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 13, 2025 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Houston (16) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea 1459
2 Purdue (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1485
3 Florida (8) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1382
4 UConn (2) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer 1299
5 Duke 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges 1123
6 BYU 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski 1078
7 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Owen Siebring 1084
8 St. John's 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - C.J. Moore 1203
9 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 567
10 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 1015
11 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1056
12 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 695
13 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 741
14 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 19 - Percy Allen 966
15 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - John Wustrow Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis 620
16 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Mark Berman Lowest: 24 - Chris Murray 616
17 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 462
18 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou 387
19 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 715
20 San Diego State 0-0 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 74
21 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 424
22 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 12 - Owen Siebring Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 98
23 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 136
24 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 104
25 Missouri 0-0 Actual: 34Highest: 22 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 8
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Kansas 22-Michigan State 23-Creighton
