Matt YoungHouston Chronicle (Houston, TX)
E-mail: matt.young@houstonchronicle.com
Twitter: @Chron_MattYoung
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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Feb 9, 2026Week 14 Rankings for Matt Young
1Arizona (59)
23-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters
1475
Points
2Michigan
22-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 59 Voters
1416
Points
3Houston
21-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kevin Sjuts
1275
Points
4UConn
22-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Seth Davis
1227
Points
5Duke
21-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Randy Heitz
1254
Points
6Illinois
20-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 13 - Chris Murray
1060
Points
7North Carolina
19-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Joe Cook
Lowest: 22 - Geoff Grammer
863
Points
8Nebraska
21-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1091
Points
9Iowa State
21-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1247
Points
10Michigan State
20-4Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 15 - Randy Heitz
929
Points
11Kansas
18-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 14 - Mark Berman
966
Points
12Purdue
19-4Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
785
Points
13Florida
17-6Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
718
Points
14Texas Tech
17-6Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
549
Points
15St. John's
18-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
524
Points
16Gonzaga
23-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Percy Allen
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
803
Points
17Vanderbilt
19-4Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
375
Points
18Virginia
20-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 23 - Andy Greder
642
Points
19Clemson
20-4Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
354
Points
20BYU
17-6Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
198
Points
21Louisville
17-6Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
182
Points
22Alabama
16-7Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
72
Points
23Kentucky
17-7Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
80
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Saint Louis
23-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Andy Greder
422
Points
25Arkansas
17-6Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
304
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Miami (OH)