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

-28

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Jan 1, 2024Week 9 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Purdue (49)
12-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 14 Voters
1561
Points
2Kansas (5)
12-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 20 Voters
1497
Points
3Houston (9)
13-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner
1477
Points
4Tennessee
9-3Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 23 - Dave Borges
1234
Points
5Illinois
10-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - Steve Greenberg
980
Points
6Marquette
11-3Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
1137
Points
7UConn
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Adam Cole
1302
Points
8Kentucky
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1196
Points

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9Memphis
11-2Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Chandler Mack
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
631
Points
10North Carolina
9-3Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Chris Murray
1088
Points
11Oklahoma
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 22 - Mia O'Brien
898
Points
12Arizona
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 21 - Rick Bozich
975
Points
13Colorado State
12-1Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
694
Points
14BYU
12-1Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
723
Points

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15Ole Miss
13-0Actual: 22
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
329
Points
16Clemson
11-1Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
630
Points
17Duke
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
662
Points
18Baylor
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
589
Points
19Wisconsin
9-3Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Adam Cole
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
355
Points
20James Madison
13-0Actual: 19
Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
469
Points
21Providence
11-2Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
198
Points

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22Florida Atlantic
10-3Actual: 17
Highest: 5 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
603
Points
23Auburn
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 7 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
168
Points
24Colorado
11-2Actual: 28
Highest: 14 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
86
Points
25Utah
11-2Actual: 29
Highest: 12 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
82
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Texas24-Gonzaga