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Matt Young Houston Chronicle
(Houston, TX) About: Matt has been a sports editor/writer at the Chronicle since 2015. He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles.
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Oct 13, 2025 Pre-Season Rankings for Matt Young1 Purdue (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1485 Points
2 Houston (16) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea 1459 Points
3 Florida (8) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1382 Points
4 UConn (2) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer 1299 Points
5 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Owen Siebring 1084 Points
6 St. John's 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - C.J. Moore 1203 Points
7 Duke 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges 1123 Points
8 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 1015 Points
9 BYU 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski 1078 Points
10 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1056 Points
11 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 19 - Percy Allen 966 Points
12 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 695 Points
13 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 741 Points
14 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 715 Points
15 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - John Wustrow Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis 620 Points
16 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou 387 Points
17 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 462 Points
18 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Mark Berman Lowest: 24 - Chris Murray 616 Points
19 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 424 Points
20 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 567 Points
21 Texas 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 35 Points
22 NC State 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 101 Points
23 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 188 Points
24 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 12 - Owen Siebring Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 98 Points
25 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Andy Greder Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 453 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Creighton 24-Wisconsin 25-North Carolina