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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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Dec 4, 2023Week 5 Rankings for Michelle Gardner
1Arizona (59)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters
1571
Points
2Kansas (1)
7-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1460
Points
3Houston (3)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1432
Points
4Baylor
8-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1234
Points
5Purdue
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brian Holland
1407
Points
6Gonzaga
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: 13 - Kellis Robinett
1146
Points
7UConn
7-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Michelle Gardner
1340
Points
8Florida Atlantic
7-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
901
Points
9North Carolina
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Shane Mettlen
1004
Points
10Marquette
6-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
1134
Points
11Creighton
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
921
Points
12Texas
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
763
Points
13Miami (FL)
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
638
Points
14BYU
7-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
732
Points
15James Madison
8-0Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
381
Points
16Colorado State
8-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Brian Holland
755
Points
17Oklahoma
7-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
355
Points
18Kentucky
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
544
Points
19Illinois
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
322
Points
20Texas A&M
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
306
Points

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21TCU
7-0Actual: 28
Highest: 12 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
87
Points

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22Ohio State
7-1Actual: 27
Highest: 14 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
122
Points
23Clemson
7-0Actual: 24
Highest: 13 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
227
Points

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24Alabama
5-2Actual: 30
Highest: 16 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
50
Points

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25Cincinnati
7-0Actual: 34
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
21
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Tennessee22-Duke23-Wisconsin25-San Diego State