Overrated/Underrated: A Look Back at my Preseason Top 50

My Preseason Top 50

My LSU/USC national championship was only half-right and then it got kinda ugly. But there are a few bright spots which I will show. And then again some teams (ehem, Louisville) just did not live up to the expectations of most.

Top 13 Overachieving Teams

Team	Record	Pre-Bowl Rank	Pre-Season Rank	Difference
Kansas	(11-1, 7-1)	9	66	57
Illinois	(9-3, 6-2)	13	61	48
Arizona State	(10-2, 7-2)	11	50	39
Georgia	(10-2, 6-2)	2	37	35
Cincinnati	(9-3, 4-3)	22	56	34
Virginia	(9-3, 6-2)	23	57	34
Connecticut	(9-3, 5-2)	29	62	33
Mississippi State	(7-5, 4-4)	40	72	32
Kentucky	(7-5, 3-5)	33	63	30
Boston College	(10-3, 6-2)	14	42	28
Air Force	(9-3, 6-2)	30	55	25
Central Florida	(10-3, 7-1)	39	64	25
Ohio State	(11-1, 7-1)	1	22	21

Top 13 Underachieving Teams

Team	Record	Pre-Bowl Rank	Pre-Season Rank	Difference
Nebraska	(5-7, 2-6)	77	17	-60
California	(6-6, 3-6)	61	12	-49
Notre Dame	(3-9)	80	35	-45
Ohio	(6-6, 4-4)	72	29	-43
Miami(FL)	(5-7, 2-6)	78	36	-42
Rutgers	(7-5, 3-4)	46	7	-39
Louisville	(6-6, 3-4)	49	11	-38
Western Michigan	(5-7, 3-4)	79	48	-31
Iowa	(6-6, 4-4)	74	47	-27
Central Michigan	(8-5, 6-1)	54	27	-27
Southern Miss.	(7-5, 5-3)	68	43	-25
Michigan	(8-4, 6-2)	27	3	-24
TCU	(7-5, 4-4)	41	18	-23

13 Teams that Met Expectations

Team	Record	Pre-Bowl Rank	Pre-Season Rank	Difference
Oklahoma	(11-2, 6-2)	5	5	0
Oregon State	(8-4, 6-3)	31	31	0
Florida	(9-3, 5-3)	10	9	-1
Arkansas	(8-4, 4-4)	18	19	1
LSU	(11-2, 6-2)	3	1	-2
Utah	(8-4, 5-3)	28	30	2
Virginia Tech	(11-2, 7-1)	4	8	4
Auburn	(8-4, 5-3)	24	20	-4
Oregon	(8-4, 5-4)	38	34	-4
USC	(10-2, 7-2)	7	2	-5
West Virginia	(10-2, 5-2)	12	6	-6
Boise State	(10-2, 7-1)	19	13	-6
Oklahoma State	(6-6, 4-4)	43	49	6

So there you have it...if you are interested in a team that I have not listed, let me know.