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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 17, 2025Week 20 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Duke (49)
31-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1463
Points
2Houston (6)
30-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1394
Points
3Florida (2)
30-4Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1370
Points
4Auburn (2)
28-5Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters
1291
Points
5St. John's
30-4Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1225
Points
6Michigan State
27-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Eric Newman
1080
Points
7Alabama
25-8Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 11 - Brice Cherry
1120
Points
8Tennessee
27-7Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein
1174
Points
9Texas Tech
25-8Actual: 9
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Mark Berman
926
Points
10Louisville
27-7Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 25 - Jon Rothstein
809
Points
11Clemson
27-6Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
746
Points
12Iowa State
24-9Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
641
Points

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13Kentucky
22-11Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
511
Points
14Maryland
25-8Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski
764
Points
15Memphis
29-5Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
636
Points
16Texas A&M
22-10Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
457
Points
17BYU
24-9Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
563
Points

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18Wisconsin
26-9Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 25 - Brice Cherry
732
Points

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19Michigan
25-9Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 24 - Reece Van Haaften
681
Points
20Saint Mary's
28-5Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
306
Points
21Gonzaga
25-8Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
151
Points
22Missouri
22-11Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
159
Points
23Drake
30-3Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
107
Points
24Arizona
22-12Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
253
Points
25UC San Diego
30-4Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
57
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Purdue25-Oregon