Rival Beat WriterIn-State Rival Beat Coverage
Josh Furlong is the beat writer covering the Utah Utes (BYU's archrival in the Big 12) for KSL.com. His ballots and BYU evaluations are monitored by Cougar fans for potential rival rivalry bias.
Josh Furlong
KSL.com
Beat Assignment
Primary Team:Utah Utes
Conference:Big 12
Region:Mountain West
"University of Utah beat writer for KSL.com; primary coverage is BYU's in-state rival."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
-0.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#12
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Josh Furlong votes BYU an average of 0.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+4.53 spots (15 picks)
Mountain West+4.4 spots (5 picks)
SEC+1.04 spots (45 picks)
Independent0 spots (5 picks)
Big Ten-0.08 spots (37 picks)
Big 12-0.11 spots (18 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
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
Virginia
Week 2 • Consensus: #25
#16
+9
Virginia
Week 1 • Consensus: #25
#17
+8
Oregon
Week 2 • Consensus: #21
#14
+7
Boise State
Week 2 • Consensus: #28
#21
+7
Duke
Week 4 • Consensus: #27
#20
+7
SMU
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Josh Furlong'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
#4Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-1
#5Georgia
Consensus: #2
-3
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#8LSU
Consensus: #10
+2
#9Alabama
Consensus: #8
-1
#10BYU
Consensus: #9
-1
#11Utah
Consensus: #15
+4
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+1
#14Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
-3
#15Penn State
Consensus: #13
-2
#16Louisville
Consensus: #16
#17Oregon
Consensus: #20
+3
#18Iowa
Consensus: #17
-1
#19Michigan
Consensus: #18
-1
#20Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+4
#21Missouri
Consensus: #19
-2
#22Florida
Consensus: #21
-1
#23Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+4
#24Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+5
#25Boise State
Consensus: #31
+6