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 8, 2025 Week 6 Rankings for Jackson Payne1 Arizona (33) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1461
2 Michigan (19) 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder 1440
3 Duke (7) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore 1400
4 UConn 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn 1263
5 Iowa State (1) 9-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1304
6 Purdue 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene 1173
7 Houston 8-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1064
8 BYU 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1007
9 Gonzaga 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Chris Lea 1054
10 Michigan State 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1017
11 Louisville 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - John Johnson Lowest: 17 - Tony Paul 877
12 Illinois 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski 771
13 Alabama 7-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin 854
14 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - John Johnson Lowest: 22 - Shane Mettlen 724
15 Vanderbilt 9-0 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 686
16 Texas Tech 7-2 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 508
17 Arkansas 7-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 488
18 Florida 5-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Matt Young Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 422
19 St. John's 5-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 254
20 Auburn 7-3 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 264
21 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 130
22 Kansas 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 380
23 UCLA 7-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 79
24 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 286
25 USC 8-1 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Brenden Martin Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 50
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Nebraska
