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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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Dec 23, 2024Week 8 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Tennessee (41)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 41 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1528
Points
2Auburn (21)
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1505
Points
3Iowa State
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Mark Zeigler
1415
Points
4Duke
10-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1344
Points
5Florida
12-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1239
Points
6Alabama
10-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mitchell Northam
1258
Points

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7Oklahoma
12-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis
850
Points
8Kansas
9-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 15 - Donna Ditota
1097
Points
9UConn
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen
903
Points
10Gonzaga
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn
757
Points
11Marquette
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 16 - Mike Hlas
1038
Points
12Kentucky
10-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Victor Flores
959
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13Michigan State
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
426
Points
14Ole Miss
11-1Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
506
Points
15Texas A&M
10-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
811
Points

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16Oregon
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Jeff Neiburg
970
Points
17Cincinnati
10-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
494
Points

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18Arkansas
10-2Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
158
Points
19Houston
8-3Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
615
Points
20Mississippi State
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
423
Points
21Purdue
8-4Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
270
Points

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22Drake
11-0Actual: 28
Highest: 16 - Mick Shaffer
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
91
Points

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23Georgia
11-1Actual: 32
Highest: 16 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
45
Points
24Maryland
10-2Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
119
Points

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25Pittsburgh
10-2Actual: 33
Highest: 18 - Louis Fernandez
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-San Diego State22-UCLA24-Illinois25-Baylor