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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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Dec 22, 2025 Week 8 Rankings for Matt Young1 Michigan (19) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 4 - Andy Greder 1408
2 Arizona (38) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 38 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1428
3 UConn 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Andy Greder Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1281
4 Iowa State (1) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1320
5 Purdue 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1174
6 Duke 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook 1148
7 Houston 11-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1061
8 Gonzaga 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - John Johnson 1080
9 BYU 11-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 13 - John Johnson 966
10 Michigan State 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 985
11 Alabama 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Matt Young Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland 638
12 Vanderbilt 12-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis 810
13 North Carolina 11-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - John Johnson Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen 806
14 Texas Tech 9-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 5 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jeff Neiburg 588
15 Nebraska 12-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 19 - Dick Vitale 704
16 Florida 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 215
17 Kansas 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Brian Holland 494
18 Arkansas 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 470
19 Louisville 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 555
20 Iowa 10-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 79
21 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 460
22 UCLA 9-3 Actual: 32Highest: 22 - Matt Young Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 13
23 Georgia 10-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 127
24 Kentucky 8-4 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 78
25 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 252
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Illinois 24-USC
