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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Dec 1, 2025Week 5 Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Michigan (15)
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder
1417
Points
2Purdue (40)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1494
Points
3Arizona (6)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1442
Points
4Duke
8-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1355
Points
5UConn
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1244
Points
6Michigan State
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz
1095
Points
7Louisville
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis
1177
Points
8BYU
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis
1036
Points
9Houston
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1085
Points
10Iowa State
7-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein
975
Points
11Gonzaga
7-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea
934
Points
12Alabama
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland
868
Points

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13Kentucky
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
451
Points
14Illinois
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
656
Points
15Tennessee
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts
771
Points
16North Carolina
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
518
Points
17Texas Tech
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
386
Points
18Kansas
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
339
Points

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19Arkansas
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
127
Points
20Auburn
6-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
375
Points
21St. John's
4-3Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Pat Rooney
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
200
Points

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22Florida
5-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Chris Lea
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
567
Points

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23Vanderbilt
8-0Actual: 17
Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
474
Points
24USC
7-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
144
Points

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25Missouri
8-0Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
28
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Indiana