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WhatIfSports college football Week 5 power rankings: Utes win big
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Dec. 24, 2016 8:35 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 5 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Ohio State Buckeyes | - | 75.1 | 33.9 | 24.4 |
| 2. | Baylor Bears | - | 74.0 | 34.3 | 25.8 |
| 3. | Michigan State Spartans | +2 | 72.4 | 31.6 | 23.3 |
| 4. | TCU Horned Frogs | -1 | 72.2 | 34.3 | 25.9 |
| 5. | Florida State Seminoles | +3 | 71.5 | 32.6 | 25.2 |
| 6. | Ole Miss Rebels | +1 | 71.4 | 31.4 | 23.6 |
| 7. | Alabama Crimson Tide | -1 | 71.2 | 30.4 | 22.6 |
| 8. | Georgia Bulldogs | -4 | 69.4 | 31.6 | 24.3 |
| 9. | LSU Tigers | - | 68.3 | 31.2 | 24.1 |
| 10. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | - | 68.2 | 31.8 | 25.3 |
| 11. | Texas A&M Aggies | - | 67.5 | 33.1 | 26.3 |
| 12. | Clemson Tigers | - | 67.3 | 30.5 | 24.1 |
| 13. | Oklahoma Sooners | +1 | 66.3 | 30.4 | 24.7 |
| 14. | USC Trojans | +4 | 65.8 | 32.7 | 27.2 |
| 15. | Florida Gators | +17 | 65.5 | 28.5 | 22.9 |
| 16. | Utah Utes | +15 | 65.4 | 30.7 | 25.3 |
| 17. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | +6 | 63.9 | 30.2 | 25.3 |
| 18. | Kansas State Wildcats | +4 | 63.8 | 32.3 | 27.4 |
| 19. | UCLA Bruins | -4 | 63.2 | 30.8 | 26.2 |
| 20. | Stanford Cardinal | +1 | 63.0 | 31.1 | 26.7 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | -2 | 62.2 | 30.1 | 26.1 |
| 22. | Tennessee Volunteers | +3 | 62.0 | 30.0 | 25.6 |
| 23. | Auburn Tigers | -7 | 61.9 | 29.7 | 25.8 |
| 24. | Kentucky Wildcats | +22 | 61.9 | 29.8 | 25.8 |
| 25. | Michigan Wolverines | +19 | 61.3 | 28.6 | 24.4 |
| 26. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | +8 | 61.1 | 30.2 | 26.1 |
| 27. | Arizona State Sun Devils | +3 | 60.5 | 30.5 | 26.7 |
| 28. | Wisconsin Badgers | -2 | 60.4 | 29.1 | 25.6 |
| 29. | California Golden Bears | +7 | 60.3 | 32.3 | 28.8 |
| 30. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +8 | 60.1 | 31.2 | 27.4 |
| 31. | Duke Blue Devils | +16 | 60.1 | 29.5 | 25.8 |
| 32. | West Virginia Mountaineers | -5 | 59.8 | 31.4 | 27.9 |
| 33. | Oregon Ducks | -20 | 59.6 | 31.1 | 28.1 |
| 34. | South Carolina Gamecocks | +8 | 59.4 | 30.7 | 27.3 |
| 35. | Missouri Tigers | -18 | 59.3 | 28.1 | 24.9 |
| 36. | Temple Owls | -3 | 59.2 | 28.9 | 25.6 |
| 37. | North Carolina Tar Heels | +4 | 58.8 | 31.1 | 28.3 |
| 38. | BYU Cougars | +7 | 58.6 | 29.6 | 27.0 |
| 39. | Louisville Cardinals | -11 | 57.9 | 28.5 | 25.6 |
| 40. | Arkansas Razorbacks | -5 | 57.9 | 29.6 | 26.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | Washington Huskies | -4 | 57.9 | 29.3 | 26.8 |
| 42. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -22 | 57.7 | 29.9 | 27.1 |
| 43. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | - | 57.7 | 28.5 | 25.7 |
| 44. | Northwestern Wildcats | -4 | 57.2 | 27.8 | 24.6 |
| 45. | Arizona Wildcats | -21 | 57.2 | 31.1 | 28.6 |
| 46. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | +4 | 56.1 | 29.0 | 27.1 |
| 47. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -8 | 55.9 | 32.9 | 30.5 |
| 48. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -19 | 55.3 | 27.9 | 25.5 |
| 49. | Boise State Broncos | +9 | 55.2 | 29.0 | 27.1 |
| 50. | Boston College Eagles | +1 | 55.2 | 27.4 | 26.0 |
| 51. | Houston Cougars | +1 | 54.7 | 29.3 | 27.9 |
| 52. | Navy Midshipmen | +5 | 54.7 | 30.7 | 29.3 |
| 53. | Iowa Hawkeyes | -4 | 54.4 | 28.6 | 26.8 |
| 54. | Memphis Tigers | +2 | 54.3 | 29.1 | 27.8 |
| 55. | Pittsburgh Panthers | - | 53.9 | 30.0 | 28.5 |
| 56. | Cincinnati Bearcats | -3 | 53.7 | 32.5 | 31.6 |
| 57. | Texas Longhorns | +3 | 53.6 | 28.7 | 27.3 |
| 58. | Penn State Nittany Lions | -4 | 52.7 | 26.1 | 25.0 |
| 59. | Utah State Aggies | -11 | 52.3 | 28.7 | 27.8 |
| 60. | Toledo Rockets | +1 | 52.3 | 29.9 | 29.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Indiana Hoosiers | +1 | 51.4 | 28.8 | 28.2 |
| 62. | East Carolina Pirates | +2 | 50.4 | 29.8 | 29.5 |
| 63. | Bowling Green Falcons | +4 | 50.2 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| 64. | Illinois Fighting Illini | +8 | 49.9 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
| 65. | Maryland Terrapins | +5 | 49.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 |
| 66. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | +2 | 49.5 | 28.8 | 29.0 |
| 67. | Georgia Southern Eagles | +2 | 48.5 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| 68. | Marshall Thundering Herd | +5 | 47.9 | 28.7 | 29.6 |
| 69. | Oregon State Beavers | -6 | 47.5 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| 70. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | -5 | 47.2 | 32.0 | 33.1 |
| 71. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | +4 | 47.2 | 29.3 | 30.2 |
| 72. | Colorado Buffaloes | -6 | 46.8 | 30.0 | 30.9 |
| 73. | Colorado State Rams | -2 | 46.7 | 30.0 | 31.2 |
| 74. | Northern Illinois Huskies | +2 | 46.6 | 28.0 | 29.3 |
| 75. | Iowa State Cyclones | -1 | 46.3 | 28.1 | 29.3 |
| 76. | Washington State Cougars | +1 | 46.1 | 29.9 | 31.7 |
| 77. | Akron Zips | +20 | 45.6 | 28.5 | 30.3 |
| 78. | Purdue Boilermakers | +2 | 45.3 | 26.8 | 28.6 |
| 79. | Rice Owls | +5 | 44.6 | 27.5 | 29.3 |
| 80. | Virginia Cavaliers | -21 | 44.4 | 24.9 | 26.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Air Force Falcons | +7 | 44.3 | 27.5 | 29.9 |
| 82. | San Diego State Aztecs | +13 | 44.1 | 26.5 | 28.8 |
| 83. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | +2 | 44.0 | 27.8 | 30.0 |
| 84. | Vanderbilt Commodores | -3 | 43.8 | 26.2 | 28.5 |
| 85. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -7 | 43.6 | 26.9 | 29.0 |
| 86. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | +10 | 42.8 | 27.8 | 29.9 |
| 87. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | +4 | 42.8 | 27.2 | 29.9 |
| 88. | Syracuse Orange | +4 | 42.7 | 24.3 | 27.0 |
| 89. | Western Michigan Broncos | -10 | 42.0 | 27.8 | 30.3 |
| 90. | Nevada Wolf Pack | -4 | 41.9 | 27.4 | 30.0 |
| 91. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +8 | 41.7 | 24.2 | 27.3 |
| 92. | Ball State Cardinals | -10 | 41.6 | 28.6 | 31.5 |
| 93. | Ohio Bobcats | -4 | 41.6 | 26.1 | 29.1 |
| 94. | FIU Golden Panthers | -1 | 41.4 | 25.5 | 28.2 |
| 95. | UTEP Miners | +6 | 41.2 | 26.9 | 30.0 |
| 96. | South Florida Bulls | +2 | 41.0 | 25.3 | 28.5 |
| 97. | San Jose State Spartans | +11 | 40.6 | 28.0 | 31.3 |
| 98. | Tulane Green Wave | +6 | 40.3 | 25.5 | 29.2 |
| 99. | Texas State Bobcats | -5 | 40.2 | 28.6 | 31.9 |
| 100. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | - | 40.1 | 29.0 | 32.2 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | Central Michigan Chippewas | +1 | 40.1 | 27.0 | 30.4 |
| 102. | UCF Knights | -12 | 39.8 | 24.0 | 27.2 |
| 103. | Fresno State Bulldogs | -16 | 39.0 | 27.7 | 31.6 |
| 104. | Buffalo Bulls | +1 | 39.0 | 28.7 | 33.0 |
| 105. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | -22 | 38.5 | 26.9 | 30.9 |
| 106. | Connecticut Huskies | -3 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 29.4 |
| 107. | Massachusetts Minutemen | -1 | 37.6 | 28.0 | 32.8 |
| 108. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | +5 | 37.1 | 27.1 | 32.2 |
| 109. | Kansas Jayhawks | - | 36.7 | 24.8 | 29.6 |
| 110. | New Mexico State Aggies | -3 | 36.1 | 27.4 | 32.3 |
| 111. | Florida Atlantic Owls | +1 | 35.6 | 26.5 | 32.2 |
| 112. | New Mexico Lobos | -2 | 35.3 | 27.2 | 32.4 |
| 113. | South Alabama Jaguars | -2 | 35.2 | 25.8 | 30.5 |
| 114. | SMU Mustangs | - | 33.8 | 25.0 | 30.8 |
| 115. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | +3 | 32.8 | 24.5 | 30.8 |
| 116. | Old Dominion Monarchs | - | 32.1 | 27.5 | 33.7 |
| 117. | Kent State Golden Flashes | +3 | 32.0 | 26.3 | 32.9 |
| 118. | Troy Trojans | -1 | 31.5 | 26.0 | 32.4 |
| 119. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | +2 | 31.4 | 25.5 | 32.1 |
| 120. | Wyoming Cowboys | -5 | 31.0 | 26.9 | 34.0 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | UTSA Roadrunners | +1 | 30.8 | 22.8 | 29.5 |
| 122. | UNLV Rebels | -3 | 30.2 | 25.6 | 32.8 |
| 123. | Georgia State Panthers | +1 | 30.0 | 26.1 | 33.2 |
| 124. | North Texas Mean Green | +1 | 29.1 | 22.8 | 30.1 |
| 125. | Army West Point Black Knights | +2 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 32.5 |
| 126. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -3 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 33.8 |
| 127. | Charlotte 49ers | -1 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 34.3 |
| 128. | Idaho Vandals | - | 25.5 | 24.2 | 32.9 |
In addition, view our Week 5 predictions or visit our college football archive for power rankings from past weeks. For more rankings, check out the FOX Sports weekly Top 25 power rankings.
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