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Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
Twitter: @bensteelemjs
About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


Ballot Score

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Nov 12, 2018Week 2 Rankings for Ben Steele
1Duke (48)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1606
Points
2Kansas (14)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1571
Points
3Gonzaga
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Matter
1478
Points
4Tennessee (1)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - John Feinstein
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1306
Points
5North Carolina
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Graham Couch
1260
Points
6Nevada
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 19 - Scott Mansch
1277
Points
7Virginia (2)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
1326
Points
8Kentucky
1-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow
1054
Points
9Auburn
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1132
Points
10Villanova
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - James Crepea
Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara
1139
Points
11Michigan State
1-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Lauren Brownlow
919
Points
12Kansas State
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 22 - Brian McInnis
892
Points
13Virginia Tech
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Kevin McNamara
664
Points
14Mississippi State
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 25 - Paul Klee
549
Points
15Oregon
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
739
Points

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16LSU
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
248
Points
17UCLA
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
340
Points
18Syracuse
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 23 - T.J. Werre
673
Points
19TCU
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Matt McCoy
323
Points
20Michigan
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: 25 - T.J. Werre
486
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
21Maryland
2-0Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Ken Weinman
28
Points
22Clemson
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - James Crepea
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
350
Points
23Marquette
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
155
Points
24Indiana
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 25 - 6 Voters
131
Points
25Purdue
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 25 - 9 Voters
218
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 14-Florida State25-Buffalo