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1995 Overrated/Underrated Teams


The list below is sorted by "underratedness." The teams at the top of the list were the most underrated (final poll standing furthest above preseason poll standing); the teams at the bottom of the list were the most overrated (final poll standing furthest below preseason poll standing). Any team not mentioned was unranked in both preseason and final polls.

Team Delta Preseason
Consensus
Final AP
Standing
Northwestern +18 - 8
Kansas +17 - 9
Virginia Tech +16 - 10
Kansas State +12 19 7
Colorado +9 14 5
Oregon +8 - 18
Syracuse +7 - 19
Tennessee +6 9 3
Ohio State +6 12 6
Texas +4 18 14
Florida +3 5 2
Texas Tech +3 - 23
Toledo +2 - 24
Nebraska +1 2 1
Virginia +1 17 16
Iowa +1 - 25
Arizona -1 25 -
Wisconsin -2 24 -
Florida State -3 1 4
Washington -3 23 -
Notre Dame -4 7 11
Michigan -4 13 17
Illinois -4 22 -
Boston College -5 21 -
Southern Cal -6 6 12
North Carolina -6 20 -
Alabama -10 11 21
Penn State -10 3 13
Miami-Florida -10 10 20
Oklahoma -10½ 15-t -
UCLA -10½ 15-t -
Texas A&M -11 4 15
Auburn -14 8 22

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