Here are teams that started the year Top 10, but finished unranked:
2015: Auburn, USC
2014: Auburn, South Carolina
2013: Georgia, Florida
2012: USC, Michigan, Arkansas
2011: Texas A&M
2010: Florida, Texas, Iowa
2009: Oklahoma
2008: LSU, West Virginia, Clemson
Who underperforms in this year's Top 10 (Last year's record is shown on the right):
1 Alabama 14-1
2 Clemson 14-1
3 Oklahoma 11-2
4 Florida State 10-3
5 Ohio State 12-1
6 Louisiana State 9-3
7 Stanford 12-2
8 Michigan 10-3
9 Notre Dame 10-3
10 Tennessee 9-4
My picks: Stanford and Ohio State.
2015: Auburn, USC
2014: Auburn, South Carolina
2013: Georgia, Florida
2012: USC, Michigan, Arkansas
2011: Texas A&M
2010: Florida, Texas, Iowa
2009: Oklahoma
2008: LSU, West Virginia, Clemson
Who underperforms in this year's Top 10 (Last year's record is shown on the right):
1 Alabama 14-1
2 Clemson 14-1
3 Oklahoma 11-2
4 Florida State 10-3
5 Ohio State 12-1
6 Louisiana State 9-3
7 Stanford 12-2
8 Michigan 10-3
9 Notre Dame 10-3
10 Tennessee 9-4
My picks: Stanford and Ohio State.