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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Dec 31, 2018Week 9 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Tennessee (12)
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1469
Points
2Michigan (9)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1478
Points
3Duke (35)
11-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1530
Points
4Nevada
13-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1317
Points
5Virginia (4)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - James Crepea
1428
Points
6Kansas (4)
11-1Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Scott Wolf
1378
Points
7Gonzaga
12-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1200
Points
8Michigan State
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
9Texas Tech
11-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
893
Points
10Virginia Tech
11-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch
934
Points
11Florida State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell
1063
Points
12Ohio State
12-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
769
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
13Arizona State
9-3Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - Ben Steele
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
116
Points
14Marquette
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
595
Points
15North Carolina
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
744
Points
16Auburn
11-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 23 - Mark Cooper
820
Points
17Kentucky
10-2Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock
799
Points
18Mississippi State
12-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
572
Points
19Buffalo
12-1Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
353
Points
20Indiana
11-2Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Craig Meyer
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
330
Points
21Houston
13-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
368
Points
22Oklahoma
11-1Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
244
Points
23Iowa
11-2Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
182
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24NC State
12-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
424
Points
25Wisconsin
10-3Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
250
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Nebraska