c Dylan Sinn Biases at College Poll Tracker

Dylan SinnThe Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
E-mail: dsinn@jg.net
Twitter: @DylanSinn
About: I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and have been a Cubs fan since I began watching them on WGN when I was four years old. I also frequently attended Kane County Cougars games when I was younger, so I come into this job already possessing some familiarity with the Midwest League. I attended Indiana University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 2015. I covered baseball a little at Indiana, including one game in which Kyle Schwarber turned on a fastball and hit the longest home run I have ever seen. After graduating from IU, I worked toward a master's degree at the University of Maryland and graduated from there in 2017. While at Maryland, I covered the Terrapins baseball team for Maryland Baseball Network, a student-run site dedicated exclusively to the baseball team. In the last few years, I have become an avid student of sabermetrics. I have always enjoyed numbers and statistics, especially as they relate to baseball and I find that the new ways to measure performance more precisely can be extremely valuable in evaluating players objectively. I'll slip some advanced statistics into my writing when I think they can enhance a story, but I'll always explain the number in question to make it easy to understand.

Biased Towards

Nebraska CornhuskersNebraskaRanked 6 spots ABOVE average over 8 weeks.
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.

Biased Against

LSU TigersLSURanked 6 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Michigan WolverinesMichiganRanked 5 spots BELOW average over 8 weeks.

Neutral/Not Enough Info

Liberty FlamesLibertyRanked 4 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Iowa State CyclonesIowa StateRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Indiana HoosiersIndianaRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 10 weeks.
Kansas JayhawksKansasRanked 3 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Miami (FL) HurricanesMiami (FL)Ranked 2 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Navy MidshipmenNavyRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 3 weeks.
Northern Illinois HuskiesNorthern IllinoisRanked 2 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Missouri TigersMissouriRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 11 weeks.
Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Utah UtesUtahRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 7 weeks.
Army Black KnightsArmyRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 6 weeks.
UNLV RebelsUNLVRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
James Madison DukesJames MadisonRanked 1 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Ole Miss RebelsOle MissRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 13 weeks.
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&MRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 12 weeks.
SMU MustangsSMURanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 9 weeks.
Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburghRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 5 weeks.
Washington State CougarsWashington StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 4 weeks.
Iowa HawkeyesIowaRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 2 weeks.
Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona StateRanked 0 spots ABOVE average over 1 weeks.
Clemson TigersClemsonRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Texas LonghornsTexasRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Kansas State WildcatsKansas StateRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 12 weeks.
Tulane Green WaveTulaneRanked 1 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Georgia BulldogsGeorgiaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Oregon DucksOregonRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
Boise State BroncosBoise StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 11 weeks.
BYU CougarsBYURanked 2 spots BELOW average over 9 weeks.
Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 7 weeks.
Colorado BuffaloesColoradoRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 4 weeks.
NC State WolfpackNC StateRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbiltRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 2 weeks.
Boston College EaglesBoston CollegeRanked 2 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre DameRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 13 weeks.
USC TrojansUSCRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 6 weeks.
Arizona WildcatsArizonaRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 3 weeks.
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia TechRanked 3 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.
Florida State SeminolesFlorida StateRanked 6 spots BELOW average over 1 weeks.