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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Mar 9, 2026Week 18 Rankings for Jackson Payne
1Duke (56)
29-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Johnny Congdon
1519
Points
2Arizona (4)
29-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 29 Voters
1439
Points
3Michigan (1)
29-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Johnny Congdon
Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters
1434
Points
4Florida
25-6Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters
1337
Points
5Houston
26-5Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Connor Earegood
1241
Points
6UConn
27-4Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1178
Points
7Illinois
24-7Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Brice Cherry
1037
Points
8Iowa State
25-6Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Brenden Martin
1137
Points
9Michigan State
25-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Brenden Martin
1083
Points
10Virginia
27-4Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: 19 - Jeff Neiburg
953
Points
11Nebraska
26-5Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
939
Points
12St. John's
25-6Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Johnny Congdon
733
Points
13Gonzaga
28-3Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Abby Schnable
Lowest: 21 - Scott Richey
846
Points
14Texas Tech
22-9Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Matt Young
Lowest: 22 - Toyloy Brown
554
Points
15Alabama
23-8Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood
602
Points
16Miami (OH)
31-0Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
420
Points
17Kansas
22-9Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 22 - Justin Jackson
608
Points
18Purdue
23-8Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
529
Points
19Arkansas
23-8Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 24 - Percy Allen
532
Points
20North Carolina
24-7Actual: 19
Highest: 9 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown
488
Points
21Saint Mary's
27-4Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Matt Young
325
Points
22Wisconsin
22-9Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
201
Points
23Vanderbilt
24-7Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
323
Points
24Louisville
22-9Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
140
Points
25Miami (FL)
24-7Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
60
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Tennessee