WhatIfSports 2014 College Football Preseason Power Rankings
Published
Dec. 24, 2016 8:45 p.m. ET

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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NCAA football simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking of all 128 FBS teams. We simulate thousands of games and use those winning percentages to evaluate every team. All 128 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Simulations are based on updated rosters and depth charts so significant week-to-week changes may occur once the regular season kicks off.
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Florida State Seminoles | 82.5 | 32.8 | 19.0 |
2. | Alabama Crimson Tide | 76.7 | 28.6 | 17.6 |
3. | Oregon Ducks | 76.7 | 29.8 | 19.8 |
4. | Baylor Bears | 73.8 | 29.7 | 20.8 |
5. | Auburn Tigers | 73.2 | 28.3 | 19.6 |
6. | LSU Tigers | 73.0 | 27.4 | 18.6 |
7. | Georgia Bulldogs | 72.8 | 28.3 | 19.7 |
8. | Oklahoma Sooners | 72.7 | 29.0 | 20.1 |
9. | Stanford Cardinal | 72.3 | 28.0 | 19.6 |
10. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 71.7 | 27.7 | 19.3 |
11. | Wisconsin Badgers | 71.0 | 26.4 | 18.5 |
12. | Michigan State Spartans | 70.6 | 25.1 | 17.1 |
13. | UCLA Bruins | 70.1 | 28.0 | 20.2 |
14. | South Carolina Gamecocks | 70.0 | 26.8 | 18.9 |
15. | USC Trojans | 69.9 | 27.1 | 19.8 |
16. | Kansas State Wildcats | 68.1 | 27.5 | 21.2 |
17. | Clemson Tigers | 67.7 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
18. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 67.5 | 26.0 | 19.9 |
19. | Arizona State Sun Devils | 66.9 | 27.3 | 21.0 |
20. | Marshall Thundering Herd | 66.4 | 29.0 | 23.2 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
21. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 65.6 | 25.2 | 19.4 |
22. | Washington Huskies | 65.6 | 25.6 | 19.9 |
23. | Louisville Cardinals | 65.5 | 24.7 | 19.5 |
24. | Texas A&M Aggies | 65.1 | 28.2 | 22.8 |
25. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 65.1 | 25.8 | 20.5 |
26. | Michigan Wolverines | 64.9 | 24.7 | 19.7 |
27. | Florida Gators | 63.9 | 23.8 | 18.9 |
28. | Duke Blue Devils | 63.5 | 26.7 | 21.6 |
29. | Virginia Tech Hokies | 63.4 | 23.2 | 18.7 |
30. | Texas Longhorns | 63.3 | 26.0 | 20.9 |
31. | BYU Cougars | 63.0 | 24.5 | 20.1 |
32. | Boise State Broncos | 62.3 | 29.0 | 24.1 |
33. | Penn State Nittany Lions | 62.2 | 25.1 | 20.5 |
34. | Ole Miss Rebels | 62.2 | 25.1 | 20.2 |
35. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 62.2 | 26.9 | 22.2 |
36. | Iowa Hawkeyes | 61.8 | 23.8 | 19.6 |
37. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 61.0 | 24.5 | 20.2 |
38. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 60.4 | 27.7 | 23.9 |
39. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 59.9 | 25.7 | 22.1 |
40. | Cincinnati Bearcats | 59.7 | 25.8 | 22.2 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
41. | Bowling Green Falcons | 59.1 | 26.6 | 23.2 |
42. | Missouri Tigers | 59.0 | 24.6 | 20.9 |
43. | Pittsburgh Panthers | 58.4 | 25.0 | 22.0 |
44. | Arizona Wildcats | 58.3 | 24.6 | 21.7 |
45. | TCU Horned Frogs | 56.7 | 23.4 | 20.8 |
46. | Utah State Aggies | 55.9 | 24.7 | 22.5 |
47. | Oregon State Beavers | 55.8 | 27.3 | 25.3 |
48. | Houston Cougars | 55.0 | 25.5 | 23.6 |
49. | Tennessee Volunteers | 54.7 | 22.7 | 20.7 |
50. | Washington State Cougars | 54.7 | 27.0 | 25.5 |
51. | UCF Knights | 54.5 | 24.6 | 22.7 |
52. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 54.4 | 23.4 | 22.0 |
53. | Northern Illinois Huskies | 54.1 | 25.5 | 24.0 |
54. | Utah Utes | 53.7 | 24.1 | 22.9 |
55. | Maryland Terrapins | 53.3 | 22.6 | 21.6 |
56. | Northwestern Wildcats | 51.7 | 22.3 | 21.3 |
57. | Toledo Rockets | 51.3 | 24.3 | 24.5 |
58. | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 51.0 | 25.5 | 24.9 |
59. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 51.0 | 23.1 | 22.8 |
60. | Fresno State Bulldogs | 50.4 | 25.9 | 25.6 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
61. | East Carolina Pirates | 49.5 | 23.6 | 23.8 |
62. | Ball State Cardinals | 49.4 | 25.6 | 25.8 |
63. | Vanderbilt Commodores | 49.0 | 20.6 | 20.9 |
64. | Navy Midshipmen | 48.4 | 24.7 | 25.1 |
65. | San Diego State Aztecs | 48.2 | 24.4 | 25.3 |
66. | Rice Owls | 47.5 | 23.1 | 24.0 |
67. | Indiana Hoosiers | 47.5 | 25.5 | 26.1 |
68. | Boston College Eagles | 47.1 | 22.4 | 23.3 |
69. | North Texas Mean Green | 46.6 | 22.3 | 23.7 |
70. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 46.4 | 23.3 | 24.7 |
71. | Arkansas Razorbacks | 45.9 | 21.8 | 23.0 |
72. | Colorado State Rams | 45.5 | 24.8 | 26.7 |
73. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 45.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 |
74. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 45.3 | 21.5 | 23.5 |
75. | South Florida Bulls | 45.1 | 22.2 | 24.0 |
76. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 44.7 | 24.9 | 26.5 |
77. | South Alabama Jaguars | 44.6 | 22.7 | 24.5 |
78. | Kansas Jayhawks | 44.6 | 20.3 | 22.7 |
79. | Ohio Bobcats | 44.3 | 23.2 | 25.4 |
80. | Central Michigan Chippewas | 43.5 | 22.8 | 25.3 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
81. | Nevada Wolf Pack | 43.4 | 23.9 | 26.1 |
82. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 43.4 | 23.4 | 25.9 |
83. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 43.2 | 22.0 | 24.1 |
84. | Illinois Fighting Illini | 43.2 | 24.2 | 26.8 |
85. | Kentucky Wildcats | 42.8 | 20.5 | 23.3 |
86. | Iowa State Cyclones | 42.6 | 22.6 | 24.9 |
87. | Troy Trojans | 42.3 | 24.3 | 27.5 |
88. | Syracuse Orange | 42.1 | 20.4 | 22.5 |
89. | Connecticut Huskies | 41.8 | 21.9 | 24.4 |
90. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 41.8 | 22.6 | 26.1 |
91. | UTSA Roadrunners | 41.3 | 23.5 | 26.2 |
92. | Purdue Boilermakers | 40.9 | 21.9 | 25.5 |
93. | Virginia Cavaliers | 40.8 | 19.8 | 22.4 |
94. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 40.8 | 20.3 | 23.5 |
95. | California Golden Bears | 40.8 | 23.8 | 27.3 |
96. | Colorado Buffaloes | 40.6 | 21.8 | 25.7 |
97. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 40.2 | 21.6 | 25.7 |
98. | UNLV Rebels | 39.4 | 21.9 | 25.7 |
99. | Tulane Green Wave | 39.4 | 19.4 | 23.8 |
100. | Wyoming Cowboys | 39.3 | 23.9 | 27.6 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
101. | Akron Zips | 38.9 | 21.7 | 25.2 |
102. | Texas State Bobcats | 38.7 | 21.5 | 25.6 |
103. | New Mexico Lobos | 38.6 | 23.7 | 27.8 |
104. | Memphis Tigers | 38.5 | 20.1 | 24.3 |
105. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 38.2 | 18.2 | 22.6 |
106. | San Jose State Spartans | 37.7 | 23.4 | 27.9 |
107. | Air Force Falcons | 37.5 | 22.6 | 26.7 |
108. | SMU Mustangs | 37.1 | 22.3 | 27.5 |
109. | Buffalo Bulls | 36.8 | 21.2 | 25.7 |
110. | Florida Atlantic Owls | 35.9 | 20.8 | 25.4 |
111. | Old Dominion Monarchs | 35.1 | 24.0 | 29.5 |
112. | Kent State Golden Flashes | 34.6 | 21.8 | 27.7 |
113. | Temple Owls | 33.9 | 21.3 | 27.4 |
114. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | 32.7 | 20.4 | 27.1 |
115. | Georgia Southern Eagles | 29.3 | 19.9 | 27.7 |
116. | UAB Blazers | 28.1 | 21.1 | 29.3 |
117. | Army Black Knights | 28.1 | 19.8 | 28.3 |
118. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 27.1 | 19.5 | 28.5 |
119. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 26.5 | 19.2 | 27.9 |
120. | UTEP Miners | 26.4 | 20.4 | 29.6 |
Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
121. | Western Michigan Broncos | 26.0 | 18.6 | 27.6 |
122. | New Mexico State Aggies | 24.9 | 20.2 | 29.7 |
123. | Georgia State Panthers | 23.3 | 19.1 | 29.2 |
124. | Idaho Vandals | 23.1 | 18.9 | 29.3 |
125. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 22.2 | 18.1 | 29.4 |
126. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | 21.5 | 16.2 | 27.5 |
127. | Massachusetts Minutemen | 20.6 | 16.5 | 28.5 |
128. | FIU Golden Panthers | 13.0 | 13.9 | 29.4 |
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