BJ Rains
247Sports.com / Bronco Nation News
Nampa, ID
@BJRainsBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Boise State Broncos
Conference:G5 / Mountain West
Region:Mountain West
"Boise State insider and publisher of Bronco Nation News."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-2.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#14
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
BJ Rains votes BYU an average of 2.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusAAC+5 spots (1 picks)
Mountain West+4.4 spots (5 picks)
ACC+2.46 spots (13 picks)
Big Ten+1.89 spots (36 picks)
Independent+1.4 spots (5 picks)
SEC+1.19 spots (48 picks)
Big 12-1.82 spots (17 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#8
+18
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Michigan
Week 4 • Consensus: #31
#21
+10
Boise State
Week 3 • Consensus: #31
#23
+8
Utah
Week 2 • Consensus: #17
#25
-8
Virginia Tech
Week 4 • Consensus: #30
#22
+8
Washington
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Florida
Week 1 • Consensus: #27
#20
+7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine BJ Rains's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
+1
#3Georgia
Consensus: #2
-1
#4Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
#5Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+2
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
-1
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9LSU
Consensus: #10
+1
#10USC
Consensus: #12
+2
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12BYU
Consensus: #9
-3
#13Penn State
Consensus: #13
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15Iowa
Consensus: #17
+2
#16Utah
Consensus: #15
-1
#17Michigan
Consensus: #18
+1
#18Louisville
Consensus: #16
-2
#19Missouri
Consensus: #19
#20Oregon
Consensus: #20
#21SMU
Consensus: #26
+5
#22Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+4
#23Boise State
Consensus: #31
+8
#24Florida
Consensus: #21
-3
#25West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+3