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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Oct 18, 2021Pre-Season Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (55)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner
1562
Points
2Kansas
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1427
Points
3Texas
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andrew Kahn
1315
Points
4Villanova
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Scott Richey
1332
Points
5UCLA (8)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Justin Jackson
1459
Points
6Michigan
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 15 - Jeff Welsch
1255
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
7Memphis
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 2 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
831
Points
8Purdue
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
1213
Points
9Kentucky
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
894
Points
10Duke
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns
963
Points
11Baylor
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - John Werner
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
992
Points
12Arkansas
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
673
Points
13Oregon
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Donald Hunt
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
775
Points
14Illinois
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 20 - Donald Hunt
861
Points
15North Carolina
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
547
Points
16Houston
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: 21 - Kevin McNamara
694
Points
17Alabama
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Rick Bozich
713
Points
18Florida State
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
381
Points
19Tennessee
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
563
Points
20Ohio State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
581
Points
21Maryland
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
294
Points
22St. Bonaventure
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
238
Points
23Auburn
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
267
Points
24UConn
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
161
Points
25Michigan State
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
87
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Virginia