Matt McGavic
Louisville Report / WHAS-TV
Louisville, KY
@Matt_McGavicBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Louisville Cardinals
Conference:ACC
Region:Southeast
"Louisville Cardinals beat writer and publisher."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+1.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#10.6
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Matt McGavic votes BYU an average of 1.2 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+2.8 spots (15 picks)
SEC+1.33 spots (48 picks)
Big 12+0.81 spots (21 picks)
Mountain West+0.5 spots (2 picks)
Big Ten+0.21 spots (34 picks)
Independent0 spots (5 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#8
+18
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#14
+12
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Louisville
Week 4 • Consensus: #34
#25
+9
Penn State
Week 4 • Consensus: #28
#20
+8
South Carolina
Week 1 • Consensus: #31
#23
+8
Texas A&M
Week 3 • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Florida
Week 4 • Consensus: #8
#15
-7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Matt McGavic's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Georgia
Consensus: #2
#3Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
#4Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+3
#5Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-1
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
-1
#8Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+3
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+4
#11LSU
Consensus: #10
-1
#12Alabama
Consensus: #8
-4
#13Utah
Consensus: #15
+2
#14Louisville
Consensus: #16
+2
#15Penn State
Consensus: #13
-2
#16USC
Consensus: #12
-4
#17Iowa
Consensus: #17
#18Missouri
Consensus: #19
+1
#19Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+7
#20SMU
Consensus: #26
+6
#21Oregon
Consensus: #20
-1
#22Michigan
Consensus: #18
-4
#23Houston
Consensus: #25
+2
#24Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
#25Florida
Consensus: #21
-4