MOST OVERRATED
1) Auburn
2) USC
3) Wisconsin
4) Texas A&M
5) LSU
6) Texas
7) Oregon
8) Oklahoma
9) Miami
10) Florida State
MOST UNDERRATED
1) Northwestern
2) Cincinnati
3) TCU
4) Missouri
5) Kentucky
6) UCF
7) Arizona
7) Houston
7) UL Lafayette
7) Okie State
ISU is #22 on the Overrated list. Nebraska is also #23 on that list.
Iowa is #21 on the Underrated list.
How the lists were determined:
Onto the entire Top 25 overrated teams since 2014 based on their preseason AP ranking and final ranking.
How were the most overrated and underrated teams determined? Each season, teams would get positive or negative points for each position they finished above or below their preseason ranking in final poll. Teams with the most positive points since 2014 were underrated; teams with most negative points were overrated.
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1) Auburn
2) USC
3) Wisconsin
4) Texas A&M
5) LSU
6) Texas
7) Oregon
8) Oklahoma
9) Miami
10) Florida State
MOST UNDERRATED
1) Northwestern
2) Cincinnati
3) TCU
4) Missouri
5) Kentucky
6) UCF
7) Arizona
7) Houston
7) UL Lafayette
7) Okie State
ISU is #22 on the Overrated list. Nebraska is also #23 on that list.
Iowa is #21 on the Underrated list.
How the lists were determined:
Onto the entire Top 25 overrated teams since 2014 based on their preseason AP ranking and final ranking.
How were the most overrated and underrated teams determined? Each season, teams would get positive or negative points for each position they finished above or below their preseason ranking in final poll. Teams with the most positive points since 2014 were underrated; teams with most negative points were overrated.
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McMurphy's Law: The Most Overrated & Underrated College Football Teams Based on Preseason Rankings
Check out Brett McMurphy's weekly column, which looks at the most overrated and underrated college football teams.
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