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 17, 2025 Week 3 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Purdue (44) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 44 Voters Lowest: 5 - Owen Siebring 1502
2 Houston (12) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1457
3 UConn (2) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Seth Davis 1389
4 Duke (1) 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore 1277
5 Michigan 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: 21 - Owen Siebring 1103
6 Arizona (2) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Randy Heitz 1314
7 Louisville 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges 1161
8 Illinois 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1017
9 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 928
10 BYU 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Kevin McNamara 972
11 Kentucky 3-1 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns 798
12 Florida 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Andy Greder Lowest: 25 - Owen Siebring 949
13 Michigan State 3-0 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 585
14 Gonzaga 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 772
15 St. John's 2-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland 732
16 Texas Tech 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 25 - David Jablonski 678
17 Iowa State 3-0 Actual: 16Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 23 - Seth Davis 664
18 Tennessee 3-0 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 416
19 North Carolina 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen 516
20 UCLA 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 423
21 NC State 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 97
22 Wisconsin 3-0 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 180
23 Auburn 3-1 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 188
24 Indiana 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 65
25 Arkansas 3-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 247
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Kansas
