WhatIfSports college football Week 13 power rankings: Roll Tide
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Dec. 24, 2016 7:46 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 13 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Alabama Crimson Tide | - | 74.2 | 30.1 | 21.4 |
| 2. | Michigan Wolverines | +3 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 23.9 |
| 3. | Clemson Tigers | +1 | 67.2 | 31.5 | 25.2 |
| 4. | Louisville Cardinals | -1 | 65.9 | 31.4 | 25.8 |
| 5. | Oklahoma Sooners | +1 | 65.7 | 30.3 | 25.4 |
| 6. | Ohio State Buckeyes | -4 | 64.6 | 29.8 | 24.2 |
| 7. | Washington Huskies | +1 | 64.3 | 30.2 | 25.2 |
| 8. | USC Trojans | +4 | 64.2 | 31.3 | 26.6 |
| 9. | Wisconsin Badgers | -2 | 63.4 | 28.4 | 23.4 |
| 10. | Florida Gators | -1 | 61.8 | 27.1 | 23.4 |
| 11. | Colorado Buffaloes | +6 | 61.8 | 30.3 | 26.2 |
| 12. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | -2 | 61.8 | 31.2 | 27.2 |
| 13. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +11 | 61.4 | 30.4 | 27.0 |
| 14. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +2 | 61.1 | 28.4 | 24.6 |
| 15. | Florida State Seminoles | - | 61.1 | 30.9 | 26.8 |
| 16. | LSU Tigers | +2 | 61.0 | 29.2 | 25.6 |
| 17. | Utah Utes | +5 | 60.3 | 28.0 | 24.7 |
| 18. | Boise State Broncos | +5 | 60.2 | 30.7 | 27.6 |
| 19. | Baylor Bears | +27 | 60.2 | 30.4 | 27.3 |
| 20. | Washington State Cougars | +7 | 60.1 | 33.2 | 29.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Tennessee Volunteers | +10 | 60.0 | 28.8 | 25.3 |
| 22. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -11 | 60.0 | 28.9 | 25.7 |
| 23. | Houston Cougars | +17 | 59.8 | 28.9 | 25.3 |
| 24. | Penn State Nittany Lions | -3 | 58.9 | 28.7 | 25.8 |
| 25. | Georgia Bulldogs | +4 | 58.8 | 28.6 | 25.9 |
| 26. | UCLA Bruins | +23 | 58.3 | 30.7 | 27.7 |
| 27. | BYU Cougars | -1 | 58.3 | 29.0 | 25.8 |
| 28. | Stanford Cardinal | +30 | 58.2 | 29.2 | 26.6 |
| 29. | Western Michigan Broncos | +12 | 58.1 | 31.1 | 28.8 |
| 30. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -17 | 58.0 | 30.0 | 27.2 |
| 31. | Texas A&M Aggies | -12 | 57.9 | 30.3 | 27.5 |
| 32. | Northwestern Wildcats | +7 | 57.8 | 26.9 | 24.4 |
| 33. | Iowa Hawkeyes | -3 | 57.7 | 27.9 | 25.3 |
| 34. | Auburn Tigers | -6 | 57.6 | 28.6 | 25.7 |
| 35. | Maryland Terrapins | +2 | 57.4 | 29.4 | 27.0 |
| 36. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -11 | 57.3 | 29.4 | 26.9 |
| 37. | North Carolina Tar Heels | +5 | 57.2 | 30.1 | 27.5 |
| 38. | South Florida Bulls | +6 | 57.2 | 30.3 | 27.7 |
| 39. | TCU Horned Frogs | -7 | 56.8 | 30.0 | 27.4 |
| 40. | Pittsburgh Panthers | -26 | 56.4 | 28.2 | 26.3 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | Arkansas Razorbacks | +2 | 56.3 | 28.1 | 26.3 |
| 42. | Ole Miss Rebels | -22 | 56.2 | 30.3 | 27.9 |
| 43. | Navy Midshipmen | -10 | 56.1 | 29.8 | 27.4 |
| 44. | Arizona State Sun Devils | +3 | 55.2 | 30.0 | 28.2 |
| 45. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | +15 | 55.2 | 28.0 | 26.4 |
| 46. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -8 | 55.2 | 32.6 | 30.6 |
| 47. | Toledo Rockets | +3 | 55.2 | 30.5 | 28.9 |
| 48. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -12 | 54.6 | 27.7 | 26.2 |
| 49. | Temple Owls | +14 | 54.3 | 29.1 | 28.0 |
| 50. | California Golden Bears | +6 | 54.2 | 32.1 | 30.4 |
| 51. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | +4 | 54.2 | 29.8 | 28.2 |
| 52. | Duke Blue Devils | -7 | 54.0 | 28.5 | 27.1 |
| 53. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | - | 53.9 | 29.7 | 28.3 |
| 54. | Troy Trojans | -20 | 53.9 | 29.6 | 28.6 |
| 55. | Kansas State Wildcats | +2 | 53.9 | 27.5 | 26.0 |
| 56. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | +17 | 53.8 | 29.9 | 29.0 |
| 57. | Indiana Hoosiers | -5 | 53.4 | 29.9 | 28.9 |
| 58. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | -7 | 53.2 | 26.7 | 25.5 |
| 59. | San Diego State Aztecs | +2 | 53.1 | 29.4 | 28.1 |
| 60. | Oregon Ducks | -12 | 52.6 | 29.8 | 28.8 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | +10 | 52.5 | 30.8 | 30.1 |
| 62. | Memphis Tigers | +7 | 51.7 | 28.3 | 28.3 |
| 63. | Syracuse Orange | +3 | 50.9 | 27.6 | 27.4 |
| 64. | Virginia Cavaliers | - | 50.8 | 29.2 | 28.8 |
| 65. | Texas Longhorns | -30 | 50.7 | 28.1 | 27.7 |
| 66. | Missouri Tigers | +4 | 50.5 | 26.6 | 26.2 |
| 67. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | - | 50.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| 68. | UCF Knights | -6 | 49.9 | 28.6 | 29.0 |
| 69. | Kentucky Wildcats | -1 | 49.7 | 28.4 | 28.5 |
| 70. | Michigan State Spartans | +5 | 49.6 | 26.9 | 26.8 |
| 71. | Vanderbilt Commodores | +5 | 49.0 | 26.3 | 26.5 |
| 72. | South Carolina Gamecocks | -18 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 |
| 73. | Boston College Eagles | +1 | 48.6 | 25.0 | 25.6 |
| 74. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | -2 | 47.8 | 31.2 | 32.2 |
| 75. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | +12 | 47.5 | 26.9 | 27.5 |
| 76. | Iowa State Cyclones | +7 | 47.4 | 27.8 | 28.6 |
| 77. | Oregon State Beavers | +1 | 46.8 | 27.4 | 28.0 |
| 78. | Wyoming Cowboys | +12 | 46.5 | 28.4 | 29.4 |
| 79. | Illinois Fighting Illini | +3 | 46.5 | 27.8 | 29.1 |
| 80. | Connecticut Huskies | +1 | 46.4 | 26.6 | 27.7 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Central Michigan Chippewas | +12 | 46.4 | 27.4 | 28.8 |
| 82. | Georgia Southern Eagles | -5 | 45.0 | 28.5 | 30.1 |
| 83. | Cincinnati Bearcats | -18 | 44.8 | 27.7 | 29.3 |
| 84. | Northern Illinois Huskies | -4 | 44.4 | 27.7 | 30.0 |
| 85. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | +1 | 44.4 | 30.7 | 32.5 |
| 86. | Arizona Wildcats | -27 | 43.8 | 28.6 | 30.4 |
| 87. | Purdue Boilermakers | -2 | 43.8 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
| 88. | Colorado State Rams | +29 | 43.3 | 28.0 | 30.2 |
| 89. | Air Force Falcons | +7 | 42.9 | 26.8 | 29.5 |
| 90. | East Carolina Pirates | -1 | 42.7 | 27.5 | 30.0 |
| 91. | New Mexico Lobos | -7 | 42.5 | 27.2 | 29.6 |
| 92. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | +6 | 42.4 | 27.7 | 30.2 |
| 93. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | -5 | 42.2 | 27.6 | 30.2 |
| 94. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | - | 42.1 | 26.8 | 29.7 |
| 95. | South Alabama Jaguars | +2 | 41.9 | 28.0 | 30.7 |
| 96. | Old Dominion Monarchs | +6 | 41.7 | 27.9 | 30.8 |
| 97. | SMU Mustangs | -6 | 41.3 | 27.2 | 29.5 |
| 98. | Florida Atlantic Owls | +7 | 41.3 | 26.3 | 29.6 |
| 99. | Ohio Bobcats | -20 | 41.1 | 27.5 | 30.6 |
| 100. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | -1 | 40.3 | 27.0 | 30.0 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | +19 | 40.3 | 27.5 | 31.0 |
| 102. | Kansas Jayhawks | +9 | 40.0 | 24.8 | 28.4 |
| 103. | Idaho Vandals | -2 | 39.6 | 27.4 | 31.0 |
| 104. | Nevada Wolf Pack | +4 | 39.6 | 27.2 | 30.3 |
| 105. | Utah State Aggies | -10 | 39.1 | 27.9 | 31.4 |
| 106. | Ball State Cardinals | -14 | 38.9 | 28.2 | 32.0 |
| 107. | North Texas Mean Green | -7 | 38.8 | 26.9 | 30.9 |
| 108. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | +2 | 38.7 | 28.1 | 32.2 |
| 109. | Akron Zips | +5 | 38.5 | 26.1 | 30.6 |
| 110. | Georgia State Panthers | +13 | 38.2 | 27.8 | 31.8 |
| 111. | UTSA Roadrunners | -5 | 38.1 | 25.9 | 29.7 |
| 112. | Charlotte 49ers | +7 | 38.0 | 26.0 | 29.8 |
| 113. | Kent State Golden Flashes | +13 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 29.8 |
| 114. | Marshall Thundering Herd | -5 | 37.7 | 27.0 | 31.5 |
| 115. | Bowling Green Falcons | +3 | 37.7 | 27.5 | 32.0 |
| 116. | San Jose State Spartans | -12 | 37.5 | 26.3 | 30.5 |
| 117. | FIU Golden Panthers | -14 | 37.1 | 27.1 | 31.3 |
| 118. | New Mexico State Aggies | -11 | 36.6 | 29.0 | 33.6 |
| 119. | Tulane Green Wave | +2 | 35.7 | 24.0 | 29.2 |
| 120. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | -4 | 35.7 | 26.5 | 31.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Army West Point Black Knights | -9 | 35.7 | 24.9 | 29.8 |
| 122. | UNLV Rebels | +2 | 35.7 | 26.2 | 31.2 |
| 123. | Texas State Bobcats | +2 | 35.5 | 28.6 | 33.8 |
| 124. | Rice Owls | -9 | 34.6 | 26.7 | 31.9 |
| 125. | UTEP Miners | +2 | 34.6 | 26.9 | 32.0 |
| 126. | Buffalo Bulls | -13 | 34.4 | 25.8 | 31.1 |
| 127. | Fresno State Bulldogs | -5 | 34.3 | 26.4 | 31.8 |
| 128. | Massachusetts Minutemen | - | 30.3 | 26.0 | 32.6 |
In addition, view our Week 13 predictions or visit our college football archive for power rankings from past weeks.
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