WhatIfSports college football Week 14 power rankings: Ohio State moves up to No. 2

Published 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 14 Power Rankings
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
1.	Alabama Crimson Tide	-	74.7	30.2	21.6
2.	Ohio State Buckeyes	+4	68.5	30.2	24.0
3.	Michigan Wolverines	-1	68.0	29.9	23.7
4.	Clemson Tigers	-1	67.6	31.1	24.9
5.	Wisconsin Badgers	+4	64.5	28.4	23.3
6.	Washington Huskies	+1	64.4	30.1	24.9
7.	Oklahoma Sooners	-2	63.9	30.4	25.7
8.	Louisville Cardinals	-4	63.3	31.2	26.8
9.	Florida State Seminoles	+6	62.7	30.9	26.6
10.	Oklahoma State Cowboys	+2	61.3	31.1	27.4
11.	Colorado Buffaloes	-	60.7	30.0	26.4
12.	West Virginia Mountaineers	+2	60.7	28.7	24.8
13.	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	-	60.5	30.7	27.1
14.	Washington State Cougars	+6	60.5	33.4	29.8
15.	Florida Gators	-5	60.4	27.0	23.6
16.	Penn State Nittany Lions	+8	60.0	29.0	25.6
17.	Nebraska Cornhuskers	+13	59.8	29.9	26.5
18.	Texas A&M Aggies	+13	59.6	30.5	27.2
19.	LSU Tigers	-3	59.5	29.0	25.7
20.	Tennessee Volunteers	+1	59.5	28.5	25.4
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
21.	Iowa Hawkeyes	+12	59.4	28.5	25.3
22.	Houston Cougars	+1	59.4	29.0	25.8
23.	Maryland Terrapins	+12	59.2	29.7	26.7
24.	USC Trojans	-16	59.0	30.4	27.1
25.	Western Michigan Broncos	+4	59.0	31.5	28.8
26.	BYU Cougars	+1	58.8	29.2	26.1
27.	Virginia Tech Hokies	-5	58.2	28.7	25.8
28.	Pittsburgh Panthers	+12	57.9	28.8	26.3
29.	Utah Utes	-12	57.8	27.7	25.0
30.	Stanford Cardinal	-2	57.5	29.5	27.1
31.	South Florida Bulls	+7	57.4	29.5	27.7
32.	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	+16	57.4	28.6	25.9
33.	Auburn Tigers	+1	57.3	28.0	25.7
34.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+2	57.2	29.5	27.3
35.	TCU Horned Frogs	+4	56.6	30.1	27.6
36.	Northwestern Wildcats	-4	56.6	26.9	24.1
37.	North Carolina Tar Heels	-	56.3	30.0	27.6
38.	Navy Midshipmen	+5	55.9	29.3	27.0
39.	Duke Blue Devils	+13	55.7	28.4	26.9
40.	Minnesota Golden Gophers	+5	55.6	27.9	26.1
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
41.	Boise State Broncos	-23	55.6	30.0	27.9
42.	UCLA Bruins	-16	55.5	29.9	28.2
43.	Arkansas Razorbacks	-2	55.5	27.8	25.9
44.	San Diego State Aztecs	+15	55.4	29.5	28.0
45.	Kansas State Wildcats	+10	55.2	27.6	25.8
46.	Appalachian State Mountaineers	+7	54.6	29.6	28.1
47.	North Carolina State Wolfpack	+11	54.6	26.8	25.8
48.	Ole Miss Rebels	-6	54.5	29.5	28.0
49.	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-3	54.3	32.6	30.8
50.	Baylor Bears	-31	54.3	29.6	28.2
51.	California Golden Bears	-1	53.8	31.9	30.6
52.	Troy Trojans	+2	53.8	29.5	28.5
53.	Temple Owls	-4	53.7	28.5	27.9
54.	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-3	53.6	29.8	28.5
55.	Indiana Hoosiers	+2	53.4	30.1	29.1
56.	Missouri Tigers	+10	53.0	26.5	26.0
57.	Memphis Tigers	+5	53.0	29.6	28.5
58.	South Carolina Gamecocks	+14	52.6	27.4	26.8
59.	Toledo Rockets	-12	52.5	30.3	29.3
60.	Oregon Ducks	-	52.2	29.1	28.2
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
61.	Virginia Cavaliers	+3	52.1	28.8	28.5
62.	Kentucky Wildcats	+7	52.0	29.4	28.6
63.	Georgia Bulldogs	-38	51.8	27.5	26.8
64.	Arizona State Sun Devils	-20	51.4	29.9	29.9
65.	Vanderbilt Commodores	+6	51.0	27.2	26.4
66.	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	-10	50.4	29.7	29.3
67.	Oregon State Beavers	+10	50.3	27.0	26.9
68.	Texas Longhorns	-3	49.9	27.6	27.3
69.	Arkansas State Red Wolves	+6	49.2	27.7	27.9
70.	UCF Knights	-2	49.2	28.8	29.0
71.	Boston College Eagles	+2	49.1	25.4	25.4
72.	Michigan State Spartans	-2	49.1	27.0	27.2
73.	Syracuse Orange	-10	49.0	27.3	27.7
74.	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	-13	48.5	30.1	30.8
75.	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	-1	47.9	31.1	31.4
76.	New Mexico Lobos	+15	47.1	27.7	28.8
77.	Northern Illinois Huskies	+7	47.0	27.8	29.1
78.	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	+30	46.5	29.9	30.9
79.	Wyoming Cowboys	-1	46.3	28.1	29.0
80.	Iowa State Cyclones	-4	46.2	27.6	28.7
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
81.	Arizona Wildcats	+5	46.1	28.7	29.9
82.	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-15	46.1	26.2	27.1
83.	Cincinnati Bearcats	-	45.9	28.0	29.3
84.	Colorado State Rams	+4	45.5	28.8	30.1
85.	Air Force Falcons	+4	44.9	26.7	28.3
86.	Old Dominion Monarchs	+10	44.7	29.2	31.0
87.	Purdue Boilermakers	-	44.2	27.9	29.9
88.	Central Michigan Chippewas	-7	44.2	27.6	29.3
89.	Illinois Fighting Illini	-10	44.1	28.0	29.7
90.	SMU Mustangs	+7	42.9	26.9	29.1
91.	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	+2	42.8	28.1	30.5
92.	Utah State Aggies	+13	42.8	28.3	30.8
93.	Georgia Southern Eagles	-11	42.8	27.7	30.1
94.	East Carolina Pirates	-4	42.3	26.9	29.9
95.	Eastern Michigan Eagles	-10	42.1	30.1	32.6
96.	Nevada Wolf Pack	+8	41.8	27.3	30.3
97.	Miami (OH) RedHawks	+3	41.5	26.7	29.5
98.	Tulane Green Wave	+21	41.2	26.3	29.1
99.	Florida Atlantic Owls	-1	40.9	25.9	29.2
100.	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	-8	40.7	27.4	30.4
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
101.	UTSA Roadrunners	+10	40.5	26.4	29.5
102.	Idaho Vandals	+1	40.3	27.2	30.9
103.	Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	-2	40.3	26.9	30.4
104.	Georgia State Panthers	+6	40.1	27.9	31.5
105.	Ohio Bobcats	-6	40.1	27.8	30.9
106.	Connecticut Huskies	-26	39.8	25.5	28.9
107.	South Alabama Jaguars	-12	39.5	27.4	30.9
108.	New Mexico State Aggies	+10	39.3	29.2	33.0
109.	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	+11	39.2	26.8	30.7
110.	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	-16	39.1	26.3	29.7
111.	Akron Zips	-2	38.7	26.2	30.5
112.	FIU Golden Panthers	+5	38.6	27.6	31.2
113.	North Texas Mean Green	-6	38.5	26.8	30.8
114.	Charlotte 49ers	-2	38.3	25.9	29.8
115.	San Jose State Spartans	+1	38.2	26.3	30.7
116.	Kansas Jayhawks	-14	37.8	24.5	28.4
117.	Ball State Cardinals	-11	37.8	28.6	32.8
118.	Marshall Thundering Herd	-4	37.6	26.8	31.1
119.	Buffalo Bulls	+7	37.6	26.4	31.2
120.	Bowling Green Falcons	-5	37.5	27.4	32.2
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
121.	Army West Point Black Knights	-	36.6	25.2	29.5
122.	UTEP Miners	+3	36.5	27.1	31.7
123.	Kent State Golden Flashes	-10	34.6	25.3	30.1
124.	Fresno State Bulldogs	+3	34.3	26.3	31.6
125.	Texas State Bobcats	-2	34.1	29.2	34.7
126.	Rice Owls	-2	34.0	26.6	32.2
127.	UNLV Rebels	-5	33.8	25.7	31.4
128.	Massachusetts Minutemen	-	32.5	26.2	32.1

In addition, view our Week 14 predictions or visit our college football archive for power rankings from past weeks.