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 8, 2021Week 12 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (55)
18-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 8 Voters
1567
Points
2Baylor (8)
17-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 55 Voters
1520
Points
3Michigan
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1438
Points
4Ohio State
15-4Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jon Wilner
1365
Points
5Illinois
13-5Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 14 - Jack Ebling
1239
Points
6Villanova
12-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1281
Points
7Missouri
13-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell
966
Points
8Alabama
15-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: 17 - Justin Jackson
911
Points
9Houston
16-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Shannon Ryan
1060
Points
10West Virginia
13-5Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
824
Points
11Virginia
13-3Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein
969
Points

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12Texas Tech
14-5Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - Craig Meyer
1102
Points
13Oklahoma
12-5Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - Luke DeCock
863
Points

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14Creighton
14-5Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Bob Ballou
465
Points
15Texas
11-5Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Luke DeCock
841
Points
16Iowa
13-6Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Sam Blum
757
Points
17Tennessee
13-4Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Edgar Thompson
690
Points
18Florida State
10-3Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 4 Voters
514
Points
19Virginia Tech
14-4Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
486
Points
20USC
15-3Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
411
Points
21Wisconsin
14-6Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
358
Points

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22Louisville
11-4Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
28
Points
23Loyola Chicago
17-3Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
200
Points
24Rutgers
11-6Actual: 25
Highest: 21 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
65
Points
25Purdue
13-7Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
85
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Oklahoma State