Underrated Teams
Just as there are consistently Overrated Teams, there are also consistently underrated teams. These are teams that often rank higher in the Final AP Poll than the Preseason AP Poll (if they were ranked at all).Gonzaga, the mother of all underrated teams, tops the list since 2000 as you might expect. Wake Forest and Illinois are the only teams to make all 4 lists. Utah and Purdue were are on the lists prior to 2000.
See the Overrated Teams report for an explationan of the tables below.
Underrated Since 2000
* Teams must be ranked in at least 4 out of 7 seasons to be included.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Avg Diff | Season by Season Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 6 | 5.2 | 20, -4, 7, 15, 3, -10 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4.7 | -6, 5, 5, 1, 3, 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4.1 | 17, 1, 13, -9, 10, -8, 5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4.0 | -8, 21, -3, 7, 3 |
| 5 | Stanford | 6 | 2.8 | 2, -11, 8, 18, -13, 13 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | 2.8 | 4, -10, 15, 0, 4, 4 |
| 7 | Boston College | 6 | 2.7 | 19, -9, 1, 12, 4, -11 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1.7 | 9, 22, 0, -12, 9, -18 |
| 9 | Memphis | 7 | 1.6 | -14, 7, 2, -2, 8, 9, 1 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1.5 | -4, 4, -5, -6, 9, 11 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 5 | 1.4 | -3, 18, 3, -3, -8 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1.2 | 9, -8, 18, -14 |
Underrated Since 1990
* Teams must be ranked in at least 7 out of 17 seasons to be included.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Avg Diff | Season by Season Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 8.0 | 5, 4, 12, -3, 12, 20, 6 |
| 2 | Purdue | 8 | 6.0 | 4, 18, 14, 20, -2, -10, -2, 6 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 7 | 4.4 | -7, 2, 9, -7, 20, 15, -1 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 7 | 4.1 | -2, 20, -4, 7, 15, 3, -10 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 14 | 3.6 | 14, 14, -6, -13, 14, -9, 17, 4, -5, -8, 21, -3, 7, 3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3.4 | -9, 8, -6, 5, 5, 1, 3, 20 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 10 | 3.1 | -4, 10, 21, 2, -5, -3, 18, 3, -3, -8 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 3.1 | 12, 2, 3, -8, 7, -13, 8, -2, 21, 1 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 7 | 3.0 | 9, 9, 14, -4, 6, -11, -2 |
| 10 | Boston College | 7 | 2.0 | -2, 19, -9, 1, 12, 4, -11 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 1.9 | -14, 17, 1, 13, -9, 10, -8, 5 |
| 12 | Utah | 11 | 1.5 | 16, -12, 7, 7, -2, 4, 9, 4, -11, -13, 8 |
| 13 | Marquette | 8 | 1.5 | 5, 6, -1, 14, 9, -3, -4, -14 |
| 14 | Stanford | 11 | 1.5 | -8, -3, 4, -4, 10, 2, -11, 8, 18, -13, 13 |
| 15 | Illinois | 11 | 1.2 | -9, -1, 7, 4, -5, 4, -10, 15, 0, 4, 4 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1.1 | 5, 8, -10, 9, -8, 18, -14 |
Underrated Since 1980
* Teams must be ranked in at least 10 out of 27 seasons to be included.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Avg Diff | Season by Season Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 12 | 6.3 | 16, -3, -1, 16, 4, 18, 14, 20, -2, -10, -2, 6 |
| 2 | UNLV | 12 | 5.9 | 14, 13, 2, 7, 4, 14, -5, -1, 0, 19, -3, 7 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 13 | 3.7 | 15, -5, 7, -4, 10, 21, 2, -5, -3, 18, 3, -3, -8 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 14 | 3.6 | 14, 14, -6, -13, 14, -9, 17, 4, -5, -8, 21, -3, 7, 3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 2.8 | 7, -5, 12, 2, 3, -8, 7, -13, 8, -2, 21, 1 |
| 6 | Utah | 12 | 2.4 | 12, 16, -12, 7, 7, -2, 4, 9, 4, -11, -13, 8 |
| 7 | Stanford | 12 | 1.9 | 7, -8, -3, 4, -4, 10, 2, -11, 8, 18, -13, 13 |
| 8 | Illinois | 19 | 1.4 | 7, 20, -10, -12, 3, 10, 6, -10, -9, -1, 7, 4, -5, 4, -10, 15, 0, 4, 4 |
Underrated Since 1961
* Teams must be ranked in at least 13 out of 46 seasons to be included.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Avg Diff | Season by Season Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 16 | 5.2 | 19, 11, 12, 12, 12, 16, -12, 7, 7, -2, 4, 9, 4, -11, -13, 8 |
| 2 | UNLV | 18 | 4.2 | -7, 9, 23, 3, -18, -6, 14, 13, 2, 7, 4, 14, -5, -1, 0, 19, -3, 7 |
| 3 | DePaul | 17 | 3.6 | 17, -6, 9, -8, 23, 20, 8, 1, 6, 14, -23, 21, -6, 2, -6, -6, -5 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 16 | 2.1 | -23, 17, -9, 15, -5, 7, -4, 10, 21, 2, -5, -3, 18, 3, -3, -8 |
| 5 | Illinois | 21 | 1.6 | 0, 6, 7, 20, -10, -12, 3, 10, 6, -10, -9, -1, 7, 4, -5, 4, -10, 15, 0, 4, 4 |
| 6 | Purdue | 20 | 1.4 | -20, 4, -23, 15, -13, -14, 11, -9, 16, -3, -1, 16, 4, 18, 14, 20, -2, -10, -2, 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 22 | 1.0 | -6, 10, -6, 13, 1, -2, -19, 15, 1, 15, -11, -4, -11, 9, -6, 14, 9, 22, 0, -12, 9, -18 |
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