Dave BorgesNew Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Twitter: @DaveBorges
About: David Borges has been the UConn men's basketball beat writer for the New Haven Register since 2007. Prior to that, he was the Boston Red Sox beat writer for the Journal Register Co.'s New England cluster. He has also previously covered the Providence College men's basketball team.


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Apr 8, 2025Final Rankings Rankings for Dave Borges
1Florida (61)
36-4Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Houston
35-5Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters
1464
Points
3Duke
35-4Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Randy Heitz
1402
Points
4Auburn
32-6Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 4 - 60 Voters
1343
Points
5Michigan State
30-7Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 10 Voters
1188
Points
6Tennessee
30-8Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters
1220
Points
7Alabama
28-9Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Louis Fernandez
1198
Points
8Michigan
27-10Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 19 - Adam Lichtenstein
873
Points
9Maryland
27-9Actual: 9
Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
923
Points
10Texas Tech
28-9Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Dave Borges
1140
Points
11St. John's
31-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: 20 - Randy Heitz
862
Points
12Kentucky
24-12Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 22 Voters
744
Points
13BYU
26-10Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
712
Points
14Ole Miss
24-12Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Andrew Quinn
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
424
Points
15Purdue
24-12Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Tony Paul
704
Points
16Wisconsin
27-10Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
542
Points

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17Colorado State
26-10Actual: 31
Highest: 17 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
49
Points
18Arkansas
22-14Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Eric Newman
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
321
Points
19Arizona
24-13Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
639
Points

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20Drake
31-4Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
122
Points
21Texas A&M
23-11Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Mick Shaffer
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
358
Points

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22Creighton
25-11Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
60
Points
23Memphis
29-6Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
137
Points
24Saint Mary's
29-6Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
186
Points
25UConn
24-11Actual: 29
Highest: 10 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
76
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Iowa State21-Louisville22-Clemson23-Gonzaga