Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
E-mail: jwilner@mercurynews.com
Twitter: @wilnerhotline



What do you think of this ballot?

-3

Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot? Compose Tweet


Oct 19, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Jon Wilner
1Florida (47)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
2Illinois (2)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Borges
1342
Points
3Duke (10)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1411
Points
4UConn
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 12 - Donna Ditota
1241
Points
5Tennessee
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
932
Points
6Michigan State
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 11 - Toyloy Brown
1203
Points
7Arizona
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Andrew Kahn
1214
Points
8Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
822
Points
9Arkansas
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
760
Points
10Texas
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Eric Crawford
1040
Points
11Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - CJ Moore
637
Points
12St. John's
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Lance Allan
Lowest: 23 - Harold Kuntz
669
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
13USC
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
306
Points
14Houston
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
829
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
15Vanderbilt
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Janyre Cooper
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
241
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
16Nebraska
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
70
Points
17Alabama
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
Points
18Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
650
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
19Virginia
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
874
Points
20Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 3 - Lance Allan
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
605
Points
21Kansas
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
504
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Saint Louis
0-0Actual: 32
Highest: 21 - CJ Moore
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
13
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23North Carolina
0-0Actual: 30
Highest: 23 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
20
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Iowa
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - CJ Moore
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
12
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25VCU
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 21 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
12
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Iowa State19-Texas Tech22-UCLA23-Kentucky25-BYU