2018’s CFB teams whose results most differed from recruiting rankingsThe eight biggest underachievers, based strictly on four-year recruiting ranking and S&P+ finish
Why eight? Because that’s a natural cutoff based on the pure rankings differences for all the teams. Context follows below.
Florida State (4th in recruiting, 84th in S&P+, 5-7)
Louisville (32nd in recruiting, 111th in S&P+, 2-10)
UCLA (15th in recruiting, 92nd in S&P+, 3-9)
Tennessee (13th in recruiting, 88th in S&P+, 5-7)
North Carolina (27th in recruiting, 95th in S&P+, 2-9)
Oregon State (60th in recruiting, 124th in S&P+, 2-10)
(tie) Arkansas (31st in recruiting, 94th in S&P+, 2-10), and Rutgers (53rd in recruiting, 116th in S&P+, 1-11)
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2019/1/15/18177474/college-football-results-recruiting-2018