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Mark Zeigler San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA) 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.
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Oct 14, 2024 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Kansas (30) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 30 Voters Lowest: 5 - Bob Ballou 1449 Points
2 Alabama (14) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1428 Points
3 Houston (4) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou 1343 Points
4 UConn (11) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1345 Points
5 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1177 Points
6 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1037 Points
7 Duke 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1154 Points
8 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 1157 Points
9 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1109 Points
10 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Scott Richey Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson 901 Points
11 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 775 Points
12 Creighton 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 631 Points
13 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 905 Points
14 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 678 Points
15 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 625 Points
16 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492 Points
17 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou 737 Points
18 Marquette 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 484 Points
19 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 210 Points
20 Florida 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 249 Points
21 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 271 Points
22 Texas 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 332 Points
23 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 32Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 29 Points
24 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 191 Points
25 Rutgers 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 102 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Ole Miss