Meh... people act surprised that pretty much all of the pre-season rankings (human or computer based) have us pretty low. It is no surprise. Pre-season rankings will favor teams that:
a) Were pretty good last year and return a fair amount of major contributors
b) Have highly ranked recruits, McD AAs, 5* talent, top 30 players, etc., coming in, especially if they have more than one of those
c) Team with both a) and b)
We have none of those. Much of what we have is returning players who could or should improve, and young talent who could surprise and overachieve their rankings. We can still have a good season if those things materialize, but being low in pre-season rankings is not really a surprise.