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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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Jan 5, 2026 Week 9 Rankings for Mark Zeigler1 Michigan (29) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 29 Voters Lowest: 2 - 32 Voters 1493
2 Arizona (32) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 32 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1494
3 UConn 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - Percy Allen 1343
4 Iowa State 14-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 4 - 15 Voters 1390
5 Purdue 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin 1254
6 BYU 13-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters 1039
7 Duke 13-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn 1206
8 Houston 13-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1113
9 Nebraska 14-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Toyloy Brown 998
10 Gonzaga 16-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1101
11 Texas Tech 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns 676
12 Illinois 11-3 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 22 - Percy Allen 602
13 Alabama 11-3 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - Pat Rooney Lowest: 20 - Percy Allen 782
14 Michigan State 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 834
15 Vanderbilt 14-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner 936
16 Arkansas 11-3 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - Percy Allen 659
17 North Carolina 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Sam Rothman Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 557
18 Tennessee 10-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Brenna Greene Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 277
19 Kentucky 9-5 Actual: 37Highest: 19 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 9
20 Iowa 12-2 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 340
21 Kansas 10-4 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 208
22 Georgia 13-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 378
23 Villanova 12-2 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 127
24 Florida 9-5 Actual: 35Highest: 22 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 11
25 Louisville 11-3 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 336
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Virginia 24-SMU 25-UCF
