StatSheet.com
[More Options]

StatSheet.comNASCARCollege BasketballHS BasketballNBACollege FootballBuild ChartsAnalysisForums

Final Rank of Preseason Top 25

I was curious where the Preseason Top 25 ended up in the Final Poll each year. The three tables below show the results over three time periods. People talk about the Sports Illustrated curse, but it doesn't compare to being ranked #9 in the Preseason AP Poll for the last 20 years!

While most teams in the Preseason Top 10 don't live up to the expectations, the final averages are actually a little worse than shown here. If a Preseason Top 25 team doesn't show up in the Final Poll, I give them a final rank of 26 (shown as NR in the tables) so I can calculate the "average final rank" (the Final column). In reality, not being ranked in the Final Poll is probably much worse than being ranked 26. It could even mean the team would be ranked in the 30s or 40s if the poll went that far. So when you are looking at the Final column, keep in mind those numbers are actually on the LOW side. Under each year is the Final ranking of the team that was in the Preseason poll.

From 2000 to 2007

PreFinal20002001200220032004200520062007
14.0512712131
24.814665943
39.53133NR25222
411.12165222NR124
513.111NR4NR13NR8
612.46157161124713
710.212210206NR15
815.84NRNRNR135818
920.1NRNRNR187NR6NR
1018.6NRNR1239NRNR21
1115.48NRNR237NR25
1218.69NR2012NR4NRNR
1317.4NR24171315NR99
1419.9NRNRNRNR422524
1521.2NRNR2310NRNRNR7
1625.4NR25NRNR212034
1717.215NR15NR13NRNR
1820.8NR2091121NRNR27
1920.825NR241NR7NR31
2022.12318NR17NR15NRNR
2121.9NRNRNRNR201411NR
2218.113NRNR9820NR17
2322.8NRNRNRNR16NRNR10
2419.8168NR15NRNR15NR
2516.2103NR410NR25NR

From 1990 to 1999

PreFinal1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
14.9113162104120
24.42597441237
36.3891027105372
49.7NR61621491824
58.94102111547NR28
610.9625616132195NR
711.21934101012014NR5
815.0318NR12NR21452213
917.5NR191113NR19NR11204
1013.55NR523NR1282361
1114.1164131959181813NR
1219.4NR2NR182524NR615NR
1317.37111517NR16NRNRNR3
1421.222NR18NR13NRNR10NR19
1524.1NRNRNRNR22NRNRNR11NR
1623.2NR22NRNRNRNRNR7NR21
1722.2NR13NRNRNRNR11NRNR16
1819.9NR24NR920NR21NR129
1920.3NR23NR258NR15NR1711
2020.9NR15NR15112514NR25NR
2116.3NRNR7314723NR15
2217.523NR2589223NR1914
2323.4NRNR14NRNRNRNR13NR25
2421.225NRNRNR34NR24NRNR
2525.120NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR23

From 1980 to 1989

PreFinal1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
14.38141162992
211.3119203128NR3219
39.7121585NR537106
412.71820122NR9781213
56.9961316421648
616.110NR17NR101NRNR514
715.2237NR319NRNR14NR
810.95221151320NR718
915.2NR165NRNR7NR1037
1015.877NR17NRNR6131515
1115.5NR10NRNR93NR17111
1217.64NRNRNR1510NR1NR16
1319.4618NRNR16159NRNRNR
1415.413171820NR11NR6NR
1517.2NR510NRNR12105NRNR
1620.1NRNR16NRNRNR12NR161
1721.9NRNR9NRNRNRNR2NRNR
1817.01612NR4NR114NR19NR
1920.2NRNR3NR13NRNR4NRNR
2017.42013NR76NRNR1320
Discuss this Report
Be the first to comment!