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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Dec 1, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Purdue (40) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1494
2 Arizona (6) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1442
3 Michigan (15) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder 1417
4 Duke 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1355
5 UConn 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Andy Greder Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1244
6 Houston 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1085
7 Louisville 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis 1177
8 BYU 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis 1036
9 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz 1095
10 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 934
11 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 975
12 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland 868
13 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 656
14 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts 771
15 Kentucky 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 451
16 Florida 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Chris Lea Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567
17 Indiana 7-0 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 312
18 Texas Tech 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 386
19 Vanderbilt 8-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 474
20 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 518
21 Kansas 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 339
22 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 375
23 Iowa 7-0 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 99
24 USC 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 144
25 George Mason 8-0 Actual: 43Highest: 25 - Jackson Payne Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-St. John's 25-Arkansas
