Scott RicheyThe News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
E-mail: srichey@news-gazette.com
Twitter: @srrichey



Ballot Score

-6

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Feb 23, 2026Week 16 Rankings for Scott Richey
1Duke (56)
25-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters
1520
Points
2Arizona (5)
25-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 30 Voters
1439
Points
3Michigan
25-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 30 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters
1433
Points
4Iowa State
23-4Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dave Borges
1272
Points
5Houston
23-4Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1251
Points
6Florida
21-6Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Brenden Martin
1112
Points
7Virginia
24-3Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 21 - Andy Greder
884
Points

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8Michigan State
22-5Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
856
Points

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9St. John's
22-5Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
763
Points
10UConn
25-3Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Victor Flores
1211
Points
11Illinois
22-6Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
895
Points
12Purdue
22-5Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Brice Cherry
1062
Points
13Kansas
20-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
774
Points

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14Gonzaga
27-2Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1039
Points
15Nebraska
23-4Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 16 - David Jablonski
858
Points

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16Tennessee
20-7Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
288
Points
17Alabama
20-7Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
402
Points
18Miami (OH)
27-0Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
335
Points

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19Wisconsin
19-8Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
47
Points
20Texas Tech
20-7Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
592
Points
21North Carolina
21-6Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
388
Points
22BYU
20-7Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
361
Points
23Saint Louis
25-2Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Mark Zeigler
242
Points
24Arkansas
20-7Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
356
Points
25Louisville
20-7Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
186
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Vanderbilt