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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 8, 2025Week 6 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Michigan (19)
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder
1440
Points
2Duke (7)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore
1400
Points
3Arizona (33)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 33 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
4Iowa State (1)
9-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1304
Points
5UConn
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
1263
Points
6Purdue
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene
1173
Points
7Michigan State
8-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1017
Points
8Houston
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1064
Points
9Gonzaga
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Lea
1054
Points
10BYU
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1007
Points
11Alabama
7-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin
854
Points
12Illinois
7-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski
771
Points
13North Carolina
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - John Johnson
Lowest: 22 - Shane Mettlen
724
Points
14Florida
5-3Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
422
Points
15Arkansas
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
488
Points
16Texas Tech
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
508
Points

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17Louisville
8-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 17 - Tony Paul
877
Points
18Vanderbilt
9-0Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
686
Points
19Kansas
7-3Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
380
Points
20Auburn
7-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
264
Points
21Nebraska
9-0Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
180
Points

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22Oklahoma State
9-0Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
54
Points

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23Seton Hall
9-1Actual: 31
Highest: 16 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
31
Points

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24Miami (OH)
8-0Actual: 42
Highest: 24 - Tony Paul
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
2
Points
25Iowa
8-1Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
60
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Tennessee22-St. John's24-Virginia25-UCLA