Michelle GardnerArizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
E-mail: Michelle.Gardner@Gannett.com
Twitter: @MGardnerSports
About: I came to the area after 16 years with the Southern California News Group where my focus was high schools and local colleges but I have covered just about everything.


Ballot Score

-126

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Jan 2, 2023Week 9 Rankings for Michelle Gardner
1Purdue (60)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Percy Allen
1524
Points
2Arizona
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Bob Ballou
1334
Points
3Houston
14-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis
1417
Points
4UConn (1)
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Percy Allen
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1342
Points
5Kansas
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1351
Points
6Texas
12-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brian Holland
1185
Points
7Tennessee
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1114
Points
8Alabama
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: 11 - Matt Tait
1132
Points

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9New Mexico
14-0Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Michelle Gardner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
290
Points
10Gonzaga
12-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dylan Sinn
1003
Points
11UCLA
13-2Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
993
Points
12Arkansas
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
717
Points
13Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Aria Gerson
639
Points
14Virginia
10-2Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - David Jones
926
Points
15Miami (FL)
13-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
814
Points
16Indiana
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
558
Points
17TCU
12-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
545
Points
18Xavier
12-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
531
Points
19Baylor
10-3Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich
520
Points
20Duke
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Bob Holt
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
554
Points
21Auburn
11-2Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
287
Points

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22Mississippi State
11-2Actual: 28
Highest: 12 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
62
Points

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23Kentucky
9-4Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Matt Tait
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
53
Points
24San Diego State
11-3Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
72
Points

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25West Virginia
10-3Actual: 36
Highest: 24 - Adam Cole
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
5
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Missouri23-Charleston24-Ohio State25-Iowa State