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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Jan 19, 2026 Week 11 Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Arizona (61) 18-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 UConn 18-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 35 Voters Lowest: 9 - Donna Ditota 1419
3 Michigan 16-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 15 Voters Lowest: 7 - Mark Berman 1377
4 Duke 17-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1296
5 Purdue 17-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1318
6 Houston 17-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters 1217
7 Nebraska 18-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1207
8 Gonzaga 19-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1103
9 Illinois 15-3 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns 893
10 Texas Tech 14-4 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Matt Young Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 805
11 BYU 16-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Brenden Martin 791
12 Michigan State 16-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 998
13 Iowa State 16-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1001
14 Florida 13-5 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 651
15 Alabama 13-5 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Eric Crawford Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 571
16 Kansas 13-5 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 305
17 Virginia 16-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Peter Rauterkus 713
18 Clemson 16-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 449
19 Tennessee 12-6 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 20
20 Arkansas 13-5 Actual: 20Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 298
21 Vanderbilt 16-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 656
22 North Carolina 14-4 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Johnny Congdon Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 220
23 Georgia 15-3 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 263
24 Wisconsin 13-5 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 64
25 Kentucky 12-6 Actual: 29Highest: 21 - Andy Greder Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 27
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Louisville 24-Saint Louis 25-Miami (OH)
