Each year as we await the start of college football, the preseason top 25 polls coming out feels like a right of passage. No, it doesn’t mean games are back, but it certainly indicates that they’re close.
When those polls come, the “overrated” game one nearly every college football fan participates in. Who does the media love because they have a flashy quarterback and a friendly head coach? Which team is rated highly only because of what they did 20 years ago?
If you’re a college football fan you know you’ve asked or said these things before. Heck, probably even about your favorite team. Who are the most overrated teams since 1989 however?
Stassen compiled the stats on how every team has finished in the AP rankings compared to their preseason rankings from 1989-2020. A Reddit user then went and added the information for 2021 and 2022.
Here are your most overrated teams in college football since 1989. Notre Dame was listed in the top 5, find out where below.