A comparison between 2017 Final Poll & Where ARR Predicted

Now that we have reviewed Power Five Recruiting and taken a look at each of the P5 Conference, let’s take a look at the final top 25 for 2017 and where the ARR (Average Recruiting Rank (based on four years of data, 2015 through 2018, with the info coming from three sites, ESPN, 247 Sports, & Rivals) predicted where they should finish! Final Top 25 Rankings will be on the left and where their ARR speculated they should finish, will be on the right! If a team’s finish was 1 to 3 above of below their ARR predicted place finish (the number on the right noted before the team) they were identified as … slightly … above or below, 4 to 7 they were characterized as being overachievers or underachievers, 8 to 15 … Significantly … above or below, and 16 + I just made up stuff … Light speed Achievers and such! This is all for fun … Enjoy! Up Next: P5 vs P5 in the 2018 regular season!

AP Top 25  /   Average Recruiting Rank Predictor

1. Alabama / 1. Alabama’s ARR 2.5 (According to Hoyle 1=1)
2. Georgia / 3. Georgia’s ARR 4.5 (Slightly overachieved +1)
3. Oklahoma / 11. OU’s ARR 12.7 (Significantly overachieved +8)
4. Clemson / 6. Clemson’s ARR 6.8 (Slightly Overachieved +2)
5. Ohio State / 2. OSU’s  ARR 3.9 (Slightly underachieved -3)
6. UCF / NA. AAC Team (Group of 5 TBD) Not Assessed in P5 Rankings
7. Wisconsin / 36. UW’s ARR 38.7 (Gone-Plaid Speed achievers +29)
8. Penn State / 12. PSU’s ARR 13.4 (Overachieved +4)
9. TCU / 29. TCU’s ARR 29.9 (Light Speed overachievers +20)
10. Auburn / 8. Auburn’s ARR 9.25 (Slightly underachieved -2)
11. Notre Dame / 10. ND’s ARR 12.5 (Slightly underachieved -1)
12. USC  / 5. USC’s ARR 6.5 (Significantly Underachieved -7)
13. Miami / 17. Miami’s ARR 16.2 (Overachieved +4)
14. Ok St./35. Ok St’s ARR 38.1 (Ludicrous Speed overachieves +21)
15. MSU / 26. MSU’s ARR  27.0 (Significantly overachieved +11)
16. Washington / 22. UW’s ARR 24.0 (Significantly overachieved +8)
17. Northwestern / 52. NW’s ARR 52.6 (left the Galaxy achievers +35)
18.  LSU / 7. LSU’s ARR 8.5 (Significantly underachieved -11)
19.  Miss State / 24. MSU’s ARR 24.9 (Overachieved +5)
20.  Standard / 25. Stanford’s ARR 25.4 (Overachieved +5)
21. USF / NA. AAC Team (Group of 5 TBD) Not Assessed in P5 Rankings
22. Boise/NA. MWC Team (G5 TBD) Not Assessed in P5 Rankings
23. NC State / 39. NC State’s ARR 39 (Light Speed Overachievers +16)
24. Virginia Tech / 28. Virginia Tech’s ARR 29.6 (Overachievers +4)
25. Memphis / NA. AAC Team (G5 TBD) Not Assessed in P5 Rankings