Eric Hansen
Inside ND Sports / South Bend Tribune
South Bend, IN
@EHansenNDSBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference:Independent
Region:Midwest
"Veteran Notre Dame football beat writer and podcast host."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+2.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#9.4
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Eric Hansen votes BYU an average of 2.4 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusMAC+7.33 spots (3 picks)
ACC+5 spots (17 picks)
Big 12+1.94 spots (17 picks)
SEC+1.76 spots (46 picks)
Mountain West+1.5 spots (2 picks)
Independent+1.2 spots (5 picks)
Big Ten+0.17 spots (35 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
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Georgia Tech
Pre-Season • Consensus: #39
#25
+14
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
Arizona
Week 2 • Consensus: #37
#25
+12
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Arizona
Week 1 • Consensus: #29
#19
+10
SMU
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Kentucky
Week 3 • Consensus: #27
#18
+9
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Eric Hansen'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
#4Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+2
#5Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+2
#6Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-2
#7Indiana
Consensus: #5
-2
#8BYU
Consensus: #9
+1
#9Alabama
Consensus: #8
-1
#10LSU
Consensus: #10
#11Penn State
Consensus: #13
+2
#12Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+2
#13Michigan
Consensus: #18
+5
#14Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
-3
#15Utah
Consensus: #15
#16Louisville
Consensus: #16
#17USC
Consensus: #12
-5
#18Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+9
#19SMU
Consensus: #26
+7
#20Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+6
#21Iowa
Consensus: #17
-4
#22Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+7
#23Florida
Consensus: #21
-2
#24Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
#25Western Michigan
Consensus: #33
+8