Tony PaulThe Detroit News (Detroit, MI)
Twitter: @tonypaul1984
About: A Michigan State grad, Tony Paul has worked in sports departments in Hartford, Conn.; Port Huron, Mich.; Roanoke, Va.; and, for the last 12 years, The Detroit News. At The News, he covers a wide range, including baseball, golf, college athletics and the sports-media industry.


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Dec 16, 2024Week 7 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Tennessee (50)
10-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1537
Points
2Iowa State
9-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Mark Zeigler
1416
Points
3Duke
8-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1324
Points
4Auburn (12)
9-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1483
Points
5Kentucky
10-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 7 - Justin Jackson
1325
Points
6Florida
10-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Seth Davis
1169
Points
7Alabama
8-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
1210
Points

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8Oklahoma
10-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
732
Points
9Kansas
8-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 15 - Donna Ditota
1056
Points
10UConn
8-3Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 23 - Shane Mettlen
808
Points
11Gonzaga
7-3Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Mitchell Northam
737
Points
12Marquette
9-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas
926
Points

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13Michigan State
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
322
Points
14Ole Miss
9-1Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
459
Points
15UCLA
9-1Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
436
Points
16Texas A&M
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chris Murray
758
Points

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17Oregon
10-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
903
Points
18Cincinnati
8-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
325
Points
19Purdue
8-3Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
498
Points
20Memphis
8-2Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
287
Points

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21Arkansas
9-2Actual: 27
Highest: 10 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
151
Points
22Clemson
9-2Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
175
Points

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23Drake
9-0Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
52
Points

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24Utah State
10-0Actual: 33
Highest: 15 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
48
Points

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25Houston
6-3Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
582
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Dayton23-San Diego State24-Michigan