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

Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesotaRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Army West Point Black KnightsArmy West PointRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.

Biased Against

USC TrojansUSCRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 23 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 9 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Duke Blue DevilsDukeRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Buffalo BullsBuffaloRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia TechRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Louisiana Ragin CajunsLouisianaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
Appalachian State MountaineersAppalachian StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 18 weeks.
UTSA RoadrunnersUTSARanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Purdue BoilermakersPurdueRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Boston College EaglesBoston CollegeRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 54 weeks.
Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 48 weeks.
Utah UtesUtahRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 40 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Liberty FlamesLibertyRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
South Florida BullsSouth FloridaRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Air Force FalconsAir ForceRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Ball State CardinalsBall StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Louisiana Tech BulldogsLouisiana TechRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 64 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 62 weeks.
LSU TigersLSURanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 39 weeks.
Boise State BroncosBoise StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 30 weeks.
Baylor BearsBaylorRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Washington HuskiesWashingtonRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake ForestRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
Southern Methodist MustangsSouthern MethodistRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
West Virginia MountaineersWest VirginiaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 16 weeks.
Ole Miss RebelsOle MissRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 15 weeks.
Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Washington State CougarsWashington StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Marshall Thundering HerdMarshallRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
California Golden BearsCaliforniaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
San Jose State SpartansSan Jose StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Maryland TerrapinsMarylandRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre DameRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 66 weeks.
Georgia BulldogsGeorgiaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 66 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 66 weeks.
Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 63 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 54 weeks.
Florida GatorsFloridaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 53 weeks.
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 52 weeks.
Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 44 weeks.
BYU CougarsBYURanked 1 spots BELOW average over 31 weeks.
UCF KnightsUCFRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 27 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 1 spots BELOW average over 26 weeks.
Coastal Carolina ChanticleersCoastal CarolinaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 24 weeks.
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 18 weeks.
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Stanford CardinalStanfordRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.
Fresno State BulldogsFresno StateRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 9 weeks.
Navy MidshipmenNavyRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
UCLA BruinsUCLARanked 1 spots BELOW average over 4 weeks.
Colorado BuffaloesColoradoRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Nebraska CornhuskersNebraskaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 50 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 47 weeks.
Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 38 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 31 weeks.
Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 16 weeks.
Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 15 weeks.
Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia TechRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.
Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 11 weeks.
Syracuse OrangeSyracuseRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.
Tulsa Golden HurricaneTulsaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 54 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 41 weeks.
Michigan State SpartansMichigan StateRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 26 weeks.
Utah State AggiesUtah StateRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Florida State SeminolesFlorida StateRanked 6 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.