WhatIfSports College Football Preseason Power Rankings

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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its college football simulation engine to present 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 Preseason Power Rankings
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
1. TCU Horned Frogs 76.7 34.9 24.9
2. Ohio State Buckeyes 76.2 33.8 23.9
3. Alabama Crimson Tide 73.8 30.9 22.4
4. Baylor Bears 72.4 34.2 26.0
5. Georgia Bulldogs 71.8 32.2 24.1
6. Oregon Ducks 70.8 34.3 26.6
7. Auburn Tigers 70.1 32.0 24.3
8. Michigan State Spartans 69.7 31.0 23.8
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 68.7 32.4 25.6
10. USC Trojans 68.4 32.6 26.1
11. Clemson Tigers 68.2 30.6 23.8
12. Florida State Seminoles 67.8 32.3 25.5
13. Ole Miss Rebels 66.9 30.6 24.3
14. LSU Tigers 66.8 30.7 24.4
15. Arkansas Razorbacks 66.0 30.4 24.5
16. Arizona State Sun Devils 65.5 32.0 25.9
17. Oklahoma Sooners 65.3 30.5 25.0
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs 64.9 30.9 25.1
19. Wisconsin Badgers 64.8 30.3 24.5
20. Texas A&M Aggies 64.4 33.0 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers 64.1 29.9 25.6
22. Boise State Broncos 63.9 31.7 26.9
23. Stanford Cardinal 63.8 31.0 26.1
24. UCLA Bruins 63.6 31.0 26.1
25. Florida Gators 63.6 28.1 23.4
26. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 63.2 31.0 25.9
27. Missouri Tigers 63.0 29.0 24.1
28. Arizona Wildcats 63.0 32.2 27.8
29. South Carolina Gamecocks 62.8 31.1 26.9
30. Louisville Cardinals 61.7 28.7 24.5
31. Tennessee Volunteers 61.6 29.7 25.3
32. Kansas State Wildcats 61.1 31.8 28.2
33. Utah Utes 60.3 29.1 25.7
34. Virginia Tech Hokies 60.1 27.9 24.4
35. West Virginia Mountaineers 59.9 30.8 27.3
36. Oklahoma State Cowboys 59.1 30.5 26.8
37. Minnesota Golden Gophers 58.6 28.7 25.7
38. BYU Cougars 58.3 30.8 28.3
39. Miami (FL) Hurricanes 58.2 30.8 27.7
40. Penn State Nittany Lions 58.0 27.4 24.7
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
41. Washington Huskies 57.2 28.7 26.5
42. Pittsburgh Panthers 57.0 30.4 27.7
43. Michigan Wolverines 56.8 27.1 24.7
44. Texas Longhorns 56.3 29.6 27.0
45. Duke Blue Devils 55.6 28.6 26.7
46. California Golden Bears 55.5 31.6 29.7
47. North Carolina Tar Heels 54.8 30.4 28.5
48. North Carolina State Wolfpack 54.8 29.0 27.2
49. Utah State Aggies 54.5 29.7 28.3
50. Cincinnati Bearcats 54.3 32.3 30.5
51. Texas Tech Red Raiders 53.5 31.1 30.2
52. UCF Knights 53.4 26.5 25.6
53. Kentucky Wildcats 53.4 28.3 27.0
54. Maryland Terrapins 53.3 27.6 26.6
55. Boston College Eagles 52.7 26.8 25.5
56. Navy Midshipmen 52.5 30.0 29.2
57. Toledo Rockets 52.2 29.4 29.0
58. Iowa Hawkeyes 52.2 27.9 27.0
59. Marshall Thundering Herd 52.0 30.6 29.5
60. Memphis Tigers 51.2 28.4 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
61. Virginia Cavaliers 50.7 26.9 26.5
62. Northwestern Wildcats 50.0 26.2 26.1
63. Houston Cougars 49.8 29.1 28.8
64. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 49.3 27.7 27.8
65. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 49.3 28.7 29.3
66. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 49.2 32.6 32.4
67. Indiana Hoosiers 48.8 27.4 28.1
68. Colorado State Rams 48.5 30.4 30.7
69. Washington State Cougars 47.9 29.9 30.5
70. San Diego State Aztecs 47.6 27.6 28.5
71. Oregon State Beavers 47.5 28.8 29.5
72. Temple Owls 47.2 25.9 26.8
73. Western Michigan Broncos 46.8 28.5 29.9
74. Georgia Southern Eagles 46.5 29.2 30.6
75. Illinois Fighting Illini 46.3 28.1 29.3
76. Northern Illinois Huskies 46.1 27.5 29.0
77. Arkansas State Red Wolves 45.9 29.3 30.5
78. Iowa State Cyclones 45.7 27.9 29.1
79. Colorado Buffaloes 45.6 28.9 30.8
80. East Carolina Pirates 45.4 28.6 30.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
81. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 44.7 28.2 30.2
82. Vanderbilt Commodores 44.4 26.6 28.5
83. Air Force Falcons 44.4 27.6 29.7
84. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 43.8 27.7 30.0
85. Nevada Wolf Pack 43.5 27.1 29.6
86. Rice Owls 43.4 27.4 29.5
87. Purdue Boilermakers 43.0 26.3 28.3
88. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 42.9 24.5 27.1
89. Bowling Green Falcons 42.9 29.8 31.9
90. Appalachian State Mountaineers 42.6 27.3 29.7
91. Wyoming Cowboys 42.4 28.8 31.5
92. Fresno State Bulldogs 42.0 28.0 31.3
93. Ball State Cardinals 41.4 28.5 31.8
94. Texas State Bobcats 41.1 28.3 31.6
95. Ohio Bobcats 41.1 26.2 29.8
96. Akron Zips 40.5 26.9 30.7
97. Syracuse Orange 40.3 23.9 27.6
98. South Florida Bulls 40.1 25.1 28.4
99. UTEP Miners 40.0 26.5 30.1
100. New Mexico Lobos 39.0 28.1 31.9
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
101. Central Michigan Chippewas 38.9 26.0 29.9
102. Buffalo Bulls 38.4 29.1 33.5
103. Southern Miss Golden Eagles 38.3 27.8 32.1
104. Kansas Jayhawks 37.9 24.7 28.8
105. Connecticut Huskies 37.7 24.8 29.4
106. Massachusetts Minutemen 37.7 27.6 31.9
107. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 37.6 26.2 30.5
108. San Jose State Spartans 36.4 27.0 31.8
109. FIU Golden Panthers 36.3 23.6 29.0
110. Tulane Green Wave 35.8 24.7 29.3
111. Florida Atlantic Owls 35.0 26.5 32.0
112. Old Dominion Monarchs 33.6 27.7 33.4
113. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 32.9 26.1 32.2
114. Troy Trojans 32.5 25.9 32.0
115. UNLV Rebels 32.0 25.8 32.5
116. Kent State Golden Flashes 31.9 26.1 32.8
117. South Alabama Jaguars 31.7 24.6 30.9
118. New Mexico State Aggies 31.6 26.4 33.7
119. SMU Mustangs 31.4 23.9 30.9
120. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 31.2 24.2 31.2
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
121. North Texas Mean Green 30.5 22.8 30.3
122. UTSA Roadrunners 30.1 22.3 29.7
123. Army West Point Black Knights 28.5 24.2 32.0
124. Miami (OH) RedHawks 28.5 24.3 32.0
125. Georgia State Panthers 28.0 24.8 32.9
126. Idaho Vandals 24.7 24.1 33.6
127. Charlotte 49ers 23.5 24.0 34.5
128. Eastern Michigan Eagles 19.7 22.0 33.2
Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
1. TCU Horned Frogs 76.7 34.9 24.9
2. Ohio State Buckeyes 76.2 33.8 23.9
3. Alabama Crimson Tide 73.8 30.9 22.4
4. Baylor Bears 72.4 34.2 26.0
5. Georgia Bulldogs 71.8 32.2 24.1
6. Oregon Ducks 70.8 34.3 26.6
7. Auburn Tigers 70.1 32.0 24.3
8. Michigan State Spartans 69.7 31.0 23.8
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 68.7 32.4 25.6
10. USC Trojans 68.4 32.6 26.1
11. Clemson Tigers 68.2 30.6 23.8
12. Florida State Seminoles 67.8 32.3 25.5
13. Ole Miss Rebels 66.9 30.6 24.3
14. LSU Tigers 66.8 30.7 24.4
15. Arkansas Razorbacks 66.0 30.4 24.5
16. Arizona State Sun Devils 65.5 32.0 25.9
17. Oklahoma Sooners 65.3 30.5 25.0
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs 64.9 30.9 25.1
19. Wisconsin Badgers 64.8 30.3 24.5
20. Texas A&M Aggies 64.4 33.0 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers 64.1 29.9 25.6
22. Boise State Broncos 63.9 31.7 26.9
23. Stanford Cardinal 63.8 31.0 26.1
24. UCLA Bruins 63.6 31.0 26.1
25. Florida Gators 63.6 28.1 23.4
26. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 63.2 31.0 25.9
27. Missouri Tigers 63.0 29.0 24.1
28. Arizona Wildcats 63.0 32.2 27.8
29. South Carolina Gamecocks 62.8 31.1 26.9
30. Louisville Cardinals 61.7 28.7 24.5
31. Tennessee Volunteers 61.6 29.7 25.3
32. Kansas State Wildcats 61.1 31.8 28.2
33. Utah Utes 60.3 29.1 25.7
34. Virginia Tech Hokies 60.1 27.9 24.4
35. West Virginia Mountaineers 59.9 30.8 27.3
36. Oklahoma State Cowboys 59.1 30.5 26.8
37. Minnesota Golden Gophers 58.6 28.7 25.7
38. BYU Cougars 58.3 30.8 28.3
39. Miami (FL) Hurricanes 58.2 30.8 27.7
40. Penn State Nittany Lions 58.0 27.4 24.7
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
41. Washington Huskies 57.2 28.7 26.5
42. Pittsburgh Panthers 57.0 30.4 27.7
43. Michigan Wolverines 56.8 27.1 24.7
44. Texas Longhorns 56.3 29.6 27.0
45. Duke Blue Devils 55.6 28.6 26.7
46. California Golden Bears 55.5 31.6 29.7
47. North Carolina Tar Heels 54.8 30.4 28.5
48. North Carolina State Wolfpack 54.8 29.0 27.2
49. Utah State Aggies 54.5 29.7 28.3
50. Cincinnati Bearcats 54.3 32.3 30.5
51. Texas Tech Red Raiders 53.5 31.1 30.2
52. UCF Knights 53.4 26.5 25.6
53. Kentucky Wildcats 53.4 28.3 27.0
54. Maryland Terrapins 53.3 27.6 26.6
55. Boston College Eagles 52.7 26.8 25.5
56. Navy Midshipmen 52.5 30.0 29.2
57. Toledo Rockets 52.2 29.4 29.0
58. Iowa Hawkeyes 52.2 27.9 27.0
59. Marshall Thundering Herd 52.0 30.6 29.5
60. Memphis Tigers 51.2 28.4 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
61. Virginia Cavaliers 50.7 26.9 26.5
62. Northwestern Wildcats 50.0 26.2 26.1
63. Houston Cougars 49.8 29.1 28.8
64. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 49.3 27.7 27.8
65. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 49.3 28.7 29.3
66. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 49.2 32.6 32.4
67. Indiana Hoosiers 48.8 27.4 28.1
68. Colorado State Rams 48.5 30.4 30.7
69. Washington State Cougars 47.9 29.9 30.5
70. San Diego State Aztecs 47.6 27.6 28.5
71. Oregon State Beavers 47.5 28.8 29.5
72. Temple Owls 47.2 25.9 26.8
73. Western Michigan Broncos 46.8 28.5 29.9
74. Georgia Southern Eagles 46.5 29.2 30.6
75. Illinois Fighting Illini 46.3 28.1 29.3
76. Northern Illinois Huskies 46.1 27.5 29.0
77. Arkansas State Red Wolves 45.9 29.3 30.5
78. Iowa State Cyclones 45.7 27.9 29.1
79. Colorado Buffaloes 45.6 28.9 30.8
80. East Carolina Pirates 45.4 28.6 30.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
81. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 44.7 28.2 30.2
82. Vanderbilt Commodores 44.4 26.6 28.5
83. Air Force Falcons 44.4 27.6 29.7
84. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 43.8 27.7 30.0
85. Nevada Wolf Pack 43.5 27.1 29.6
86. Rice Owls 43.4 27.4 29.5
87. Purdue Boilermakers 43.0 26.3 28.3
88. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 42.9 24.5 27.1
89. Bowling Green Falcons 42.9 29.8 31.9
90. Appalachian State Mountaineers 42.6 27.3 29.7
91. Wyoming Cowboys 42.4 28.8 31.5
92. Fresno State Bulldogs 42.0 28.0 31.3
93. Ball State Cardinals 41.4 28.5 31.8
94. Texas State Bobcats 41.1 28.3 31.6
95. Ohio Bobcats 41.1 26.2 29.8
96. Akron Zips 40.5 26.9 30.7
97. Syracuse Orange 40.3 23.9 27.6
98. South Florida Bulls 40.1 25.1 28.4
99. UTEP Miners 40.0 26.5 30.1
100. New Mexico Lobos 39.0 28.1 31.9
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
101. Central Michigan Chippewas 38.9 26.0 29.9
102. Buffalo Bulls 38.4 29.1 33.5
103. Southern Miss Golden Eagles 38.3 27.8 32.1
104. Kansas Jayhawks 37.9 24.7 28.8
105. Connecticut Huskies 37.7 24.8 29.4
106. Massachusetts Minutemen 37.7 27.6 31.9
107. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 37.6 26.2 30.5
108. San Jose State Spartans 36.4 27.0 31.8
109. FIU Golden Panthers 36.3 23.6 29.0
110. Tulane Green Wave 35.8 24.7 29.3
111. Florida Atlantic Owls 35.0 26.5 32.0
112. Old Dominion Monarchs 33.6 27.7 33.4
113. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 32.9 26.1 32.2
114. Troy Trojans 32.5 25.9 32.0
115. UNLV Rebels 32.0 25.8 32.5
116. Kent State Golden Flashes 31.9 26.1 32.8
117. South Alabama Jaguars 31.7 24.6 30.9
118. New Mexico State Aggies 31.6 26.4 33.7
119. SMU Mustangs 31.4 23.9 30.9
120. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 31.2 24.2 31.2
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
121. North Texas Mean Green 30.5 22.8 30.3
122. UTSA Roadrunners 30.1 22.3 29.7
123. Army West Point Black Knights 28.5 24.2 32.0
124. Miami (OH) RedHawks 28.5 24.3 32.0
125. Georgia State Panthers 28.0 24.8 32.9
126. Idaho Vandals 24.7 24.1 33.6
127. Charlotte 49ers 23.5 24.0 34.5
128. Eastern Michigan Eagles 19.7 22.0 33.2
Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
1. TCU Horned Frogs 76.7 34.9 24.9
2. Ohio State Buckeyes 76.2 33.8 23.9
3. Alabama Crimson Tide 73.8 30.9 22.4
4. Baylor Bears 72.4 34.2 26.0
5. Georgia Bulldogs 71.8 32.2 24.1
6. Oregon Ducks 70.8 34.3 26.6
7. Auburn Tigers 70.1 32.0 24.3
8. Michigan State Spartans 69.7 31.0 23.8
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 68.7 32.4 25.6
10. USC Trojans 68.4 32.6 26.1
11. Clemson Tigers 68.2 30.6 23.8
12. Florida State Seminoles 67.8 32.3 25.5
13. Ole Miss Rebels 66.9 30.6 24.3
14. LSU Tigers 66.8 30.7 24.4
15. Arkansas Razorbacks 66.0 30.4 24.5
16. Arizona State Sun Devils 65.5 32.0 25.9
17. Oklahoma Sooners 65.3 30.5 25.0
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs 64.9 30.9 25.1
19. Wisconsin Badgers 64.8 30.3 24.5
20. Texas A&M Aggies 64.4 33.0 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers 64.1 29.9 25.6
22. Boise State Broncos 63.9 31.7 26.9
23. Stanford Cardinal 63.8 31.0 26.1
24. UCLA Bruins 63.6 31.0 26.1
25. Florida Gators 63.6 28.1 23.4
26. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 63.2 31.0 25.9
27. Missouri Tigers 63.0 29.0 24.1
28. Arizona Wildcats 63.0 32.2 27.8
29. South Carolina Gamecocks 62.8 31.1 26.9
30. Louisville Cardinals 61.7 28.7 24.5
31. Tennessee Volunteers 61.6 29.7 25.3
32. Kansas State Wildcats 61.1 31.8 28.2
33. Utah Utes 60.3 29.1 25.7
34. Virginia Tech Hokies 60.1 27.9 24.4
35. West Virginia Mountaineers 59.9 30.8 27.3
36. Oklahoma State Cowboys 59.1 30.5 26.8
37. Minnesota Golden Gophers 58.6 28.7 25.7
38. BYU Cougars 58.3 30.8 28.3
39. Miami (FL) Hurricanes 58.2 30.8 27.7
40. Penn State Nittany Lions 58.0 27.4 24.7
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
41. Washington Huskies 57.2 28.7 26.5
42. Pittsburgh Panthers 57.0 30.4 27.7
43. Michigan Wolverines 56.8 27.1 24.7
44. Texas Longhorns 56.3 29.6 27.0
45. Duke Blue Devils 55.6 28.6 26.7
46. California Golden Bears 55.5 31.6 29.7
47. North Carolina Tar Heels 54.8 30.4 28.5
48. North Carolina State Wolfpack 54.8 29.0 27.2
49. Utah State Aggies 54.5 29.7 28.3
50. Cincinnati Bearcats 54.3 32.3 30.5
51. Texas Tech Red Raiders 53.5 31.1 30.2
52. UCF Knights 53.4 26.5 25.6
53. Kentucky Wildcats 53.4 28.3 27.0
54. Maryland Terrapins 53.3 27.6 26.6
55. Boston College Eagles 52.7 26.8 25.5
56. Navy Midshipmen 52.5 30.0 29.2
57. Toledo Rockets 52.2 29.4 29.0
58. Iowa Hawkeyes 52.2 27.9 27.0
59. Marshall Thundering Herd 52.0 30.6 29.5
60. Memphis Tigers 51.2 28.4 28.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
61. Virginia Cavaliers 50.7 26.9 26.5
62. Northwestern Wildcats 50.0 26.2 26.1
63. Houston Cougars 49.8 29.1 28.8
64. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 49.3 27.7 27.8
65. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 49.3 28.7 29.3
66. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 49.2 32.6 32.4
67. Indiana Hoosiers 48.8 27.4 28.1
68. Colorado State Rams 48.5 30.4 30.7
69. Washington State Cougars 47.9 29.9 30.5
70. San Diego State Aztecs 47.6 27.6 28.5
71. Oregon State Beavers 47.5 28.8 29.5
72. Temple Owls 47.2 25.9 26.8
73. Western Michigan Broncos 46.8 28.5 29.9
74. Georgia Southern Eagles 46.5 29.2 30.6
75. Illinois Fighting Illini 46.3 28.1 29.3
76. Northern Illinois Huskies 46.1 27.5 29.0
77. Arkansas State Red Wolves 45.9 29.3 30.5
78. Iowa State Cyclones 45.7 27.9 29.1
79. Colorado Buffaloes 45.6 28.9 30.8
80. East Carolina Pirates 45.4 28.6 30.0
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
81. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 44.7 28.2 30.2
82. Vanderbilt Commodores 44.4 26.6 28.5
83. Air Force Falcons 44.4 27.6 29.7
84. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 43.8 27.7 30.0
85. Nevada Wolf Pack 43.5 27.1 29.6
86. Rice Owls 43.4 27.4 29.5
87. Purdue Boilermakers 43.0 26.3 28.3
88. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 42.9 24.5 27.1
89. Bowling Green Falcons 42.9 29.8 31.9
90. Appalachian State Mountaineers 42.6 27.3 29.7
91. Wyoming Cowboys 42.4 28.8 31.5
92. Fresno State Bulldogs 42.0 28.0 31.3
93. Ball State Cardinals 41.4 28.5 31.8
94. Texas State Bobcats 41.1 28.3 31.6
95. Ohio Bobcats 41.1 26.2 29.8
96. Akron Zips 40.5 26.9 30.7
97. Syracuse Orange 40.3 23.9 27.6
98. South Florida Bulls 40.1 25.1 28.4
99. UTEP Miners 40.0 26.5 30.1
100. New Mexico Lobos 39.0 28.1 31.9
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
101. Central Michigan Chippewas 38.9 26.0 29.9
102. Buffalo Bulls 38.4 29.1 33.5
103. Southern Miss Golden Eagles 38.3 27.8 32.1
104. Kansas Jayhawks 37.9 24.7 28.8
105. Connecticut Huskies 37.7 24.8 29.4
106. Massachusetts Minutemen 37.7 27.6 31.9
107. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 37.6 26.2 30.5
108. San Jose State Spartans 36.4 27.0 31.8
109. FIU Golden Panthers 36.3 23.6 29.0
110. Tulane Green Wave 35.8 24.7 29.3
111. Florida Atlantic Owls 35.0 26.5 32.0
112. Old Dominion Monarchs 33.6 27.7 33.4
113. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 32.9 26.1 32.2
114. Troy Trojans 32.5 25.9 32.0
115. UNLV Rebels 32.0 25.8 32.5
116. Kent State Golden Flashes 31.9 26.1 32.8
117. South Alabama Jaguars 31.7 24.6 30.9
118. New Mexico State Aggies 31.6 26.4 33.7
119. SMU Mustangs 31.4 23.9 30.9
120. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 31.2 24.2 31.2
  Team Win Pct PS/G PA/G
121. North Texas Mean Green 30.5 22.8 30.3
122. UTSA Roadrunners 30.1 22.3 29.7
123. Army West Point Black Knights 28.5 24.2 32.0
124. Miami (OH) RedHawks 28.5 24.3 32.0
125. Georgia State Panthers 28.0 24.8 32.9
126. Idaho Vandals 24.7 24.1 33.6
127. Charlotte 49ers 23.5 24.0 34.5
128. Eastern Michigan Eagles 19.7 22.0 33.2

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