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

3

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Mar 7, 2022Week 18 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (52)
24-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Dave Preston
1514
Points
2Baylor (3)
26-5Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Bob Ballou
1402
Points
3Arizona (6)
28-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1435
Points
4Auburn
27-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jesse Newell
1331
Points
5Kentucky
25-6Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1306
Points
6Kansas
25-6Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1170
Points
7Villanova
23-7Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1096
Points
8Tennessee
23-7Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jeff Rabjohns
967
Points
9Duke
26-5Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1100
Points
10Providence
24-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell
951
Points
11Purdue
25-6Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Geoff Grammer
967
Points
12Arkansas
24-7Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock
687
Points
13Wisconsin
24-6Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 25 - Paul Klee
857
Points
14Texas Tech
23-8Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: 18 - 4 Voters
730
Points
15Saint Mary's
24-6Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dave Preston
506
Points
16UCLA
23-6Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: 23 - Seth Davis
737
Points
17Illinois
22-8Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 20 - 3 Voters
612
Points
18Murray State
30-2Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
424
Points
19Texas
21-10Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
216
Points
20UConn
22-8Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
370
Points
21USC
25-6Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
279
Points
22Colorado State
24-4Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
194
Points
23Iowa
22-9Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
189
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Seton Hall
20-9Actual: 33
Highest: 24 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
9
Points
25Memphis
19-9Actual: 28
Highest: 21 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
26
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Houston25-North Carolina