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 8, 2025 Week 6 Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Michigan (19) 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder 1440 Points
2 Arizona (33) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1461 Points
3 Duke (7) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore 1400 Points
4 UConn 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn 1263 Points
5 Iowa State (1) 9-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1304 Points
6 Purdue 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene 1173 Points
7 BYU 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1007 Points
8 Michigan State 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1017 Points
9 Gonzaga 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Chris Lea 1054 Points
10 Illinois 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski 771 Points
11 Houston 8-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1064 Points
12 Alabama 7-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin 854 Points
13 Louisville 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - John Johnson Lowest: 17 - Tony Paul 877 Points
14 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - John Johnson Lowest: 22 - Shane Mettlen 724 Points
15 Texas Tech 7-2 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 508 Points
16 Arkansas 7-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 488 Points
17 Kansas 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 380 Points
18 St. John's 5-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 254 Points
19 Vanderbilt 9-0 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 686 Points
20 Florida 5-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Matt Young Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 422 Points
21 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 286 Points
22 Auburn 7-3 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 264 Points
23 Kentucky 5-4 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 29 Points
24 Nebraska 9-0 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 180 Points
25 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 130 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-UCLA