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Most Underrated College Football Teams After 9 Weeks: Louisville, SMU, and Others

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October 29, 2019
Most Underrated College Football Teams After 9 Weeks: Louisville, SMU, and Others

Louisville was 102nd in my preseason college football rankings. After a historically awful two-win season, I thought the Cardinals were worse than 101 other FBS teams. I misfired…badly.

Eleven months after Louisville closed a two-win season with their ninth consecutive loss — and their fourth straight 30-point loss — the Cardinals are 5-3 and within striking distance of an eight- or nine-win season. With their win over Virginia in Week 9, they jumped to 32nd in the HERO Sports College Football Rankings, their highest ranking of the season, and 70 spots higher than their preseason ranking.

Again, I thought the Cardinals were worse than 101 other FBS teams. Now, entering Week 10, I think the Cardinals are worse than only 31 other FBS teams. Here's the real kicker: I gushed over the Scott Satterfield hire and thought 102nd was optimistic!

Three other teams have jumped at least 50 spots: SMU (55), Kansas State (54), and Air Force (52). SMU was the 22nd-ranked Group of Five team in the preseason rankings. Now, after an 8-0 start, the 19th-ranked Mustangs are the second-ranked Group of Five team.

Here's the full list of teams who've improved their ranking:

Team Preseason Week 10 Change
Louisville 102 32 70
SMU 74 19 55
Kansas State 76 22 54
Air Force 89 37 52
North Carolina 82 36 46
Kansas 107 71 36
Tulsa 110 74 36
Tulane 86 51 35
San Jose State 128 94 34
App State 59 29 30
Western Kentucky 118 91 27
Colorado 93 67 26
Georgia State 120 95 25
Wyoming 104 79 25
Memphis 51 27 24
Oregon State 96 72 24
Minnesota 38 16 22
USC 47 25 22
Boise State 36 15 21
Temple 67 46 21
Tennessee 60 40 20
Wake Forest 43 23 20
Baylor 31 12 19
San Diego State 61 42 19
Illinois 100 84 16
UCLA 66 50 16
Hawai'i 80 65 15
Texas Tech 71 56 15
Louisiana 90 76 14
UL-Monroe 113 100 13
Penn State 20 8 12
Ball State 115 104 11
Southern Miss 99 88 11
Central Michigan 124 114 10
Oregon 15 6 9
Navy 77 69 8
Rice 130 122 8
Pittsburgh 52 45 7
Indiana 79 73 6
LSU 8 2 6
Utah 16 10 6
Arizona 64 59 5
Arizona State 46 41 5
Auburn 12 7 5
Cincinnati 19 14 5
Kentucky 40 35 5
Oklahoma State 35 30 5
West Virginia 75 70 5
Georgia Tech 87 83 4
Ohio State 5 1 4
Coastal Carolina 123 120 3
Iowa 21 18 3
Louisiana Tech 78 75 3
Miami (Ohio) 95 92 3
Colorado State 101 99 2
TCU 33 31 2
Cal 45 44 1
Florida 6 5 1
New Mexico 126 125 1
UCF 22 21 1
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