Going into the year, we were picked to finish last by virtually everybody.

We were picked to finish as low as 25th this year.

Before the season, the Trojans were picked to finish sixth in their conference.

They also will open the season picked by many to finish last in their division.

The Mets were picked to finish fourth, and that is exactly where they stand, closer to last place than first.

The Sox were picked to finish fifth and look at what they did.

The Badgers, currently second, have a young team that had been picked to finish out of the running in the conference.

They are picked to finish fifth in the Big East.

They were picked to finish ninth in the Big East.

After being picked to finish near the bottom of their division, they spent an astonishing two months in first place.