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Mark ZeiglerSan Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)
Twitter: @sdutzeigler
About: Mark is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered 16 Olympics and seven World Cups of soccer. His primary beat is San Diego State basketball at The San Diego Union-Tribune and he also writes general sports columns.


Ballot Score

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Oct 16, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Kansas (46)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1548
Points
2Duke (11)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Darnell Dickson
1466
Points
3Purdue (3)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin McNamara
1436
Points
4UConn (2)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1243
Points
5Michigan State (1)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 12 - David Jones
1346
Points
6Marquette
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1283
Points
7Creighton
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 25 - Chandler Mack
1099
Points
8Tennessee
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 22 - Darnell Dickson
1032
Points
9Houston
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Chandler Mack
Lowest: NR - Donna Ditota
1117
Points
10Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jerry DiPaola
830
Points
11Florida Atlantic
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson
1011
Points
12Arkansas
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson
685
Points
13Arizona
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 22 - Donna Ditota
776
Points
14Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
597
Points

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15Villanova
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
395
Points
16USC
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
427
Points
17Texas
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - Darnell Dickson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
493
Points
18Kentucky
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
530
Points
19North Carolina
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
474
Points
20San Diego State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
529
Points

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21Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
750
Points
22Illinois
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 10 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
104
Points
23Baylor
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
431
Points

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24TCU
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
24
Points
25Saint Mary's
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
335
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Alabama