Stephen Means
Cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer
Cleveland, OH
@Stephen_MeansBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:Big Ten
Region:Midwest
"Ohio State Buckeyes beat writer and podcast host."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+1.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#10.4
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Stephen Means votes BYU an average of 1.4 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusAAC+10 spots (1 picks)
ACC+3.67 spots (18 picks)
Big Ten+2.14 spots (36 picks)
Big 12+1.3 spots (23 picks)
SEC+0.9 spots (42 picks)
Independent-2.4 spots (5 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Washington
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#14
+12
Illinois
Week 1 • Consensus: #36
#24
+12
Alabama
Week 3 • Consensus: #8
#19
-11
Pittsburgh
Week 4 • Consensus: #32
#21
+11
Nebraska
Week 4 • Consensus: #33
#22
+11
West Virginia
Week 3 • Consensus: #28
#18
+10
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Stephen Means's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
+3
#2Texas
Consensus: #1
-1
#3Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+4
#4Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+2
#5Indiana
Consensus: #5
#6Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-3
#7Georgia
Consensus: #2
-5
#8LSU
Consensus: #10
+2
#9BYU
Consensus: #9
#10Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+1
#11Louisville
Consensus: #16
+5
#12Iowa
Consensus: #17
+5
#13USC
Consensus: #12
-1
#14Utah
Consensus: #15
+1
#15Tennessee
Consensus: #14
-1
#16Penn State
Consensus: #13
-3
#17Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+7
#18West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+10
#19Alabama
Consensus: #8
-11
#20Kentucky
Consensus: #27
+7
#21Missouri
Consensus: #19
-2
#22Michigan
Consensus: #18
-4
#23SMU
Consensus: #26
+3
#24Houston
Consensus: #25
+1
#25Tulsa
Consensus: #35
+10