John WustrowIdaho Press (Boise, ID)
E-mail: jwustrow@idahopress.com
Twitter: @jwustrow
About: John Wustrow is the assistant sports editor of the Idaho Press. He is a Michigan native and a graduate of Indiana University.


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Mar 2, 2026Week 17 Rankings for John Wustrow
1Duke (55)
27-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters
1471
Points
2Michigan
27-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 28 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters
1385
Points
3Arizona (4)
27-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 28 Voters
1392
Points
4UConn
27-3Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Victor Flores
1275
Points
5Florida
23-6Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Brenden Martin
1234
Points
6Iowa State
24-5Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brenden Martin
1118
Points
7Houston
24-5Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 13 - Kevin Sjuts
1094
Points
8Nebraska
25-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1002
Points
9Michigan State
24-5Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1055
Points
10Virginia
25-4Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: 20 - Sam Rothman
731
Points
11Gonzaga
28-3Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
752
Points
12Purdue
22-7Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 21 - Brice Cherry
712
Points
13Texas Tech
22-7Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
855
Points
14North Carolina
23-6Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Toyloy Brown
554
Points
15Kansas
21-8Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Connor Earegood
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
722
Points
16Alabama
22-7Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Connor Earegood
657
Points

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17Illinois
22-7Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: 19 - John Johnson
838
Points
18Saint Mary's
27-4Actual: 21
Highest: 18 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
304
Points
19St. John's
23-6Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters
547
Points
20Miami (OH)
29-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
360
Points
21Arkansas
21-8Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
333
Points
22BYU
20-9Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
74
Points
23Miami (FL)
23-6Actual: 22
Highest: 19 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
153
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Missouri
20-9Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
40
Points
25Saint Louis
26-3Actual: 25
Highest: 19 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
103
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Tennessee24-Vanderbilt