CFB Power Predictions by WhatIfSports.com
Updated: November 23, 2009, 10:00 AM ET
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utilizes its simulation engine to rank teams based on their likelihood of winning this upcoming week. To come up with the rankings, each upcoming game is simulated 10,001x's and teams are ordered by winning percentage.
The predictions use the most up-to-date stats and rosters and are updated each Monday during the season.
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WHATIFSPORTS CFB POWER PREDICTIONS
| RK | Team | Opponent | Prediction | Confidence % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU Horned Frogs | New Mexico Lobos | 45 - 8 | 95.0% |
| 2 | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | 47 - 18 | 95.0% |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Baylor Bears | 37 - 15 | 95.0% |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | Texas A&M Aggies | 36 - 13 | 94.7% |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Virginia Cavaliers | 32 - 14 | 94.7% |
| 6 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | Tulane Green Wave | 33 - 13 | 93.4% |
| 7 | Troy Trojans | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | 32 - 15 | 92.7% |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Colorado Buffaloes | 28 - 13 | 90.7% |
| 9 | Mississippi Rebels | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 36 - 18 | 90.1% |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Auburn Tigers | 30 - 16 | 86.8% |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 23 - 10 | 86.8% |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats | Illinois Fighting Illini | 40 - 24 | 86.1% |
| 13 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Georgia Bulldogs | 38 - 22 | 85.4% |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats | Arizona State Sun Devils | 26 - 16 | 84.8% |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic Owls | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 35 - 17 | 82.8% |
| 16 | Florida Gators | Florida State Seminoles | 37 - 22 | 82.8% |
| 17 | Central Michigan Chippewas | Northern Illinois Huskies | 30 - 17 | 82.1% |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers | Kansas Jayhawks | 34 - 24 | 82.1% |
| 19 | USC Trojans | UCLA Bruins | 30 - 18 | 80.1% |
| 20 | Boston College Eagles | Maryland Terrapins | 21 - 14 | 80.1% |
| 21 | Boise State Broncos | Nevada Wolf Pack | 45 - 33 | 79.5% |
| 22 | Connecticut Huskies | Syracuse Orange | 28 - 14 | 77.5% |
| 23 | Marshall Thundering Herd | UTEP Miners | 26 - 18 | 77.5% |
| 24 | Navy Midshipmen | Hawaii Warriors | 33 - 23 | 76.2% |
| 25 | Idaho Vandals | Utah State Aggies | 37 - 27 | 75.5% |
| 26 | Clemson Tigers | South Carolina Gamecocks | 24 - 17 | 74.8% |
| 27 | Akron Zips | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 22 - 12 | 72.8% |
| 28 | Temple Owls | Ohio Bobcats | 24 - 17 | 72.8% |
| 29 | Washington Huskies | Washington State Cougars | 24 - 14 | 72.2% |
| 30 | Stanford Cardinal | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 37 - 26 | 71.5% |
| 31 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Duke Blue Devils | 23 - 18 | 68.9% |
| 32 | Buffalo Bulls | Kent State Golden Flashes | 21 - 16 | 68.2% |
| 33 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | South Florida Bulls | 30 - 25 | 66.9% |
| 34 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Louisville Cardinals | 21 - 19 | 66.9% |
| 35 | LSU Tigers | Arkansas Razorbacks | 28 - 21 | 66.2% |
| 36 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Memphis Tigers | 27 - 21 | 65.6% |
| 37 | Wyoming Cowboys | Colorado State Rams | 19 - 16 | 64.2% |
| 38 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Oklahoma Sooners | 23 - 21 | 63.6% |
| 39 | Western Michigan Broncos | Ball State Cardinals | 23 - 16 | 62.3% |
| 40 | Arkansas State Red Wolves | North Texas Mean Green | 25 - 16 | 61.6% |
| 41 | Toledo Rockets | Bowling Green Falcons | 24 - 22 | 61.6% |
| 42 | Tennessee Volunteers | Kentucky Wildcats | 22 - 19 | 60.3% |
| 43 | UCF Knights | UAB Blazers | 26 - 24 | 60.3% |
| 44 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | East Carolina Pirates | 28 - 28 | 59.6% |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Panthers | West Virginia Mountaineers | 29 - 27 | 57.6% |
| 46 | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 22 - 19 | 55.6% |
| 47 | San Jose State Spartans | New Mexico State Aggies | 17 - 14 | 54.3% |
| 48 | Brigham Young Cougars | Utah Utes | 29 - 27 | 54.3% |
| 49 | UNLV Rebels | San Diego State Aztecs | 20 - 18 | 51.0% |
| 50 | San Diego State Aztecs | UNLV Rebels | 18 - 20 | 49.0% |
| 51 | Utah Utes | Brigham Young Cougars | 27 - 29 | 45.7% |
| 52 | New Mexico State Aggies | San Jose State Spartans | 14 - 17 | 45.7% |
| 53 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 19 - 22 | 44.4% |
| 54 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Pittsburgh Panthers | 27 - 29 | 42.4% |
| 55 | East Carolina Pirates | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 28 - 28 | 40.4% |
| 56 | UAB Blazers | UCF Knights | 24 - 26 | 39.7% |
| 57 | Kentucky Wildcats | Tennessee Volunteers | 19 - 22 | 39.7% |
| 58 | Bowling Green Falcons | Toledo Rockets | 22 - 24 | 38.4% |
| 59 | North Texas Mean Green | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 16 - 25 | 38.4% |
| 60 | Ball State Cardinals | Western Michigan Broncos | 16 - 23 | 37.7% |
| 61 | Oklahoma Sooners | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 21 - 23 | 36.4% |
| 62 | Colorado State Rams | Wyoming Cowboys | 16 - 19 | 35.8% |
| 63 | Memphis Tigers | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 21 - 27 | 34.4% |
| 64 | Arkansas Razorbacks | LSU Tigers | 21 - 28 | 33.8% |
| 65 | Louisville Cardinals | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 19 - 21 | 33.1% |
| 66 | South Florida Bulls | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 25 - 30 | 33.1% |
| 67 | Kent State Golden Flashes | Buffalo Bulls | 16 - 21 | 31.8% |
| 68 | Duke Blue Devils | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 18 - 23 | 31.1% |
| 69 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Stanford Cardinal | 26 - 37 | 28.5% |
| 70 | Washington State Cougars | Washington Huskies | 14 - 24 | 27.8% |
| 71 | Ohio Bobcats | Temple Owls | 17 - 24 | 27.2% |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | Akron Zips | 12 - 22 | 27.2% |
| 73 | South Carolina Gamecocks | Clemson Tigers | 17 - 24 | 25.2% |
| 74 | Utah State Aggies | Idaho Vandals | 27 - 37 | 24.5% |
| 75 | Hawaii Warriors | Navy Midshipmen | 23 - 33 | 23.8% |
| 76 | UTEP Miners | Marshall Thundering Herd | 18 - 26 | 22.5% |
| 77 | Syracuse Orange | Connecticut Huskies | 14 - 28 | 22.5% |
| 78 | Nevada Wolf Pack | Boise State Broncos | 33 - 45 | 20.5% |
| 79 | Maryland Terrapins | Boston College Eagles | 14 - 21 | 19.9% |
| 80 | UCLA Bruins | USC Trojans | 18 - 30 | 19.9% |
| 81 | Kansas Jayhawks | Missouri Tigers | 24 - 34 | 17.9% |
| 82 | Northern Illinois Huskies | Central Michigan Chippewas | 17 - 30 | 17.9% |
| 83 | Florida State Seminoles | Florida Gators | 22 - 37 | 17.2% |
| 84 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Florida Atlantic Owls | 17 - 35 | 17.2% |
| 85 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Arizona Wildcats | 16 - 26 | 15.2% |
| 86 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 22 - 38 | 14.6% |
| 87 | Illinois Fighting Illini | Cincinnati Bearcats | 24 - 40 | 13.9% |
| 88 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | North Carolina Tar Heels | 10 - 23 | 13.2% |
| 89 | Auburn Tigers | Alabama Crimson Tide | 16 - 30 | 13.2% |
| 90 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Mississippi Rebels | 18 - 36 | 9.9% |
| 91 | Colorado Buffaloes | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 13 - 28 | 9.3% |
| 92 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | Troy Trojans | 15 - 32 | 7.3% |
| 93 | Tulane Green Wave | Southern Methodist Mustangs | 13 - 33 | 6.6% |
| 94 | Virginia Cavaliers | Virginia Tech Hokies | 14 - 32 | 5.3% |
| 95 | Texas A&M Aggies | Texas Longhorns | 13 - 36 | 5.3% |
| 96 | Baylor Bears | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 15 - 37 | 5.0% |
| 97 | Rice Owls | Houston Cougars | 18 - 47 | 5.0% |
| 98 | New Mexico Lobos | TCU Horned Frogs | 8 - 45 | 5.0% |
| 99 | Wisconsin Badgers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 100 | Oregon State Beavers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 101 | Army Black Knights | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 102 | Purdue Boilermakers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 103 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 104 | Fresno State Bulldogs | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Vanderbilt Commodores | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Iowa State Cyclones | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 108 | Oregon Ducks | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Air Force Falcons | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 110 | California Golden Bears | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 | Florida International Golden Panthers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Indiana Hoosiers | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 116 | Miami (OH) RedHawks | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 117 | Michigan State Spartans | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Kansas State Wildcats | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Northwestern Wildcats | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |
| 120 | Michigan Wolverines | Bye | 0 - 0 | 0.0% |

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