Kirk Kenney
San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego, CA
@sdutkirKDKenneyBeat Assignment
Primary Team:San Diego State Aztecs
Conference:G5 / Mountain West
Region:West Coast
"San Diego State Aztecs beat writer."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+1.8
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#10
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Kirk Kenney votes BYU an average of 1.8 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusMountain West+4.2 spots (5 picks)
ACC+3.53 spots (15 picks)
Big 12+1.67 spots (21 picks)
Big Ten+0.67 spots (36 picks)
SEC+0.33 spots (43 picks)
Independent+0.2 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
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
SMU
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#14
+12
Nebraska
Week 4 • Consensus: #33
#23
+10
Boise State
Week 3 • Consensus: #31
#22
+9
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#17
+9
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#17
+9
Oregon
Week 2 • Consensus: #21
#13
+8
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Kirk Kenney'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
#4Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+3
#5Indiana
Consensus: #5
#6Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
#7Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-3
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+1
#11LSU
Consensus: #10
-1
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13Penn State
Consensus: #13
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15Utah
Consensus: #15
#16Louisville
Consensus: #16
#17Iowa
Consensus: #17
#18Houston
Consensus: #25
+7
#19Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+7
#20SMU
Consensus: #26
+6
#21Oregon
Consensus: #20
-1
#22Boise State
Consensus: #31
+9
#23Washington
Consensus: #26
+3
#24Missouri
Consensus: #19
-5
#25Florida
Consensus: #21
-4