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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 20, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Auburn (62)
17-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Duke
16-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1485
Points
3Alabama
15-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mitchell Northam
1338
Points
4Iowa State
15-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1397
Points
5Florida
16-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brenna Greene
1262
Points
6Houston
14-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
1151
Points
7Tennessee
16-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Stephen Thompson
1170
Points
8Marquette
15-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas
950
Points
9Purdue
15-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson
906
Points

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10UConn
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
365
Points
11Kansas
13-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Benjamin Rosenberg
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
902
Points
12Kentucky
14-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mike Hlas
1057
Points
13Oregon
15-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 21 - 5 Voters
638
Points
14Texas A&M
14-4Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 22 - Reece Van Haaften
794
Points
15Illinois
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
526
Points
16Mississippi State
15-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
731
Points
17Ole Miss
15-3Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
564
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Michigan State
16-2Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Mark Zeigler
1109
Points
19Michigan
14-4Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
305
Points
20Wisconsin
15-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
437
Points
21Memphis
14-4Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
232
Points
22Texas Tech
13-4Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
104
Points
23West Virginia
13-4Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
240
Points
24St. John's
16-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
320
Points
25Missouri
15-3Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
275
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Louisville