Every year when the AP poll comes out, there really is no point. Rarely does a team end the season where they began the year ranked. In reality, the poll is just put out for people to debate.
Thankfully, college football fans do nothing but debate.
To nobody’s surprise, Alabama will begin the year as the No. 1 team in the country. Five other SEC programs join them, making the joint-most out of the Power Five conferences. The ACC and Big 12 have the fewest with three.
You can see the whole poll here.
Texas debuts at No. 21 and it feels just about right. Many may throw them in the overrated category but for the first time in a while, national expectations seem to be lower for the Longhorns.
Not a lot could be said about a few other programs. There are a few overrated teams, especially in Texas’ future home, the SEC. A couple are underrated as well, despite being within the top 16.
Here are three overrated and three underrated teams from the preseason AP top 25 poll.