Jackson PayneDeseret News (Provo, UT)
E-mail: jpayne@deseret.com
Twitter: @jackson5payne
About: Jackson Payne has been writing about sports for the Deseret News since 2023. He originally hails from Northern Virginia and is a graduate of BYU’s Sports Media program, where he received numerous awards for his work as a student journalist. Jackson enjoys hanging out with his wife, consuming comedy and listening to music from before he was born.


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Jan 19, 2026Week 11 Rankings for Jackson Payne
1Arizona (61)
18-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Michigan
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Mark Berman
1377
Points
3Purdue
17-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1318
Points
4UConn
18-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Donna Ditota
1419
Points
5Duke
17-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters
1296
Points
6Houston
17-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters
1217
Points
7Nebraska
18-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1207
Points
8Iowa State
16-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1001
Points
9Michigan State
16-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
998
Points
10Gonzaga
19-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1103
Points
11Illinois
15-3Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns
893
Points
12BYU
16-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - Brenden Martin
791
Points
13Texas Tech
14-4Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Matt Young
Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn
805
Points
14Virginia
16-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Peter Rauterkus
713
Points
15Florida
13-5Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
651
Points
16Clemson
16-3Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
449
Points
17Vanderbilt
16-2Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
656
Points
18Alabama
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
571
Points
19Kansas
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
305
Points
20Saint Louis
17-1Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
187
Points
21Louisville
13-5Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
195
Points
22Miami (OH)
19-0Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
99
Points
23Georgia
15-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
263
Points

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24George Mason
17-1Actual: 33
Highest: 23 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
10
Points

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25Arkansas
13-5Actual: 20
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
298
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-North Carolina