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Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
Twitter: @bensteelemjs
About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


Ballot Score

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Feb 4, 2019Week 14 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Tennessee
20-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell
1579
Points
2Duke
19-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Scott Wolf
1532
Points
3Virginia
20-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters
1478
Points
4Gonzaga
21-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 6 - James Crepea
1423
Points
5Kentucky
18-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1310
Points
6Nevada
21-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jesse Newell
1228
Points
7North Carolina
17-4Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1167
Points
8Michigan
20-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1217
Points
9Marquette
19-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell
1029
Points
10Michigan State
18-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 14 - Donna Ditota
1051
Points
11Virginia Tech
18-3Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Seth Davis
948
Points
12Houston
21-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
838
Points
13Kansas
17-5Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow
809
Points
14Villanova
18-4Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Brian Holland
801
Points
15Purdue
16-6Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 24 - Dave Preston
697
Points
16Iowa State
17-5Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 25 - Carlos Silva
545
Points
17Louisville
16-6Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - John Feinstein
561
Points
18Wisconsin
16-6Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
462
Points
19Texas Tech
17-5Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Tom Bragg
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
482
Points

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20Cincinnati
19-3Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
142
Points

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21Mississippi State
16-5Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
133
Points
22Iowa
17-5Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
242
Points

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23Kansas State
16-5Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
114
Points
24Washington
18-4Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
135
Points
25Maryland
17-6Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
144
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-LSU22-Florida State23-Buffalo