John Werner Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX) About: John Werner has been a sports writer for the Waco Tribune-Herald since 1982. He covers Baylor football and men's basketball. He's a 1979 graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos.
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Dec 27, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for John Werner1 Baylor (61) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Duke 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 50 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1448 Points
3 Purdue 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray 1371 Points
4 Gonzaga 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 7 - Stephen Tsai 1335 Points
5 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1296 Points
6 Kansas 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1233 Points
7 USC 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 7 - 22 Voters Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 994 Points
8 Iowa State 12-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 985 Points
9 Arizona 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 973 Points
10 LSU 12-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 609 Points
11 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 729 Points
12 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner 901 Points
13 Houston 11-2 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Marcus Fuller 801 Points
14 Auburn 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 826 Points
15 Ohio State 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 787 Points
16 Texas 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567 Points
17 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 459 Points
18 Seton Hall 9-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 716 Points
19 Alabama 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 426 Points
20 Colorado State 10-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 366 Points
21 Providence 11-1 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 315 Points
22 Villanova 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 312 Points
23 Xavier 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 237 Points
24 Texas Tech 9-2 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 121 Points
25 Wisconsin 9-2 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 207 Points