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Postseason Apology Tour: Blown Preseason Rankings for Syracuse, Utah State, Washington State and Others

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December 7, 2018
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Postseason Apology Tour: Blown Preseason Rankings for Syracuse, Utah State, Washington State and Others

In the 100 days leading up to the 2018 college football season, I ranked (and previewed) one team per day, counting down from the No. 100 team on May 17 to the No. 1 team on Aug. 24. Utah State didn't have a preview. The Aggies were ranked 102nd. Whoops.

Utah State won 10 games for the third time in seven years, spent three weeks in the HERO Sports top 25 (peaked at No. 20 in Week 12) and enter the New Mexico Bowl with a chance to tie the program record for wins. They won eight games by at least 10 points, scored at least 60 points in four games and lost one-score road games to Boise State and Michigan State.

Utah State finished 29th, a whiff of 73 spots. My apologies, Aggies. You occupy first class in my postseason apology tour.

Also owed an apology: Syracuse (No. 77 preseason, No. 19 postseason), Washington State (No. 64 preseason, No. 11 postseason) and Cincinnati (No. 92 preseason, No. 42 postseason).

Here's the full list of teams, sorted by most accurate to most embarrassing:

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Team Preseason Postseason Difference
Alabama 1 1 0
Oregon State 108 108 0
Clemson 2 3 -1
Georgia 3 4 -1
Ohio State 5 6 -1
Washington 7 8 -1
Coastal Carolina 118 117 1
Michigan 8 7 1
UTEP 130 129 1
Louisiana Tech 72 74 -2
Colorado State 103 101 2
Houston 56 54 2
Rice 129 127 2
San Jose State 123 126 -3
Tennessee 67 70 -3
Cal 49 46 3
Minnesota 69 66 3
Oklahoma State 37 34 3
South Alabama 119 116 3
Liberty 110 114 -4
Mississippi State 14 18 -4
Texas Tech 48 52 -4
Utah 19 23 -4
Wake Forest 46 50 -4
Texas State 124 120 4
Arkansas State 78 83 -5
Georgia Tech 44 39 5
Kent State 127 122 5
Memphis 43 38 5
Ohio 66 61 5
Oklahoma 10 5 5
Ball State 98 104 -6
Boise State 15 21 -6
Penn State 11 17 -6
Florida International 99 93 6
Akron 113 106 7
Bowling Green 126 119 7
East Carolina