David Paschall
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga, TN
@DavidSPaschallBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Conference:SEC
Region:Southeast
"Longtime Tennessee Volunteers beat writer and SEC reporter."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-1.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#13.2
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
David Paschall votes BYU an average of 1.4 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+2.24 spots (17 picks)
SEC+1.71 spots (49 picks)
Big Ten+0.85 spots (34 picks)
Independent+0.8 spots (5 picks)
Big 12-0.25 spots (20 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
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
South Carolina
Week 2 • Consensus: #33
#22
+11
Virginia Tech
Week 3 • Consensus: #32
#23
+9
South Carolina
Week 1 • Consensus: #31
#22
+9
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Mississippi State
Week 3 • Consensus: #24
#17
+7
Wisconsin
Week 4 • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine David Paschall's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Georgia
Consensus: #2
+1
#2Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
+1
#3Texas
Consensus: #1
-2
#4Indiana
Consensus: #5
+1
#5Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+1
#6Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-2
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9Penn State
Consensus: #13
+4
#10LSU
Consensus: #10
#11BYU
Consensus: #9
-2
#12Utah
Consensus: #15
+3
#13Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
-2
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15USC
Consensus: #12
-3
#16Iowa
Consensus: #17
+1
#17Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+7
#18Louisville
Consensus: #16
-2
#19Florida
Consensus: #21
+2
#20Missouri
Consensus: #19
-1
#21Michigan
Consensus: #18
-3
#22West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+6
#23Virginia Tech
Consensus: #32
+9
#24SMU
Consensus: #26
+2
#25Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+2