Brice CherryWaco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX)
E-mail: brice.cherry@wacotrib.com
Twitter: @BriceCherry
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 16, 2026Week 19 Rankings for Brice Cherry
1Arizona (7)
32-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1372
Points
2Duke (50)
32-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters
1418
Points
3Michigan
31-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1310
Points
4Houston
28-6Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin
1214
Points
5Iowa State
27-7Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1096
Points
6Florida
26-7Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1221
Points
7UConn
29-5Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Sam Rothman
Lowest: 17 - Mia O'Brien
1032
Points
8Gonzaga
30-3Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Brian Holland
829
Points
9St. John's
28-6Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
860
Points
10Virginia
29-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
903
Points
11Michigan State
25-7Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou
833
Points
12Purdue
27-8Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Kyle Franko
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
912
Points

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13North Carolina
24-8Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
293
Points
14Nebraska
26-6Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Kyle Franko
689
Points
15Illinois
24-8Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
801
Points
16Texas Tech
22-10Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
376
Points
17Kansas
23-10Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
503
Points

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18Miami (OH)
31-1Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
100
Points

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19Arkansas
26-8Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 22 - Stephen Means
750
Points
20Vanderbilt
26-8Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
538
Points
21Alabama
23-9Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Chris Nee
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
438
Points

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22TCU
22-11Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
17
Points
23Miami (FL)
25-8Actual: 25
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
110
Points

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24Wisconsin
24-10Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz
392
Points
25Tennessee
22-11Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
112
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Saint Mary's23-Louisville