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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 22, 2025 Week 8 Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Michigan (19) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 4 - Andy Greder 1408
2 Arizona (38) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 38 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1428
3 UConn 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Andy Greder Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1281
4 Iowa State (1) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1320
5 Purdue 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1174
6 BYU 11-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 13 - John Johnson 966
7 Duke 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook 1148
8 Houston 11-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1061
9 Gonzaga 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - John Johnson 1080
10 Michigan State 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 985
11 Texas Tech 9-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 5 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jeff Neiburg 588
12 North Carolina 11-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - John Johnson Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen 806
13 Nebraska 12-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 19 - Dick Vitale 704
14 Illinois 8-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Matt Young 429
15 Alabama 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Matt Young Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland 638
16 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 460
17 Louisville 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 555
18 Vanderbilt 12-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis 810
19 Kansas 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Brian Holland 494
20 Arkansas 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 470
21 Kentucky 8-4 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 78
22 Florida 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 215
23 St. John's 7-4 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 23
24 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 252
25 Auburn 8-4 Actual: 28Highest: 21 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 39
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Georgia 24-USC 25-Iowa
