104) | MAC |
| 14 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7638 | 0.5598 (20) | Big 12 |
| 15 | Florida | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7597 | 0.5104 (51) | SEC |
| 16 | Michigan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7500 | 0.5345 (37) | Big Ten |
| 17 | Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7330 | 0.5237 (45) | ACC |
| 18 | Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7292 | 0.5589 (22) | Big Ten |
| 19 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7196 | 0.5393 (35) | SEC |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7126 | 0.4956 (65) | Big East |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.7111 | 0.5966 (7) | Big 12 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7090 | 0.5008 (61) | Independent |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7038 | 0.4938 (68) | Big East |
| 24 | Arkansas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6962 | 0.5035 (58) | SEC |
| 25 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6961 | 0.5673 (18) | Big 12 |
| 26 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6790 | 0.5574 (25) | Big Ten |
| 27 | Syracuse | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6680 | 0.5641 (19) | Big East |
| 28 | Idaho | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6559 | 0.3280 (110) | Big West |
| 29 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6524 | 0.5012 (60) | Big East |
| 30 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6488 | 0.5263 (42) | Big 12 |
| 31 | Central Florida | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6446 | 0.3233 (111) | Independent |
| 32 | Southern California | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6372 | 0.5785 (14) | Pac 10 |
| 33 | Colorado State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6362 | 0.4728 (77) | WAC |
| 34 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6359 | 0.4675 (84) | WAC |
| 35 | Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6342 | 0.5295 (41) | Pac 10 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6267 | 0.4804 (75) | SEC |
| 37 | Alabama | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6037 | 0.5977 (6) | SEC |
| 38 | Brigham Young | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.6013 | 0.4240 (95) | WAC |
| 39 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5932 | 0.5142 (48) | ACC |
| 40 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5892 | 0.5325 (40) | SEC |
| 41 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5777 | 0.5330 (38) | CUSA |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5714 | 0.5085 (53) | Big 12 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5610 | 0.4633 (87) | SEC |
| 44 | San Diego State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5602 | 0.4869 (72) | WAC |
| 45 | Louisville | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5585 | 0.4580 (89) | CUSA |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5575 | 0.5329 (39) | ACC |
| 47 | Utah | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5564 | 0.4143 (98) | WAC |
| 48 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5505 | 0.6021 (5) | Pac 10 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5471 | 0.5857 (10) | Big Ten |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5314 | 0.3501 (108) | MAC |
| 51 | Texas Christian | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5273 | 0.4666 (85) | WAC |
| 52 | Toledo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5266 | 0.4952 (66) | MAC |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5164 | 0.4944 (67) | Independent |
| 54 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5045 | 0.3901 (105) | Big West |
| 55 | Oregon State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4975 | 0.5376 (36) | Pac 10 |
| 56 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4974 | 0.4033 (102) | CUSA |
| 57 | Arizona State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4905 | 0.5407 (32) | Pac 10 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4884 | 0.3608 (106) | MAC |
| 59 | California | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4837 | 0.5462 (31) | Pac 10 |
| 60 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4779 | 0.3214 (112) | Big West |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4744 | 0.5530 (28) | Big 12 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4695 | 0.5407 (33) | Big 12 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4670 | 0.5557 (26) | Big Ten |
| 64 | Bowling Green State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4602 | 0.5402 (34) | MAC |
| 65 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4512 | 0.5049 (55) | WAC |
| 66 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4411 | 0.4708 (80) | Big East |
| 67 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4319 | 0.5037 (57) | MAC |
| 68 | Louisiana State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4231 | 0.6116 (3) | SEC |
| 69 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4146 | 0.5542 (27) | Big East |
| 70 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4060 | 0.5039 (56) | WAC |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3988 | 0.4045 (101) | Independent |
| 72 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3926 | 0.4539 (90) | WAC |
| 73 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3902 | 0.5704 (17) | Big Ten |
| 74 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3900 | 0.4969 (63) | Big 12 |
| 75 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3896 | 0.6648 (1) | SEC |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3778 | 0.5097 (52) | ACC |
| 77 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3741 | 0.4168 (96) | MAC |
| 78 | Alabama-Birmingham | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3585 | 0.4092 (100) | Independent |
| 79 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3472 | 0.4842 (73) | WAC |
| 80 | Iowa State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3439 | 0.5597 (21) | Big 12 |
| 81 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3318 | 0.4626 (88) | ACC |
| 82 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3300 | 0.5763 (15) | Big Ten |
| 83 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3263 | 0.3534 (107) | Independent |
| 84 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3244 | 0.5809 (13) | Pac 10 |
| 85 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3215 | 0.5113 (50) | Big Ten |
| 86 | Washington State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3173 | 0.5715 (16) | Pac 10 |
| 87 | San Jose State | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3160 | 0.4687 (82) | WAC |
| 88 | Army | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3100 | 0.5583 (24) | CUSA |
| 89 | New Mexico State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3099 | 0.4876 (71) | Big West |
| 90 | Utah State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3085 | 0.4373 (93) | Big West |
| 91 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3049 | 0.4527 (91) | WAC |
| 92 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2986 | 0.5248 (44) | CUSA |
| 93 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2899 | 0.4713 (79) | Independent |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2892 | 0.5855 (11) | SEC |
| 95 | Maryland | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2833 | 0.5001 (62) | ACC |
| 96 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2821 | 0.4966 (64) | ACC |
| 97 | North Texas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2763 | 0.4882 (70) | Big West |
| 98 | Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2692 | 0.6154 (2) | Big 12 |
| 99 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2610 | 0.4637 (86) | Big East |
| 100 | Northwestern | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2599 | 0.5082 (54) | Big Ten |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2534 | 0.4098 (99) | MAC |
| 102 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2488 | 0.5262 (43) | CUSA |
| 103 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2461 | 0.4478 (92) | Independent |
| 104 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2459 | 0.5182 (47) | CUSA |
| 105 | New Mexico | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2424 | 0.4155 (97) | WAC |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2415 | 0.4683 (83) | MAC |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2333 | 0.5128 (49) | Big East |
| 108 | Ball State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1637 | 0.4741 (76) | MAC |
| 109 | South Carolina | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1607 | 0.5919 (9) | SEC |
| 110 | Kent | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.1161 | 0.4727 (78) | MAC |
| 111 | Hawaii | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0689 | 0.4701 (81) | WAC |
| 112 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0679 | 0.5584 (23) | WAC |