WhatIfSports college football Week 11 power rankings: Clemson narrowing in on top spot
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| College Football Week 11 Power Rankings | |||||
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| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Ohio State Buckeyes | - | 75.3 | 34.2 | 23.8 |
| 2. | Clemson Tigers | +4 | 75.2 | 33.2 | 23.8 |
| 3. | Alabama Crimson Tide | +2 | 74.2 | 30.2 | 21.8 |
| 4. | Baylor Bears | -1 | 72.7 | 34.0 | 25.7 |
| 5. | Michigan State Spartans | -1 | 70.9 | 31.6 | 24.2 |
| 6. | Florida Gators | +1 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 22.3 |
| 7. | TCU Horned Frogs | -5 | 69.3 | 33.3 | 26.3 |
| 8. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | +1 | 67.9 | 31.5 | 25.4 |
| 9. | Utah Utes | +1 | 67.8 | 30.7 | 24.2 |
| 10. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | +6 | 67.7 | 30.4 | 24.6 |
| 11. | Michigan Wolverines | +9 | 67.0 | 29.3 | 23.4 |
| 12. | LSU Tigers | -4 | 65.8 | 30.7 | 24.6 |
| 13. | Ole Miss Rebels | +9 | 65.8 | 30.5 | 25.5 |
| 14. | Oklahoma Sooners | -3 | 65.1 | 29.4 | 24.0 |
| 15. | USC Trojans | +11 | 64.8 | 32.0 | 26.9 |
| 16. | North Carolina Tar Heels | +18 | 64.7 | 32.8 | 27.7 |
| 17. | Stanford Cardinal | -4 | 63.7 | 31.3 | 25.9 |
| 18. | Iowa Hawkeyes | +1 | 63.6 | 29.8 | 25.2 |
| 19. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -5 | 63.6 | 30.3 | 25.4 |
| 20. | UCLA Bruins | -3 | 63.3 | 31.3 | 26.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Texas A&M Aggies | -6 | 62.9 | 32.0 | 27.3 |
| 22. | Florida State Seminoles | -10 | 62.7 | 30.9 | 26.3 |
| 23. | Georgia Bulldogs | -5 | 61.8 | 28.6 | 24.3 |
| 24. | Houston Cougars | +20 | 61.7 | 30.9 | 27.1 |
| 25. | Penn State Nittany Lions | -1 | 61.6 | 28.6 | 24.8 |
| 26. | Pittsburgh Panthers | +16 | 61.5 | 31.1 | 27.3 |
| 27. | Tennessee Volunteers | - | 61.4 | 30.7 | 26.5 |
| 28. | Washington State Cougars | -3 | 60.6 | 34.8 | 30.8 |
| 29. | Temple Owls | +1 | 60.4 | 29.2 | 25.9 |
| 30. | Arkansas Razorbacks | +2 | 60.1 | 29.7 | 26.1 |
| 31. | Northwestern Wildcats | +6 | 60.1 | 27.6 | 24.2 |
| 32. | Washington Huskies | +1 | 59.9 | 29.6 | 26.1 |
| 33. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +13 | 59.3 | 30.2 | 27.4 |
| 34. | Oregon Ducks | -3 | 59.2 | 31.0 | 27.9 |
| 35. | Memphis Tigers | -6 | 59.2 | 29.9 | 27.0 |
| 36. | Missouri Tigers | +5 | 59.0 | 27.4 | 24.1 |
| 37. | Wisconsin Badgers | -2 | 58.8 | 28.3 | 25.2 |
| 38. | BYU Cougars | -10 | 58.6 | 29.6 | 26.4 |
| 39. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -3 | 58.5 | 33.0 | 29.9 |
| 40. | Louisville Cardinals | -19 | 58.1 | 28.3 | 25.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | +12 | 57.1 | 29.3 | 27.0 |
| 42. | Cincinnati Bearcats | +6 | 57.0 | 33.2 | 30.8 |
| 43. | Kansas State Wildcats | -3 | 56.9 | 30.7 | 28.2 |
| 44. | Auburn Tigers | +5 | 56.8 | 29.4 | 26.8 |
| 45. | Duke Blue Devils | -22 | 56.7 | 29.5 | 26.7 |
| 46. | South Carolina Gamecocks | +6 | 56.6 | 30.0 | 27.7 |
| 47. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | -8 | 56.4 | 30.2 | 28.2 |
| 48. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | -1 | 56.3 | 28.9 | 26.7 |
| 49. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -6 | 56.2 | 29.4 | 27.0 |
| 50. | Arizona State Sun Devils | -5 | 55.6 | 30.1 | 28.1 |
| 51. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -1 | 55.1 | 27.3 | 25.5 |
| 52. | Boise State Broncos | -1 | 55.1 | 29.1 | 27.5 |
| 53. | Kentucky Wildcats | +2 | 54.8 | 29.2 | 27.7 |
| 54. | California Golden Bears | -16 | 54.0 | 30.8 | 29.2 |
| 55. | Navy Midshipmen | +2 | 52.4 | 30.3 | 28.9 |
| 56. | Arizona Wildcats | -2 | 52.3 | 29.9 | 28.9 |
| 57. | Bowling Green Falcons | +6 | 52.1 | 32.6 | 31.5 |
| 58. | Indiana Hoosiers | +1 | 51.7 | 29.5 | 28.9 |
| 59. | Illinois Fighting Illini | +2 | 50.3 | 28.8 | 28.6 |
| 60. | Colorado Buffaloes | +4 | 50.0 | 30.1 | 30.2 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | +9 | 49.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 |
| 62. | Iowa State Cyclones | +15 | 49.6 | 28.5 | 28.9 |
| 63. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | +9 | 49.1 | 30.0 | 30.1 |
| 64. | Toledo Rockets | -8 | 48.4 | 28.3 | 28.8 |
| 65. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | +2 | 48.3 | 32.0 | 32.6 |
| 66. | Texas Longhorns | -4 | 48.3 | 27.0 | 27.3 |
| 67. | Utah State Aggies | -7 | 47.6 | 27.0 | 27.9 |
| 68. | Vanderbilt Commodores | - | 47.6 | 26.6 | 27.6 |
| 69. | East Carolina Pirates | +10 | 47.5 | 29.2 | 30.4 |
| 70. | Georgia Southern Eagles | +8 | 47.5 | 28.6 | 29.4 |
| 71. | Northern Illinois Huskies | +5 | 47.0 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| 72. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -14 | 47.0 | 28.3 | 29.4 |
| 73. | Western Michigan Broncos | - | 46.6 | 29.4 | 30.4 |
| 74. | Marshall Thundering Herd | - | 46.4 | 28.6 | 29.5 |
| 75. | San Diego State Aztecs | -9 | 46.0 | 27.5 | 28.6 |
| 76. | Virginia Cavaliers | +10 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 26.4 |
| 77. | Maryland Terrapins | -2 | 45.8 | 27.1 | 28.2 |
| 78. | South Florida Bulls | -9 | 45.4 | 26.9 | 28.5 |
| 79. | Purdue Boilermakers | +2 | 45.0 | 26.9 | 28.5 |
| 80. | Oregon State Beavers | - | 44.9 | 27.5 | 29.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Connecticut Huskies | +1 | 44.5 | 27.0 | 29.1 |
| 82. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | -17 | 44.4 | 28.7 | 30.4 |
| 83. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | +7 | 44.0 | 27.8 | 30.1 |
| 84. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | +1 | 44.0 | 26.2 | 28.1 |
| 85. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | -2 | 43.6 | 29.6 | 31.9 |
| 86. | Old Dominion Monarchs | +35 | 43.6 | 28.1 | 31.0 |
| 87. | Air Force Falcons | +2 | 43.5 | 27.6 | 29.7 |
| 88. | Nevada Wolf Pack | +19 | 43.3 | 28.0 | 30.4 |
| 89. | Central Michigan Chippewas | +3 | 43.1 | 26.7 | 29.2 |
| 90. | Colorado State Rams | +4 | 42.5 | 28.0 | 30.8 |
| 91. | Syracuse Orange | -4 | 42.5 | 24.6 | 27.2 |
| 92. | Ohio Bobcats | -4 | 42.4 | 26.3 | 28.4 |
| 93. | Boston College Eagles | -22 | 42.4 | 23.8 | 26.5 |
| 94. | Tulane Green Wave | +3 | 42.0 | 25.6 | 28.5 |
| 95. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | - | 41.6 | 24.7 | 27.3 |
| 96. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | +2 | 41.1 | 27.3 | 30.6 |
| 97. | San Jose State Spartans | -4 | 41.1 | 27.9 | 31.2 |
| 98. | Akron Zips | +13 | 40.5 | 28.1 | 31.9 |
| 99. | Buffalo Bulls | -3 | 39.6 | 29.0 | 32.7 |
| 100. | New Mexico Lobos | +13 | 39.0 | 27.6 | 31.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | Ball State Cardinals | +3 | 38.8 | 27.8 | 32.1 |
| 102. | Troy Trojans | -3 | 38.6 | 25.5 | 29.8 |
| 103. | Fresno State Bulldogs | -3 | 37.8 | 27.2 | 32.1 |
| 104. | UTEP Miners | -13 | 37.5 | 25.7 | 30.1 |
| 105. | Kansas Jayhawks | +7 | 37.4 | 25.0 | 29.2 |
| 106. | South Alabama Jaguars | -1 | 37.3 | 25.9 | 30.1 |
| 107. | FIU Golden Panthers | +8 | 37.1 | 23.7 | 28.4 |
| 108. | New Mexico State Aggies | -7 | 36.8 | 28.3 | 32.7 |
| 109. | Rice Owls | -25 | 36.7 | 25.7 | 30.7 |
| 110. | Texas State Bobcats | -8 | 36.5 | 27.1 | 32.0 |
| 111. | Florida Atlantic Owls | -2 | 36.3 | 27.4 | 32.0 |
| 112. | SMU Mustangs | +2 | 36.2 | 25.0 | 30.3 |
| 113. | UNLV Rebels | -10 | 36.1 | 27.0 | 31.6 |
| 114. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | -8 | 35.1 | 27.1 | 32.2 |
| 115. | Georgia State Panthers | +2 | 34.5 | 28.2 | 33.6 |
| 116. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | +6 | 33.4 | 25.4 | 32.0 |
| 117. | Massachusetts Minutemen | +1 | 33.3 | 27.1 | 33.1 |
| 118. | Kent State Golden Flashes | -10 | 33.3 | 26.6 | 32.5 |
| 119. | Wyoming Cowboys | -3 | 33.0 | 27.8 | 34.0 |
| 120. | UCF Knights | -1 | 32.4 | 22.6 | 28.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | -1 | 32.2 | 25.6 | 31.6 |
| 122. | Idaho Vandals | +2 | 31.8 | 25.9 | 32.4 |
| 123. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | - | 30.1 | 23.9 | 31.4 |
| 124. | North Texas Mean Green | +2 | 29.2 | 22.8 | 30.8 |
| 125. | Army West Point Black Knights | - | 28.9 | 24.4 | 32.2 |
| 126. | UTSA Roadrunners | -16 | 28.8 | 22.9 | 30.2 |
| 127. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | - | 26.4 | 24.7 | 33.5 |
| 128. | Charlotte 49ers | - | 24.3 | 25.1 | 34.4 |
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