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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Nov 13, 2023Week 2 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Kansas (51)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 51 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Rick Bozich
1530
Points
2Purdue (7)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1464
Points
3Marquette
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Justin Jackson
1311
Points
4Arizona (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1356
Points
5Houston
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges
1180
Points
6Creighton
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1130
Points
7Florida Atlantic
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1004
Points
8Tennessee
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 14 - Dave Reardon
1146
Points
9Duke
1-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Steve Hewitt
Lowest: 19 - Dave Reardon
1088
Points

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10UConn (1)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis
1301
Points
11Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
778
Points
12Baylor
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
578
Points
13Arkansas
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett
719
Points
14Texas
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - Bruce Pascoe
513
Points
15Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Kyle Austin
Lowest: 24 - Justin Jackson
728
Points
16USC
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Nick Alvarez
573
Points
17Michigan State
1-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
516
Points

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18Gonzaga
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
825
Points
19Kentucky
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points
20Illinois
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
170
Points
21Villanova
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
406
Points
22Alabama
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
264
Points
23North Carolina
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
501
Points
24Memphis
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
53
Points

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25BYU
2-0Actual: 32
Highest: 20 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
32
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-James Madison25-Colorado