Adam Lichtenstein
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Miami, FL
@ABLichtensteinBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Conference:ACC
Region:Southeast
"Miami Hurricanes and South Florida college football reporter."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+1.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#10.4
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Adam Lichtenstein votes BYU an average of 1.4 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+4.17 spots (18 picks)
Mountain West+3 spots (1 picks)
SEC+1.63 spots (46 picks)
Big 12+1.09 spots (23 picks)
Independent-0.2 spots (5 picks)
Big Ten-0.66 spots (32 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
Louisville
Week 4 • Consensus: #34
#22
+12
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Penn State
Week 2 • Consensus: #14
#24
-10
Oklahoma State
Week 3 • Consensus: #30
#21
+9
Mississippi State
Week 2 • Consensus: #32
#23
+9
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#17
+9
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Adam Lichtenstein's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
+2
#3Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+3
#4Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-1
#5Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+2
#6Georgia
Consensus: #2
-4
#7Indiana
Consensus: #5
-2
#8LSU
Consensus: #10
+2
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10Alabama
Consensus: #8
-2
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+2
#13Utah
Consensus: #15
+2
#14USC
Consensus: #12
-2
#15Louisville
Consensus: #16
+1
#16Oregon
Consensus: #20
+4
#17Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+7
#18Iowa
Consensus: #17
-1
#19Missouri
Consensus: #19
#20Penn State
Consensus: #13
-7
#21Oklahoma State
Consensus: #30
+9
#22Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+5
#23Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+3
#24SMU
Consensus: #26
+2
#25Houston
Consensus: #25