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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Jan 5, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Dave Borges
1Arizona (32)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 32 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1494
Points
2Michigan (29)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 29 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 32 Voters
1493
Points
3Iowa State
14-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 15 Voters
1390
Points
4UConn
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Percy Allen
1343
Points
5Houston
13-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1113
Points
6BYU
13-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters
1039
Points
7Purdue
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin
1254
Points
8Duke
13-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1206
Points
9Gonzaga
16-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1101
Points
10Vanderbilt
14-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
936
Points
11Nebraska
14-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Toyloy Brown
998
Points
12Michigan State
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
834
Points
13Alabama
11-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Pat Rooney
Lowest: 20 - Percy Allen
782
Points
14Texas Tech
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns
676
Points
15North Carolina
13-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Sam Rothman
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
557
Points
16Arkansas
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
659
Points
17Louisville
11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
336
Points
18Illinois
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 22 - Percy Allen
602
Points

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19Villanova
12-2Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
127
Points

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20Seton Hall
13-2Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
31
Points

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21Miami (FL)
12-2Actual: 39
Highest: 21 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
5
Points
22Iowa
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
340
Points
23UCF
12-1Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
132
Points

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24Georgia
13-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
378
Points

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25Miami (OH)
15-0Actual: 30
Highest: 23 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
22
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee22-Kansas23-Virginia24-SMU