College Football 2019: Which remaining undefeated teams are most underrated?
By Ryan Kay
We all know about Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and LSU but which remaining undefeated teams in college football are most underrated?
Yes, many fans are well aware that Clemson, Alabama, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Penn State and even to a lesser extend Baylor and Boise State are all undefeated at either 5-0 or 6-0 at this point of the college football season. However, there are five FBS teams that are also undefeated but not many people are talking about.
Two are from a Power Five conference, two are from the American Athletic Conference and one is from the Sun Belt. These teams have had some close calls and have won some games by single-digit points. They up to this point in the season have found ways to win and have overcome adversity to remain unbeaten.
Regardless of who they have played up to this point, it’s impressive that they have beaten everyone on their schedules entering this week’s games.
The fanbases of these schools more than likely did not expect their teams to be unbeaten at this point of the season. It’s still early in the season but entering the second week of October and being undefeated is a reason for optimism for the fans of these teams who are undefeated.
Out of the five teams that are flying under the radar that are still undefeated, some of them have more impressive wins than others. Some have won some games by four touchdowns or more and all have at least two road victories at this point of the season.
Each team is developing an identity and with that identity it is defining how and why they are winning their games. A program of a team that is unbeaten at this point of the season has identified their strength and weaknesses. They have utilized and leaned on their strengths to grind out victories and to overcome any weaknesses they may have.
These five teams may not be the most glamorous and exciting teams in the nation but they have found ways to win even if it at times has been by a last-second field goal or a fourth-and-goal defensive stand.
Let’s take a look and rank the five undefeated teams in the FBS that not many people are talking about or taking seriously.