Ian Kress
WLNS-TV
Lansing, MI
@IanKressWLNSBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Michigan State Spartans
Conference:Big Ten
Region:Midwest
"Lansing sports reporter covering Michigan State and Michigan."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-1.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#13.2
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Ian Kress votes BYU an average of 1.4 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusMountain West+3 spots (1 picks)
Big Ten+1.92 spots (37 picks)
SEC+1.77 spots (48 picks)
ACC+1.69 spots (13 picks)
Big 12-0.71 spots (21 picks)
Independent-3.2 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
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Illinois
Week 1 • Consensus: #36
#24
+12
Washington
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#17
+9
Virginia Tech
Week 4 • Consensus: #30
#21
+9
Washington
Week 3 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Illinois
Pre-Season • Consensus: #33
#25
+8
Missouri
Week 3 • Consensus: #19
#12
+7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Ian Kress'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
#4Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
#5Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+1
#6Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+1
#7Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-4
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+2
#10LSU
Consensus: #10
#11BYU
Consensus: #9
-2
#12Missouri
Consensus: #19
+7
#13Penn State
Consensus: #13
#14USC
Consensus: #12
-2
#15Tennessee
Consensus: #14
-1
#16Iowa
Consensus: #17
+1
#17Louisville
Consensus: #16
-1
#18Washington
Consensus: #26
+8
#19Utah
Consensus: #15
-4
#20Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+4
#21Michigan
Consensus: #18
-3
#22Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+5
#23Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+3
#24Florida
Consensus: #21
-3
#25West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+3