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Ben SteeleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)About: Marquette men's basketball beat writer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Jan 24, 2022Week 12 Rankings for Ben Steele1
Auburn (45) 18-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 45 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jesse Newell
1504
Points
2
Gonzaga (15) 15-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 4 - John Werner
1475
Points
3
Baylor 17-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - John Werner
Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale
1335
Points
4
Arizona (1) 16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 11 - James Crepea
1381
Points
5
Houston 17-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns
1116
Points
6
Kansas 16-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1281
Points
7
Michigan State 15-3Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
979
Points
8
Purdue 16-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
1119
Points
9
Kentucky 15-4Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - James Crepea
822
Points
10
Duke 15-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Paul Klee
1017
Points
11
Wisconsin 15-3Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell
894
Points
12
Texas Tech 15-4Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 3 Voters
766
Points
13
UCLA 13-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1116
Points
14
Ohio State 12-4Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - Ethan Joyce
584
Points
15
Villanova 14-5Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters
713
Points
16
LSU 15-4Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
399
Points
17
USC 16-2Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
711
Points
18
Marquette 14-6Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
177
Points
19
Tennessee 13-5Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
419
Points
20
Providence 16-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
542
Points
21
UConn 13-4Actual: 20
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
284
Points
22
BYU 17-4Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
120
Points
23
Xavier 14-4Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
269
Points
24
Davidson 16-2Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
132
Points
25
Colorado State 15-1Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
57
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Iowa State24-Illinois