WhatIfSports college football Week 11 power rankings: no change in the Top 5
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Dec. 24, 2016 7:47 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 11 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Alabama Crimson Tide | - | 74.3 | 30.1 | 21.5 |
| 2. | Michigan Wolverines | - | 70.8 | 31.2 | 24.2 |
| 3. | Clemson Tigers | - | 70.3 | 31.4 | 24.9 |
| 4. | Washington Huskies | - | 68.5 | 31.0 | 24.9 |
| 5. | Louisville Cardinals | - | 67.3 | 31.5 | 25.3 |
| 6. | Ohio State Buckeyes | +1 | 67.3 | 29.9 | 23.8 |
| 7. | Oklahoma Sooners | -1 | 65.2 | 30.7 | 25.2 |
| 8. | Wisconsin Badgers | +1 | 64.4 | 28.5 | 23.5 |
| 9. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | +2 | 63.3 | 31.5 | 27.1 |
| 10. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +2 | 63.3 | 28.6 | 24.4 |
| 11. | Auburn Tigers | +3 | 62.9 | 29.2 | 25.0 |
| 12. | Arkansas Razorbacks | +4 | 61.5 | 29.2 | 25.4 |
| 13. | Florida State Seminoles | +5 | 61.3 | 30.6 | 26.3 |
| 14. | LSU Tigers | +12 | 61.2 | 29.1 | 25.4 |
| 15. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +40 | 61.1 | 31.2 | 27.5 |
| 16. | Washington State Cougars | -6 | 60.9 | 33.4 | 30.0 |
| 17. | Florida Gators | +4 | 60.7 | 26.9 | 23.4 |
| 18. | North Carolina Tar Heels | +9 | 60.5 | 30.2 | 27.0 |
| 19. | Texas A&M Aggies | -11 | 60.4 | 30.3 | 26.9 |
| 20. | Baylor Bears | +11 | 60.3 | 30.2 | 27.4 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Penn State Nittany Lions | +1 | 60.2 | 29.1 | 25.6 |
| 22. | Northwestern Wildcats | +3 | 60.0 | 26.8 | 23.7 |
| 23. | USC Trojans | -4 | 59.9 | 30.6 | 27.3 |
| 24. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -7 | 59.7 | 28.8 | 25.3 |
| 25. | Ole Miss Rebels | -5 | 59.6 | 30.5 | 27.4 |
| 26. | TCU Horned Frogs | +15 | 59.3 | 30.4 | 27.3 |
| 27. | Boise State Broncos | +8 | 59.2 | 30.7 | 27.6 |
| 28. | BYU Cougars | +8 | 59.0 | 28.8 | 25.8 |
| 29. | Colorado Buffaloes | -14 | 58.9 | 29.9 | 26.7 |
| 30. | Houston Cougars | +8 | 58.8 | 28.6 | 26.0 |
| 31. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -18 | 58.7 | 30.5 | 27.2 |
| 32. | Tennessee Volunteers | -8 | 58.5 | 28.4 | 25.5 |
| 33. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | +15 | 58.2 | 32.7 | 30.0 |
| 34. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | +5 | 57.6 | 29.7 | 27.3 |
| 35. | Georgia Bulldogs | +2 | 57.3 | 28.2 | 26.2 |
| 36. | UCLA Bruins | +8 | 57.3 | 30.3 | 27.9 |
| 37. | Maryland Terrapins | -5 | 57.3 | 29.5 | 26.9 |
| 38. | South Florida Bulls | +7 | 57.1 | 30.1 | 28.0 |
| 39. | Western Michigan Broncos | -10 | 57.0 | 31.1 | 28.6 |
| 40. | Navy Midshipmen | -7 | 56.7 | 29.5 | 27.4 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | Utah Utes | -13 | 56.7 | 27.5 | 25.0 |
| 42. | Arizona State Sun Devils | -8 | 56.4 | 30.0 | 28.4 |
| 43. | Texas Longhorns | -13 | 56.1 | 29.1 | 26.8 |
| 44. | Pittsburgh Panthers | -21 | 55.7 | 27.6 | 25.6 |
| 45. | San Diego State Aztecs | +1 | 55.2 | 29.6 | 27.6 |
| 46. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | +4 | 55.0 | 27.1 | 25.7 |
| 47. | Stanford Cardinal | -5 | 55.0 | 29.3 | 27.5 |
| 48. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | +11 | 55.0 | 29.9 | 28.3 |
| 49. | Iowa Hawkeyes | - | 54.9 | 27.4 | 25.9 |
| 50. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -7 | 54.6 | 27.8 | 25.8 |
| 51. | Toledo Rockets | +5 | 54.5 | 30.2 | 28.7 |
| 52. | California Golden Bears | - | 54.4 | 32.1 | 30.5 |
| 53. | Oregon Ducks | -6 | 54.3 | 30.2 | 28.3 |
| 54. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | -1 | 54.2 | 29.6 | 28.1 |
| 55. | Kansas State Wildcats | -15 | 53.8 | 27.3 | 25.8 |
| 56. | Vanderbilt Commodores | +17 | 52.9 | 25.6 | 25.0 |
| 57. | Duke Blue Devils | +1 | 52.8 | 27.8 | 27.0 |
| 58. | Temple Owls | -7 | 52.2 | 29.0 | 27.9 |
| 59. | Arizona Wildcats | +4 | 51.9 | 30.3 | 29.3 |
| 60. | Indiana Hoosiers | -3 | 51.7 | 29.9 | 29.3 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | +4 | 51.6 | 27.8 | 27.5 |
| 62. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | +5 | 51.0 | 31.0 | 30.7 |
| 63. | Memphis Tigers | +7 | 50.3 | 28.9 | 29.0 |
| 64. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | +10 | 50.2 | 31.0 | 31.4 |
| 65. | Michigan State Spartans | -4 | 50.1 | 26.8 | 26.9 |
| 66. | Kentucky Wildcats | +2 | 50.1 | 28.9 | 28.6 |
| 67. | South Carolina Gamecocks | -7 | 49.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| 68. | Georgia Southern Eagles | -4 | 49.6 | 29.2 | 29.0 |
| 69. | Boston College Eagles | +2 | 49.5 | 25.1 | 25.0 |
| 70. | UCF Knights | -1 | 49.4 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| 71. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | +4 | 49.4 | 29.2 | 29.3 |
| 72. | Troy Trojans | +6 | 49.3 | 28.3 | 28.4 |
| 73. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +3 | 49.2 | 26.9 | 27.0 |
| 74. | Cincinnati Bearcats | -2 | 49.1 | 28.4 | 28.8 |
| 75. | Missouri Tigers | +4 | 48.6 | 25.2 | 25.7 |
| 76. | Virginia Cavaliers | -22 | 47.9 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
| 77. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | -11 | 47.8 | 29.4 | 30.0 |
| 78. | Syracuse Orange | -16 | 47.7 | 27.2 | 27.4 |
| 79. | Oregon State Beavers | +2 | 46.9 | 26.9 | 28.0 |
| 80. | Utah State Aggies | +7 | 45.6 | 28.4 | 30.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Purdue Boilermakers | +5 | 45.2 | 27.7 | 29.5 |
| 82. | Connecticut Huskies | - | 45.2 | 26.3 | 27.5 |
| 83. | Illinois Fighting Illini | +10 | 45.1 | 27.9 | 29.5 |
| 84. | Wyoming Cowboys | +1 | 45.0 | 27.9 | 29.7 |
| 85. | East Carolina Pirates | -8 | 44.8 | 27.7 | 29.1 |
| 86. | Iowa State Cyclones | +4 | 44.6 | 26.5 | 28.3 |
| 87. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | -7 | 44.5 | 26.8 | 28.6 |
| 88. | Northern Illinois Huskies | -4 | 44.5 | 27.6 | 29.5 |
| 89. | Ohio Bobcats | -1 | 43.5 | 28.4 | 30.6 |
| 90. | Central Michigan Chippewas | -7 | 42.6 | 27.1 | 29.9 |
| 91. | FIU Golden Panthers | +12 | 42.0 | 27.6 | 30.6 |
| 92. | New Mexico Lobos | -1 | 41.9 | 27.3 | 29.9 |
| 93. | Charlotte 49ers | +28 | 41.6 | 26.2 | 29.2 |
| 94. | Akron Zips | +8 | 41.2 | 26.6 | 29.8 |
| 95. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | - | 40.9 | 27.5 | 30.2 |
| 96. | UTSA Roadrunners | +5 | 40.8 | 26.4 | 29.7 |
| 97. | South Alabama Jaguars | -8 | 40.7 | 28.0 | 31.0 |
| 98. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -6 | 40.4 | 30.0 | 32.8 |
| 99. | Air Force Falcons | -5 | 39.7 | 26.5 | 29.6 |
| 100. | Ball State Cardinals | -3 | 39.7 | 28.6 | 31.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | Colorado State Rams | +22 | 39.6 | 26.1 | 29.7 |
| 102. | Old Dominion Monarchs | +5 | 39.4 | 27.9 | 31.4 |
| 103. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | +13 | 39.4 | 26.5 | 30.5 |
| 104. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -8 | 39.3 | 26.5 | 30.1 |
| 105. | UTEP Miners | +17 | 39.0 | 27.0 | 31.2 |
| 106. | Idaho Vandals | +5 | 39.0 | 27.0 | 31.1 |
| 107. | Georgia State Panthers | +6 | 38.7 | 27.4 | 31.4 |
| 108. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | -10 | 38.6 | 27.1 | 30.4 |
| 109. | SMU Mustangs | -3 | 38.2 | 26.1 | 30.0 |
| 110. | New Mexico State Aggies | +7 | 38.0 | 28.9 | 33.4 |
| 111. | Kent State Golden Flashes | +4 | 37.6 | 25.2 | 29.4 |
| 112. | Nevada Wolf Pack | -7 | 37.5 | 26.8 | 30.8 |
| 113. | Army West Point Black Knights | -3 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 29.9 |
| 114. | Tulane Green Wave | -6 | 36.1 | 24.4 | 29.3 |
| 115. | Buffalo Bulls | +3 | 36.1 | 26.2 | 31.0 |
| 116. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | -12 | 35.8 | 27.0 | 31.8 |
| 117. | Bowling Green Falcons | -5 | 35.7 | 27.4 | 31.9 |
| 118. | North Texas Mean Green | -18 | 35.7 | 26.3 | 31.0 |
| 119. | San Jose State Spartans | +5 | 35.3 | 26.4 | 31.0 |
| 120. | Marshall Thundering Herd | - | 35.3 | 26.6 | 31.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Florida Atlantic Owls | +7 | 35.2 | 24.7 | 29.6 |
| 122. | Kansas Jayhawks | -13 | 34.8 | 24.0 | 28.9 |
| 123. | Texas State Bobcats | -4 | 34.0 | 29.2 | 34.6 |
| 124. | UNLV Rebels | +2 | 33.5 | 26.0 | 31.6 |
| 125. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | -26 | 33.5 | 27.3 | 32.9 |
| 126. | Fresno State Bulldogs | -12 | 33.2 | 26.3 | 31.8 |
| 127. | Rice Owls | -2 | 33.1 | 26.7 | 32.4 |
| 128. | Massachusetts Minutemen | -1 | 31.5 | 26.2 | 32.8 |
In addition, view our Week 11 predictions or visit our college football archive for power rankings from past weeks.
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