Brice Cherry Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX) About: A lifelong rider of the Houston sports bandwagon and a lifelong hater of vegetables, Brice Cherry has been named the Texas AP sportswriter of the year several times during his Trib career, which began in 1998. He has been sports editor since 2012.
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Apr 7, 2026 Final Rankings Rankings for Brice Cherry1 Michigan (57) 37-3 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 1 - 57 Voters 1425
2 UConn 34-6 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 46 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1352
3 Arizona 36-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea 1311
4 Illinois 28-9 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Geoff Grammer 1228
5 Duke 35-3 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - 30 Voters 1237
6 Purdue 30-9 Actual: 6Highest: 6 - 40 Voters Lowest: 11 - David Jablonski 1113
7 Iowa State 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Joe Cook 924
8 Florida 27-8 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters 909
9 St. John's 30-7 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Dave Preston Lowest: 16 - Abby Schnable 891
10 Houston 30-7 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1021
11 Tennessee 25-12 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 10 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Preston 756
12 Iowa 24-13 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 620
13 Michigan State 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Justin Jackson 865
14 Nebraska 28-7 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - Eric Crawford 696
15 Alabama 25-10 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood 617
16 Arkansas 28-9 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Andy Greder 716
17 Virginia 30-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 530
18 Kansas 24-11 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Joe Cook Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 330
19 Gonzaga 31-4 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein 459
20 Vanderbilt 27-9 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 445
21 Texas Tech 23-11 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 244
22 Texas A&M 22-12 Actual: 36Highest: 22 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 7
23 Miami (FL) 26-9 Actual: 24Highest: 20 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 89
24 North Carolina 24-9 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 14
25 Miami (OH) 32-2 Actual: 31Highest: 21 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 26
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Texas 23-Louisville 25-Wisconsin
