Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
E-mail: bsteele@journalsentinel.com
Twitter: @bensteelemjs
About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


Ballot Score

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Feb 18, 2019Week 16 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Duke (58)
23-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 58 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters
1594
Points
2Gonzaga (6)
25-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters
1502
Points
3Virginia
22-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1476
Points
4Kentucky
21-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Ken Weinman
1383
Points
5Tennessee
23-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Scott Mansch
1376
Points
6Michigan
23-3Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - John Feinstein
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1150
Points
7Nevada
24-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1240
Points
8North Carolina
20-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - Scott Gleeson
1129
Points
9Houston
25-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
1085
Points
10Michigan State
21-5Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dave Preston
1046
Points
11Marquette
21-4Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jesse Newell
987
Points
12LSU
21-4Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell
773
Points
13Kansas
20-6Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Tom Bragg
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
801
Points
14Texas Tech
21-5Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 24 - Joey Knight
733
Points

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15Iowa
20-5Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - B.J. Rains
Lowest: NR - John Feinstein
389
Points
16Purdue
18-7Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 23 - Tom Bragg
699
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
17Maryland
19-7Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
211
Points
18Villanova
20-6Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
519
Points
19Florida State
20-5Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
525
Points
20Wisconsin
17-8Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
250
Points
21Iowa State
19-6Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
426
Points
22Louisville
18-8Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
507
Points
23Virginia Tech
20-5Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
408
Points
24Kansas State
19-6Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - T.J. Werre
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
249
Points
25Cincinnati
21-4Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
99
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Buffalo