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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Jan 2, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Villanova (59) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619
2 Baylor (6) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - Seth Davis 1532
3 Kansas 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 26 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1503
4 Gonzaga 14-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1357
5 UCLA 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale 1406
6 Creighton 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Geoff Grammer 1015
7 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 14 - Doug Doughty 1280
8 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1179
9 Wisconsin 12-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee 865
10 Florida State 14-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Schramm 902
11 Duke 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1090
12 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 771
13 Virginia 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Soren Petro Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 954
14 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1063
15 Xavier 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Mandy Mitchell 634
16 Virginia Tech 12-1 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 293
17 North Carolina 12-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Paul Klee Lowest: 25 - Jason Butt 785
18 Saint Mary's 12-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 416
19 Arizona 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt 613
20 Purdue 12-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - Tony Parks 405
21 Notre Dame 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 250
22 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - Jason Butt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 258
23 Florida 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 193
24 Iowa State 9-3 Actual: 32Highest: 24 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 3
25 Butler 12-2 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 477
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Indiana 25-USC
