The McComas Power Index for 2004 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 | Auburn | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9412 | 0.5248 (50) | SEC |
| 2 | Southern California | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9411 | 0.5539 (26) | Pac 10 |
| 3 | Utah | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.8992 | 0.4644 (95) | MWC |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8925 | 0.5837 (8) | Big 12 |
| 5 | Texas | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8843 | 0.5690 (18) | Big 12 |
| 6 | Louisville | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8361 | 0.4734 (83) | CUSA |
| 7 | Boise State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.7950 | 0.4959 (67) | WAC |
| 8 | Iowa | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7879 | 0.5775 (14) | Big Ten |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7869 | 0.5521 (28) | ACC |
| 10 | California | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7658 | 0.5309 (44) | Pac 10 |
| 11 | Georgia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7571 | 0.5309 (45) | SEC |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7508 | 0.5789 (10) | ACC |
| 13 | Tennessee | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7350 | 0.5578 (24) | SEC |
| 14 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7149 | 0.5354 (41) | ACC |
| 15 | Navy | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7110 | 0.3249 (117) | Independent |
| 16 | Louisiana State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7106 | 0.5450 (34) | SEC |
| 17 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7102 | 0.5584 (23) | Big Ten |
| 18 | Arizona State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7070 | 0.5922 (6) | Pac 10 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7050 | 0.4881 (75) | Big Ten |
| 20 | Bowling Green State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6946 | 0.4208 (107) | MAC |
| 21 | Boston College | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6915 | 0.4386 (102) | Big East |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6688 | 0.5738 (16) | Big 12 |
| 23 | Toledo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6625 | 0.4474 (100) | MAC |
| 24 | Fresno State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6609 | 0.4246 (105) | WAC |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6585 | 0.3077 (118) | Sun Belt |
| 26 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6535 | 0.5600 (22) | Big Ten |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6495 | 0.4899 (73) | Big East |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6469 | 0.3905 (111) | MAC |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6450 | 0.6512 (1) | Big 12 |
| 30 | Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6399 | 0.5616 (21) | ACC |
| 31 | Colorado | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6296 | 0.5727 (17) | Big 12 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6253 | 0.4625 (97) | Big East |
| 33 | Texas-El Paso | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6119 | 0.4700 (86) | WAC |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6035 | 0.5896 (7) | Big 12 |
| 35 | Hawaii | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6010 | 0.4894 (74) | WAC |
| 36 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5988 | 0.5446 (35) | Big Ten |
| 37 | Memphis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5973 | 0.4471 (101) | CUSA |
| 38 | Connecticut | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5839 | 0.4345 (103) | Big East |
| 39 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5814 | 0.5818 (9) | Pac 10 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5776 | 0.4936 (71) | Big Ten |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5753 | 0.5369 (39) | ACC |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5739 | 0.5081 (60) | CUSA |
| 43 | Florida | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5654 | 0.5335 (42) | SEC |
| 44 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5619 | 0.5302 (46) | MWC |
| 45 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5593 | 0.4952 (68) | CUSA |
| 46 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5590 | 0.4180 (109) | MAC |
| 47 | North Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5518 | 0.4718 (85) | Sun Belt |
| 48 | Troy | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5461 | 0.4619 (98) | Sun Belt |
| 49 | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5439 | 0.5070 (61) | Big 12 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5390 | 0.6065 (2) | Independent |
| 51 | Wyoming | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5360 | 0.4645 (94) | MWC |
| 52 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5307 | 0.5335 (43) | ACC |
| 53 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5276 | 0.5158 (54) | Pac 10 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5218 | 0.5466 (30) | Big Ten |
| 55 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5205 | 0.5543 (25) | Big East |
| 56 | Alabama-Birmingham | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5142 | 0.4696 (87) | CUSA |
| 57 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5138 | 0.5082 (59) | SEC |
| 58 | Alabama | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5122 | 0.4952 (69) | SEC |
| 59 | North Carolina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5108 | 0.5980 (5) | ACC |
| 60 | Akron | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5072 | 0.4064 (110) | MAC |
| 61 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4866 | 0.5510 (29) | ACC |
| 62 | Arkansas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4860 | 0.6009 (3) | SEC |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4851 | 0.5762 (15) | WAC |
| 64 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4799 | 0.5149 (55) | Big 12 |
| 65 | Brigham Young | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4771 | 0.5688 (19) | MWC |
| 66 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4605 | 0.5180 (52) | Pac 10 |
| 67 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4579 | 0.4661 (91) | Sun Belt |
| 68 | Marshall | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4565 | 0.4664 (90) | MAC |
| 69 | Air Force | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4532 | 0.4810 (77) | MWC |
| 70 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4526 | 0.4946 (70) | Big 12 |
| 71 | North Carolina State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4520 | 0.5252 (49) | ACC |
| 72 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4511 | 0.5388 (37) | Big Ten |
| 73 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4510 | 0.4638 (96) | CUSA |
| 74 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4459 | 0.5047 (63) | Pac 10 |
| 75 | Texas Christian | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4400 | 0.4979 (66) | CUSA |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4321 | 0.5093 (58) | Sun Belt |
| 77 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4084 | 0.5431 (36) | SEC |
| 78 | Kent | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4084 | 0.3751 (116) | MAC |
| 79 | Penn State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4062 | 0.5464 (31) | Big Ten |
| 80 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4052 | 0.5063 (62) | ACC |
| 81 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3994 | 0.5454 (33) | Pac 10 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3971 | 0.4805 (78) | Big East |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3969 | 0.4529 (99) | Sun Belt |
| 84 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3964 | 0.5283 (48) | MWC |
| 85 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3947 | 0.3889 (112) | WAC |
| 86 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3895 | 0.5981 (4) | Big 12 |
| 87 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3802 | 0.5291 (47) | Big 12 |
| 88 | South Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3783 | 0.4777 (81) | CUSA |
| 89 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3690 | 0.5787 (11) | Big 12 |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3575 | 0.3844 (113) | MAC |
| 91 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3575 | 0.4849 (76) | MWC |
| 92 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3513 | 0.4207 (108) | MAC |
| 93 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3339 | 0.4656 (92) | WAC |
| 94 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3329 | 0.5132 (56) | WAC |
| 95 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3277 | 0.3823 (115) | Sun Belt |
| 96 | Arizona | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3232 | 0.5777 (12) | Pac 10 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3177 | 0.3824 (114) | MAC |
| 98 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3168 | 0.5214 (51) | Big Ten |
| 99 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3126 | 0.4933 (72) | Big Ten |
| 100 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3037 | 0.5363 (40) | CUSA |
| 101 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2979 | 0.5632 (20) | SEC |
| 102 | Mississippi State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2976 | 0.4781 (80) | SEC |
| 103 | Florida International | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2934 | 0.2266 (120) | Sun Belt |
| 104 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2880 | 0.5166 (53) | WAC |
| 105 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2826 | 0.5522 (27) | ACC |
| 106 | Utah State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2734 | 0.4761 (82) | Sun Belt |
| 107 | Florida A&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2723 | 0.2643 (119) | Independent |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2719 | 0.4648 (93) | Sun Belt |
| 109 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2714 | 0.5776 (13) | Big East |
| 110 | Idaho | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2605 | 0.4689 (88) | Sun Belt |
| 111 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2484 | 0.5381 (38) | MWC |
| 112 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2433 | 0.5021 (64) | SEC |
| 113 | San Jose State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2335 | 0.4308 (104) | WAC |
| 114 | East Carolina | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2330 | 0.5018 (65) | CUSA |
| 115 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2130 | 0.4795 (79) | MAC |
| 116 | Army | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2082 | 0.5098 (57) | CUSA |
| 117 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1913 | 0.5462 (32) | Pac 10 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1889 | 0.4237 (106) | MAC |
| 119 | Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1415 | 0.4673 (89) | MAC |
| 120 | Central Florida | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0742 | 0.4725 (84) | MAC |