re: Recruiting rankings vs AP rankings 4 years later 2006-2009 thru 2009-2012

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Schedule strength has almost as much to do with Final AP Rankings as Recruiting Rankings do. Yes, there are teams that end up in the Final AP Top Ten with low recruiting rankings, but when you look at their schedule it is full of teams with even lower recruiting rankings than theirs.

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It's a good point. It would be interesting to see how some "overachievers" fare in a study based on their performance not in AP Polls but in wins and winning % against teams with equal or better recruiting rankings.