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Stephen ThompsonPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
E-mail: sthompson@post-gazette.com
Twitter: @stephenethom
About: Stephen Thompson is a staff writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.


Ballot Score

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Feb 17, 2025Week 16 Rankings for Stephen Thompson
1Auburn (59)
23-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Adam Lichtenstein
1499
Points
2Houston
21-4Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters
1290
Points
3Duke
22-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1382
Points
4Florida (1)
22-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1387
Points
5Alabama
21-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1335
Points
6Texas A&M
20-5Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1140
Points
7Tennessee
21-5Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means
1147
Points
8Texas Tech
20-5Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
969
Points
9Iowa State
20-5Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman
1034
Points

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10Clemson
21-5Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis
499
Points
11St. John's
22-4Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein
933
Points
12Wisconsin
20-5Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mark Zeigler
879
Points
13Purdue
19-7Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Scott Richey
732
Points
14Kentucky
17-8Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
518
Points

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15Louisville
20-6Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
137
Points

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16Mississippi State
18-7Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Pat Rooney
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
325
Points

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17Ole Miss
19-7Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
177
Points
18Michigan State
20-5Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mick Shaffer
Lowest: 24 - Mark Berman
724
Points
19Marquette
19-6Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
527
Points

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20Saint Mary's
23-4Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
63
Points

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21New Mexico
22-4Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
117
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22Missouri
19-6Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
573
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23UCLA
19-7Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
56
Points

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24Arizona
17-8Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
362
Points

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25Michigan
20-5Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Thompson
734
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Maryland22-Memphis23-Kansas