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Mark ZeiglerSan Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)
E-mail: mark.zeigler@sduniontribune.com
Twitter: @sdutzeigler
About: Mark is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered 16 Olympics and seven World Cups of soccer. His primary beat is San Diego State basketball at The San Diego Union-Tribune and he also writes general sports columns.


Ballot Score

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Jan 1, 2024Week 9 Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Houston (9)
13-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner
1477
Points
2Purdue (49)
12-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 14 Voters
1561
Points
3Kansas (5)
12-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 20 Voters
1497
Points
4Tennessee
9-3Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 23 - Dave Borges
1234
Points
5Kentucky
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1196
Points
6UConn
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Adam Cole
1302
Points
7Illinois
10-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - Steve Greenberg
980
Points
8North Carolina
9-3Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Chris Murray
1088
Points
9Marquette
11-3Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
1137
Points
10Arizona
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 21 - Rick Bozich
975
Points
11Duke
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
662
Points

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12Florida Atlantic
10-3Actual: 17
Highest: 5 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
603
Points

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13Texas
10-2Actual: 20
Highest: 4 - JB Ricks
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
374
Points
14Oklahoma
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 22 - Mia O'Brien
898
Points
15Baylor
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
589
Points
16BYU
12-1Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
723
Points
17Memphis
11-2Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Chandler Mack
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
631
Points

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18Iowa State
11-2Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
22
Points
19Clemson
11-1Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
630
Points

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20San Diego State
11-2Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
113
Points
21Gonzaga
9-4Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
173
Points

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22Colorado State
12-1Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
694
Points

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23Miami (FL)
10-2Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
41
Points
24Auburn
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 7 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
168
Points
25Utah
11-2Actual: 29
Highest: 12 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
82
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-James Madison21-Wisconsin22-Ole Miss23-Providence