Michael McClearyWisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
E-mail: mmccleary@madison.com
Twitter: @MikeJMcCleary



Ballot Score

7

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Mar 3, 2025Week 18 Rankings for Michael McCleary
1Auburn (61)
27-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Duke
26-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1458
Points
3Houston
25-4Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1396
Points
4Tennessee
24-5Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Preston
1326
Points
5St. John's
26-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1179
Points
6Florida
25-4Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: 9 - Brice Cherry
1247
Points
7Michigan State
24-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1165
Points
8Alabama
23-6Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1176
Points
9Iowa State
22-7Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Mark Berman
918
Points
10Clemson
24-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
905
Points
11Texas Tech
22-7Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz
947
Points
12Wisconsin
22-7Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
815
Points
13Maryland
22-7Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
628
Points
14Missouri
21-8Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
603
Points
15Memphis
24-5Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
560
Points
16Louisville
23-6Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
606
Points
17Saint Mary's
27-4Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
399
Points
18Purdue
20-9Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
454
Points
19BYU
21-8Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
287
Points
20Kentucky
19-10Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
417
Points
21Michigan
22-7Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
494
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Vanderbilt
20-9Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
78
Points
23Marquette
22-7Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
409
Points
24Texas A&M
20-9Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
364
Points
25VCU
24-5Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
85
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Arizona25-Mississippi State