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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Mar 16, 2026Week 19 Rankings for Connor Earegood
1Duke (50)
32-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters
1418
Points
2Arizona (7)
32-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1372
Points
3Michigan
31-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1310
Points
4Florida
26-7Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1221
Points
5Houston
28-6Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin
1214
Points
6Iowa State
27-7Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1096
Points
7UConn
29-5Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Sam Rothman
Lowest: 17 - Mia O'Brien
1032
Points
8Purdue
27-8Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Kyle Franko
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
912
Points
9Michigan State
25-7Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou
833
Points
10Illinois
24-8Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
801
Points
11Virginia
29-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
903
Points
12Gonzaga
30-3Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Brian Holland
829
Points
13Nebraska
26-6Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Kyle Franko
689
Points
14Arkansas
26-8Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 22 - Stephen Means
750
Points
15Kansas
23-10Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
503
Points
16Vanderbilt
26-8Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
538
Points

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17St. John's
28-6Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
860
Points
18Texas Tech
22-10Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
376
Points
19Wisconsin
24-10Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz
392
Points
20Tennessee
22-11Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
112
Points
21North Carolina
24-8Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
293
Points

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22BYU
23-11Actual: 27
Highest: 21 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
62
Points

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23Saint Louis
28-5Actual: 36
Highest: 23 - Connor Earegood
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
3
Points
24UCLA
23-11Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
38
Points
25Saint Mary's
27-5Actual: 22
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
113
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Alabama23-Louisville25-Miami (FL)