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10 Most Overrated Teams in College Football Right Now

TJ Inman

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10. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - No. 22
Georgia Tech has been on the “overrated” list for several weeks. We had them pegged. After beating a bunch of average to below-average teams to begin the season 8-0, the Yellow Jackets have lost three of the past four games. That includes giving up 48 points to North Carolina State, 42 to Pittsburgh in a dispiriting loss, and then losing 16-9 to Georgia in Atlanta. The only victory was a 36-34 win at Boston College, and that’s hardly worth celebrating. The good news? Head coach Brent Key signed an extension to continue leading the program through 2030.

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1. Ole Miss Rebels - No. 6
The Ole Miss Rebels are 11-1 and narrowly missed out on a trip to the SEC Championship. The Rebels have wins over ranked teams Tulane and Oklahoma, with the road victory in Norman being the highlight on the resume. The offense has been the team's strength, but things are in significant flux after head coach Lane Kiffin bolted for LSU, taking some of the offensive staff with him. Ole Miss has not been particularly stout on defense, and now the offense has a giant question mark as it tries to deal with a new head coach and the loss of its play-caller.

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2. Texas A&M Aggies - No. 7
The Texas A&M Aggies were ranked third and buoyed by an unbeaten record, but dive into that resume now that they have a loss, and go through the ranked wins: at Notre Dame (No. 10). That’s it, that is the entire list. They do have wins over LSU and Missouri, but they trailed 28-0 at home to South Carolina before rallying for a one-point win, and at Arkansas, they gave up 42 points in a three-point win. The Aggies now have a ten-point loss to Texas and have dropped to No. 7. Texas A&M’s SEC schedule was as soft as an SEC schedule gets, and I think Texas A&M might be a team on upset watch in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - No. 10
Notre Dame has been playing well recently, but the results have to matter. I don’t believe Notre Dame should be ahead of the Miami Hurricanes. Both teams are 10-2, but Miami beat the Fighting Irish 27-24. The best win on their resume is either a home victory over USC or a road win at Pittsburgh. That’s just not particularly impressive and should not allow them to jump the team that beat them head-to-head.
4. BYU Cougars - No. 11
The BYU Cougars are being propped up by their 11-1 record, but the lone impressive victory of any sort was against the Utah Utes in Provo. Beyond that, the Cougars have no ranked wins, and the Texas Tech defense thoroughly dismantled them as the Red Raiders hammered them 29-7. BYU does not have a resume that should have them near the top ten, and wins down the stretch against Cincinnati and UCF (after trailing 14-0) does not change that. The Cougars got good news when Kalani Sitake agreed to stay rather than take the Penn State job, but their playoff hopes will end this weekend with another loss to Texas Tech.

Big 12 Championship Game: BYU at Texas Tech (-12.5)
5. Utah Utes - No. 15
The Utah Utes are No. 15 and beloved by the advanced metrics, but I don't really understand what all the fuss is about. They are 10-2 with losses to the only two high-quality teams they have played: BYU and a lopsided home defeat to Texas Tech. The defense is supposed to be a significant strength, but in the past three weeks, the Utes have given up 28 points to Baylor, 47 points against Kansas State, and 21 points to Kansas. Utah has a robust rushing game, but everything else has been inconsistent.
6. USC Trojans - No. 16
The USC Trojans as a program are on the rise. Lincoln Riley has come under heat, but the transition they are under is clear, and they just signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, with more than 30 prospects set to join, including several top-150 players. They are placing a larger emphasis on the trenches and should be a scary proposition moving forward. They are not there yet, and they have three defeats on the season, with a win over Michigan and another over Iowa by five points in California.
7. Michigan Wolverines - No. 19
What has Michigan done to deserve a spot in the top 20? The Wolverines are 9-3 with no wins over ranked teams. Their best victory is a 24-7 triumph over Washington, but they followed that up with unconvincing performances against Purdue and Northwestern and got thumped by rival Ohio State. That joins lopsided losses to Oklahoma and USC earlier in the campaign. The offense is nowhere near good enough through the air, and the Wolverines desperately need to upgrade at receiver if they are to contend for the top of the Big Ten in 2026.
8. Tulane Green Wave - No. 20
The Tulane Green Wave know that head coach Jon Sumrall is on his way to Gainesville to lead the Florida Gators as soon as they complete their season. They are the favorite to win the American Athletic Conference Championship and secure the Group of Five spot in the College Football Playoff. Still, the resume is not that of a team that is remotely capable of competing. The Green Wave has blowout losses to Ole Miss and UTSA (48-26) and gave up 32 points to Memphis and 24 points to Florida Atlantic. If they can knock off North Texas, they will be massive underdogs in the CFP first round.

American Athletic Conference Championship Game: North Texas (-2.5) at Tulane
9. Houston Cougars - No. 21
Willie Fritz has done an excellent job at Houston, turning the program around in his second season in charge. The Cougars jumped into the poll after being unranked, and they are 9-3, but they have played only one ranked team and got shellacked by Texas Tech, 35-11. The best win is a 24-16 victory at Arizona State, and there are ugly losses to West Virginia and TCU, both at home. Beating the Baylor Bears to close the regular season is not particularly impressive, and I don’t know why it should bump them to No. 21.
10. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - No. 22
Georgia Tech has been on the “overrated” list for several weeks. We had them pegged. After beating a bunch of average to below-average teams to begin the season 8-0, the Yellow Jackets have lost three of the past four games. That includes giving up 48 points to North Carolina State, 42 to Pittsburgh in a dispiriting loss, and then losing 16-9 to Georgia in Atlanta. The only victory was a 36-34 win at Boston College, and that’s hardly worth celebrating. The good news? Head coach Brent Key signed an extension to continue leading the program through 2030.

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1. Ole Miss Rebels - No. 6
The Ole Miss Rebels are 11-1 and narrowly missed out on a trip to the SEC Championship. The Rebels have wins over ranked teams Tulane and Oklahoma, with the road victory in Norman being the highlight on the resume. The offense has been the team's strength, but things are in significant flux after head coach Lane Kiffin bolted for LSU, taking some of the offensive staff with him. Ole Miss has not been particularly stout on defense, and now the offense has a giant question mark as it tries to deal with a new head coach and the loss of its play-caller.

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