The Southern Fans' College Football Poll: Looking Inside the Preseason Poll

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Looking Inside the Preseason Poll

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. Also, any team within the preseason top 10 that was not included in a voter's poll is included. Finally, there is an individual breakdown of voters whose polls most differentiated and least differentiated from the consensus.

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.

John Buzbee
Most Over-rated Team: Oklahoma State (Ranked five spots higher than in Consensus Poll)
Most Under-rated Team: Virginia Tech (Ranked seven spots lower than in Consensus Poll)

Nik Mahrt
Most Over-rated Team: Auburn (+14)
Most Under-rated Team: Alabama (-5)

Jason Templeton
Most Over-rated Team: Kansas (+12)
Most Under-rated Team: Alabama (-4)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Southern Cal

Kumar Chadha
Most Over-rated Team: Arkansas (+14)
Most Under-rated Team: Ole Miss (-5)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: LSU

Anil Chadha
Most Over-rated Team: Oregon State (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: Penn State (-8)

Ashley Chadha
Most Over-rated Team: Florida State (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Oklahoma State (-5)

Alex Bozarth
Most Over-rated Team: Georgia (+7)
Most Under-rated Team: Virginia Tech (-5)

Jeremy Casey
Most Over-rated Team: California (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: Virginia Tech (-5)

Rob Carlton
Most Over-rated Team: Utah (+9)
Most Under-rated Team: Ole Miss (-5)

David Schulte
Most Over-rated Team: West Virginia (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Ole Miss (-3)

Hal Humphrey
Most Over-rated Team: California (+12)
Most Under-rated Team: Texas (-2)

Jordan Renna
Most Over-rated Team: Notre Dame (+13)
Most Under-rated Team: Virgina Tech (-8)
Top 10 Teams Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State

Eddie Slep
Most Over-rated Team: Georgia (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: Virgina Tech (-5)

Edwin Sweeten
Most Over-rated Team: Utah (+8)
Most Under-rated Team: USC (-4)

Jarad Wilson
Most Over-rated Team: Michigan State (+13)
Most Under-rated Team: Alabama (-4)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Oklahoma State

Jon Perry
Most Over-rated Team: BYU (+12)
Most Under-rated Team: Virginia Tech (-7)

Jeff Renfro
Most Over-rated Team: Nebraska (+9)
Most Under-rated Team: Penn State (-2)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Oklahoma State

Max Renfro
Most Over-rated Team: Florida State (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: West Virginia (-4)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Alabama

Doug Bendinger
Most Over-rated Team: TCU (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: USC (-4)

Brian Smith
Most Over-rated Team: Ole Miss (+7)
Most Under-rated Team: USC (-5)

Michael Chasteen
Most Over-rated Team: Georgia (+5)
Most Under-rated Team: Ohio State (-4)

Nathan Wilson
Most Over-rated Team: Iowa (+6)
Most Under-rated Team: Penn State (-4)
Top 10 Team Conspicuously Absent from Poll: Oklahoma State

Sean Hardin
Most Over-rated Team: Georgia (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Penn State (-8)

Mike Coker
Most Over-rated Team: LSU (+4)
Most Under-rated Team: Ohio State (-6)

Most Extreme Pollsters
These pollsters had the largest difference between his poll and the consensus:
1. Jordan Renna - 54-point difference
2. Kuman Chadha - 38-point difference
3. Nik Mahrt - 37-point difference

Most In-Sync Pollsters
These pollsters had the least deviation between his poll and the consensus:
1. Sean Hardin - No point difference
1. Jeremy Casey - No point difference
3. Mike Coker - One-point difference
3. Alex Bozarth - One-point difference

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