Eric CrawfordWDRB-TV (Louisville, KY)
E-mail: ecrawford@wdrb.com
Twitter: @ericcrawford
About: Sports journalist for WDRB. Opinions expressed here are my own. Occasionally, they will be wrong. But not on purpose.


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Apr 7, 2026Final Rankings Rankings for Eric Crawford
1Michigan (57)
37-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 57 Voters
1425
Points
2UConn
34-6Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1352
Points
3Arizona
36-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea
1311
Points
4Illinois
28-9Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Geoff Grammer
1228
Points
5Duke
35-3Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 30 Voters
1237
Points
6Purdue
30-9Actual: 6
Highest: 6 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 11 - David Jablonski
1113
Points
7Michigan State
27-8Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Justin Jackson
865
Points
8Houston
30-7Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1021
Points
9Tennessee
25-12Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 10 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
756
Points
10St. John's
30-7Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 16 - Abby Schnable
891
Points
11Florida
27-8Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
909
Points
12Arkansas
28-9Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Andy Greder
716
Points
13Iowa
24-13Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
620
Points
14Alabama
25-10Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood
617
Points

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15Iowa State
29-8Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Joe Cook
924
Points
16Virginia
30-6Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
530
Points

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17UCLA
24-12Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
51
Points
18Kansas
24-11Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Joe Cook
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
330
Points

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19Utah State
29-7Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
45
Points
20Texas
21-15Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
216
Points
21Gonzaga
31-4Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
459
Points
22Saint Louis
29-6Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
51
Points
23Vanderbilt
27-9Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
445
Points

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24High Point
31-5Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
37
Points
25Louisville
24-11Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
150
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 14-Nebraska21-Texas Tech24-Miami (FL)25-Wisconsin