Jeff NeiburgThe Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
E-mail: jneiburg@inquirer.com
Twitter: @Jeff_Neiburg
About: A native of the Philadelphia suburbs and now a South Philly resident, I am a sports writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer.


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Feb 2, 2026Week 13 Rankings for Jeff Neiburg
1Arizona (59)
22-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters
1475
Points
2Michigan
20-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 7 Voters
1388
Points
3Duke
20-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Michael McCleary
1314
Points
4UConn
21-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Victor Flores
1367
Points
5Iowa State
20-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1130
Points
6Illinois
19-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - Michael McCleary
Lowest: 9 - Chris Murray
1172
Points
7Nebraska
20-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Lea
1036
Points
8Michigan State
19-3Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 12 - 7 Voters
950
Points
9Gonzaga
22-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Victor Flores
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1167
Points
10Houston
19-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Shane Mettlen
1067
Points
11Kansas
17-5Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
847
Points
12Purdue
18-4Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Brice Cherry
697
Points
13Texas Tech
16-6Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
638
Points
14Florida
16-6Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Justin Jackson
618
Points
15BYU
17-4Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Mark Berman
622
Points
16Vanderbilt
19-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Connor Earegood
627
Points
17Virginia
18-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
578
Points

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18Tennessee
15-6Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
134
Points
19St. John's
16-5Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
199
Points
20Louisville
15-6Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
148
Points
21Saint Louis
21-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
353
Points

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22North Carolina
18-4Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - Geoff Grammer
633
Points
23Arkansas
16-6Actual: 20
Highest: 17 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
276
Points

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24Iowa
16-5Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
30
Points
25Texas A&M
17-4Actual: 26
Highest: 11 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
81
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Clemson23-Miami (OH)