NCAA Power Rankings: 'Bama thumps Michigan

NCAA football Week 2 power rankings

By Jake Westrich - WhatIfSports.com

September 3, 2012

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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NCAA football simulation to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking of all 124 FBS teams. We simulated thousands of games and used those winning percentages to evaluate every team. All 124 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Simulations are based on updated rosters and depth charts so significant week-to-week changes may occur once the regular season kicks off.

Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)

	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
1.	USC Trojans	-	86.9	36.4	18.4
2.	Alabama Crimson Tide	-	86.8	32.5	15.3
3.	LSU Tigers	-	84.4	31.1	15.6
4.	Georgia Bulldogs	-	83.1	31.4	17.0
5.	Arkansas Razorbacks	+2	80.5	32.8	18.8
6.	Oklahoma Sooners	+2	80.3	32.1	18.9
7.	Oregon Ducks	-2	80.1	31.8	18.8
8.	Florida State Seminoles	-2	78.5	29.9	17.6
9.	West Virginia Mountaineers	+1	76.5	32.6	21.5
10.	Michigan State Spartans	+5	74.5	27.9	18.1
11.	Michigan Wolverines	-2	74.4	28.9	18.6
12.	South Carolina Gamecocks	+1	74.4	27.4	17.2
13.	Texas Longhorns	+5	74.3	27.4	17.6
14.	Ohio State Buckeyes	+3	73.5	28.8	18.8
15.	TCU Horned Frogs	+4	72.5	30.5	21.1
16.	Wisconsin Badgers	-5	72.5	30.8	20.9
17.	Nebraska Cornhuskers	+4	71.9	29.5	20.1
18.	Clemson Tigers	+2	71.8	30.2	21.1
19.	Virginia Tech Hokies	-3	71.6	27.6	18.5
20.	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-6	70.8	29.5	20.4
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
21.	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	+1	70.2	29.4	20.6
22.	Stanford Cardinal	-10	70.0	27.8	19.6
23.	Brigham Young Cougars	+7	69.3	27.4	19.6
24.	North Carolina Tar Heels	-1	68.9	29.1	21.2
25.	Florida Gators	+3	68.3	24.8	17.8
26.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1	67.8	28.4	21.0
27.	Washington Huskies	-3	66.5	29.5	22.7
28.	Boise State Broncos	-2	66.2	28.9	22.2
29.	Louisville Cardinals	-2	66.0	26.7	20.8
30.	Missouri Tigers	+2	65.4	26.7	20.3
31.	Tennessee Volunteers	-2	65.0	25.5	19.6
32.	Utah Utes	+1	63.8	24.6	18.8
33.	North Carolina State Wolfpack	-2	63.8	26.0	20.6
34.	South Florida Bulls	-	63.4	25.9	20.5
35.	Vanderbilt Commodores	+5	63.1	24.2	18.9
36.	Texas A&M Aggies	+2	62.9	25.9	20.7
37.	Virginia Cavaliers	+6	62.3	26.4	21.1
38.	California Golden Bears	-1	61.6	26.3	21.2
39.	Auburn Tigers	+11	61.5	24.9	20.8
40.	Kansas State Wildcats	-4	61.1	26.2	21.2
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
41.	Purdue Boilermakers	+8	61.0	26.1	21.7
42.	UCLA Bruins	-	60.9	25.7	21.3
43.	Arizona Wildcats	+5	60.9	28.1	23.9
44.	Mississippi State Bulldogs	+1	60.2	24.0	19.7
45.	Baylor Bears	-1	60.1	27.0	22.6
46.	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+8	60.1	29.0	25.1
47.	Arizona State Sun Devils	-	59.7	26.7	22.5
48.	Washington State Cougars	-9	59.5	27.4	23.8
49.	Northwestern Wildcats	+2	59.3	27.2	23.3
50.	Illinois Fighting Illini	-4	59.1	23.2	19.7
51.	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	+1	59.1	25.8	22.1
52.	Oregon State Beavers	+1	58.8	26.1	22.5
53.	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	+4	56.4	22.8	20.3
54.	Nevada Wolf Pack	+12	56.1	25.6	23.0
55.	Iowa Hawkeyes	-14	55.2	24.4	22.4
56.	Cincinnati Bearcats	-	55.0	23.5	21.1
57.	Iowa State Cyclones	+1	54.8	24.3	22.2
58.	Temple Owls	+3	54.3	23.7	22.3
59.	Syracuse Orange	-	54.0	24.5	22.4
60.	Pittsburgh Panthers	-5	53.4	24.0	22.4
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
61.	Ohio Bobcats	+1	52.7	24.6	23.3
62.	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	+3	52.6	26.0	24.9
63.	Toledo Rockets	+4	51.3	25.8	25.2
64.	UCF Knights	-	50.9	25.2	25.0
65.	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-5	50.1	23.6	23.1
66.	Boston College Eagles	+2	49.7	22.7	22.7
67.	Connecticut Huskies	+2	49.5	21.1	21.0
68.	Navy Midshipmen	-5	48.9	24.1	24.4
69.	Duke Blue Devils	+2	48.9	25.4	25.4
70.	Kentucky Wildcats	+5	48.9	20.7	20.9
71.	Marshall Thundering Herd	+5	48.1	24.6	25.3
72.	Penn State Nittany Lions	-2	47.5	21.1	21.7
73.	Arkansas State Red Wolves	+7	46.7	24.7	26.3
74.	Kansas Jayhawks	-2	46.6	24.9	25.9
75.	Western Michigan Broncos	-2	46.2	25.0	26.5
76.	Maryland Terrapins	+1	45.5	21.7	22.9
77.	Northern Illinois Huskies	-3	45.5	22.7	24.6
78.	Houston Cougars	-43	45.5	24.7	26.8
79.	Fresno State Bulldogs	+4	45.3	23.9	25.9
80.	Mississippi Rebels	+1	45.2	20.6	22.3
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
81.	Minnesota Golden Gophers	-2	44.8	22.3	24.0
82.	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	-4	44.1	23.1	25.2
83.	Southern Methodist Mustangs	+1	42.9	23.2	25.6
84.	Indiana Hoosiers	+1	42.4	22.2	24.8
85.	Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	+1	41.6	24.2	27.5
86.	Bowling Green Falcons	+5	41.5	22.2	25.4
87.	FIU Golden Panthers	+1	41.2	22.8	26.5
88.	Miami (OH) RedHawks	-1	41.0	22.2	25.3
89.	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	+1	40.4	23.2	26.7
90.	Colorado Buffaloes	-8	39.6	20.8	24.6
91.	Wyoming Cowboys	-2	39.1	22.1	26.2
92.	Utah State Aggies	-	38.5	22.9	27.1
93.	Hawaii Warriors	+1	38.3	20.3	24.9
94.	San Diego State Aztecs	-1	37.6	19.7	24.8
95.	Air Force Falcons	+1	37.3	21.6	26.3
96.	Army Black Knights	+3	37.0	19.9	25.3
97.	East Carolina Pirates	-2	36.7	21.7	27.2
98.	Ball State Cardinals	+4	36.0	21.5	27.3
99.	UTEP Miners	-1	32.2	21.0	28.2
100.	Tulane Green Wave	+4	32.0	19.4	27.1
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
101.	Colorado State Rams	-	32.0	18.6	25.6
102.	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	-2	32.0	20.7	27.9
103.	Eastern Michigan Eagles	-6	31.6	18.9	26.4
104.	Rice Owls	-1	30.6	21.3	28.9
105.	Central Michigan Chippewas	+1	30.5	19.9	28.3
106.	North Texas Mean Green	+1	28.9	19.9	28.6
107.	Troy Trojans	-2	28.7	21.3	29.9
108.	Kent State Golden Flashes	-	28.7	15.5	23.8
109.	Buffalo Bulls	-	27.6	17.5	26.9
110.	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	-	26.9	18.7	28.1
111.	San Jose State Spartans	+3	24.3	19.5	30.5
112.	UAB Blazers	-	24.3	19.7	30.1
113.	New Mexico State Aggies	-	23.9	19.9	30.6
114.	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	-3	23.2	19.3	30.6
115.	UNLV Rebels	+3	19.7	15.7	28.6
116.	Texas State Bobcats	+6	18.5	16.5	30.9
117.	Florida Atlantic Owls	-2	18.0	15.9	29.5
118.	New Mexico Lobos	+1	17.4	15.9	30.2
119.	Idaho Vandals	-3	16.6	15.6	30.4
120.	Memphis Tigers	-3	15.1	14.2	30.7
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
121.	Akron Zips	-1	13.9	13.9	30.3
122.	Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners	+1	13.0	15.6	32.7
123.	South Alabama Jaguars	-2	12.5	14.9	32.7
124.	Massachusetts Minutemen	-	9.7	11.7	31.6

Jake Westrich is the digital content coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.

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