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

-11

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Jan 11, 2021Week 8 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Gonzaga (63)
12-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 63 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Scott Wolf
1599
Points
2Baylor (1)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1536
Points
3Texas
10-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1422
Points
4Iowa
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - David Cloninger
1322
Points
5Villanova
8-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 39 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1436
Points
6Michigan
10-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters
1161
Points
7Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: 12 - Stephen Tsai
1110
Points
8Kansas
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell
1220
Points
9Creighton
10-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Luke DeCock
1151
Points
10Tennessee
9-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
1093
Points
11Houston
10-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Jordan Hansen
Lowest: 16 - Shannon Ryan
993
Points
12Clemson
9-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
747
Points
13Louisville
8-1Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
464
Points

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14Alabama
9-3Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
173
Points
15Illinois
9-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters
694
Points
16Virginia Tech
9-2Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
286
Points
17West Virginia
9-4Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Nick Suss
701
Points

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18UCLA
9-2Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
137
Points
19Missouri
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
436
Points

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20UConn
6-1Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
181
Points
21Ohio State
9-3Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
280
Points
22Saint Louis
7-1Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
220
Points
23Oregon
9-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
264
Points

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24Texas Tech
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
689
Points

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25Drake
13-0Actual: 32
Highest: 14 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
42
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Virginia19-Duke23-Minnesota