Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few weeks to publish my 12th annual college football preview guide. Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to disappoint 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.
| Disappointment teams | My Predictions: | Experts Predictions: | |
| 1 | North Carolina | 104th in nation (-45); 7th in ACC Coastal (-5) | 59th in nation; 2nd in ACC Coastal |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 76th in nation (-35); 3rd in C-USA East (-2) | 41st in nation; 1st in C-USA East |
| 3 | Kansas State | 52nd in nation (-21); 8th in Big 12 (-4) | 31st in nation; 4th in Big 12 |
| 4 | Miami-FL | 33rd in nation (-24); 4th in ACC Coastal (-3) | 9th in nation; 1st in ACC Coastal |
| 5 | Akron | 124th in nation (-22); 6th in MAC East (-3) | 102nd in nation; 3rd in MAC East |
| 6 | LSU | 65th in nation (-39); 6th in SEC West (-1) | 26th in nation; 5th in SEC West |
| 7 | Louisville | 67th in nation (-31); 6th in ACC Atlantic (-3) | 36th in nation; 3rd in ACC Atlantic |
| 8 | Air Force | 128th in nation (-34); 6th in MWC Mtn. (-2) | 94th in nation; 4th in MWC Mtn. |
| 9 | Duke | 69th in nation (-24); 5th in ACC Coastal (-3) | 45th in nation; 2nd in ACC Coastal |
| 10 | Houston | 74th in nation (-21); 4th in AAC West (-2) | 53rd in nation; 2nd in AAC West |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 
Which expert had UNC second in ACC Coastal?