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.


Ballot Score

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Dec 1, 2025Week 5 Rankings for Tony Paul
1Michigan (15)
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder
1417
Points
2Purdue (40)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1494
Points
3Duke
8-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1355
Points
4Arizona (6)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1442
Points
5Michigan State
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz
1095
Points
6UConn
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1244
Points
7Louisville
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis
1177
Points
8Houston
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1085
Points
9BYU
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis
1036
Points
10Iowa State
7-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein
975
Points
11Gonzaga
7-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea
934
Points
12Alabama
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland
868
Points
13Illinois
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
656
Points
14Florida
5-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Chris Lea
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
567
Points
15Kentucky
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
451
Points
16Tennessee
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts
771
Points
17Texas Tech
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
386
Points
18North Carolina
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
518
Points
19Auburn
6-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
375
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Arkansas
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
127
Points
21Vanderbilt
8-0Actual: 17
Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
474
Points
22Kansas
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
339
Points
23Indiana
7-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
312
Points
24Nebraska
8-0Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
52
Points
25Iowa
7-0Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Anthony Kristensen
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
99
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-St. John's24-USC