Why are the tournament drivers I race all AI Drivers?

Need For Speed No Limits can only be played with AIs at the moment, despite the fact that it's online. That's why you are always racing against the AIs in Underground, Car Series, Tournaments, and Special Events. Also, it doesn't matter of the opponents' names in Need For Speed No Limits because ALL of the opponents in the game are AI opponents. Every single opponent is an AI opponent.

Players will be able to race against real people in Need For Speed No Limits in the future, but players aren't able to race real people at the moment.

The AIs are always a higher rank than you because to determine the level of difficulty of the AI. The higher the rank of the AI, the more harder the AIs and the more points you get when you beat that AI in a race.

Also, ranks do not determine winning or losing. Ranks are just numbers.

The AIs are supposed to lose to players so the players have some fun. The AIs have to at least provide players a challenge, but still lose in the end.

Even though you are racing against opponents that have unfamiliar names, they are still AI opponents. None of the opponents in Need For Speed No Limits are real people right now.

We will be able to race real people online in Need For Speed No Limits. Just not right now as the multiplayer races are not in game yet.