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Most underrated college football programs of last 10 years

By Michael Collins

Dec 19, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Brigham Young Cougars defensive lineman Bronson Kaufusi (90) tackles Utah Utes running back Joe Williams (28) in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium. Utah defeated BYU 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 19, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Brigham Young Cougars defensive lineman Bronson Kaufusi (90) tackles Utah Utes running back Joe Williams (28) in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium. Utah defeated BYU 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 25, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Barry Odom embraces Missouri Tigers running back Alex Ross (5) on Senior Day before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Faurot Field. Missouri won 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Barry Odom embraces Missouri Tigers running back Alex Ross (5) on Senior Day before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Faurot Field. Missouri won 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1: Missouri Tigers

Average Rank Movement, +17

Moved from unranked to top 25:
2007 (No. 4)
2010 (No. 18)
2013 (No. 5)

When Missouri moved to the SEC in 2013, they weren’t exactly known as a national power. But what they are known for is defying the odds and making huge leaps in the rankings when nobody gave them a second though to begin the season.

Of all the teams on this list, Missouri is the only program to break the top five two different times after starting the season unranked in the past 10 years. That in and of itself is an accomplishment worth celebrating.

Like a few other teams on this list, 2017 will almost certainly begin without a ranking for the Tigers. Barry Odom‘s first season as head coach was not exactly a grand coming out party, finishing with a 4-8 record and quite possibly the worst defense in all of college football.

Next: 15 CFB Stars Whose Careers Were Cut Too Short

Can the Tigers add one more big rankings leap to their list? It won’t be easy, but history has shown that it’s not a good idea to overlook Missouri.

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