WhatIfSports college football Week 15 power rankings: Baylor falls out of Top 25
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| College Football Week 15 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Clemson Tigers | - | 74.5 | 33.1 | 24.1 |
| 2. | Alabama Crimson Tide | - | 72.4 | 30.9 | 22.1 |
| 3. | Michigan State Spartans | - | 72.1 | 31.8 | 24.0 |
| 4. | Oklahoma Sooners | - | 71.1 | 31.2 | 24.1 |
| 5. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | +2 | 69.7 | 31.8 | 25.1 |
| 6. | Ohio State Buckeyes | - | 69.1 | 31.1 | 24.0 |
| 7. | Stanford Cardinal | +2 | 67.4 | 32.0 | 26.0 |
| 8. | TCU Horned Frogs | -3 | 67.3 | 33.7 | 27.4 |
| 9. | Ole Miss Rebels | +5 | 66.6 | 31.9 | 26.1 |
| 10. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | +7 | 65.9 | 30.2 | 25.1 |
| 11. | Iowa Hawkeyes | - | 65.8 | 30.5 | 25.0 |
| 12. | North Carolina Tar Heels | +3 | 65.2 | 32.9 | 27.8 |
| 13. | Michigan Wolverines | -1 | 65.2 | 28.8 | 23.0 |
| 14. | Florida Gators | -4 | 65.2 | 28.1 | 22.7 |
| 15. | Oklahoma State Cowboys | -2 | 64.7 | 30.7 | 25.2 |
| 16. | LSU Tigers | - | 64.0 | 30.5 | 25.6 |
| 17. | Tennessee Volunteers | +3 | 63.5 | 31.1 | 26.7 |
| 18. | USC Trojans | +16 | 63.3 | 31.6 | 27.3 |
| 19. | Florida State Seminoles | +2 | 62.6 | 31.4 | 26.5 |
| 20. | Texas A&M Aggies | -2 | 62.4 | 31.8 | 27.3 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 21. | Oregon Ducks | -2 | 62.0 | 31.8 | 27.7 |
| 22. | Washington Huskies | +8 | 61.2 | 28.9 | 25.4 |
| 23. | Arkansas Razorbacks | - | 61.1 | 30.7 | 26.7 |
| 24. | Northwestern Wildcats | +1 | 61.0 | 28.0 | 23.9 |
| 25. | Utah Utes | -1 | 60.6 | 29.8 | 25.8 |
| 26. | Houston Cougars | +11 | 60.3 | 30.5 | 27.1 |
| 27. | Baylor Bears | -19 | 59.8 | 30.0 | 26.5 |
| 28. | Georgia Bulldogs | -2 | 59.8 | 28.1 | 24.8 |
| 29. | Penn State Nittany Lions | +4 | 59.6 | 28.5 | 25.2 |
| 30. | Wisconsin Badgers | +1 | 59.3 | 28.6 | 25.3 |
| 31. | BYU Cougars | +1 | 59.1 | 30.2 | 26.8 |
| 32. | UCLA Bruins | -10 | 58.9 | 30.5 | 27.5 |
| 33. | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | -6 | 58.6 | 30.6 | 27.5 |
| 34. | West Virginia Mountaineers | +2 | 58.5 | 30.1 | 27.6 |
| 35. | Temple Owls | -7 | 58.5 | 29.4 | 26.8 |
| 36. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | +4 | 58.4 | 29.3 | 26.3 |
| 37. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | +1 | 58.3 | 28.7 | 26.1 |
| 38. | Auburn Tigers | -9 | 58.1 | 29.8 | 26.7 |
| 39. | Duke Blue Devils | +13 | 57.4 | 29.5 | 27.1 |
| 40. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | +3 | 57.2 | 33.0 | 29.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 41. | Missouri Tigers | -6 | 57.0 | 27.8 | 24.8 |
| 42. | Arizona Wildcats | +6 | 56.7 | 31.0 | 28.9 |
| 43. | Washington State Cougars | -4 | 56.4 | 32.8 | 30.7 |
| 44. | Kansas State Wildcats | +3 | 56.0 | 30.3 | 28.1 |
| 45. | Memphis Tigers | -4 | 55.9 | 28.5 | 26.3 |
| 46. | Arizona State Sun Devils | +9 | 55.8 | 31.4 | 29.2 |
| 47. | South Carolina Gamecocks | +3 | 55.4 | 29.7 | 28.2 |
| 48. | Navy Midshipmen | +3 | 54.7 | 30.6 | 28.7 |
| 49. | Louisville Cardinals | -4 | 54.6 | 28.4 | 26.5 |
| 50. | Virginia Tech Hokies | -6 | 54.6 | 27.6 | 25.9 |
| 51. | Pittsburgh Panthers | -2 | 54.4 | 29.5 | 27.8 |
| 52. | California Golden Bears | -6 | 54.3 | 31.4 | 29.9 |
| 53. | Indiana Hoosiers | +10 | 54.0 | 29.4 | 28.3 |
| 54. | North Carolina State Wolfpack | -12 | 53.6 | 28.8 | 27.5 |
| 55. | Kentucky Wildcats | +2 | 52.6 | 28.8 | 28.0 |
| 56. | Boise State Broncos | +2 | 52.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
| 57. | Toledo Rockets | +4 | 52.3 | 28.9 | 28.0 |
| 58. | Texas Longhorns | +1 | 52.2 | 27.4 | 26.8 |
| 59. | South Florida Bulls | -3 | 51.7 | 28.8 | 28.5 |
| 60. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | +2 | 51.7 | 33.0 | 32.7 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 61. | Illinois Fighting Illini | -1 | 51.5 | 28.6 | 28.2 |
| 62. | Virginia Cavaliers | -8 | 51.0 | 27.0 | 26.5 |
| 63. | Bowling Green Falcons | +3 | 50.9 | 31.9 | 31.4 |
| 64. | Colorado Buffaloes | +1 | 49.7 | 30.2 | 30.4 |
| 65. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | -12 | 49.3 | 30.8 | 31.0 |
| 66. | Marshall Thundering Herd | +5 | 49.0 | 28.9 | 28.9 |
| 67. | Iowa State Cyclones | - | 49.0 | 28.5 | 29.1 |
| 68. | Arkansas State Red Wolves | +1 | 48.9 | 29.6 | 30.2 |
| 69. | Northern Illinois Huskies | +1 | 48.6 | 27.7 | 28.3 |
| 70. | East Carolina Pirates | +7 | 48.5 | 30.0 | 30.4 |
| 71. | Cincinnati Bearcats | -7 | 48.1 | 31.1 | 31.5 |
| 72. | San Diego State Aztecs | +1 | 47.7 | 27.5 | 28.1 |
| 73. | Maryland Terrapins | +1 | 47.6 | 28.1 | 28.9 |
| 74. | Vanderbilt Commodores | -6 | 47.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 |
| 75. | Ohio Bobcats | +4 | 47.0 | 27.1 | 28.6 |
| 76. | Purdue Boilermakers | +4 | 47.0 | 27.2 | 27.9 |
| 77. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | +1 | 45.5 | 27.6 | 29.4 |
| 78. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | +6 | 45.4 | 29.1 | 30.3 |
| 79. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -4 | 45.4 | 26.2 | 27.9 |
| 80. | Utah State Aggies | -4 | 45.0 | 27.2 | 28.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 81. | Air Force Falcons | +5 | 44.6 | 28.4 | 30.3 |
| 82. | Connecticut Huskies | - | 44.2 | 27.0 | 28.9 |
| 83. | Syracuse Orange | +7 | 44.1 | 24.6 | 26.8 |
| 84. | Georgia Southern Eagles | -12 | 44.0 | 27.8 | 29.8 |
| 85. | Nevada Wolf Pack | +7 | 43.9 | 28.2 | 29.9 |
| 86. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | +7 | 43.4 | 27.8 | 30.1 |
| 87. | Central Michigan Chippewas | +4 | 43.2 | 26.7 | 29.3 |
| 88. | Old Dominion Monarchs | -3 | 43.2 | 28.7 | 31.2 |
| 89. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -8 | 43.0 | 27.6 | 30.1 |
| 90. | Oregon State Beavers | -3 | 43.0 | 27.6 | 29.5 |
| 91. | Western Michigan Broncos | -3 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 31.2 |
| 92. | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | -9 | 42.8 | 24.9 | 27.2 |
| 93. | Georgia State Panthers | +5 | 42.5 | 29.8 | 32.5 |
| 94. | Colorado State Rams | +2 | 42.2 | 28.5 | 30.7 |
| 95. | New Mexico Lobos | -6 | 42.0 | 28.4 | 31.0 |
| 96. | SMU Mustangs | +6 | 41.2 | 27.1 | 30.5 |
| 97. | Akron Zips | -2 | 41.0 | 27.8 | 31.3 |
| 98. | San Jose State Spartans | -1 | 40.9 | 27.7 | 30.8 |
| 99. | Troy Trojans | +4 | 40.1 | 26.1 | 30.0 |
| 100. | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | - | 39.7 | 26.6 | 30.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 101. | UTEP Miners | -7 | 39.2 | 25.9 | 29.7 |
| 102. | Ball State Cardinals | -3 | 38.6 | 27.8 | 31.9 |
| 103. | Tulane Green Wave | +8 | 38.4 | 25.0 | 29.2 |
| 104. | Kansas Jayhawks | - | 37.8 | 25.0 | 29.1 |
| 105. | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | +5 | 37.8 | 27.5 | 32.1 |
| 106. | Massachusetts Minutemen | +8 | 37.6 | 27.7 | 32.7 |
| 107. | FIU Golden Panthers | - | 37.4 | 24.2 | 28.6 |
| 108. | Wyoming Cowboys | +7 | 37.1 | 29.0 | 33.5 |
| 109. | Fresno State Bulldogs | - | 37.0 | 27.4 | 32.1 |
| 110. | New Mexico State Aggies | -9 | 37.0 | 28.4 | 33.3 |
| 111. | UNLV Rebels | -3 | 36.7 | 27.1 | 32.0 |
| 112. | Boston College Eagles | -7 | 36.7 | 21.8 | 26.4 |
| 113. | Buffalo Bulls | - | 36.7 | 28.9 | 33.7 |
| 114. | Florida Atlantic Owls | -2 | 36.2 | 27.4 | 31.8 |
| 115. | South Alabama Jaguars | -9 | 35.4 | 25.7 | 30.3 |
| 116. | Kent State Golden Flashes | +4 | 34.8 | 27.2 | 32.6 |
| 117. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | +6 | 34.5 | 26.0 | 31.5 |
| 118. | Rice Owls | +3 | 34.1 | 25.8 | 31.5 |
| 119. | Miami (OH) RedHawks | -3 | 33.9 | 25.8 | 31.3 |
| 120. | Texas State Bobcats | -2 | 33.9 | 27.2 | 33.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 121. | Idaho Vandals | +1 | 33.6 | 26.0 | 32.0 |
| 122. | UCF Knights | -5 | 33.5 | 23.1 | 28.8 |
| 123. | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | +1 | 32.2 | 24.2 | 30.6 |
| 124. | UTSA Roadrunners | -5 | 32.0 | 24.4 | 30.7 |
| 125. | Charlotte 49ers | +2 | 29.3 | 26.2 | 33.7 |
| 126. | Army West Point Black Knights | -1 | 28.4 | 24.5 | 32.4 |
| 127. | North Texas Mean Green | -1 | 27.8 | 22.8 | 30.8 |
| 128. | Eastern Michigan Eagles | - | 26.4 | 25.0 | 33.8 |