Scott GleesonUSA Today (Chicago, IL)
E-mail: sgleeson@usatoday.com
Twitter: @ScottMGleeson
About: Scott, an Illinois State grad who grew up watching Michael Jordan stick his tongue out, joined USA TODAY Sports after stints with The Washington Examiner and SLAM. He's an avid marathon runner with an embarrassing addiction to boyband music.


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Dec 24, 2018Week 8 Rankings for Scott Gleeson
1Duke (35)
11-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1529
Points
2Virginia (4)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - James Crepea
1427
Points
3Tennessee (12)
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1471
Points
4Michigan (9)
12-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1472
Points
5Kansas (4)
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters
1386
Points
6Nevada
12-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1316
Points
7Gonzaga
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1199
Points
8Florida State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jesse Newell
1061
Points
9Michigan State
10-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points

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10Kentucky
9-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
664
Points

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11Arizona State
9-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - John Werner
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
626
Points
12Texas Tech
10-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
845
Points
13Auburn
10-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 25 - Mark Cooper
770
Points
14Virginia Tech
10-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
924
Points
15Ohio State
11-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
737
Points
16Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - James Crepea
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
673
Points

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17Indiana
11-2Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Craig Meyer
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
247
Points
18Mississippi State
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
518
Points
19Marquette
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
538
Points

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20North Carolina
8-3Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Craig Meyer
678
Points
21Buffalo
11-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
279
Points
22Oklahoma
11-1Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
163
Points
23Houston
12-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
274
Points
24NC State
11-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
292
Points
25Nebraska
10-2Actual: 26
Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
160
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Iowa