Pat Welter
WRAL-TV
Raleigh, NC
@PatrickWelterBeat Assignment
Primary Team:NC State Wolfpack
Conference:ACC
Region:Southeast
"Raleigh sports anchor covering NC State, UNC, and ACC football."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-2.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#14
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Pat Welter votes BYU an average of 2.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+4.85 spots (20 picks)
SEC+2.09 spots (45 picks)
Mountain West+1 spots (1 picks)
Big Ten+0.24 spots (34 picks)
Independent-1.4 spots (5 picks)
Big 12-1.4 spots (20 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
Duke
Week 3 • Consensus: #34
#16
+18
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
Pittsburgh
Week 3 • Consensus: #37
#24
+13
Oklahoma
Week 3 • Consensus: #29
#19
+10
Florida
Pre-Season • Consensus: #27
#17
+10
Utah
Week 2 • Consensus: #17
#25
-8
Pittsburgh
Week 4 • Consensus: #32
#24
+8
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Pat Welter's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
+2
#3Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+3
#4Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-1
#5Georgia
Consensus: #2
-3
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7LSU
Consensus: #10
+3
#8Ohio State
Consensus: #7
-1
#9Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+2
#10USC
Consensus: #12
+2
#11BYU
Consensus: #9
-2
#12Alabama
Consensus: #8
-4
#13Tennessee
Consensus: #14
+1
#14Michigan
Consensus: #18
+4
#15Penn State
Consensus: #13
-2
#16Duke
Consensus: #34
+18
#17Louisville
Consensus: #16
-1
#18Oregon
Consensus: #20
+2
#19Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+10
#20Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+6
#21Utah
Consensus: #15
-6
#22Iowa
Consensus: #17
-5
#23Missouri
Consensus: #19
-4
#24Pittsburgh
Consensus: #37
+13
#25Florida
Consensus: #21
-4