Darnell DicksonDaily Herald (Provo, UT)
E-mail: ddickson@heraldextra.com
Twitter: @DarnellWrites
About: Sports columnist and writer at the Daily Herald, covering BYU football, and basketball. BYU volleyball beat writer and proud of it.


Ballot Score

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Jan 20, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Darnell Dickson
1Auburn (62)
17-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Duke
16-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1485
Points
3Alabama
15-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mitchell Northam
1338
Points
4Iowa State
15-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1397
Points
5Florida
16-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brenna Greene
1262
Points
6Houston
14-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
1151
Points
7Kentucky
14-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mike Hlas
1057
Points
8Tennessee
16-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Stephen Thompson
1170
Points
9Michigan State
16-2Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Mark Zeigler
1109
Points
10Kansas
13-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Benjamin Rosenberg
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
902
Points
11Texas A&M
14-4Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 22 - Reece Van Haaften
794
Points
12Marquette
15-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas
950
Points
13Purdue
15-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson
906
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
14UConn
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
365
Points
15Mississippi State
15-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
731
Points
16Wisconsin
15-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
437
Points
17Illinois
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
526
Points
18Ole Miss
15-3Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
564
Points
19Oregon
15-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 21 - 5 Voters
638
Points
20Memphis
14-4Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
232
Points
21Michigan
14-4Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
305
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Vanderbilt
15-3Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
35
Points
23Texas Tech
13-4Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
104
Points
24St. John's
16-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
320
Points
25Utah State
16-2Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
38
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Missouri23-West Virginia25-Louisville