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Tony PaulThe Detroit News (Detroit, MI)
E-mail: tpaul@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @tonypaul1984
About: A Michigan State grad, Tony Paul has worked in sports departments in Hartford, Conn.; Port Huron, Mich.; Roanoke, Va.; and, for the last 12 years, The Detroit News. At The News, he covers a wide range, including baseball, golf, college athletics and the sports-media industry.


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Mar 10, 2025Week 19 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Duke (52)
28-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters
1516
Points
2Houston (5)
27-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1427
Points
3Auburn (4)
27-4Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Brenna Greene
1407
Points
4Michigan State
26-5Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1191
Points
5Florida
27-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brice Cherry
1350
Points
6St. John's
27-4Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1201
Points
7Alabama
24-7Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Rick Bozich
1211
Points
8Tennessee
25-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman
1163
Points
9Clemson
26-5Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
949
Points
10Texas Tech
24-7Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1012
Points
11Louisville
25-6Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: 21 - Jon Rothstein
723
Points
12Iowa State
23-8Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Mark Berman
792
Points
13Kentucky
21-10Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brice Cherry
629
Points
14Maryland
24-7Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner
836
Points
15Memphis
26-5Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
602
Points
16Texas A&M
22-9Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Rick Bozich
647
Points
17BYU
23-8Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
586
Points
18Wisconsin
23-8Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 24 - Brice Cherry
575
Points
19Saint Mary's
27-4Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
477
Points
20Oregon
23-8Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
140
Points

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21UConn
22-9Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
38
Points
22Purdue
21-10Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
339
Points
23Drake
30-3Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
103
Points
24Missouri
21-10Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
203
Points

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25Gonzaga
23-8Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
28
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Michigan24-Illinois25-Marquette