Shane MettlenDaily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA)
E-mail: smettlen@dnronline.com
Twitter: @Shane_DNRSports



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Oct 19, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Shane Mettlen
1Florida (47)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1461
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2Duke (10)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1411
Points
3Arizona
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Andrew Kahn
1214
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4Houston
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
829
Points
5Illinois (2)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Borges
1342
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6Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
822
Points
7Michigan State
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 11 - Toyloy Brown
1203
Points
8UConn
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 12 - Donna Ditota
1241
Points
9Virginia
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
874
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10Kansas
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
504
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11Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
466
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12Nebraska
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
70
Points
13St. John's
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Lance Allan
Lowest: 23 - Harold Kuntz
669
Points

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14Vanderbilt
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Janyre Cooper
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
241
Points
15Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 3 - Lance Allan
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
605
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16Tennessee
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
932
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17Texas
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Eric Crawford
1040
Points
18Alabama
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
Points
19Iowa State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
475
Points

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20Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - CJ Moore
637
Points

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21VCU
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 21 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
12
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22Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
650
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23Indiana
0-0Actual: 36
Highest: 22 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
8
Points
24Kentucky
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Andrew Kahn
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
243
Points

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25Grand Canyon
0-0Actual: 41
Highest: 25 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
2
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Arkansas21-USC22-UCLA25-BYU