The McComas Power Index for 2008 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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.9077 | 0.5772 (5) | SEC |
| 2 | Utah | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9066 | 0.4878 (75) | MWC |
| 3 | Texas | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8794 | 0.6065 (1) | Big 12 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.8395 | 0.5974 (2) | Big 12 |
| 5 | Southern California | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8300 | 0.5194 (46) | Pac 10 |
| 6 | Alabama | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.8287 | 0.5503 (23) | SEC |
| 7 | Boise State | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8075 | 0.4548 (95) | WAC |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7943 | 0.5005 (63) | Big 12 |
| 9 | Texas Christian | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7928 | 0.5052 (55) | MWC |
| 10 | Penn State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7640 | 0.5022 (60) | Big Ten |
| 11 | Ball State | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.7511 | 0.3930 (119) | MAC |
| 12 | Ohio State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7328 | 0.5516 (22) | Big Ten |
| 13 | Georgia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7295 | 0.5635 (9) | SEC |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.7197 | 0.4982 (66) | Big East |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.7071 | 0.5384 (33) | ACC |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6990 | 0.4409 (101) | MWC |
| 17 | Missouri | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.6948 | 0.5450 (28) | Big 12 |
| 18 | Oregon | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6925 | 0.5036 (58) | Pac 10 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6822 | 0.5623 (11) | Big 12 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6811 | 0.5585 (15) | Big Ten |
| 21 | Tulsa | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.6810 | 0.3865 (120) | CUSA |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6776 | 0.5713 (6) | Big East |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6751 | 0.5305 (38) | Big 12 |
| 24 | Florida State | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6663 | 0.5326 (37) | ACC |
| 25 | Mississippi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6650 | 0.5407 (30) | SEC |
| 26 | Rice | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6632 | 0.4508 (96) | CUSA |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6573 | 0.4980 (67) | ACC |
| 28 | West Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6506 | 0.5005 (62) | Big East |
| 29 | Oregon State | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6481 | 0.5602 (14) | Pac 10 |
| 30 | California | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6465 | 0.5211 (43) | Pac 10 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6464 | 0.4613 (90) | Big Ten |
| 32 | Iowa | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6426 | 0.4903 (74) | Big Ten |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6348 | 0.4410 (100) | MAC |
| 34 | Kansas | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6243 | 0.5569 (17) | Big 12 |
| 35 | Boston College | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.6220 | 0.5371 (34) | ACC |
| 36 | Louisiana State | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5940 | 0.5138 (48) | SEC |
| 37 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5915 | 0.5555 (18) | ACC |
| 38 | Maryland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5830 | 0.5210 (44) | ACC |
| 39 | North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5830 | 0.5367 (35) | ACC |
| 40 | East Carolina | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.5816 | 0.4855 (80) | CUSA |
| 41 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5763 | 0.5085 (51) | Big East |
| 42 | Arizona | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5760 | 0.4666 (86) | Pac 10 |
| 43 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5719 | 0.4970 (68) | MWC |
| 44 | Clemson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5697 | 0.5201 (45) | ACC |
| 45 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5666 | 0.5075 (52) | Big East |
| 46 | South Florida | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5585 | 0.4965 (69) | Big East |
| 47 | Houston | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5483 | 0.4556 (94) | CUSA |
| 48 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5439 | 0.4213 (113) | WAC |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5395 | 0.5062 (54) | Big Ten |
| 50 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5376 | 0.5480 (25) | SEC |
| 51 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5369 | 0.5105 (50) | SEC |
| 52 | Troy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5352 | 0.4257 (112) | Sun Belt |
| 53 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5349 | 0.4692 (85) | Independent |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5343 | 0.4383 (104) | MAC |
| 55 | Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5297 | 0.5186 (47) | MWC |
| 56 | Buffalo | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.5256 | 0.4869 (78) | MAC |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5220 | 0.5616 (12) | SEC |
| 58 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5186 | 0.5401 (31) | ACC |
| 59 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5174 | 0.4876 (76) | Big Ten |
| 60 | Nevada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5075 | 0.4826 (82) | WAC |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5039 | 0.4623 (89) | Sun Belt |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5027 | 0.4989 (65) | Independent |
| 63 | Fresno State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5011 | 0.4659 (87) | WAC |
| 64 | North Carolina State | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.4945 | 0.5394 (32) | ACC |
| 65 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.4811 | 0.4696 (84) | CUSA |
| 66 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4741 | 0.5658 (8) | ACC |
| 67 | Hawaii | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.4741 | 0.4872 (77) | WAC |
| 68 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4689 | 0.5453 (27) | Big Ten |
| 69 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4547 | 0.4182 (115) | Sun Belt |
| 70 | Arkansas State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4523 | 0.4185 (114) | Sun Belt |
| 71 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4457 | 0.5050 (56) | Big East |
| 72 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4434 | 0.4364 (107) | MAC |
| 73 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4422 | 0.5549 (19) | Big 12 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4404 | 0.4332 (110) | WAC |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.4349 | 0.4374 (106) | MAC |
| 76 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4334 | 0.5239 (41) | SEC |
| 77 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4302 | 0.5326 (36) | Pac 10 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4282 | 0.5853 (4) | SEC |
| 79 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4273 | 0.5488 (24) | SEC |
| 80 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.4133 | 0.5632 (10) | Big 12 |
| 81 | Memphis | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.4085 | 0.4140 (116) | CUSA |
| 82 | Texas-El Paso | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4077 | 0.4956 (72) | CUSA |
| 83 | Kansas State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4055 | 0.4945 (73) | Big 12 |
| 84 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4002 | 0.5071 (53) | MWC |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3857 | 0.5229 (42) | SEC |
| 86 | Florida International | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3841 | 0.4382 (105) | Sun Belt |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3751 | 0.5442 (29) | Big 12 |
| 88 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3744 | 0.4868 (79) | Pac 10 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3704 | 0.4287 (111) | Sun Belt |
| 90 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3681 | 0.5519 (21) | MWC |
| 91 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3634 | 0.5525 (20) | Big Ten |
| 92 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3617 | 0.4592 (92) | MAC |
| 93 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.3572 | 0.4444 (98) | MAC |
| 94 | Michigan | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.3519 | 0.5684 (7) | Big Ten |
| 95 | UCLA | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3489 | 0.5304 (39) | Pac 10 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3366 | 0.4957 (71) | MWC |
| 97 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3334 | 0.5473 (26) | ACC |
| 98 | Kent | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3280 | 0.4088 (117) | MAC |
| 99 | Syracuse | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.3215 | 0.5611 (13) | Big East |
| 100 | Alabama-Birmingham | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3157 | 0.4347 (108) | CUSA |
| 101 | Marshall | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3106 | 0.5126 (49) | CUSA |
| 102 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3066 | 0.3979 (118) | Sun Belt |
| 103 | Ohio | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3030 | 0.4455 (97) | MAC |
| 104 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2962 | 0.5299 (40) | Big Ten |
| 105 | Central Florida | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.2941 | 0.4419 (99) | CUSA |
| 106 | Utah State | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2848 | 0.5584 (16) | WAC |
| 107 | Army | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2669 | 0.4335 (109) | Independent |
| 108 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2535 | 0.4720 (83) | MAC |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2504 | 0.4642 (88) | MAC |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2466 | 0.4582 (93) | WAC |
| 111 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.2386 | 0.5024 (59) | MWC |
| 112 | Idaho | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.2133 | 0.4603 (91) | WAC |
| 113 | Iowa State | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.2072 | 0.4959 (70) | Big 12 |
| 114 | Washington State | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.1843 | 0.4990 (64) | Pac 10 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1819 | 0.4407 (102) | Sun Belt |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1772 | 0.4386 (103) | MAC |
| 117 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1739 | 0.5016 (61) | CUSA |
| 118 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.1494 | 0.5040 (57) | CUSA |
| 119 | North Texas | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.1062 | 0.4834 (81) | Sun Belt |
| 120 | Washington | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0869 | 0.5867 (3) | Pac 10 |