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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Nov 10, 2025 Week 2 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Purdue (36) 2-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 36 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mia O'Brien 1459
2 Houston (18) 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1462
3 UConn (3) 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer 1361
4 Duke (2) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges 1223
5 Michigan (1) 1-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1121
6 BYU 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Kevin Sjuts 1111
7 Kentucky 2-0 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1072
8 Arizona 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - Joe Cook 1204
9 Texas Tech 2-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 21 - Percy Allen 969
10 Alabama (1) 2-0 Actual: 8Highest: 1 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - Joe Cook 1087
11 Florida 1-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Owen Siebring 990
12 Louisville 2-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Brian Holland 856
13 St. John's 1-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 812
14 Michigan State 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - Joe Cook 557
15 UCLA 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 609
16 Illinois 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Scott Richey Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters 610
17 Iowa State 2-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien 605
18 Tennessee 2-0 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 456
19 Gonzaga 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou 466
20 North Carolina 2-0 Actual: 18Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen 494
21 Arkansas 1-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 324
22 NC State 2-0 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 87
23 Creighton 1-0 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 153
24 Auburn 2-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 207
25 Wisconsin 2-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - John Wustrow Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 140
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Kansas
