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 22, 2025Week 8 Rankings for Mark Zeigler
1Michigan (19)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Andy Greder
1408
Points
2Arizona (38)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
3UConn
12-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1281
Points
4Iowa State (1)
12-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1320
Points
5Purdue
11-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1174
Points
6BYU
11-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 13 - John Johnson
966
Points
7Duke
11-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook
1148
Points
8Houston
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1061
Points
9Gonzaga
12-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1080
Points
10Michigan State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
985
Points
11Texas Tech
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jeff Neiburg
588
Points
12North Carolina
11-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - John Johnson
Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen
806
Points
13Nebraska
12-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 19 - Dick Vitale
704
Points

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14Illinois
8-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Matt Young
429
Points
15Alabama
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Matt Young
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
638
Points
16Tennessee
9-3Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
460
Points
17Louisville
10-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
555
Points

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18Vanderbilt
12-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
810
Points
19Kansas
9-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
494
Points
20Arkansas
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
470
Points

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21Kentucky
8-4Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
78
Points
22Florida
8-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
215
Points

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23St. John's
7-4Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
23
Points
24Virginia
10-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
252
Points
25Auburn
8-4Actual: 28
Highest: 21 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
39
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Georgia24-USC25-Iowa