Dave Preston
WTOP Radio
Washington, DC
@DavePrestonWTOPBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Maryland Terrapins
Conference:Big Ten
Region:Northeast
"Sports anchor for WTOP in Washington D.C. area."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
0
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#11.8
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Dave Preston votes BYU an average of 0 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusAAC+9.5 spots (2 picks)
ACC+3.79 spots (19 picks)
Big 12+1.61 spots (18 picks)
SEC+1.02 spots (45 picks)
Mountain West+1 spots (1 picks)
Big Ten+0.6 spots (35 picks)
Independent-2.2 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
#8
+18
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Navy
Week 1 • Consensus: #34
#21
+13
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#15
+11
Kentucky
Week 4 • Consensus: #24
#13
+11
Kentucky
Week 3 • Consensus: #27
#17
+10
Virginia Tech
Week 4 • Consensus: #30
#20
+10
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Virginia Tech
Week 3 • Consensus: #32
#23
+9
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Dave Preston's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Georgia
Consensus: #2
#3Indiana
Consensus: #5
+2
#4Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+3
#5Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-1
#6Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-3
#7Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
-1
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+2
#10BYU
Consensus: #9
-1
#11Penn State
Consensus: #13
+2
#12Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+2
#13USC
Consensus: #12
-1
#14Utah
Consensus: #15
+1
#15Missouri
Consensus: #19
+4
#16Iowa
Consensus: #17
+1
#17Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+10
#18LSU
Consensus: #10
-8
#19Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+7
#20Louisville
Consensus: #16
-4
#21SMU
Consensus: #26
+5
#22West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+6
#23Virginia Tech
Consensus: #32
+9
#24Florida
Consensus: #21
-3
#25Michigan
Consensus: #18
-7