Nicole Auerbach
NBC Sports
Chicago, IL
@NicoleAuerbachBeat Assignment
Primary Team:National
Conference:National
Region:National
"Lead college football writer and studio analyst for NBC Sports and SiriusXM."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
-0.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#12
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Nicole Auerbach votes BYU an average of 0.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusMountain West+3.75 spots (4 picks)
ACC+3 spots (14 picks)
Big 12+1.64 spots (22 picks)
SEC+0.86 spots (43 picks)
Big Ten+0.59 spots (37 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
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
Oklahoma State
Week 3 • Consensus: #30
#19
+11
Ole Miss
Pre-Season • Consensus: #9
#18
-9
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Oklahoma State
Week 2 • Consensus: #29
#21
+8
Wake Forest
Week 4 • Consensus: #29
#21
+8
Louisville
Pre-Season • Consensus: #24
#16
+8
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Nicole Auerbach'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
#5Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+2
#6Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-2
#7Indiana
Consensus: #5
-2
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9LSU
Consensus: #10
+1
#10Utah
Consensus: #15
+5
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13BYU
Consensus: #9
-4
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15Iowa
Consensus: #17
+2
#16Penn State
Consensus: #13
-3
#17Louisville
Consensus: #16
-1
#18Michigan
Consensus: #18
#19Oklahoma State
Consensus: #30
+11
#20Oregon
Consensus: #20
#21Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+6
#22Florida
Consensus: #21
-1
#23Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+1
#24Boise State
Consensus: #31
+7
#25Houston
Consensus: #25