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Michelle GardnerArizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
E-mail: Michelle.Gardner@Gannett.com
Twitter: @MGardnerSports
About: I came to the area after 16 years with the Southern California News Group where my focus was high schools and local colleges but I have covered just about everything.


Ballot Score

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Feb 27, 2023Week 17 Rankings for Michelle Gardner
1Houston (49)
27-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Adam Cole
1531
Points
2Alabama (5)
25-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 11 Voters
1456
Points
3Kansas (8)
24-5Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 12 Voters
1445
Points
4UCLA
25-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1391
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
5Gonzaga
25-5Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
1026
Points
6Purdue
24-5Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Means
1200
Points
7Marquette
23-6Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
1173
Points
8Arizona
24-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 12 - Stefan Krajisnik
1091
Points
9Kansas State
22-7Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Rick Bozich
1002
Points
10Baylor
21-8Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
1099
Points
11Texas
22-7Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Matt Charboneau
1077
Points
12Tennessee
21-8Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Matt Tait
Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis
736
Points
13UConn
22-7Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole
714
Points
14Indiana
20-9Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Dave Preston
697
Points
15Miami (FL)
23-6Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
668
Points
16Virginia
21-6Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - Andrew Kahn
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
718
Points
17Saint Mary's
25-6Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Steve Greenberg
592
Points
18San Diego State
23-5Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
552
Points
19Xavier
21-8Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
505
Points
20Providence
21-8Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
299
Points
21Pittsburgh
21-8Actual: 25
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
140
Points
22Kentucky
20-9Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
162
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Florida Atlantic
26-3Actual: 30
Highest: 21 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
25
Points
24Creighton
18-11Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
87
Points
25Texas A&M
21-8Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
161
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Maryland22-TCU