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WhatIfSports college football Week 1 power rankings: reigning champs are No. 1

Published Dec. 24, 2016 8:29 p.m. ET

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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its college football simulation engine to present a 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.

College Football Week 1 Power Rankings
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
1.	Alabama Crimson Tide	73.9	29.6	21.4
2.	Oklahoma Sooners	72.2	31.4	23.7
3.	Michigan Wolverines	71.9	30.9	23.5
4.	Clemson Tigers	70.1	31.5	24.7
5.	Tennessee Volunteers	68.5	30.0	23.9
6.	Ohio State Buckeyes	68.2	29.8	23.6
7.	LSU Tigers	67.9	30.7	24.7
8.	Stanford Cardinal	67.7	31.6	25.4
9.	Florida State Seminoles	67.1	31.0	25.0
10.	Georgia Bulldogs	67.0	29.7	23.7
11.	Houston Cougars	66.0	30.5	25.1
12.	Washington Huskies	65.7	30.5	25.2
13.	Ole Miss Rebels	65.6	30.9	25.2
14.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	65.3	31.4	25.9
15.	Michigan State Spartans	64.7	29.2	24.1
16.	Iowa Hawkeyes	64.5	28.4	23.5
17.	TCU Horned Frogs	64.1	30.2	25.3
18.	UCLA Bruins	63.3	30.5	25.5
19.	Baylor Bears	63.1	30.9	26.4
20.	Oklahoma State Cowboys	62.9	31.0	26.5
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
21.	USC Trojans	62.6	31.5	26.9
22.	Arkansas Razorbacks	62.0	29.5	25.4
23.	Oregon Ducks	62.0	32.0	27.8
24.	Louisville Cardinals	61.5	28.6	24.9
25.	North Carolina Tar Heels	61.5	31.1	26.8
26.	Auburn Tigers	60.8	29.1	25.5
27.	Texas A&M Aggies	60.2	29.5	25.9
28.	Wisconsin Badgers	60.2	27.2	23.6
29.	Florida Gators	60.0	27.2	23.7
30.	Washington State Cougars	59.5	32.8	29.4
31.	San Diego State Aztecs	58.9	29.3	26.3
32.	Boise State Broncos	58.9	30.4	27.4
33.	West Virginia Mountaineers	58.8	28.1	25.2
34.	Nebraska Cornhuskers	58.6	29.8	27.0
35.	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	58.4	29.3	26.6
36.	Penn State Nittany Lions	58.4	28.9	26.2
37.	BYU Cougars	58.3	28.7	25.9
38.	Virginia Tech Hokies	58.3	27.8	24.9
39.	Utah Utes	58.2	27.3	24.5
40.	Mississippi State Bulldogs	57.9	29.8	26.8
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
41.	Texas Tech Red Raiders	57.9	32.2	29.7
42.	South Florida Bulls	57.3	29.1	26.8
43.	Pittsburgh Panthers	57.0	27.9	25.3
44.	Navy Midshipmen	56.2	29.4	27.4
45.	California Golden Bears	56.2	30.6	28.7
46.	Toledo Rockets	56.0	29.9	28.4
47.	Arizona State Sun Devils	54.9	28.7	27.0
48.	Appalachian State Mountaineers	54.7	29.7	28.1
49.	Arizona Wildcats	54.7	30.0	28.5
50.	Temple Owls	54.6	27.5	26.2
51.	Northwestern Wildcats	54.5	25.7	24.0
52.	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	54.1	32.2	30.8
53.	Texas Longhorns	53.6	27.4	26.1
54.	Air Force Falcons	53.6	29.2	28.0
55.	North Carolina State Wolfpack	53.5	27.2	25.7
56.	Duke Blue Devils	53.2	27.4	26.5
57.	Cincinnati Bearcats	53.2	29.3	28.6
58.	South Carolina Gamecocks	53.0	28.0	27.4
59.	Kansas State Wildcats	53.0	26.9	25.9
60.	Kentucky Wildcats	52.4	28.5	27.7
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
61.	Missouri Tigers	52.1	24.9	24.3
62.	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	51.7	27.2	26.1
63.	Virginia Cavaliers	50.9	27.4	27.1
64.	Indiana Hoosiers	50.9	29.0	28.9
65.	Memphis Tigers	50.8	28.1	27.5
66.	Western Michigan Broncos	50.6	30.6	30.6
67.	Northern Illinois Huskies	50.3	27.4	27.5
68.	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	50.0	29.5	29.9
69.	Maryland Terrapins	49.9	27.3	27.1
70.	Minnesota Golden Gophers	48.8	27.4	27.6
71.	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	48.2	29.3	29.9
72.	Marshall Thundering Herd	48.0	27.5	28.1
73.	Illinois Fighting Illini	47.4	27.1	27.9
74.	Vanderbilt Commodores	47.4	25.3	25.5
75.	Arkansas State Red Wolves	47.3	27.2	28.3
76.	Colorado Buffaloes	47.3	27.2	28.0
77.	Bowling Green Falcons	46.7	29.0	29.9
78.	Iowa State Cyclones	46.7	27.0	28.1
79.	Georgia Southern Eagles	46.6	28.1	29.0
80.	Ohio Bobcats	45.8	27.7	29.4
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
81.	Connecticut Huskies	45.8	25.5	27.0
82.	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	45.6	25.6	26.6
83.	Utah State Aggies	45.3	28.2	30.0
84.	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	44.8	28.0	29.9
85.	Boston College Eagles	44.8	22.6	24.2
86.	East Carolina Pirates	44.3	27.1	28.8
87.	Syracuse Orange	43.9	25.5	27.5
88.	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	43.8	27.8	30.0
89.	San Jose State Spartans	42.2	27.5	30.0
90.	Oregon State Beavers	41.9	25.9	28.7
91.	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	41.8	27.2	30.0
92.	Colorado State Rams	41.6	27.3	30.2
93.	Nevada Wolf Pack	41.2	27.7	30.3
94.	Central Michigan Chippewas	41.2	26.5	28.9
95.	FIU Golden Panthers	40.9	27.0	30.6
96.	Troy Trojans	40.2	26.0	29.4
97.	Georgia State Panthers	40.1	27.1	30.6
98.	New Mexico Lobos	39.9	26.2	29.6
99.	Akron Zips	38.9	25.0	28.4
100.	Purdue Boilermakers	38.9	26.4	30.1
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
101.	Old Dominion Monarchs	37.7	27.4	31.4
102.	Florida Atlantic Owls	37.7	23.8	27.8
103.	Ball State Cardinals	37.5	27.8	32.4
104.	Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	37.4	27.0	31.2
105.	Buffalo Bulls	37.2	26.0	30.6
106.	Fresno State Bulldogs	36.6	26.1	30.6
107.	UCF Knights	36.2	25.5	30.2
108.	Kansas Jayhawks	36.1	24.1	28.7
109.	Rice Owls	35.9	26.3	31.4
110.	Kent State Golden Flashes	35.7	23.5	28.3
111.	SMU Mustangs	35.7	25.4	30.4
112.	Wyoming Cowboys	35.4	26.4	31.4
113.	Miami (OH) RedHawks	35.1	25.2	30.6
114.	UNLV Rebels	35.0	26.5	31.2
115.	South Alabama Jaguars	34.3	25.3	30.4
116.	UTEP Miners	33.9	25.8	31.1
117.	Eastern Michigan Eagles	33.8	27.3	33.2
118.	Army West Point Black Knights	33.8	25.8	31.4
119.	UTSA Roadrunners	33.0	23.9	29.5
120.	Tulane Green Wave	33.0	23.8	29.7
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
121.	Idaho Vandals	32.9	25.9	32.0
122.	New Mexico State Aggies	32.1	26.1	32.2
123.	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	32.0	24.2	30.7
124.	Texas State Bobcats	31.4	25.8	32.3
125.	Massachusetts Minutemen	30.0	25.3	32.6
126.	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	29.9	25.0	31.9
127.	North Texas Mean Green	24.9	23.7	33.1
128.	Charlotte 49ers	23.1	20.6	30.4