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 23, 2019Week 8 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (54)
13-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1608
Points
2Ohio State (9)
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Troy Provost-heron
1520
Points
3Louisville (1)
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: 7 - Troy Provost-heron
1460
Points
4Kansas
9-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jordan Hansen
1388
Points
5Oregon
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Joe Buettner
Lowest: 14 - Luke DeCock
1286
Points
6Duke (1)
10-1Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 8 - Scott Wolf
1429
Points
7Auburn
11-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Sam Blum
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
1107
Points
8Baylor
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Scott Wolf
1207
Points
9Villanova
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
950
Points
10Memphis
10-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell
1040
Points
11Michigan
9-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Edgar Thompson
889
Points
12San Diego State
12-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: 20 - Bob Sutton
763
Points
13Butler
11-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Carlos Silva
853
Points
14Dayton
9-2Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
541
Points
15Virginia
9-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
595
Points
16Maryland
10-2Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
785
Points
17Florida State
10-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
583
Points
18Washington
9-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
326
Points
19Penn State
10-2Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Craig Meyer
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
332
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Michigan State
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
775
Points
21Texas Tech
8-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Joe Buettner
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
178
Points
22Iowa
9-3Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
125
Points
23Kentucky
8-3Actual: 19
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
411
Points
24Wichita State
10-1Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Bob Holt
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
112
Points
25Colorado
10-2Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Edgar Thompson
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
79
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-West Virginia24-Arizona