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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Oct 19, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Dave Borges
1Florida (47)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1461
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2Michigan State
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 11 - Toyloy Brown
1203
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3Virginia
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
874
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4UConn
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 12 - Donna Ditota
1241
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5Duke (10)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1411
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6Illinois (2)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Borges
1342
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7USC
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
306
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8Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - CJ Moore
637
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9TCU
0-0Actual: 31
Highest: 9 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
17
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10Arizona
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Andrew Kahn
1214
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11Ohio State
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 11 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
39
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12UCLA
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
250
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13Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
822
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14Vanderbilt
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Janyre Cooper
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
241
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15BYU
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
179
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16Texas
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Eric Crawford
1040
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17Houston
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
829
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18Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 3 - Lance Allan
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
605
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19Alabama
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
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20St. John's
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Lance Allan
Lowest: 23 - Harold Kuntz
669
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21Nebraska
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
70
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22Purdue
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
53
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23Marquette
0-0Actual: 40
Highest: 23 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
3
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24Arkansas
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
760
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25VCU
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 21 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
12
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Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 8-Tennessee14-Miami (FL)17-Kansas18-Iowa State19-Texas Tech23-Kentucky