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AP Poll Voters’ Most Overrated Preseason College Football Teams since 2014
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:16 pm to JCinBAMA
Notre Dame way too low
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:17 pm to JCinBAMA
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Most Overrated Preseason College Football Teams
Dumb category. A team could be ranked 3rd preseason and finish 4th and be "overrated", just bc media talking heads felt like putting them there to begin with.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:20 pm to JCinBAMA
How is this calculated? The link in the tweet is behind a paywall.
As an example, here's USC 2014-2024:
2014: 14/20
2015: 8/NR (8-6)
2016: 20/3
2017: 4/12
2018: 15/NR (5-7)
2019: NR/NR
2020: 20/21
2021: 16/NR (4-8)
2022: 14/12
2023: 6/NR (8-5)
2024: 23/NR (7-6)
As an example, here's USC 2014-2024:
2014: 14/20
2015: 8/NR (8-6)
2016: 20/3
2017: 4/12
2018: 15/NR (5-7)
2019: NR/NR
2020: 20/21
2021: 16/NR (4-8)
2022: 14/12
2023: 6/NR (8-5)
2024: 23/NR (7-6)
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:20 pm to JCinBAMA
Auburn isn’t ranked, yet they’re overrated?
OK.
ETA: Ah, since 2014. Thanks Gus.
OK.
ETA: Ah, since 2014. Thanks Gus.
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:21 pm to JCinBAMA
Thanks Gus.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:22 pm to WG_Dawg
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Dumb category. A team could be ranked 3rd preseason and finish 4th and be "overrated", just bc media talking heads felt like putting them there to begin with.
I think it's probably just a Preseason/Postseason comparison so to your point, Bama, OSU, UGA are overrated if they don't finish top 5 annually.
Interesting to see the list though and show that the SEC as a whole may be overranked in the pre-season overall (not picking on individual teams)
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:22 pm to JCinBAMA
UF:
2014: NR/NR
2015: NR/25
2016: 25/14
2017: 17/NR (4-7)
2018: NR/07
2019: 08/06
2020: 05/13
2021: 13/NR (6-7)
2022: NR/NR
2023: NR/NR
2024: NR/NR
Can't be overrated if we suck.
2014: NR/NR
2015: NR/25
2016: 25/14
2017: 17/NR (4-7)
2018: NR/07
2019: 08/06
2020: 05/13
2021: 13/NR (6-7)
2022: NR/NR
2023: NR/NR
2024: NR/NR
Can't be overrated if we suck.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:23 pm to JCinBAMA
How ND 19...
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:26 pm to Gatorbait2008
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How ND 19...
2014: 17/NR (-9)
2015: 11/11
2016: 10/NR (-16)
2017: NR/11 (+15)
2018: 12/05 (+7)
2019: 09/12 (-3)
2020: 10/05 (+5)
2021: 09/08 (+1)
2022: 05/18 (-13)
2023: 13/14 (-1)
2024: 07/02 (+5)
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:36 pm to JCinBAMA
So it’s the team’s fault that a bunch of AP morons ranked them a certain number preseason? This should reflect more on AP Preseason rankings than anything
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:42 pm to TTsTowel
Looks like it is since 2014. Auburn AP ranking preseason/final by season.
14: #6/19 (-13)
15: #6/nr (-20)
16: nr/#24 (+2)
17: #12/10 (+2)
18: #9/nr (-17)
19: #16/14 (+2)
20: #11/nr (-15)
21: nr/nr
22: nr/nr
23: nr/nr
24: nr/nr
Auburn was preseason top 12 five times. Three of those seasons they finished unranked. Only three times did they finish better than their preseason rank, each time by two spots.
When Auburn was underrated, they were barely underrated. When they were overrated they imploded like the Titan submarine.
14: #6/19 (-13)
15: #6/nr (-20)
16: nr/#24 (+2)
17: #12/10 (+2)
18: #9/nr (-17)
19: #16/14 (+2)
20: #11/nr (-15)
21: nr/nr
22: nr/nr
23: nr/nr
24: nr/nr
Auburn was preseason top 12 five times. Three of those seasons they finished unranked. Only three times did they finish better than their preseason rank, each time by two spots.
When Auburn was underrated, they were barely underrated. When they were overrated they imploded like the Titan submarine.
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:59 pm to JCinBAMA
I see a lot of SEC national championships on this graphic since 2014 so i guess they were not overrated.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:42 pm to JCinBAMA
This graphic is shite and you should feel bad.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:45 pm to GoGators1995
The 2018-2020 years were decently fun
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:46 pm to captdalton
That's a purrty good summary actually
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:47 pm to Gatorbait2008
That era is so frustrating though. What could've been if
-The supposed QB guru goes with Kyle Trask from the start instead of waiting for Franks to get hurt
-Grantham doesn't come to GVille with Mullen
-That fricking shoe being thrown
-The supposed QB guru goes with Kyle Trask from the start instead of waiting for Franks to get hurt
-Grantham doesn't come to GVille with Mullen
-That fricking shoe being thrown
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:06 pm to GoGators1995
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2014: NR/NR
2015: NR/25
2016: 25/14
2017: 17/NR (4-7)
2018: NR/07
2019: 08/06
2020: 05/13
2021: 13/NR (6-7)
2022: NR/NR
2023: NR/NR
2024: NR/NR
Good God. I had no idea it was this bad. Should y'all have kept Mullen?
Posted on 8/12/25 at 6:19 pm to JCinBAMA
A&M beats LSU again
Posted on 8/12/25 at 6:24 pm to JCinBAMA
I don't even care about perennial top 5s making the list like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State. They never can make up the ground others do that start out at ten or worse. A lot easier to be over ranked than under when you are that high. But if you are generally in the 15 to 25 range that has some significance.
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