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


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Dec 24, 2018Week 8 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Tennessee (12)
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1471
Points
2Michigan (9)
12-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1472
Points
3Duke (35)
11-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1529
Points
4Nevada
12-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1316
Points
5Virginia (4)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - James Crepea
1427
Points
6Kansas (4)
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters
1386
Points
7Gonzaga
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1199
Points
8Michigan State
10-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
9Texas Tech
10-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
845
Points
10Virginia Tech
10-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
924
Points
11Florida State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jesse Newell
1061
Points
12Ohio State
11-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
737
Points
13Arizona State
9-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - John Werner
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
626
Points
14Marquette
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
538
Points
15North Carolina
8-3Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Craig Meyer
678
Points
16Auburn
10-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 25 - Mark Cooper
770
Points
17Kentucky
9-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
664
Points
18Mississippi State
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
518
Points
19Buffalo
11-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
279
Points
20Indiana
11-2Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Craig Meyer
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
247
Points
21Houston
12-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
274
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - James Crepea
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
673
Points
23Oklahoma
11-1Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
163
Points
24Iowa
10-2Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
178
Points
25Nebraska
10-2Actual: 26
Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
160
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-NC State