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

-98

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Mar 13, 2023Final Rankings Rankings for Ben Steele
1Alabama (48)
29-5Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 4 - David Jablonski
1508
Points
2Purdue (3)
29-5Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1367
Points
3Texas
26-8Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters
1276
Points
4Kansas
27-7Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1303
Points
5Marquette
28-6Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jerry DiPaola
1244
Points
6Houston (9)
31-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Mia O'Brien
1404
Points
7Arizona
28-6Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 10 - Greg Madia
1155
Points
8Gonzaga
28-5Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1046
Points
9UCLA (1)
29-5Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1209
Points
10UConn
25-8Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - Dick Vitale
854
Points
11Baylor
22-10Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
779
Points
12Kansas State
23-9Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Holt
709
Points
13Duke
26-8Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 24 - Aria Gerson
763
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
14Saint Mary's
26-7Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
426
Points
15San Diego State
27-6Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Todd Golden
Lowest: 23 - 6 Voters
550
Points
16Texas A&M
25-9Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 24 - Jon Rothstein
562
Points
17Virginia
25-7Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
711
Points
18Indiana
22-11Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Matt Charboneau
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
332
Points
19Miami (FL)
25-7Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
581
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Florida Atlantic
31-3Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
99
Points
21Memphis
26-8Actual: 24
Highest: 13 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
110
Points
22Tennessee
23-10Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Matt Tait
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
381
Points
23TCU
21-12Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
254
Points
24Creighton
21-12Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
94
Points
25Missouri
24-9Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
171
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Xavier