Bob BallouCBS Austin (Austin, TX)
E-mail: bballou@cbsaustin.com
Twitter: @BobBallouSports



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Apr 7, 2026Final Rankings Rankings for Bob Ballou
1Michigan (57)
37-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 57 Voters
1425
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2UConn
34-6Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1352
Points
3Arizona
36-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea
1311
Points
4Illinois
28-9Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Geoff Grammer
1228
Points
5Duke
35-3Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 30 Voters
1237
Points
6Purdue
30-9Actual: 6
Highest: 6 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 11 - David Jablonski
1113
Points

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7Tennessee
25-12Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 10 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
756
Points

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8Iowa
24-13Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
620
Points
9Iowa State
29-8Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Joe Cook
924
Points
10Florida
27-8Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
909
Points
11Houston
30-7Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1021
Points
12St. John's
30-7Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 16 - Abby Schnable
891
Points
13Arkansas
28-9Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Andy Greder
716
Points
14Nebraska
28-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - Eric Crawford
696
Points
15Alabama
25-10Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood
617
Points

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16Michigan State
27-8Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Justin Jackson
865
Points

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17Texas
21-15Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
216
Points
18Vanderbilt
27-9Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
445
Points
19Gonzaga
31-4Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
459
Points
20Virginia
30-6Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
530
Points
21Texas Tech
23-11Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
244
Points
22Kansas
24-11Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Joe Cook
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
330
Points
23Miami (FL)
26-9Actual: 24
Highest: 20 - Anthony Kristensen
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
89
Points

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24TCU
23-12Actual: 35
Highest: 24 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
9
Points
25Saint Louis
29-6Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
51
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Louisville25-Wisconsin