Looking Inside the Preseason Poll

Staff Report

For the initial poll, the following is a look inside each voter’s preseason poll. Each individual poll was compared to the consensus and the largest discrepancies are listed per voter, along with the pollster’s gameday leaning. Also, any team within the preseason top 10 that was not included in a voter's poll is included.

Obviously all voters are free to vote how they see fit; this is only to show each pollster’s initial outlook towards certain teams as compared to the entire voting pool.

Auburn John
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Penn State (Ranked 7 spots higher than in Consensus Poll)
Most Under-rated Team: Oklahoma, Auburn (Ranked 4 spots lower than in Consensus Poll)

Nik Mahrt
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Duke (+10)
Most Under-rated Team: Missouri (-5)

Big Temp
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Florida, Arizona St, BYU (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Clemson (-3)

Chadha I
Alabama, Georgia Tech
Most Over-rated Team: Illinois (+12)
Most Under-rated Team: LSU (-8)

Chadha II
Alabama, UAB
Most Over-rated Team: Alabama (+8)
Most Under-rated Team: Texas (-4)

Chadha III
Georgia
Most Over-rated Team: Texas Tech, Kansas (+3)
Most Under-rated Team: USC, Auburn, Texas (-2)

Afleet Alex
Georgia
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Clemson (-5)

NixforSix
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Penn State (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: West Virginia (-4)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: LSU

Dalt Carlton
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Wake Forest (+5)
Most Under-rated Team: West Virginia (-3)

Red Ross
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Florida (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: USC, Virginia Tech (-2)

The Rail Bird
Georgia
Most Over-rated Team: South Carolina (+10)
Most Under-rated Team: Clemson (-7)

Coach Hal
Alabama
Most Over-rated Team: Virginia Tech, Tennessee (+9)
Most Under-rated Team: LSU (-6)

Sparkle Markle
Georgia
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+7)
Most Under-rated Team: Clemson, Texas Tech (-3)

J. Renna
Fresno State
Most Over-rated Team: Illinois (+7)
Most Under-rated Team: Ohio State, Missouri (-9)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: West Virginia

Penn State Eddie
Penn State
Most Over-rated Team: Penn State (+9)
Most Under-rated Team: Oklahoma, Clemson (-5)

Ed Sweeten
Auburn, the Citadel
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+5)
Most Under-rated Team: LSU (-4)

Gregarious Frayser
Vanderbilt
Most Over-rated Team: Ohio State (+2)
Most Under-rated Team: Missouri (-2)

GT Jarad
Georgia Tech
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+3)
Most Under-rated Team: USC, Missouri (-3)

J. Perry
Clemson
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+8)
Most Under-rated Team: Georgia, Clemson, Virginia Tech (-2)

J. Renfro
Virginia Tech
Most Over-rated Team: Oregon (+8)
Most Under-rated Team: LSU (-7)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Auburn

Max Renfro
Tennessee
Most Over-rated Team: Tennessee (+12)
Most Under-rated Team: LSU, Auburn (-6)

OK Bendinger
Oklahoma, Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: Auburn (+5)
Most Under-rated Team: Florida, LSU (-3)

Brian Smith
Georgia, Florida State
Most Over-rated Team: Clemson, Virginia Tech, Arizona State (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: West Virginia (-6)

S. Carpenter
Alabama
Most Over-rated Team: West Virginia, Arizona State (+3)
Most Under-rated Team: Auburn (-6)

Rich Brothers
Most Over-rated Team: Ohio State, Missouri, Texas Tech (+2)
Most Under-rated Team: Florida (-4)

J. Mehaffey
Auburn
Most Over-rated Team: (Oregon +8)
Most Under-rated Team: Missouri (-4)

D. Howard
Tennessee
Most Over-rated Team: Ohio State (+3)
Most Under-rated Team: Georgia (-3)

J. Boyd
Georgia
Most Over-rated Team: Auburn (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: Texas Tech (-3)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Missouri

Also, after computing every voter's entire poll against the consensus, the following are the most and least consistent voters.

Voter most consistent with consensus poll: Red Ross
Voter(s) most inconsistent with consensus poll: Chadha II and Coach Hal