Steve Wiseman The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) About: Steve Wiseman, the Duke beat writer for the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, has written about sports for daily newspapers since graduating from Illinois State University in 1989. He has covered ACC and SEC sports beats, as well as the NFL's Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He also spent two years covering the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to coming to Durham, he worked for the Columbia (S.C.) State, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal, Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record.
Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot?
Jan 23, 2017 Week 12 Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Kansas (28) 18-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 28 Voters Lowest: 8 - Graham Couch 1572
2 Villanova (35) 19-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1591
3 Gonzaga (2) 19-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1471
4 Kentucky 17-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Graham Couch Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1414
5 Baylor 18-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Kevin McNamara 1379
6 North Carolina 18-3 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 15 Voters Lowest: 15 - Clay Fowler 1171
7 Florida State 18-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Doug Doughty 1215
8 Arizona 18-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1190
9 Oregon 18-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Graham Couch Lowest: 16 - Chris Goff 1035
10 UCLA 19-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1177
11 Wisconsin 16-3 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 21 - Patrick Murray 746
12 Notre Dame 17-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 7 Voters Lowest: 21 - Andrew Lopez 767
13 Virginia 15-3 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Soren Petro Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 803
14 Louisville 16-4 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 21 - John Feinstein 796
15 Duke 15-4 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 628
16 Butler 17-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 20 - Rick Bozich 914
17 Creighton 18-2 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Rick Bozich 731
18 Saint Mary's 17-2 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 290
19 West Virginia 15-4 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Mike Barber Lowest: 24 - Scott Mansch 569
20 Cincinnati 17-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 478
21 Purdue 16-4 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 412
22 Maryland 17-2 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 261
23 UNC Wilmington 19-2 Actual: 29Highest: 23 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 14
24 Iowa State 12-6 Actual: 30Highest: 23 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 12
25 South Carolina 15-4 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 171
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Xavier 25-Florida
