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.
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Feb 20, 2017 Week 16 Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Gonzaga (59) 28-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Nyatawa 1618 Points
2 Villanova (5) 26-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 3 - 9 Voters 1556 Points
3 Kansas (1) 24-3 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1503 Points
4 Arizona 25-3 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 27 Voters Lowest: 9 - Shannon Ryan 1356 Points
5 UCLA 24-3 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Scott Wolf 1316 Points
6 Baylor 22-5 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1108 Points
7 Louisville 22-5 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 13 - Doug Doughty 1267 Points
8 Oregon 24-4 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 11 - Hugh Kellenberger 1297 Points
9 Duke 22-5 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1014 Points
10 North Carolina 23-5 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Scott Mansch 1138 Points
11 Kentucky 22-5 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Marcus Fuller Lowest: 17 - John Feinstein 943 Points
12 Wisconsin 22-5 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 713 Points
13 Cincinnati 24-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 733 Points
14 Purdue 22-5 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe 807 Points
15 Florida 22-5 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 19 - Scott Richey 822 Points
16 SMU 24-4 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 23 - Patrick Murray 554 Points
17 West Virginia 21-6 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 908 Points
18 Virginia 18-8 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 427 Points
19 Butler 21-6 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 295 Points
20 Saint Mary's 24-3 Actual: 20Highest: 17 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 375 Points
21 Florida State 21-6 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Patrick Murray Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 419 Points
22 Notre Dame 21-7 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 322 Points
23 Creighton 22-5 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 178 Points
24 Maryland 22-5 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 159 Points
25 USC 21-6 Actual: 30Highest: 23 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 10 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Wichita State