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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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Dec 3, 2018Week 5 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Gonzaga (43)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 43 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jesse Newell
1578
Points
2Kansas (19)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Graham Couch
1539
Points
3Duke (1)
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1463
Points
4Virginia (1)
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis
1367
Points
5Michigan
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - John Bednarowski
1339
Points
6Nevada
8-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Ken Weinman
Lowest: 8 - Thuc Nhi Nguyen
1300
Points
7Tennessee
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1238
Points
8Auburn
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 14 Voters
1154
Points
9Kentucky
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell
1070
Points
10Texas Tech
7-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
783
Points
11North Carolina
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - Mark Berman
782
Points
12Michigan State
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 20 - Chris Murray
915
Points
13Virginia Tech
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - John Bednarowski
675
Points
14Florida State
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - John Feinstein
Lowest: 20 - Jon Nyatawa
871
Points

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15Maryland
7-1Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
204
Points
16Wisconsin
7-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
809
Points
17Arizona State
7-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
384
Points
18Ohio State
7-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
385
Points
19Buffalo
7-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
515
Points
20Kansas State
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
629
Points

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21Purdue
5-3Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
100
Points
22Mississippi State
6-1Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
243
Points

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23Oregon
4-3Actual: 41
Highest: 23 - Ben Steele
Lowest: NR - 63 Voters
3
Points
24Nebraska
7-1Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
176
Points

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25Iowa
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
417
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Villanova25-Furman