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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Jan 3, 2022Week 9 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Baylor (61)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Duke
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell
1447
Points
3UCLA
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1287
Points
4Gonzaga
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 7 - Aria Gerson
1336
Points
5Purdue
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray
1376
Points
6Kansas
11-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1237
Points
7Michigan State
12-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
934
Points
8USC
12-0Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - James Crepea
1015
Points
9Auburn
12-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner
976
Points
10Iowa State
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
896
Points
11Houston
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
849
Points
12Arizona
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 16 - James Crepea
1013
Points
13Ohio State
9-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters
819
Points
14Tennessee
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
519
Points
15Providence
13-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Clayton Collier
Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell
560
Points
16Texas
11-2Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - Andrew Kahn
640
Points
17Colorado State
10-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
386
Points
18Kentucky
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - James Crepea
560
Points
19LSU
12-1Actual: 21
Highest: 10 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
371
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Loyola Chicago
9-2Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
40
Points
21Villanova
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
437
Points
22Xavier
11-2Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
270
Points
23Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Clayton Collier
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
221
Points
24Seton Hall
9-3Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
174
Points
25Texas Tech
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Donald Hunt
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
142
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Alabama