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 14, 2022Final Rankings Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (54)
26-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters
1518
Points
2Arizona (7)
31-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 3 - James Crepea
1470
Points
3Kansas
28-6Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 53 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Scott Richey
1388
Points
4Baylor
26-6Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Nick Kelly
Lowest: 10 - David Jablonski
1286
Points
5Auburn
27-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1144
Points
6Tennessee
26-7Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - James Crepea
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1235
Points
7Villanova
26-7Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chris Murray
1211
Points
8Kentucky
26-7Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1178
Points
9Purdue
27-7Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
957
Points
10Duke
28-6Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - John Werner
Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis
986
Points
11UCLA
25-7Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - Dave Matter
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
823
Points
12Texas Tech
25-9Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
819
Points

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13Saint Mary's
25-7Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: 23 - Theo Lawson
507
Points
14Wisconsin
24-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Paul Klee
684
Points
15Providence
25-5Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell
736
Points
16Arkansas
25-8Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Dick Vitale
577
Points
17Murray State
30-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
424
Points
18Iowa
26-9Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 21 - 5 Voters
660
Points
19UConn
23-9Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters
352
Points
20Illinois
22-9Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Matt Murschel
456
Points
21USC
26-7Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
169
Points
22Boise State
27-7Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
164
Points

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23Houston
29-5Actual: 15
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 23 - Ben Steele
665
Points

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24Michigan State
22-12Actual: 33
Highest: 24 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
14
Points

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25Seton Hall
21-10Actual: 42
Highest: 25 - Ben Steele
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Colorado State25-Texas