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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Oct 19, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Jeff Neiburg
1Florida (47)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1461
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2Duke (10)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1411
Points
3Illinois (2)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Borges
1342
Points
4UConn
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 12 - Donna Ditota
1241
Points
5Arizona
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Andrew Kahn
1214
Points
6Michigan State
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 11 - Toyloy Brown
1203
Points

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7Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - CJ Moore
637
Points

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8Iowa State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
475
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9Kansas
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
504
Points
10Houston
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
829
Points
11St. John's
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Lance Allan
Lowest: 23 - Harold Kuntz
669
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12Texas
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Eric Crawford
1040
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13Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
466
Points

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14Alabama
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
Points
15Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 3 - Lance Allan
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
605
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16Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
822
Points
17Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
650
Points

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18Tennessee
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
932
Points
19Kentucky
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Andrew Kahn
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
243
Points

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20Arkansas
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
760
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21Virginia
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
874
Points
22UCLA
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
250
Points
23BYU
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
179
Points
24Purdue
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
53
Points

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25Villanova
0-0Actual: 37
Highest: 22 - Anthony Kristensen
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
6
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-USC24-Vanderbilt