Dave BorgesNew Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
E-mail: dborges@nhregister.com
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 22, 2025Week 8 Rankings for Dave Borges
1Arizona (38)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
2Michigan (19)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Andy Greder
1408
Points
3Iowa State (1)
12-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1320
Points
4UConn
12-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1281
Points
5Houston
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1061
Points
6BYU
11-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 13 - John Johnson
966
Points
7Purdue
11-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1174
Points
8Duke
11-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook
1148
Points
9Gonzaga
12-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1080
Points
10Michigan State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
985
Points
11Vanderbilt
12-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
810
Points
12North Carolina
11-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - John Johnson
Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen
806
Points
13Nebraska
12-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 19 - Dick Vitale
704
Points
14Louisville
10-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
555
Points
15Kansas
9-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
494
Points
16Texas Tech
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jeff Neiburg
588
Points

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17Seton Hall
11-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
49
Points
18Alabama
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Matt Young
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
638
Points
19Arkansas
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
470
Points
20Illinois
8-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Matt Young
429
Points
21Florida
8-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
215
Points

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22Miami (FL)
11-2Actual: 37
Highest: 22 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
4
Points
23USC
12-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
92
Points

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24Belmont
12-1Actual: 40
Highest: 24 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
2
Points

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25Miami (OH)
12-0Actual: 34
Highest: 24 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
6
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Tennessee21-Virginia23-Georgia25-Iowa