c Dylan Sinn Biases at College Poll Tracker

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

Nebraska CornhuskersNebraskaRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
North Texas Mean GreenNorth TexasRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.

Biased Against

South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaRanked 6 spots BELOW average over 9 weeks.
LSU TigersLSURanked 5 spots BELOW average over 21 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 8 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Liberty FlamesLibertyRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Navy MidshipmenNavyRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Baylor BearsBaylorRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
James Madison DukesJames MadisonRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Kansas JayhawksKansasRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbiltRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Army Black KnightsArmyRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Florida GatorsFloridaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern IllinoisRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 27 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 29 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 0 spots ABOVE average over 29 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 29 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 24 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Utah UtesUtahRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia TechRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
South Florida BullsSouth FloridaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Tulane Green WaveTulaneRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Washington State CougarsWashington StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre DameRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Ole Miss RebelsOle MissRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 28 weeks.
BYU CougarsBYURanked 1 spots BELOW average over 21 weeks.
SMU MustangsSMURanked 1 spots BELOW average over 15 weeks.
USC TrojansUSCRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.
UNLV RebelsUNLVRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 9 weeks.
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Georgia BulldogsGeorgiaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Boise State BroncosBoise StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 16 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Colorado BuffaloesColoradoRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 8 weeks.
Florida State SeminolesFlorida StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 2 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Washington HuskiesWashingtonRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Boston College EaglesBoston CollegeRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 29 weeks.
Syracuse OrangeSyracuseRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.