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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Dec 20, 2021Week 7 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Baylor
10-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Paul Klee
1524
Points
2Duke
10-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell
1445
Points
3UCLA
9-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jesse Newell
1294
Points
4Gonzaga
9-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1313
Points
5Arizona
11-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis
1230
Points
6Kansas
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou
1210
Points
7Purdue
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1360
Points
8Michigan State
9-2Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Lauren Brownlow
822
Points
9USC
12-0Actual: 8
Highest: 8 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 20 - James Crepea
937
Points
10Iowa State
11-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
926
Points
11Auburn
10-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
782
Points
12Seton Hall
9-2Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
693
Points
13Ohio State
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters
744
Points
14Houston
10-2Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Scott Richey
780
Points
15LSU
11-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Ethan Joyce
542
Points
16Xavier
11-1Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
469
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
17Alabama
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
897
Points
18Providence
11-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
266
Points
19Texas
8-2Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
569
Points
20Tennessee
8-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
447
Points
21Colorado State
10-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
328
Points
22Kentucky
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
428
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Loyola Chicago
9-2Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
42
Points
24Wisconsin
9-2Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
182
Points
25UConn
9-3Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
55
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Villanova25-Texas Tech