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

9

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Jan 31, 2022Week 13 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Auburn (49)
20-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell
1508
Points
2Gonzaga (12)
17-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns
1475
Points
3Kentucky
17-4Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 14 - James Crepea
1195
Points
4Purdue
18-3Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 11 - Bruce Pascoe
1282
Points
5Houston
18-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns
1164
Points
6Baylor
18-3Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 13 - Stephen Tsai
1141
Points
7UCLA
16-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 31 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1338
Points
8Duke
17-3Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1107
Points
9Arizona
17-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - David Thompson
Lowest: 15 - James Crepea
1159
Points
10Wisconsin
17-3Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell
938
Points
11Kansas
17-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Stephen Means
1014
Points
12Texas Tech
16-5Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson
741
Points
13Villanova
16-5Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 18 - Scott Richey
807
Points
14Providence
18-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
709
Points
15Michigan State
16-4Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
751
Points
16Ohio State
13-5Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
548
Points
17Illinois
15-5Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
445
Points

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18Marquette
15-7Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Donald Hunt
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
188
Points

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19LSU
16-5Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - James Crepea
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
180
Points
20UConn
15-4Actual: 17
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 4 Voters
483
Points
21Tennessee
14-6Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
234
Points
22Iowa State
16-5Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
324
Points
23Xavier
15-5Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Jay Tust
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
255
Points
24Texas
16-5Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
203
Points
25Saint Mary's
17-4Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
32
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-USC