Dave BorgesNew Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Twitter: @DaveBorges
About: David Borges has been the UConn men's basketball beat writer for the New Haven Register since 2007. Prior to that, he was the Boston Red Sox beat writer for the Journal Register Co.'s New England cluster. He has also previously covered the Providence College men's basketball team.


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Jan 12, 2026Week 10 Rankings for Dave Borges
1Arizona (60)
16-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
1524
Points
2Iowa State (1)
16-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski
1448
Points
3UConn
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1358
Points
4Houston
15-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters
1130
Points

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5BYU
15-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1013
Points
6Purdue
15-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1253
Points
7Michigan
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman
1300
Points
8Duke
15-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Chris Lea
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1237
Points
9Nebraska
16-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 11 - 14 Voters
1056
Points
10Vanderbilt
16-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1035
Points
11Gonzaga
17-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1050
Points
12Michigan State
14-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 13 - Zach Klein
865
Points
13Illinois
13-3Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
778
Points
14North Carolina
14-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
659
Points
15Texas Tech
12-4Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
609
Points

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16Seton Hall
14-2Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
136
Points
17Arkansas
12-4Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points

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18Miami (FL)
14-2Actual: 32
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
30
Points
19Louisville
12-4Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
336
Points
20Alabama
11-5Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
470
Points

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21Wisconsin
11-5Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
37
Points

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22Saint Mary's
16-2Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
17
Points
23Saint Louis
15-1Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
92
Points
24Utah State
14-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
161
Points
25Miami (OH)
17-0Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
49
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia19-Florida21-Georgia22-Clemson24-Tennessee