| FTBL Which teams have played the most games, unranked, after being a pre-season top 10 (15, 20, and 25.)

[1CrimsonTider]

Most games unranked by a preseason top-10 team, past decade:

1 FSU, 17
2 Aub, 16
3 UGA, 11
4 Ark, 10
5 USC, LSU & ND, 9
8 UofSC, 8
9 Oreg, Stanf, PSU, 7

Preseason top 15:
1 Stan, 23
2 USC, Wisc & Mich St, 22
5 Aub, 21
6 Tex, 20
7 FSU, 17
8 LSU, 16
9 TCU, 15
10 ND, 14

Most games unranked by a preseason top 20:
1 TCU, 41
2 Mich St, 32
3 USC, 31
4 Wisc, 29
5 FSU, 28
6 ND, 27
7 UGA, 25
8 Stan, 23
9 Ark & Aub, 21

Preseason top 25:
1 USC, 46
2 TCU, 41
3 Texas & Stan, 35
5 Mich St & Boise St, 32
7 Wisc & Tenn, 30
9 FSU & Aub, 28

 

[1CrimsonTider]

After NOT being ranked in the pre-season, here are the teams that played the most games when ranked in the top ten (15, etc.)

Most games played as top-10 team by preseason unranked teams, last decade:
1 TCU, 16
2 ND, 14
3 A&M & Wisc, 11
5 Baylor, 9
6 Miami & Miss St, 8

Top-15
1 TCU, 19
2 Baylor, 18
3 ND, 17
4 Miami, 16
5 A&M, 15

Top-20
1 Baylor, 25
2 Utah, 24
3 A&M, 22
4 TCU, 21
5 Miss St & Miami, 20


Power 5 teams with a losing record when ranked, last decade:
Miss St, 21-23
Duke, 5-6
Pitt, 3-4
Tex Tech, 6-9
Wake, 1-2
Cal, 2-4
UVA, 2-5
NC St, 3-8
BC, 1-3
UMd, 0-2

Of the 16 teams to play in ACC in that span, HALF are .500 or worse when ranked. G

 

[50+yeartidefan]

AU finally made top 5 in something...without cheating...

 

[mando]

AU finally made top 5 in something...without cheating...

They will claim a NC soon.