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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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Dec 6, 2021Week 5 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Purdue (61)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Baylor
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner
1421
Points
3Duke
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Tsai
1390
Points
4UCLA
8-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Ben Steele
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1293
Points
5Villanova
6-2Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1175
Points
6Alabama
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1029
Points
7Gonzaga
7-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1240
Points
8Kansas
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1068
Points
9Texas
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns
1101
Points
10Arkansas
8-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
905
Points
11Arizona
7-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - Donna Ditota
919
Points
12Tennessee
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - Rick Bozich
762
Points

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13Wisconsin
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 8 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
338
Points

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14Ohio State
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
370
Points

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15Kentucky
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
972
Points
16Houston
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Mark Berman
686
Points
17Iowa State
8-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
499
Points
18Michigan State
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
405
Points
19UConn
8-1Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Stephen Tsai
527
Points

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20Colorado State
9-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
90
Points

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21USC
8-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
510
Points
22Florida
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
386
Points
23Xavier
7-1Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
78
Points

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24Auburn
7-1Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
419
Points
25North Carolina
6-2Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
55
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Seton Hall24-BYU25-LSU