c Dylan Sinn Biases at College Poll Tracker
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Dylan SinnThe Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
E-mail: dsinn@jg.net
Twitter: @DylanSinn
About: I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and have been a Cubs fan since I began watching them on WGN when I was four years old. I also frequently attended Kane County Cougars games when I was younger, so I come into this job already possessing some familiarity with the Midwest League. I attended Indiana University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 2015. I covered baseball a little at Indiana, including one game in which Kyle Schwarber turned on a fastball and hit the longest home run I have ever seen. After graduating from IU, I worked toward a master's degree at the University of Maryland and graduated from there in 2017. While at Maryland, I covered the Terrapins baseball team for Maryland Baseball Network, a student-run site dedicated exclusively to the baseball team. In the last few years, I have become an avid student of sabermetrics. I have always enjoyed numbers and statistics, especially as they relate to baseball and I find that the new ways to measure performance more precisely can be extremely valuable in evaluating players objectively. I'll slip some advanced statistics into my writing when I think they can enhance a story, but I'll always explain the number in question to make it easy to understand.

Biased Towards

Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StateRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.
Charleston CougarsCharlestonRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
New Mexico LobosNew MexicoRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.

Biased Against

Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 6 spots BELOW average over 16 weeks.
Gonzaga BulldogsGonzagaRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Creighton BluejaysCreightonRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 9 weeks.
Baylor BearsBaylorRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
UCLA BruinsUCLARanked 4 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Xavier MusketeersXavierRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 11 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 9 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 8 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternRanked 7 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Michigan State SpartansMichigan StateRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Utah State AggiesUtah StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Duke Blue DevilsDukeRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 3 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Maryland TerrapinsMarylandRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Purdue BoilermakersPurdueRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 17 weeks.
Marquette Golden EaglesMarquetteRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Saint Mary's GaelsSaint Mary'sRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Providence FriarsProvidenceRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Kansas JayhawksKansasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgersRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
West Virginia MountaineersWest VirginiaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Connecticut HuskiesConnecticutRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 18 weeks.
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 17 weeks.
Florida Atlantic OwlsFlorida AtlanticRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
Villanova WildcatsVillanovaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia TechRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Dayton FlyersDaytonRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.