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Preseason vs Final Poll Turnover

These are the number of teams that were ranked in the AP preseason poll, but not in the final poll for each season. The PERCENT column is the number of TEAMS divided by the number of teams that were ranked in each poll that season (25, 20, or 10).

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Top 20 / 1950-1960 and 1968-1988

Teams Season Percent Links
11 1960 55% Preseason | Final
11 1959 55% Preseason | Final
10 1983 50% Preseason | Final
10 1977 50% Preseason | Final
10 1957 50% Preseason | Final
10 1951 50% Preseason | Final
10 1950 50% Preseason | Final
9 1968 45% Preseason | Final
9 1958 45% Preseason | Final
9 1956 45% Preseason | Final
9 1954 45% Preseason | Final
9 1953 45% Preseason | Final
8 1985 40% Preseason | Final
8 1984 40% Preseason | Final
8 1978 40% Preseason | Final
8 1976 40% Preseason | Final
7 1979 35% Preseason | Final
7 1975 35% Preseason | Final
7 1972 35% Preseason | Final
7 1970 35% Preseason | Final
7 1952 35% Preseason | Final
6 1988 30% Preseason | Final
6 1986 30% Preseason | Final
6 1981 30% Preseason | Final
6 1980 30% Preseason | Final
6 1974 30% Preseason | Final
6 1969 30% Preseason | Final
6 1955 30% Preseason | Final
5 1987 25% Preseason | Final
5 1982 25% Preseason | Final
5 1971 25% Preseason | Final
4 1973 20% Preseason | Final

Notes

  • The 1950 season was the first with a preseason poll.
  • For this period, the average number of teams that were not ranked in the final poll is 7.7.