Jackson Payne Deseret News (Provo, UT) 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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Mar 2, 2026 Week 17 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Duke (55) 27-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1471
2 Arizona (4) 27-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 28 Voters 1392
3 Michigan 27-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 28 Voters Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1385
4 UConn 27-3 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 40 Voters Lowest: 7 - Victor Flores 1275
5 Florida 23-6 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 18 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brenden Martin 1234
6 Houston 24-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: 13 - Kevin Sjuts 1094
7 Iowa State 24-5 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Brenden Martin 1118
8 Michigan State 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1055
9 Nebraska 25-4 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1002
10 Texas Tech 22-7 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 855
11 Illinois 22-7 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 19 - John Johnson 838
12 Purdue 22-7 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 21 - Brice Cherry 712
13 Alabama 22-7 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood 657
14 Gonzaga 28-3 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 752
15 Kansas 21-8 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Connor Earegood Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 722
16 St. John's 23-6 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 547
17 Virginia 25-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Brenden Martin Lowest: 20 - Sam Rothman 731
18 North Carolina 23-6 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown 554
19 Miami (OH) 29-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 360
20 Saint Mary's 27-4 Actual: 21Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 304
21 Saint Louis 26-3 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Eric Crawford Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 103
22 Miami (FL) 23-6 Actual: 22Highest: 19 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 153
23 Vanderbilt 22-7 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 117
24 Arkansas 21-8 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 333
25 Clemson 21-8 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 16
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Tennessee
