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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Dec 15, 2025Week 7 Rankings for Matt Young
1Michigan (15)
10-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder
1470
Points
2Arizona (42)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1500
Points
3Duke (3)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore
1406
Points
4UConn
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1286
Points
5Iowa State (1)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 6 - Randy Heitz
1336
Points
6Purdue
10-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene
1195
Points
7Houston
10-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1079
Points
8Gonzaga
10-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Lea
1109
Points
9BYU
9-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
1017
Points
10Michigan State
9-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Toyloy Brown
1037
Points
11Arkansas
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Jeff Borzello
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
726
Points
12Louisville
9-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 14 - 5 Voters
921
Points
13North Carolina
9-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - John Johnson
Lowest: 24 - Shane Mettlen
794
Points
14Alabama
7-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
644
Points

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15Florida
6-4Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
200
Points
16Kansas
8-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
502
Points
17Vanderbilt
10-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis
766
Points
18Texas Tech
7-3Actual: 19
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
314
Points
19Auburn
8-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
283
Points
20St. John's
6-3Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
250
Points

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21Nebraska
11-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 21 - Matt Young
655
Points

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22UCLA
7-3Actual: 31
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
16
Points

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23Illinois
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
483
Points
24Iowa
9-2Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
47
Points

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25Notre Dame
9-3Actual: 37
Highest: 23 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
4
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Tennessee23-Virginia25-Georgia