Chris LeaWRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Twitter: @chrisleatv
About: Murrow Award winning Sports Anchor/Reporter (WRAL) | PxP for CBS Sports, ESPN+/ACCNX | Documentary Producer | Podcaster | Dynamic Storyteller


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Oct 13, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Chris Lea
1Purdue (35)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1485
Points
2UConn (2)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer
1299
Points
3Florida (8)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1382
Points

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4Kentucky
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1056
Points
5Houston (16)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea
1459
Points
6Duke
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges
1123
Points
7Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 19 - Percy Allen
966
Points
8Michigan
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Owen Siebring
1084
Points
9BYU
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski
1078
Points

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10St. John's
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - C.J. Moore
1203
Points

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11Illinois
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
567
Points

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12Tennessee
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
462
Points
13Arizona
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
715
Points
14Iowa State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 24 - Chris Murray
616
Points
15Arkansas
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
695
Points
16UCLA
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
741
Points
17Kansas
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 9 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
453
Points

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18North Carolina
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
104
Points
19Alabama
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - John Wustrow
Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis
620
Points

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20USC
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 20 - Chris Lea
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
10
Points
21Michigan State
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
188
Points

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22Vanderbilt
0-0Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - Chris Lea
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
7
Points
23Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
387
Points
24Creighton
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - Connor Earegood
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
158
Points

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25Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea
1015
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Auburn24-Wisconsin