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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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Dec 1, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Michigan (15) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder 1417
2 Purdue (40) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1494
3 Arizona (6) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1442
4 Duke 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1355
5 UConn 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Andy Greder Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1244
6 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz 1095
7 Louisville 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis 1177
8 BYU 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis 1036
9 Houston 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1085
10 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 975
11 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 934
12 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland 868
13 Kentucky 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 451
14 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 656
15 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts 771
16 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 518
17 Texas Tech 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 386
18 Kansas 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 339
19 Arkansas 5-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 127
20 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 375
21 St. John's 4-3 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Pat Rooney Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 200
22 Florida 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Chris Lea Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567
23 Vanderbilt 8-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 474
24 USC 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 144
25 Missouri 8-0 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 28
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Indiana
