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 hours to publish my 18th annual college football preview guide which will contain 19 entries in all. Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to disappointment 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 | Georgia Tech | 96th in nation (-53); 14th in ACC (-4) | 43rd in nation; 10th in ACC |
| 2 | Washington | 88th in nation (-48); 14th in Big Ten (-3) | 40th in nation; 11th in Big Ten |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 112th in nation (-46); 16th in ACC (-6) | 66th in nation; 10th in ACC |
| 4 | Indiana | 113th in nation (-42); 16th in Big Ten (-4) | 71st in nation; 12th in Big Ten |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 118th in nation (-37); 6th in C-USA (-3) | 81st in nation; 3rd in C-USA |
| 6 | UNLV | 81st in nation (-23); 6th in MWC (-3) | 58th in nation; 3rd in MWC |
| 7 | Ohio | 117th in nation (-16); 9th in MAC (-4) | 101st in nation; 5th in MAC |
| 8 | Minnesota | 95th in nation (-46); 17th in Big Ten (-2) | 49th in nation; 15th in Big Ten |
| 9 | South Carolina | 87th in nation (-44); 13th in SEC (-2) | 43rd in nation; 11th in SEC |
| 10 | Troy | 107th in nation (-18); 6th in Sun Belt West (-2) | 89th in nation; 4th in Sun Belt West |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 102nd in nation (-24); 10th in Big 12 (-4) | 78th in nation; 14th in Big 12 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 26th in nation (-10); 11th in SEC (-6) | 16th in nation; 5th in SEC |
| 13 | Utah | 25th in nation (-11); 4th in Big 12 (-3) | 13th in nation; 1st in Big 12 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 123rd in nation (-10); 9th in C-USA (-3) | 113th in nation; 6th in C-USA |
| 15 | Arizona | 38th in nation (-11); 8th in Big 12 (-4) | 27th in naton; 4th in Big 12 |
Brent Key’s Yellow Jackets greatly exceeded my low expectations for them in 2023, and they may very well do the same this season with the return of talented QB Haynes King. However, I just can’t envision this team attaining bowl eligibility again this year with a brutal schedule that features games against almost all of the league’s top teams (Florida State, Miami-FL, Louisville, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and NC State) as well as non-conference contests versus both Notre Dame and Georgia.
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