Chris Murray
Nevada Sports Net
Reno, NV
@ByChrisMurrayBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference:G5 / Mountain West
Region:Mountain West
"Lead sports columnist for Nevada Sports Net."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
+0.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#11.6
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Chris Murray votes BYU an average of 0.2 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+3.2 spots (15 picks)
SEC+1.44 spots (48 picks)
Big Ten+0.62 spots (37 picks)
Big 12+0.4 spots (20 picks)
Independent-2.6 spots (5 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
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
Wake Forest
Week 4 • Consensus: #29
#20
+9
LSU
Week 3 • Consensus: #10
#18
-8
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Oregon
Week 4 • Consensus: #15
#23
-8
Kentucky
Week 3 • Consensus: #27
#20
+7
UCLA
Week 4 • Consensus: #23
#17
+6
Kentucky
Week 4 • Consensus: #24
#18
+6
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Chris Murray'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
#4Georgia
Consensus: #2
-2
#5Indiana
Consensus: #5
#6Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-3
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+1
#11Penn State
Consensus: #13
+2
#12Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+2
#13Utah
Consensus: #15
+2
#14Iowa
Consensus: #17
+3
#15USC
Consensus: #12
-3
#16Missouri
Consensus: #19
+3
#17Michigan
Consensus: #18
+1
#18LSU
Consensus: #10
-8
#19Louisville
Consensus: #16
-3
#20Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+7
#21Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+5
#22Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+2
#23Florida
Consensus: #21
-2
#24UCLA
Consensus: #26
+2
#25Washington
Consensus: #26
+1