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 24, 2025 Week 4 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Purdue (46) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1509
2 Houston (4) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn 1425
3 Arizona (11) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1439
4 Duke 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1319
5 UConn 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook 1208
6 Louisville 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 14 - Dave Borges 1201
7 BYU 4-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Scott Hamilton 1033
8 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 1080
9 Alabama 3-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Randy Heitz 1070
10 Florida 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Andy Greder Lowest: 19 - Shane Mettlen 961
11 Illinois 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 830
12 Gonzaga 5-0 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 22 - Parth Upadhyaya 863
13 Michigan State 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Randy Heitz 879
14 St. John's 3-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Brian Holland 743
15 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 706
16 UCLA 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 488
17 North Carolina 5-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Shane Mettlen 595
18 Tennessee 5-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 495
19 Kentucky 4-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 394
20 Texas Tech 4-2 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 319
21 Arkansas 5-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 260
22 Auburn 4-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 269
23 Indiana 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 100
24 NC State 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 214
25 Utah State 6-0 Actual: 34Highest: 21 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 16
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Vanderbilt
