Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
E-mail: bsteele@journalsentinel.com
Twitter: @bensteelemjs
About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


Ballot Score

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Feb 12, 2018Week 15 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Villanova (9)
23-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Justin Jackson
1518
Points
2Virginia (30)
23-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 30 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1557
Points
3Michigan State (21)
24-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1527
Points
4Xavier (5)
23-3Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1465
Points
5Purdue
23-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1269
Points
6Texas Tech
21-4Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1258
Points
7Cincinnati
23-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch
1359
Points
8Auburn
22-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Scott Mansch
1025
Points
9Gonzaga
23-4Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Graham Couch
1063
Points
10North Carolina
19-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 21 - Justin Jackson
763
Points
11Ohio State
22-5Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee
1094
Points
12Clemson
20-4Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell
945
Points
13Duke
20-5Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Cloninger
942
Points
14Kansas
19-6Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Thuc Nhi Nguyen
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
816
Points
15Saint Mary's
24-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - David Cloninger
Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara
683
Points
16Tennessee
18-6Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
580
Points
17Rhode Island
20-3Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell
666
Points
18Wichita State
19-5Actual: 19
Highest: 9 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
495
Points
19Michigan
20-7Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
239
Points
20Texas A&M
17-8Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
241
Points
21Arizona
20-6Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: 23 - Matt Vautour
594
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Butler
17-9Actual: 29
Highest: 21 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
43
Points
23West Virginia
18-7Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
339
Points
24Nevada
21-5Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
87
Points
25Oklahoma
16-8Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
152
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Arizona State