WhatIfSports college football Week 5 power rankings: Wisconsin remains undefeated
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Dec. 24, 2016 8:28 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. | Alabama Crimson Tide | - | 75.9 | 30.2 | 21.1 |
| 2. | Michigan Wolverines | - | 71.2 | 31.1 | 23.8 |
| 3. | Ohio State Buckeyes | - | 70.5 | 30.1 | 23.0 |
| 4. | Clemson Tigers | +1 | 69.8 | 31.3 | 24.5 |
| 5. | Louisville Cardinals | -1 | 68.0 | 31.5 | 24.8 |
| 6. | Stanford Cardinal | +2 | 67.8 | 31.6 | 25.1 |
| 7. | Ole Miss Rebels | +3 | 67.4 | 31.1 | 25.4 |
| 8. | Houston Cougars | -1 | 66.0 | 30.4 | 25.1 |
| 9. | Tennessee Volunteers | -3 | 65.7 | 29.7 | 24.7 |
| 10. | Baylor Bears | +4 | 64.7 | 30.9 | 26.2 |
| 11. | Oklahoma Sooners | - | 64.4 | 30.1 | 25.1 |
| 12. | Washington Huskies | +1 | 64.2 | 30.4 | 25.7 |
| 13. | Wisconsin Badgers | +8 | 63.4 | 28.1 | 23.3 |
| 14. | Texas A&M Aggies | +10 | 63.1 | 30.8 | 25.9 |
| 15. | Florida State Seminoles | +3 | 63.1 | 29.9 | 25.5 |
| 16. | UCLA Bruins | -4 | 62.5 | 31.1 | 26.7 |
| 17. | TCU Horned Frogs | - | 62.4 | 29.7 | 26.0 |
| 18. | Georgia Bulldogs | -2 | 62.2 | 29.0 | 24.9 |
| 19. | Auburn Tigers | +16 | 61.5 | 29.1 | 25.3 |
| 20. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +3 | 61.3 | 31.0 | 26.4 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | +6 | 61.1 | 31.1 | 27.4 |
| 22. | North Carolina Tar Heels | -3 | 61.0 | 31.2 | 27.0 |
| 23. | Florida Gators | +8 | 60.7 | 26.8 | 23.1 |
| 24. | Michigan State Spartans | -15 | 60.5 | 28.5 | 24.6 |
| 25. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +13 | 60.0 | 28.6 | 25.1 |
| 26. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | +3 | 59.8 | 30.1 | 26.8 |
| 27. | San Diego State Aztecs | +5 | 59.7 | 29.1 | 26.1 |
| 28. | BYU Cougars | +5 | 59.7 | 28.8 | 26.0 |
| 29. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | +13 | 59.7 | 30.4 | 27.4 |
| 30. | Utah Utes | +6 | 59.5 | 27.5 | 24.7 |
| 31. | Western Michigan Broncos | +12 | 59.1 | 31.0 | 28.5 |
| 32. | Virginia Tech Hokies | +12 | 58.8 | 28.3 | 25.2 |
| 33. | Iowa Hawkeyes | +58 | 58.8 | 27.4 | 24.7 |
| 34. | Arkansas Razorbacks | -9 | 58.8 | 28.4 | 25.4 |
| 35. | Oregon Ducks | +2 | 58.7 | 31.2 | 28.4 |
| 36. | Texas Longhorns | -8 | 58.6 | 29.1 | 25.5 |
| 37. | Arizona State Sun Devils | +19 | 58.4 | 29.9 | 27.0 |
| 38. | USC Trojans | -12 | 58.3 | 30.6 | 27.3 |
| 39. | LSU Tigers | -19 | 58.3 | 28.7 | 25.5 |
| 40. | South Florida Bulls | - | 58.2 | 29.2 | 26.7 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | California Golden Bears | -26 | 58.1 | 31.8 | 28.5 |
| 42. | Pittsburgh Panthers | -8 | 57.6 | 27.9 | 25.3 |
| 43. | Arizona Wildcats | +8 | 56.9 | 30.5 | 28.1 |
| 44. | Air Force Falcons | +20 | 56.8 | 29.6 | 27.7 |
| 45. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -6 | 56.7 | 32.5 | 30.0 |
| 46. | Boise State Broncos | -16 | 56.7 | 30.1 | 27.7 |
| 47. | Toledo Rockets | +3 | 56.4 | 30.3 | 28.6 |
| 48. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -26 | 56.1 | 29.1 | 27.2 |
| 49. | Penn State Nittany Lions | -8 | 56.1 | 28.6 | 26.5 |
| 50. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | +5 | 55.4 | 29.9 | 28.2 |
| 51. | Colorado Buffaloes | +9 | 54.7 | 29.4 | 27.8 |
| 52. | Cincinnati Bearcats | +1 | 54.7 | 29.8 | 28.0 |
| 53. | Kansas State Wildcats | -7 | 53.7 | 27.1 | 25.9 |
| 54. | Navy Midshipmen | -6 | 53.5 | 29.6 | 28.3 |
| 55. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -3 | 53.1 | 27.4 | 26.1 |
| 56. | Washington State Cougars | -11 | 53.1 | 32.5 | 30.9 |
| 57. | Memphis Tigers | +5 | 52.2 | 28.8 | 28.2 |
| 58. | Missouri Tigers | -11 | 52.2 | 25.0 | 24.2 |
| 59. | Northwestern Wildcats | -1 | 52.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 |
| 60. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +10 | 52.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Duke Blue Devils | -2 | 52.0 | 27.8 | 27.4 |
| 62. | Georgia Southern Eagles | +1 | 51.8 | 28.7 | 28.0 |
| 63. | Virginia Cavaliers | +22 | 51.7 | 27.8 | 27.3 |
| 64. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | +4 | 51.4 | 30.3 | 29.7 |
| 65. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | -16 | 50.5 | 31.1 | 30.9 |
| 66. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | -5 | 50.2 | 26.8 | 26.1 |
| 67. | Maryland Terrapins | +4 | 50.1 | 27.3 | 27.3 |
| 68. | East Carolina Pirates | +4 | 50.1 | 28.4 | 28.2 |
| 69. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | -4 | 49.9 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| 70. | Troy Trojans | -3 | 49.0 | 27.8 | 28.2 |
| 71. | Central Michigan Chippewas | -5 | 48.8 | 28.4 | 29.0 |
| 72. | South Carolina Gamecocks | -18 | 48.4 | 26.9 | 27.6 |
| 73. | Indiana Hoosiers | -16 | 48.3 | 28.2 | 29.1 |
| 74. | Syracuse Orange | +10 | 48.0 | 26.5 | 27.2 |
| 75. | Kentucky Wildcats | +3 | 47.8 | 28.4 | 29.2 |
| 76. | Akron Zips | +4 | 47.8 | 27.1 | 27.6 |
| 77. | Boston College Eagles | -3 | 47.6 | 22.8 | 24.1 |
| 78. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -9 | 46.3 | 29.2 | 30.2 |
| 79. | Illinois Fighting Illini | +4 | 46.3 | 27.3 | 28.5 |
| 80. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | -5 | 46.2 | 28.6 | 29.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Utah State Aggies | -5 | 46.1 | 28.1 | 29.3 |
| 82. | Northern Illinois Huskies | -9 | 45.5 | 28.0 | 29.3 |
| 83. | Temple Owls | -4 | 45.4 | 26.3 | 27.6 |
| 84. | Connecticut Huskies | -7 | 44.7 | 25.7 | 27.3 |
| 85. | Iowa State Cyclones | +2 | 44.4 | 26.6 | 28.5 |
| 86. | Purdue Boilermakers | +3 | 43.7 | 27.1 | 29.6 |
| 87. | Vanderbilt Commodores | -5 | 43.2 | 24.5 | 26.4 |
| 88. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -2 | 43.1 | 27.2 | 29.1 |
| 89. | Marshall Thundering Herd | +1 | 42.4 | 27.0 | 29.4 |
| 90. | Ohio Bobcats | +7 | 42.4 | 27.7 | 30.4 |
| 91. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | -10 | 42.1 | 25.8 | 28.5 |
| 92. | Nevada Wolf Pack | +1 | 41.6 | 26.7 | 29.8 |
| 93. | South Alabama Jaguars | +17 | 41.2 | 27.6 | 30.8 |
| 94. | San Jose State Spartans | +2 | 41.0 | 27.5 | 30.9 |
| 95. | Oregon State Beavers | -7 | 40.8 | 26.0 | 28.9 |
| 96. | Old Dominion Monarchs | +10 | 40.7 | 27.5 | 30.9 |
| 97. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | -2 | 40.2 | 27.5 | 30.6 |
| 98. | Bowling Green Falcons | -4 | 39.6 | 27.1 | 30.4 |
| 99. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | -7 | 39.5 | 27.7 | 31.3 |
| 100. | Ball State Cardinals | -2 | 39.4 | 28.5 | 31.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | Texas State Bobcats | -1 | 39.3 | 28.8 | 32.6 |
| 102. | FIU Golden Panthers | +5 | 39.3 | 26.7 | 30.7 |
| 103. | Colorado State Rams | +1 | 38.6 | 26.4 | 30.4 |
| 104. | Florida Atlantic Owls | +5 | 38.0 | 23.9 | 27.8 |
| 105. | Georgia State Panthers | -4 | 37.6 | 26.8 | 31.1 |
| 106. | UCF Knights | +7 | 37.5 | 26.2 | 30.3 |
| 107. | New Mexico Lobos | -5 | 37.2 | 25.3 | 29.4 |
| 108. | UTEP Miners | +3 | 37.2 | 26.6 | 31.0 |
| 109. | Fresno State Bulldogs | -1 | 36.4 | 26.1 | 30.9 |
| 110. | New Mexico State Aggies | +4 | 35.5 | 27.9 | 33.2 |
| 111. | Kansas Jayhawks | +1 | 35.4 | 24.3 | 29.0 |
| 112. | UNLV Rebels | +3 | 35.3 | 26.2 | 31.5 |
| 113. | SMU Mustangs | -8 | 35.3 | 25.7 | 30.5 |
| 114. | Tulane Green Wave | +4 | 35.2 | 24.1 | 29.4 |
| 115. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | +7 | 35.0 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
| 116. | UTSA Roadrunners | +1 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 29.6 |
| 117. | Wyoming Cowboys | -14 | 34.6 | 26.6 | 31.7 |
| 118. | Rice Owls | -2 | 34.5 | 26.4 | 31.8 |
| 119. | Idaho Vandals | +2 | 34.4 | 26.4 | 32.1 |
| 120. | Buffalo Bulls | +6 | 33.2 | 24.8 | 30.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Kent State Golden Flashes | +4 | 33.2 | 23.0 | 28.8 |
| 122. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | +2 | 32.8 | 24.5 | 30.5 |
| 123. | Massachusetts Minutemen | -3 | 32.7 | 25.9 | 31.9 |
| 124. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | -5 | 32.5 | 25.6 | 31.2 |
| 125. | Army West Point Black Knights | -26 | 32.4 | 24.3 | 29.9 |
| 126. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | -3 | 31.7 | 25.1 | 31.9 |
| 127. | North Texas Mean Green | +1 | 27.3 | 24.4 | 33.0 |
| 128. | Charlotte 49ers | -1 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 30.7 |
In addition, view our Week 5 predictions or visit our college football archive for power rankings from past weeks.
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