Spencer Ripchik
The Dominion Post
Morgantown, WV
@spencerripchikBeat Assignment
Primary Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference:Big 12
Region:Midwest
"West Virginia Mountaineers beat writer covering Big 12."
BYU Bias Meter
Consensus AlignedAvg Delta
+0.8
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#11
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Spencer Ripchik votes BYU an average of 0.8 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+2.67 spots (15 picks)
Mountain West+2.5 spots (2 picks)
Big 12+1.59 spots (22 picks)
SEC+1.07 spots (46 picks)
Independent+0.2 spots (5 picks)
Big Ten+0.03 spots (35 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
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#15
+11
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#19
+7
Pittsburgh
Week 4 • Consensus: #32
#25
+7
Virginia
Week 2 • Consensus: #25
#20
+5
SMU
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#21
+5
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Spencer Ripchik'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
#4Georgia
Consensus: #2
-2
#5Indiana
Consensus: #5
#6Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
#7Ohio State
Consensus: #7
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10USC
Consensus: #12
+2
#11Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
#12Louisville
Consensus: #16
+4
#13Utah
Consensus: #15
+2
#14LSU
Consensus: #10
-4
#15Penn State
Consensus: #13
-2
#16Tennessee
Consensus: #14
-2
#17Michigan
Consensus: #18
+1
#18Iowa
Consensus: #17
-1
#19Florida
Consensus: #21
+2
#20Missouri
Consensus: #19
-1
#21Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+3
#22Houston
Consensus: #25
+3
#23Washington
Consensus: #26
+3
#24West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+4
#25Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+2