We noticed that you're using an Ad Blocker. We totally get it, nobody likes ads. The ads that we display are what allows us to continue offering this website for free to all users. If you enjoy our website please disable your ad blocker on this site, allowing us to pay the bills and keep the site alive. If you'd like to continue using an ad blocker, please consider a small donation through our Buy Me a Coffee page. Thank you for your consideration!

Chad LeistikowDes Moines Register (Des Moines, IA)
E-mail: cleistik@registermedia.com
Twitter: @ChadLeistikow
About: Primarily covering and opining about relevant topics surrounding University of Iowa athletics for The Des Moines Register & Iowa City Press-Citizen.


Ballot Score

-4

Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot? Compose Tweet


Dec 21, 2020Week 5 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Gonzaga (61)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1597
Points
2Baylor (3)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1538
Points
3Kansas
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1426
Points
4Iowa
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 10 - Sam Blum
1365
Points
5Wisconsin
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1051
Points
6Houston
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis
1272
Points
7West Virginia
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1225
Points
8Villanova
7-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1304
Points
9Rutgers
6-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Sam Blum
Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock
878
Points
10Tennessee
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner
1109
Points
11Texas
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Dave Preston
1035
Points
12Michigan State
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
839
Points
13Creighton
6-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty
773
Points
14Missouri
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
768
Points
15Texas Tech
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
661
Points
16Illinois
5-3Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
468
Points
17North Carolina
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
492
Points
18Xavier
8-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
249
Points
19Florida State
4-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
335
Points
20Michigan
6-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
367
Points
21Virginia Tech
6-1Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
181
Points
22Duke
3-2Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
352
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Purdue
6-2Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - Cecil Hurt
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
9
Points
24Oregon
6-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
167
Points
25Ohio State
6-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
245
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia