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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Mar 2, 2026 Week 17 Rankings for Brice Cherry1 Arizona (4) 27-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 28 Voters 1392
2 Duke (55) 27-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1471
3 Michigan 27-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 28 Voters Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1385
4 UConn 27-3 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 40 Voters Lowest: 7 - Victor Flores 1275
5 Houston 24-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: 13 - Kevin Sjuts 1094
6 Iowa State 24-5 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Brenden Martin 1118
7 Florida 23-6 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 18 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brenden Martin 1234
8 Miami (OH) 29-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 360
9 Gonzaga 28-3 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 752
10 Michigan State 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1055
11 Texas Tech 22-7 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 855
12 Virginia 25-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Brenden Martin Lowest: 20 - Sam Rothman 731
13 Nebraska 25-4 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1002
14 North Carolina 23-6 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown 554
15 Kansas 21-8 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Connor Earegood Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 722
16 Alabama 22-7 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood 657
17 St. John's 23-6 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 547
18 Illinois 22-7 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 19 - John Johnson 838
19 Miami (FL) 23-6 Actual: 22Highest: 19 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 153
20 Clemson 21-8 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 16
21 Purdue 22-7 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 21 - Brice Cherry 712
22 Kentucky 19-10 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Abby Schnable Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 47
23 Missouri 20-9 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 40
24 Utah State 24-5 Actual: 32Highest: 24 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 10
25 Saint Louis 26-3 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Eric Crawford Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 103
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Arkansas 21-Saint Mary's 23-Tennessee 24-Vanderbilt
