Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for the upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few weeks to publish my predictions. The one major modification to my predictions for 2015 is that I have gone through every team’s schedule and actually predicted the result of every game in FBS. Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to surprise this season. These teams are ordered in the relative disparity between my picks and the experts average while also taking into account the significance of each pick.
| Surprise Teams | My Predictions: | Experts Predictions: | |
| 1 | Clemson | 3rd in nation (+10); 1st in ACC Atlantic (+1) | 13th in nation; 2nd in ACC Atlantic |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 6th in nation (+10); 1st in Big 12 (+2) | 16th in nation; 3rd in Big 12 |
| 3 | Utah State | 20th in nation (+33); 1st in MWC Mountain (+1) | 53rd in nation; 2nd in MWC Mountain |
| 4 | Nebraska | 23rd in nation (+11); 1st in Big 10 West (+1) | 34th in nation; 2nd in Big 10 West |
| 5 | Navy | 34th in nation (+34); 1st in AAC West (+2) | 68th in nation; 3rd in AAC West |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 36th in nation (+74); 1st in C-USA East (+3) | 110th in nation; 1st in C-USA East |
| 7 | Duke | 24th in nation (+24); 2nd in ACC Coastal (+4) | 48th in nation; 6th in ACC Coastal |
| 8 | Ohio | 59th in nation (+32); 2nd in MAC East (+1) | 91st in nation; 3rd in MAC East |
| 9 | New Mexico | 65th in nation (+36); 3rd in MWC Mountain (+2) | 101st in nation; 5th in MWC Mountain |
| 10 | Hawaii | 84th in nation (+33); 3rd in MWC West (+2) | 107th in nation; 5th in MWC West |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 