Connor EaregoodThe Detroit News (Detroit, MI)
E-mail: cearegood@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @connorearegood
About: Connor Earegood covers Michigan State athletics for The Detroit News. He previously covered the Detroit Red Wings for The Hockey News and Michigan athletics for The Michigan Daily.


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Jan 19, 2026Week 11 Rankings for Connor Earegood
1Arizona (61)
18-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2UConn
18-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Donna Ditota
1419
Points
3Michigan
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Mark Berman
1377
Points
4Duke
17-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters
1296
Points
5Purdue
17-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1318
Points
6Nebraska
18-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1207
Points
7Houston
17-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters
1217
Points
8Gonzaga
19-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1103
Points
9Michigan State
16-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
998
Points
10Iowa State
16-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1001
Points
11BYU
16-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - Brenden Martin
791
Points
12Vanderbilt
16-2Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
656
Points
13Illinois
15-3Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns
893
Points
14Texas Tech
14-4Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Matt Young
Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn
805
Points
15Florida
13-5Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
651
Points
16Alabama
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
571
Points
17Virginia
16-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Peter Rauterkus
713
Points

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18Miami (OH)
19-0Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
99
Points
19Clemson
16-3Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
449
Points
20North Carolina
14-4Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Johnny Congdon
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
220
Points
21Georgia
15-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
263
Points
22Arkansas
13-5Actual: 20
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
298
Points
23Saint Louis
17-1Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
187
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Kansas
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
305
Points
25Wisconsin
13-5Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
64
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Louisville