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

-30

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Jan 30, 2023Week 13 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Purdue (62)
21-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Tennessee
18-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 28 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe
1443
Points
3Alabama
18-3Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 9 Voters
1312
Points
4Houston
20-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 28 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dave Borges
1415
Points
5Kansas State
18-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1190
Points

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6Iowa State
15-5Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters
832
Points
7Virginia
16-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Todd Golden
1258
Points
8Arizona
19-3Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jon Wilner
1310
Points
9Kansas
17-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
1034
Points
10UCLA
17-4Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
993
Points
11Texas
17-4Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski
939
Points
12Marquette
17-5Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - David Jones
769
Points
13Baylor
16-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - 6 Voters
905
Points
14Xavier
17-5Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - David Cloninger
689
Points
15TCU
16-5Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: 23 - Rick Bozich
752
Points
16Providence
17-5Actual: 17
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Kevin Sjuts
438
Points

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17Gonzaga
18-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Seth Davis
837
Points
18Florida Atlantic
21-1Actual: 19
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
392
Points
19Saint Mary's
19-4Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
419
Points

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20Boise State
17-5Actual: 33
Highest: 20 - Ben Steele
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
31
Points
21San Diego State
17-4Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
170
Points
22Indiana
15-6Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
250
Points

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23NC State
17-5Actual: 32
Highest: 19 - Jordan Crammer
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
39
Points
24Illinois
15-6Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
56
Points
25Creighton
13-8Actual: 29
Highest: 15 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
51
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Clemson23-Miami (FL)24-UConn25-Auburn