BCS Rankings 2011: Overrated Teams Sure to Be Ranked Too High

Every year, the BCS rankings stir up controversy, and there's nothing like overrated teams being ranked way too high, thus causing fierce debates.

Next Sunday, the first BCS rankings of the 2011 college football season will be unveiled, and there certainly be teams who will receive a higher ranking than they deserve.

Let's take a look at three of those teams.

1) Boise State

The Boise State Broncos don't even deserve to be in the Top 10 of the BCS rankings. They have beaten no quality teams. When your best win is against a bad Georgia team on a neutral site, that isn't good enough for a high BCS ranking.

The Broncos knew that their weak, non-BCS conference schedule wasn't good enough, yet they didn't schedule enough quality out-of-conference opponents. 

How can you rate the Broncos ahead of undefeated and one-loss teams from the SEC and Big Ten when those teams play quality opponents nearly every week?

2) Michigan

Michigan is another team putting up great stats that hasn't played anyone yet. And no, Notre Dame doesn't count—they are not a quality team.

The Wolverines haven't beaten a currently-ranked team and have enjoyed one of the softest schedules in the Big Ten to this point.

Once they start playing real teams, we will see how good they really are. Michigan will likely get a Top 10 BCS ranking, but they don't deserve it. Not yet anyway.

3) Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is another team who has played a very soft out-of-conference schedule so far this season, and they play in a very weak ACC conference.

The Yellow Jackets haven't played a ranked team yet, and they won't for another three weeks. They need a better body of work before they deserve a Top 15 BCS ranking.