Matt Murschel
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando, FL
@osmattmurschelBeat Assignment
Primary Team:UCF Knights
Conference:Big 12
Region:Southeast
"Orlando Sentinel college football writer covering Florida, FSU, and UCF in the Big 12."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
-0.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#12
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Matt Murschel votes BYU an average of 0.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+3.21 spots (14 picks)
Mountain West+1.5 spots (2 picks)
SEC+1.19 spots (47 picks)
Big Ten+0.68 spots (37 picks)
Big 12+0.1 spots (20 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
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Virginia Tech
Week 3 • Consensus: #32
#23
+9
Oregon
Week 2 • Consensus: #21
#12
+9
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Oklahoma
Week 2 • Consensus: #24
#17
+7
Washington
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Matt Murschel's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Georgia
Consensus: #2
#3Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+3
#4Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-1
#5Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-1
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#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
#18Michigan
Consensus: #18
#19Missouri
Consensus: #19
#20Florida
Consensus: #21
+1
#21Oregon
Consensus: #20
-1
#22Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+2
#23Virginia Tech
Consensus: #32
+9
#24Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+5
#25West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+3