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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Dec 8, 2025Week 6 Rankings for Dave Borges
1Arizona (33)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 33 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
2Michigan (19)
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder
1440
Points
3Iowa State (1)
9-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1304
Points
4Duke (7)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore
1400
Points
5UConn
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
1263
Points
6BYU
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1007
Points
7Purdue
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene
1173
Points
8Houston
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1064
Points
9Gonzaga
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Lea
1054
Points
10Alabama
7-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin
854
Points
11Michigan State
8-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1017
Points
12Louisville
8-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 17 - Tony Paul
877
Points
13Vanderbilt
9-0Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
686
Points
14Illinois
7-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski
771
Points
15Florida
5-3Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
422
Points

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16St. John's
5-3Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
254
Points
17North Carolina
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - John Johnson
Lowest: 22 - Shane Mettlen
724
Points
18Kansas
7-3Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
380
Points

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19Seton Hall
9-1Actual: 31
Highest: 16 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
31
Points
20Texas Tech
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
508
Points
21Arkansas
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
488
Points

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22Miami (FL)
8-2Actual: 39
Highest: 22 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
4
Points
23Nebraska
9-0Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
180
Points
24Oklahoma State
9-0Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
54
Points

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25St. Bonaventure
9-1Actual: 45
Highest: 25 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Tennessee21-Auburn24-Virginia25-UCLA