Michael Katz
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Tupelo, MS
@MichaelLKatzBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Ole Miss Rebels
Conference:SEC
Region:Southeast
"Beat writer covering Ole Miss and Mississippi State."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-1
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#12.8
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Michael Katz votes BYU an average of 1 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+2.33 spots (15 picks)
SEC+1.35 spots (46 picks)
Big Ten+0.63 spots (38 picks)
Independent+0.2 spots (5 picks)
Big 12-0.3 spots (20 picks)
Mountain West-3 spots (1 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
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
SMU
Week 4 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Iowa
Week 2 • Consensus: #18
#24
-6
Penn State
Week 4 • Consensus: #28
#22
+6
Texas A&M
Week 3 • Consensus: #26
#21
+5
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Michael Katz'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
#4Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
#5Indiana
Consensus: #5
#6Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10LSU
Consensus: #10
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13Penn State
Consensus: #13
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15Utah
Consensus: #15
#16Iowa
Consensus: #17
+1
#17Louisville
Consensus: #16
-1
#18Michigan
Consensus: #18
#19Oregon
Consensus: #20
+1
#20Missouri
Consensus: #19
-1
#21Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+5
#22SMU
Consensus: #26
+4
#23Florida
Consensus: #21
-2
#24Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+5
#25Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
-1