WhatIfSports college football Week 14 power rankings: top four may be playoff-bound
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| College Football Week 14 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Clemson Tigers | - | 75.1 | 33.1 | 23.8 |
| 2. | Alabama Crimson Tide | - | 72.6 | 30.4 | 21.9 |
| 3. | Michigan State Spartans | - | 72.1 | 31.8 | 24.1 |
| 4. | Oklahoma Sooners | - | 70.2 | 31.0 | 23.9 |
| 5. | TCU Horned Frogs | +2 | 69.7 | 33.6 | 26.8 |
| 6. | Ohio State Buckeyes | - | 69.4 | 31.0 | 23.9 |
| 7. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -2 | 69.2 | 32.2 | 25.2 |
| 8. | Baylor Bears | +7 | 67.9 | 32.3 | 26.2 |
| 9. | Stanford Cardinal | - | 67.8 | 32.0 | 26.0 |
| 10. | Florida Gators | -2 | 66.1 | 27.9 | 22.7 |
| 11. | Iowa Hawkeyes | +2 | 65.7 | 30.4 | 24.9 |
| 12. | Michigan Wolverines | -1 | 65.3 | 28.8 | 23.4 |
| 13. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | +1 | 65.3 | 30.4 | 25.2 |
| 14. | Ole Miss Rebels | +4 | 64.9 | 32.0 | 26.1 |
| 15. | North Carolina Tar Heels | -5 | 64.7 | 33.3 | 27.7 |
| 16. | LSU Tigers | +3 | 64.2 | 30.3 | 25.1 |
| 17. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -1 | 63.2 | 30.3 | 25.3 |
| 18. | Texas A&M Aggies | +2 | 62.3 | 32.0 | 27.4 |
| 19. | Oregon Ducks | +4 | 61.8 | 31.9 | 28.0 |
| 20. | Tennessee Volunteers | -3 | 61.1 | 30.6 | 26.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Florida State Seminoles | - | 61.0 | 30.9 | 26.5 |
| 22. | UCLA Bruins | -10 | 60.8 | 31.0 | 27.0 |
| 23. | Arkansas Razorbacks | +4 | 60.8 | 30.2 | 26.6 |
| 24. | Utah Utes | +1 | 60.5 | 29.4 | 25.8 |
| 25. | Northwestern Wildcats | -3 | 60.4 | 28.0 | 24.2 |
| 26. | Georgia Bulldogs | +4 | 60.3 | 28.2 | 24.1 |
| 27. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +21 | 59.8 | 30.7 | 27.9 |
| 28. | Temple Owls | +11 | 59.6 | 29.0 | 25.9 |
| 29. | Auburn Tigers | +13 | 59.5 | 29.6 | 26.4 |
| 30. | Washington Huskies | +1 | 59.4 | 29.3 | 26.0 |
| 31. | Wisconsin Badgers | -2 | 59.0 | 28.7 | 25.1 |
| 32. | BYU Cougars | -4 | 59.0 | 30.1 | 26.6 |
| 33. | Penn State Nittany Lions | -9 | 59.0 | 28.2 | 24.8 |
| 34. | USC Trojans | +6 | 58.5 | 31.3 | 27.9 |
| 35. | Missouri Tigers | -1 | 58.2 | 27.4 | 24.6 |
| 36. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +2 | 57.7 | 30.1 | 27.8 |
| 37. | Houston Cougars | -4 | 57.7 | 30.2 | 27.8 |
| 38. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | +9 | 57.6 | 28.9 | 26.0 |
| 39. | Washington State Cougars | -13 | 57.2 | 32.9 | 30.8 |
| 40. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -5 | 57.1 | 29.4 | 26.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | Memphis Tigers | +3 | 57.0 | 28.7 | 26.7 |
| 42. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | +8 | 56.8 | 29.1 | 27.0 |
| 43. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -7 | 56.7 | 32.5 | 30.0 |
| 44. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -3 | 56.3 | 27.7 | 25.8 |
| 45. | Louisville Cardinals | -2 | 55.6 | 28.4 | 26.3 |
| 46. | California Golden Bears | +9 | 55.4 | 31.5 | 29.6 |
| 47. | Kansas State Wildcats | +4 | 55.2 | 30.7 | 28.6 |
| 48. | Arizona Wildcats | +1 | 54.9 | 31.2 | 29.3 |
| 49. | Pittsburgh Panthers | -12 | 54.6 | 29.6 | 27.9 |
| 50. | South Carolina Gamecocks | +4 | 54.5 | 29.7 | 28.4 |
| 51. | Navy Midshipmen | -6 | 54.4 | 30.5 | 28.5 |
| 52. | Duke Blue Devils | -6 | 53.9 | 28.8 | 26.9 |
| 53. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | +23 | 53.2 | 32.2 | 30.7 |
| 54. | Virginia Cavaliers | +6 | 53.1 | 27.2 | 26.1 |
| 55. | Arizona State Sun Devils | -23 | 53.1 | 30.3 | 29.3 |
| 56. | South Florida Bulls | -4 | 52.2 | 29.0 | 28.3 |
| 57. | Kentucky Wildcats | +2 | 51.8 | 29.2 | 28.2 |
| 58. | Boise State Broncos | -5 | 51.7 | 29.3 | 28.4 |
| 59. | Texas Longhorns | +6 | 51.2 | 27.2 | 26.8 |
| 60. | Illinois Fighting Illini | -4 | 50.9 | 28.8 | 28.3 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Toledo Rockets | -4 | 50.7 | 28.6 | 28.2 |
| 62. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | - | 50.6 | 32.9 | 32.7 |
| 63. | Indiana Hoosiers | -5 | 50.5 | 29.2 | 28.8 |
| 64. | Cincinnati Bearcats | +3 | 50.0 | 31.1 | 31.3 |
| 65. | Colorado Buffaloes | +10 | 49.8 | 30.3 | 30.5 |
| 66. | Bowling Green Falcons | -3 | 49.4 | 31.6 | 32.0 |
| 67. | Iowa State Cyclones | +1 | 49.2 | 28.7 | 29.0 |
| 68. | Vanderbilt Commodores | +4 | 48.2 | 27.2 | 28.1 |
| 69. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | -5 | 48.1 | 29.9 | 30.1 |
| 70. | Northern Illinois Huskies | -1 | 48.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 |
| 71. | Marshall Thundering Herd | +2 | 47.8 | 29.2 | 29.6 |
| 72. | Georgia Southern Eagles | -6 | 47.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| 73. | San Diego State Aztecs | +4 | 47.2 | 27.7 | 28.7 |
| 74. | Maryland Terrapins | +7 | 46.9 | 27.9 | 29.1 |
| 75. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | +5 | 46.3 | 26.6 | 27.6 |
| 76. | Utah State Aggies | +2 | 46.1 | 27.0 | 28.7 |
| 77. | East Carolina Pirates | -3 | 45.8 | 29.4 | 30.6 |
| 78. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -8 | 45.7 | 28.2 | 29.7 |
| 79. | Ohio Bobcats | +7 | 45.7 | 27.0 | 28.6 |
| 80. | Purdue Boilermakers | -1 | 45.4 | 26.7 | 28.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -10 | 45.4 | 27.9 | 29.7 |
| 82. | Connecticut Huskies | +6 | 45.1 | 26.9 | 28.4 |
| 83. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +11 | 45.0 | 25.3 | 27.2 |
| 84. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | +1 | 45.0 | 28.4 | 30.2 |
| 85. | Old Dominion Monarchs | +8 | 44.7 | 29.4 | 31.0 |
| 86. | Air Force Falcons | -25 | 44.5 | 28.7 | 30.2 |
| 87. | Oregon State Beavers | -3 | 44.5 | 27.7 | 29.7 |
| 88. | Western Michigan Broncos | +1 | 44.3 | 28.6 | 30.9 |
| 89. | New Mexico Lobos | +8 | 44.2 | 28.7 | 31.0 |
| 90. | Syracuse Orange | +2 | 43.9 | 24.5 | 26.7 |
| 91. | Central Michigan Chippewas | -1 | 43.1 | 26.7 | 29.3 |
| 92. | Nevada Wolf Pack | -5 | 43.1 | 28.0 | 30.1 |
| 93. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | -2 | 42.6 | 27.9 | 30.5 |
| 94. | UTEP Miners | +5 | 42.1 | 26.4 | 29.6 |
| 95. | Akron Zips | +7 | 41.8 | 28.4 | 31.7 |
| 96. | Colorado State Rams | -14 | 41.5 | 28.1 | 31.2 |
| 97. | San Jose State Spartans | -1 | 41.2 | 27.7 | 31.0 |
| 98. | Georgia State Panthers | +5 | 40.8 | 29.1 | 32.3 |
| 99. | Ball State Cardinals | +6 | 39.7 | 27.6 | 31.8 |
| 100. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | - | 39.5 | 26.7 | 30.4 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | New Mexico State Aggies | -3 | 39.3 | 28.6 | 32.3 |
| 102. | SMU Mustangs | -7 | 39.3 | 26.0 | 30.1 |
| 103. | Troy Trojans | +6 | 38.6 | 26.2 | 30.2 |
| 104. | Kansas Jayhawks | - | 38.3 | 25.1 | 29.1 |
| 105. | Boston College Eagles | -22 | 38.1 | 22.1 | 26.6 |
| 106. | South Alabama Jaguars | +1 | 38.1 | 25.2 | 29.9 |
| 107. | FIU Golden Panthers | +8 | 37.5 | 23.9 | 28.3 |
| 108. | UNLV Rebels | +3 | 37.4 | 26.9 | 31.8 |
| 109. | Fresno State Bulldogs | +4 | 37.1 | 28.1 | 32.4 |
| 110. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | - | 37.0 | 27.4 | 32.1 |
| 111. | Tulane Green Wave | -3 | 36.5 | 24.9 | 29.8 |
| 112. | Florida Atlantic Owls | -6 | 36.2 | 27.6 | 32.0 |
| 113. | Buffalo Bulls | -12 | 35.9 | 29.1 | 34.3 |
| 114. | Massachusetts Minutemen | +9 | 35.5 | 27.7 | 33.1 |
| 115. | Wyoming Cowboys | +1 | 35.4 | 28.8 | 33.8 |
| 116. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | +4 | 35.3 | 25.5 | 31.4 |
| 117. | UCF Knights | +1 | 34.6 | 23.1 | 28.5 |
| 118. | Texas State Bobcats | -6 | 34.4 | 27.1 | 32.6 |
| 119. | UTSA Roadrunners | +3 | 34.4 | 24.4 | 29.9 |
| 120. | Kent State Golden Flashes | -1 | 34.1 | 26.6 | 32.6 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Rice Owls | -7 | 33.9 | 25.7 | 31.6 |
| 122. | Idaho Vandals | -1 | 32.8 | 26.3 | 32.2 |
| 123. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | -6 | 31.7 | 25.5 | 31.9 |
| 124. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | - | 31.6 | 24.4 | 31.2 |
| 125. | Army West Point Black Knights | +1 | 29.9 | 24.6 | 32.0 |
| 126. | North Texas Mean Green | -1 | 29.2 | 23.1 | 31.0 |
| 127. | Charlotte 49ers | - | 27.3 | 25.2 | 33.5 |
| 128. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | - | 25.6 | 24.9 | 33.9 |