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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

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Mar 6, 2023Week 18 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Houston (58)
29-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 58 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1522
Points
2UCLA (3)
27-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1452
Points
3Purdue
26-5Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - David Jones
1274
Points
4Kansas
25-6Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Brian Holland
1368
Points
5Alabama
26-5Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1343
Points
6Marquette
25-6Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - David Jones
1218
Points
7Arizona
25-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1042
Points
8Texas
23-8Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1100
Points
9Kansas State
23-8Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
838
Points
10Baylor
22-9Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Matt Tait
Lowest: 18 - Steve Greenberg
961
Points
11Gonzaga
26-5Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
1031
Points
12Virginia
23-6Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - David Jones
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
791
Points
13Miami (FL)
24-6Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 21 - Stefan Krajisnik
761
Points
14UConn
24-7Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 18 - Aria Gerson
847
Points
15Texas A&M
23-8Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts
507
Points
16Tennessee
22-9Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - David Jones
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
573
Points
17Duke
23-8Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
293
Points
18Xavier
23-8Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Stefan Krajisnik
641
Points
19Saint Mary's
25-6Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 23 - Steve Greenberg
587
Points
20San Diego State
24-6Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
370
Points
21Creighton
20-11Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
133
Points
22Indiana
21-10Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
481
Points
23TCU
20-11Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
193
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Michigan State
19-11Actual: 35
Highest: 24 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
9
Points
25Oral Roberts
28-4Actual: 26
Highest: 21 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
54
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Kentucky25-Missouri