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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 26, 2026Week 12 Rankings for Jackson Payne
1Arizona (60)
20-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters
1500
Points
2Michigan
18-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1379
Points
3UConn
19-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Victor Flores
1402
Points
4Duke
18-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 5 - 8 Voters
1326
Points
5Nebraska
20-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 8 Voters
1283
Points
6Iowa State
18-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Mark Zeigler
1070
Points
7Illinois
17-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Johnny Congdon
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1060
Points
8Houston
17-2Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 12 - 8 Voters
983
Points
9Michigan State
18-2Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mick Shaffer
1072
Points
10Texas Tech
16-4Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 16 - Percy Allen
939
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
11Gonzaga
21-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
1097
Points
12Purdue
17-3Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
864
Points
13BYU
17-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Scott Hamilton
837
Points
14Kansas
15-5Actual: 14
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Mark Berman
614
Points
15Arkansas
15-5Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
568
Points
16Virginia
16-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Andy Greder
509
Points
17North Carolina
16-4Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - Geoff Grammer
528
Points
18Clemson
17-4Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
245
Points
19Vanderbilt
17-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Sam Rothman
497
Points
20Saint Louis
19-1Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
286
Points
21Louisville
14-5Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
297
Points
22Alabama
13-6Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Scott Hamilton
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
202
Points
23Florida
14-6Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
389
Points
24St. John's
15-5Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
133
Points
25Miami (OH)
20-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
140
Points