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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Mar 5, 2018Week 18 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Virginia (65)
28-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 65 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters
1625
Points
2Xavier
27-4Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 27 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1510
Points
3Villanova
27-4Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1516
Points
4Duke
25-6Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 10 - Shannon Ryan
1340
Points
5Michigan
28-7Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 13 - Tyson Alger
1231
Points
6Cincinnati
27-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Jon Nyatawa
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1213
Points
7Gonzaga
28-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Marcus Fuller
Lowest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
1254
Points
8Kansas
24-7Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Dachille
1129
Points
9Purdue
28-6Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 15 - Carlos Silva
1096
Points
10North Carolina
22-9Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Dave Borges
852
Points

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11Michigan State
29-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Ben Steele
1346
Points
12Arizona
24-7Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 22 - Mark Cooper
739
Points

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13West Virginia
22-9Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - David Cloninger
486
Points
14Texas Tech
23-8Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - J.P. Butler
Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock
784
Points
15Wichita State
24-6Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
861
Points
16Tennessee
23-7Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 17 - 5 Voters
825
Points
17Ohio State
24-8Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: 25 - Paul Klee
603
Points
18Auburn
25-6Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
692
Points
19Clemson
22-8Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
422
Points
20Saint Mary's
28-4Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
385
Points
21Miami (FL)
22-8Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
191
Points
22Nevada
26-6Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
218
Points
23Kentucky
21-10Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
66
Points

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24Virginia Tech
21-10Actual: 30
Highest: 22 - Richard Croome
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
15
Points
25Houston
24-6Actual: 21
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
247
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Florida25-Rhode Island