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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 12, 2026Week 10 Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Arizona (60)
16-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
1524
Points
2UConn
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1358
Points
3Michigan
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman
1300
Points
4Iowa State (1)
16-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski
1448
Points
5Purdue
15-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1253
Points

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6BYU
15-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1013
Points
7Duke
15-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Chris Lea
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1237
Points
8Houston
15-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters
1130
Points
9Nebraska
16-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 11 - 14 Voters
1056
Points
10Gonzaga
17-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1050
Points
11Illinois
13-3Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
778
Points
12Michigan State
14-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 13 - Zach Klein
865
Points
13Vanderbilt
16-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1035
Points
14Texas Tech
12-4Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
609
Points
15North Carolina
14-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
659
Points
16Florida
11-5Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
349
Points
17Arkansas
12-4Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points
18Alabama
11-5Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
470
Points

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19Tennessee
11-5Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
140
Points
20Virginia
14-2Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
515
Points

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21Kansas
11-5Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
60
Points
22Clemson
14-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
218
Points
23Georgia
14-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
227
Points

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24Wisconsin
11-5Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
37
Points
25Utah State
14-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
161
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Louisville25-Seton Hall