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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Jan 5, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Matt Young
1Michigan (29)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 29 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 32 Voters
1493
Points
2Arizona (32)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 32 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1494
Points
3UConn
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Percy Allen
1343
Points
4Iowa State
14-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 15 Voters
1390
Points
5Purdue
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin
1254
Points
6Duke
13-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1206
Points
7Houston
13-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1113
Points
8Gonzaga
16-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1101
Points
9BYU
13-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters
1039
Points
10Nebraska
14-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Toyloy Brown
998
Points
11Alabama
11-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Pat Rooney
Lowest: 20 - Percy Allen
782
Points
12Vanderbilt
14-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
936
Points
13Michigan State
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
834
Points
14Texas Tech
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns
676
Points
15Arkansas
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
659
Points
16Iowa
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
340
Points
17Tennessee
10-4Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
277
Points
18Georgia
13-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
378
Points
19Illinois
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 22 - Percy Allen
602
Points
20SMU
12-2Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
142
Points
21UCF
12-1Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
132
Points
22Kansas
10-4Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
208
Points
23Louisville
11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
336
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24UCLA
10-4Actual: 42
Highest: 24 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
2
Points
25Virginia
12-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - John Johnson
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
183
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-North Carolina