Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
E-mail: bsteele@journalsentinel.com
Twitter: @bensteelemjs
About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


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Jan 22, 2024Week 12 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Purdue (17)
17-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 9 Voters
1472
Points
2UConn (44)
17-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 17 Voters
1508
Points
3North Carolina
15-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - David Jablonski
1391
Points
4Tennessee
14-4Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1237
Points
5Auburn
16-2Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 16 - Dave Borges
1094
Points
6Kentucky
14-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Murray
1205
Points
7Arizona
14-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - Steve Greenberg
1060
Points
8Houston
16-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Ben Steele
1309
Points
9Kansas
15-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis
1157
Points
10Illinois
14-4Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
862
Points
11Wisconsin
14-4Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Dave Borges
801
Points
12Marquette
13-5Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 25 - JB Ricks
747
Points
13Oklahoma
15-3Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
849
Points

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14Iowa State
14-4Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
253
Points
15Dayton
15-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - Luca Evans
546
Points
16Creighton
14-5Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - Mark Zeigler
505
Points

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17Colorado State
15-3Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
214
Points

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18Duke
13-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 23 - Dylan Sinn
832
Points
19Texas Tech
15-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
304
Points
20Utah State
17-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Calum McAndrew
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
381
Points

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21Baylor
14-4Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
645
Points
22BYU
14-4Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
294
Points

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23Utah
14-5Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
20
Points
24New Mexico
16-3Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
177
Points
25Seton Hall
13-6Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
84
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Memphis22-Florida Atlantic