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.


Ballot Score

0

Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot? Compose Tweet


Nov 10, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Matt Young
1Purdue (36)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mia O'Brien
1459
Points
2Houston (18)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1462
Points
3UConn (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer
1361
Points
4Michigan (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1121
Points
5Duke (2)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges
1223
Points
6Arizona
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Joe Cook
1204
Points
7Alabama (1)
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 15 - Joe Cook
1087
Points
8Florida
1-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Owen Siebring
990
Points
9Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Percy Allen
969
Points
10BYU
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Kevin Sjuts
1111
Points
11St. John's
1-1Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
812
Points
12Kentucky
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1072
Points
13Louisville
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Brian Holland
856
Points
14UCLA
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
609
Points
15Gonzaga
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
466
Points
16Tennessee
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
456
Points
17Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
605
Points
18Michigan State
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - Joe Cook
557
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
19Illinois
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
610
Points
20Arkansas
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
324
Points
21North Carolina
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 4 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen
494
Points
22Auburn
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
207
Points
23NC State
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
87
Points
24Wisconsin
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - John Wustrow
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
140
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Stanford
2-0Actual: 39
Highest: 25 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Creighton25-Kansas