c David Jones Biases at College Poll Tracker
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David JonesPenn Live (Dowington, PA)
Twitter: @djoneshoop
About: Joined The Patriot-News in 1989 after five years full-time at The Columbus Dispatch as a college football/basketball beat writer (Ohio University and MAC, 1984-85); Television-Radio Critic (1985-87); and police/courts reporter (1987-89). Has covered every NCAA Final Four since 1994 and 25 in all. Has covered Penn State basketball for 28 seasons and Penn State football for 27, first as the beat writer and since 2002 as the columnist. Has been the Patriot-News's full-time sports columnist since 2002. Three-time winner of Pennsylvania Newspaper Association award as the state's best sports columnist (1999, 2004 and 2006) in top circulation category (75,000+). Named by Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors as state's best sports columnist (75,000+) in 2012. Multiple winner of national APSE Top 10, Football Writers Association of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Association awards including 2006 USBWA best feature story in nation. Winner of 2010 APSE first-place national columnist award (75,000-175,000 circ.). The 74th president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2017. To be inducted into the United States Basketball Writers Association hall of fame in April 2018. Son Nicholas is an undergrad at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Lives with wife Anna and in Downingtown, PA.

Biased Towards

Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 10 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 7 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Charleston CougarsCharlestonRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Maryland TerrapinsMarylandRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.

Biased Against

Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 7 spots BELOW average over 15 weeks.
Gonzaga BulldogsGonzagaRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Oregon DucksOregonRanked 14 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
LSU TigersLSURanked 7 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
James Madison DukesJames MadisonRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Dayton FlyersDaytonRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Kent State Golden FlashesKent StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Providence FriarsProvidenceRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
New Mexico LobosNew MexicoRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgersRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
UNLV RebelsUNLVRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Seton Hall PiratesSeton HallRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
West Virginia MountaineersWest VirginiaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 20 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 16 weeks.
Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia TechRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Utah State AggiesUtah StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Colorado BuffaloesColoradoRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
North Texas Mean GreenNorth TexasRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 20 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
UCLA BruinsUCLARanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
Xavier MusketeersXavierRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
USC TrojansUSCRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Purdue BoilermakersPurdueRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Baylor BearsBaylorRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 8 weeks.
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Villanova WildcatsVillanovaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
UConn HuskiesUConnRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Kansas JayhawksKansasRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 2 spots BELOW average over 16 weeks.
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Saint Mary's GaelsSaint Mary'sRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.
Florida Atlantic OwlsFlorida AtlanticRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 8 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.
Duke Blue DevilsDukeRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 15 weeks.
Marquette Golden EaglesMarquetteRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Creighton BluejaysCreightonRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 11 weeks.
Michigan State SpartansMichigan StateRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.