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The AP Poll Voter Who Left BYU OUT Just Did the Unthinkable... He Joined This Show.
When a national media voter completely leaves a surging, highly efficient powerhouse like BYU off their AP ballot, it serves as Exhibit A for the deep-seated institutional bias plaguing human polls.
While computer metrics, advanced analytics, and strength-of-record models recognize the Cougars as a legitimate elite force, traditional human voters continue to hide behind outdated blind spots. Leaving a team with BYU’s physical makeup, veteran maturity, and dominant week-in and week-out execution entirely out of the top 25 isn’t just an oversight—it’s a masterclass in lazy evaluation. It…
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