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

-36

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Feb 26, 2024Week 17 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Houston (53)
24-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 53 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Chris Murray
1540
Points
2Purdue (4)
25-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1460
Points
3UConn (5)
25-3Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 34 Voters
1459
Points
4Tennessee
21-6Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1338
Points
5Marquette
21-6Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1243
Points
6Iowa State
21-6Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1155
Points
7Kansas
21-6Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis
1157
Points
8North Carolina
21-6Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: 12 - Brian Holland
1130
Points
9Arizona
21-6Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1188
Points

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10Baylor
19-8Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
690
Points
11Auburn
21-6Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 24 - Dave Borges
863
Points
12Alabama
19-8Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
696
Points
13Illinois
20-7Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - JB Ricks
727
Points
14Kentucky
19-8Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Scott Richey
650
Points
15Saint Mary's
23-6Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
647
Points
16Creighton
20-8Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 24 - Bob Ballou
739
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
17Duke
21-6Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: 17 - Ben Steele
977
Points
18Utah State
22-5Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Andrew Quinn
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
207
Points
19San Diego State
21-7Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
306
Points
20Dayton
21-5Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
262
Points
21Washington State
21-7Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
366
Points
22South Carolina
22-5Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
472
Points
23Florida
19-8Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
140
Points
24Texas Tech
19-8Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
65
Points
25TCU
19-8Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
45
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Gonzaga25-South Florida