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

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternRanked 8 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Colorado State RamsColorado StateRanked 7 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
New Mexico LobosNew MexicoRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StateRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Charleston CougarsCharlestonRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Ole Miss RebelsOle MissRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.

Biased Against

Florida Atlantic OwlsFlorida AtlanticRanked 6 spots BELOW average over 17 weeks.
Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Baylor BearsBaylorRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 44 weeks.
Xavier MusketeersXavierRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Georgia BulldogsGeorgiaRanked 11 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Grand Canyon LopesGrand CanyonRanked 8 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbiltRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake ForestRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Princeton TigersPrincetonRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 3 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 17 weeks.
Nevada Wolf PackNevadaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Nebraska CornhuskersNebraskaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Liberty FlamesLibertyRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 45 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 23 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
Maryland TerrapinsMarylandRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
BYU CougarsBYURanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.
Providence FriarsProvidenceRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
James Madison DukesJames MadisonRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgersRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
USC TrojansUSCRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Drake BulldogsDrakeRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Utah UtesUtahRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Marquette Golden EaglesMarquetteRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 49 weeks.
Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 27 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 27 weeks.
Saint Mary's GaelsSaint Mary'sRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Florida GatorsFloridaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
St. John's Red StormSt. John'sRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
Utah State AggiesUtah StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
Washington State CougarsWashington StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Purdue BoilermakersPurdueRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 54 weeks.
Kansas JayhawksKansasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 52 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 45 weeks.
Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 41 weeks.
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego StateRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 31 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 23 weeks.
Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 21 weeks.
Michigan State SpartansMichigan StateRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
Colorado BuffaloesColoradoRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 54 weeks.
Duke Blue DevilsDukeRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 50 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 50 weeks.
UConn HuskiesUConnRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 49 weeks.
UCLA BruinsUCLARanked 2 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 28 weeks.
Dayton FlyersDaytonRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 15 weeks.
South Florida BullsSouth FloridaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 54 weeks.
Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 47 weeks.
Gonzaga BulldogsGonzagaRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 42 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 35 weeks.
Creighton BluejaysCreightonRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 32 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 19 weeks.
West Virginia MountaineersWest VirginiaRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 4 weeks.
Indiana State SycamoresIndiana StateRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia TechRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Villanova WildcatsVillanovaRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 4 weeks.