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EersSkins05
August-20th-2007, 10:54 AM
Mark Schlabach of espn.com tracked the progress of the polls in each of the past 10 years to determine which schools and conferences are annually over and underrated. His results (with the plus/minus being where they were ranked in the preseason poll versus where they ended up):

Most overrated teams in last 10 years:
1. Florida State (-63)
2. Tennessee (-58)
3. Washington (-42)
4. Miami (-35)
T5. Ohio State (-34)
T5. Nebraska (-34)
7. Florida (-33 1/2)
8. Michigan (-25)
9. Texas (-24)
10. Clemson (-22)



Most underrated teams in last 10 years:
1. Washington St. (+51)
2. Boise State (+48)
3. Oregon (+32 1/2)
4. Arkansas (+26)
5. Wisconsin (+23)
6. Louisville (+20)
7. TCU (+18)
T8. Boston College (+17)
T8. Iowa (+17)
T8. Maryland (+17)



BCS Conferences:
1. Pac-10 (+60 1/2)
2. Big East (+9)
3. Big 10 (+3)
4. SEC (-12 1/2)
5. Big 12 (-78 1/2)
6. ACC (-102)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview07/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2980407
PleaseBlitz
August-20th-2007, 11:58 AM
None of that suprises me. My first reaction was "why isnt ND on there" but they answered that question in the article.
tenntitan81
August-21st-2007, 01:48 AM
Most of the overrateds are teams with traditions of excellence, so of course they get the benefit of the doubt in the polls. The one surprise was Washinton. They never win and they're always overrated, so you'd think they'd learn.
PleaseBlitz
August-21st-2007, 09:52 AM
Most of the overrateds are teams with traditions of excellence, so of course they get the benefit of the doubt in the polls. The one surprise was Washinton. They never win and they're always overrated, so you'd think they'd learn.


Yeah, well i suppose thats because they can recruit the top talent, so they look the best on paper. Once the pads start popping, its no longer about potential.
canethang 305
August-21st-2007, 05:34 PM
Most of the overrateds are teams with traditions of excellence, so of course they get the benefit of the doubt in the polls. The one surprise was Washinton. They never win and they're always overrated, so you'd think they'd learn.

Do you not recall the national championship Washington won, or the fact that they ended Miami's 10 year home winning streak.

And while Miami has a tradition of excellence we get screwed by the polls, we win National Title's and with the exception of the start of the '02 season we get ranked lower than 5 after winning the National Title, FSU I can understand they lose to the U and than the next year they are #1 until they lose to Miami. The #'s on that poll are scewed by the fact that the last 2 years we have started highly and shouldn't have for '06 and ended up out of the poll. There is no way with 5 national titles and 5 more appearences in championship games in 23 years get's you being overated in a preseason poll.