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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Mar 4, 2024Week 18 Rankings for Chad Leistikow
1Houston (52)
26-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Chris Murray
1539
Points
2UConn (6)
26-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 32 Voters
1462
Points
3Purdue (4)
26-3Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1459
Points
4Tennessee
23-6Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1364
Points
5Arizona
23-6Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1252
Points
6Iowa State
23-6Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 10 - Shane Mettlen
1212
Points
7North Carolina
23-6Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Nick Alvarez
1201
Points
8Duke
23-6Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ben Steele
1051
Points
9Creighton
22-8Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dave Borges
983
Points
10Illinois
22-7Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - JB Ricks
834
Points
11Marquette
22-7Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - JB Ricks
1056
Points
12Baylor
21-8Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Nick Alvarez
Lowest: 18 - Dave Preston
901
Points
13Kentucky
21-8Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett
711
Points
14South Carolina
24-5Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Bruce Pascoe
579
Points
15Gonzaga
24-6Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - Chris Murray
396
Points

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16Saint Mary's
24-7Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
268
Points
17Kansas
21-8Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 24 - Dave Borges
723
Points
18Washington State
23-7Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - JB Ricks
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
484
Points

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19Auburn
22-7Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
746
Points
20BYU
21-8Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
343
Points
21Utah State
24-5Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Ben Steele
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
285
Points
22San Diego State
22-7Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
338
Points
23South Florida
22-5Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - JB Ricks
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
154
Points

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24Alabama
20-9Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
592
Points
25Nevada
24-6Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
42
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Dayton