Ty Hildenbrandt
The Solid Verbal
Allentown, PA
@TyHildenbrandtBeat Assignment
Primary Team:National
Conference:National
Region:National
"Co-founder and host of The Solid Verbal college football podcast."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU ScepticAvg Delta
-1.4
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#13.2
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Ty Hildenbrandt votes BYU an average of 1.4 spots lower than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusACC+3.19 spots (16 picks)
SEC+1.44 spots (48 picks)
Big Ten+0.7 spots (37 picks)
Independent0 spots (5 picks)
Big 12-0.44 spots (18 picks)
Mountain West-2 spots (1 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#9
+17
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#11
+15
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#12
+14
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#13
+13
SMU
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#14
+12
SMU
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#16
+10
Pittsburgh
Week 1 • Consensus: #33
#23
+10
SMU
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#17
+9
Texas A&M
Week 3 • Consensus: #26
#18
+8
Oklahoma
Week 3 • Consensus: #29
#21
+8
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Ty Hildenbrandt's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Texas
Consensus: #1
#2Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+5
#3Georgia
Consensus: #2
-1
#4Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
-1
#5Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-1
#6Indiana
Consensus: #5
-1
#7Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
-1
#8Alabama
Consensus: #8
#9LSU
Consensus: #10
+1
#10Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+1
#11BYU
Consensus: #9
-2
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13Louisville
Consensus: #16
+3
#14Tennessee
Consensus: #14
#15Penn State
Consensus: #13
-2
#16Utah
Consensus: #15
-1
#17Michigan
Consensus: #18
+1
#18Texas A&M
Consensus: #26
+8
#19Florida
Consensus: #21
+2
#20Mississippi State
Consensus: #24
+4
#21Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+8
#22Oregon
Consensus: #20
-2
#23Iowa
Consensus: #17
-6
#24Missouri
Consensus: #19
-5
#25SMU
Consensus: #26
+1