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Chad LeistikowDes Moines Register (Des Moines, IA)
E-mail: cleistik@registermedia.com
Twitter: @ChadLeistikow
About: Primarily covering and opining about relevant topics surrounding University of Iowa athletics for The Des Moines Register & Iowa City Press-Citizen.


Ballot Score

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Jan 18, 2021Week 9 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Gonzaga (62)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters
1598
Points
2Baylor (2)
12-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 62 Voters
1538
Points
3Iowa
12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Chris Murray
1420
Points
4Villanova
8-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1445
Points
5Texas
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1289
Points
6Michigan
11-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 13 - Joe Buettner
1197
Points
7Tennessee
10-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
1242
Points
8Houston
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1155
Points

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9Alabama
11-3Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - Edgar Thompson
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
487
Points
10Wisconsin
11-3Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 19 - Bob Ballou
939
Points
11Ohio State
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
631
Points
12Virginia Tech
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
536
Points
13Kansas
10-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: 17 - Seth Davis
1072
Points
14Minnesota
11-4Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
507
Points
15Creighton
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: 22 - Bob Ballou
833
Points
16Virginia
9-2Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - David Cloninger
778
Points
17Clemson
9-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
354
Points

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18UCLA
11-2Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
195
Points
19Missouri
8-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
462
Points

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20Texas Tech
11-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
792
Points
21UConn
7-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Sam Blum
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
209
Points

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22West Virginia
9-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Dick Vitale
732
Points
23Louisville
9-2Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
155
Points
24Saint Louis
7-1Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
172
Points

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25Drake
13-0Actual: 32
Highest: 13 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
42
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Oregon22-Illinois