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

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Nov 17, 2025Week 3 Rankings for Matt Young
1Purdue (44)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Owen Siebring
1502
Points
2Houston (12)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1457
Points
3UConn (2)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Seth Davis
1389
Points
4Arizona (2)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Randy Heitz
1314
Points
5Michigan
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 21 - Owen Siebring
1103
Points
6Duke (1)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1277
Points
7Florida
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 25 - Owen Siebring
949
Points
8Alabama
2-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
928
Points
9Louisville
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges
1161
Points
10BYU
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - Kevin McNamara
972
Points
11St. John's
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
732
Points
12Illinois
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1017
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
13UCLA
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
423
Points
14Gonzaga
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
772
Points
15Texas Tech
3-1Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 25 - David Jablonski
678
Points
16Kentucky
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns
798
Points
17Michigan State
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
585
Points
18Tennessee
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
416
Points
19Iowa State
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 23 - Seth Davis
664
Points
20North Carolina
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen
516
Points
21Arkansas
3-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
247
Points
22Auburn
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
188
Points
23NC State
3-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
97
Points
24Wisconsin
3-0Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
180
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Stanford
3-0Actual: 41
Highest: 25 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Kansas