Ralph Russo
The Athletic
Brooklyn, NY
@ralphDrussoAPBeat Assignment
Primary Team:National
Conference:National
Region:National
"Senior college football writer at The Athletic; former AP lead college football writer."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-3.2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#15
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Ralph Russo votes BYU an average of 3.2 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusAAC+10 spots (4 picks)
MAC+7.5 spots (2 picks)
ACC+5.78 spots (18 picks)
Mountain West+4.67 spots (3 picks)
SEC+1.87 spots (39 picks)
Big 12+1.48 spots (21 picks)
Independent+1 spots (5 picks)
Big Ten-0.33 spots (33 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
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Minnesota
Pre-Season • Consensus: #38
#22
+16
Tulsa
Week 3 • Consensus: #35
#21
+14
Louisville
Week 2 • Consensus: #23
#12
+11
Virginia
Week 2 • Consensus: #25
#14
+11
Florida
Week 2 • Consensus: #27
#16
+11
Tulsa
Week 2 • Consensus: #31
#20
+11
Mississippi State
Week 3 • Consensus: #24
#14
+10
Louisville
Week 1 • Consensus: #24
#14
+10
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Ralph Russo'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
#3Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
#4Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+2
#5Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+2
#6Georgia
Consensus: #2
-4
#7Indiana
Consensus: #5
-2
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9LSU
Consensus: #10
+1
#10Louisville
Consensus: #16
+6
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12BYU
Consensus: #9
-3
#13Florida
Consensus: #21
+8
#14Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+10
#15Tennessee
Consensus: #14
-1
#16USC
Consensus: #12
-4
#17Utah
Consensus: #15
-2
#18Penn State
Consensus: #13
-5
#19Houston
Consensus: #25
+6
#20SMU
Consensus: #26
+6
#21Tulsa
Consensus: #35
+14
#22Oklahoma State
Consensus: #30
+8
#23Oregon
Consensus: #20
-3
#24Western Michigan
Consensus: #33
+9
#25Michigan
Consensus: #18
-7