Brad’s 2026 College Football Preview- Disappointment Picks

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 20th annual college football preview guide which will contain 20 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 TeamsMy Predictions:Experts Predictions:
1Minnesota116th in nation (-79); 18th in Big 10 (-9)37th in nation; 9th in Big 10
2Utah49th in nation (-28); 7th in Big 12 (-4)21st in nation; 3rd in Big 12
3Texas14th in nation (-9); 6th in SEC (-5)5th in nation; 1st in SEC
4Indiana17th in nation (-11); 5th in Big Ten (-4)6th in nation; 1st in Big Ten
5SMU41st in nation (-19); 6th in ACC (-4)22nd in nation; 2nd in ACC
6Illinois79th in nation (-45); 15th in Big Ten (-6)34th in nation; 9th in Big Ten
7LSU33rd in nation (-20); 9th in SEC (-2)13th in nation; 7th in SEC
8Virginia50th in nation (-10); 11th in ACC (-6)40th in nation; 5th in ACC
9Auburn63rd in nation (-28); 11th in SEC (-2)35th in nation; 9th in SEC
10Duke98th in nation (-52); 15th in ACC (-4)46th in nation; 11th in ACC
11Kansas113th in nation (-60); 15th in Big 12 (-3)53rd in nation; 12th in Big 12
12Marshall122nd in nation (-21); 6th in Sun Belt East (-4)101st in ination; 2nd in Sun Belt East
13Mississippi State97th in nation (-50); 16th in SEC (-2)47th in nation; 14th in SEC
14Delaware127th in nation (-15); 7th in C-USA (-3)112th in nation; 4th in C-USA
15Old Dominion4th in Sun Belt East (-2); 105th in nation (-14)2nd in Sun Belt East; 91st in nation

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