c Ralph Russo Biases at College Poll Tracker

Ralph RussoThe Athletic (Brooklyn, NY)
Twitter: @ralphDrussoATH
About: Ralph Russo is a Senior Writer for The Athletic, covering college football. Before joining The Athletic, he spent 20 years as the lead national college football writer for The Associated Press. He also previously worked as the AP's Mississippi-based sports writer and did a stint with The Denver Post. Ralph is a native New Yorker and a graduate of Fordham University.

Biased Towards

Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma StateRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.

Biased Against

Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia TechRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
James Madison DukesJames MadisonRanked 4 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Nebraska CornhuskersNebraskaRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Tulsa Golden HurricaneTulsaRanked 5 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 16 weeks.
Florida GatorsFloridaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesotaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
South Florida BullsSouth FloridaRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Boise State BroncosBoise StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Florida State SeminolesFlorida StateRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake ForestRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Western Michigan BroncosWestern MichiganRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Duke Blue DevilsDukeRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 1 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas TechRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 20 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 19 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Washington HuskiesWashingtonRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
UCLA BruinsUCLARanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
TCU Horned FrogsTCURanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
UTSA RoadrunnersUTSARanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre DameRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 26 weeks.
Utah UtesUtahRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 22 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 21 weeks.
Houston CougarsHoustonRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 14 weeks.
Tulane Green WaveTulaneRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Georgia BulldogsGeorgiaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 26 weeks.
Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 26 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 25 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 24 weeks.
USC TrojansUSCRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 20 weeks.
LSU TigersLSURanked 1 spots BELOW average over 18 weeks.
Virginia CavaliersVirginiaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Memphis TigersMemphisRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Auburn TigersAuburnRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
SMU MustangsSMURanked 2 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 10 weeks.
North Texas Mean GreenNorth TexasRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
Navy MidshipmenNavyRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 4 weeks.
Ole Miss RebelsOle MissRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 26 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 23 weeks.
BYU CougarsBYURanked 3 spots BELOW average over 22 weeks.
Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbiltRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 14 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 5 weeks.
South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaRanked 8 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.