Adam LichtensteinSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel (Miami, FL)
E-mail: alichtenstein@sunsentinel.com
Twitter: @ABLichtenstein
About: Adam Lichtenstein covers the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Previously, he covered high school sports for the Sun Sentinel, high school sports for the Palm Beach Post, the Arizona Diamondbacks for MLB.com, and the Florida Gators for the UF student newspaper, the Independent Florida Alligator.


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Feb 24, 2025Week 17 Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein
1Auburn (60)
25-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters
1500
Points
2Florida
24-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters
1397
Points
3Duke
24-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 29 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1406
Points
4Houston
23-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1327
Points
5Tennessee
22-5Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1236
Points
6Michigan State
22-5Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1055
Points
7Alabama
22-5Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein
1198
Points
8Iowa State
21-6Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman
1004
Points
9Texas Tech
21-6Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Zach Klein
915
Points
10St. John's
24-4Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 7 Voters
1132
Points
11Wisconsin
21-6Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez
Lowest: 19 - Bob Ballou
800
Points
12Michigan
20-6Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Tony Paul
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
657
Points
13Kentucky
18-9Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
461
Points
14Memphis
22-5Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
393
Points
15Texas A&M
20-7Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
797
Points
16Clemson
22-5Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
712
Points
17Missouri
20-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
683
Points
18Marquette
20-7Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
309
Points

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19Kansas
18-9Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
25
Points
20Saint Mary's
25-4Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
284
Points
21Purdue
19-9Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
328
Points
22Mississippi State
19-8Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
264
Points

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23Maryland
21-6Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
630
Points
24Arizona
18-9Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
289
Points

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25Louisville
21-6Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
372
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-BYU