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Sam BlumDallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Twitter: @SamBlum3
About: Sam covers SMU athletics and the Texas Rangers for The Dallas Morning News, and previously covered Auburn University athletics for AL.com. He's also covered University of Virginia athletics for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville. He graduated from Syracuse University.


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Nov 18, 2019Week 3 Rankings for Sam Blum
1Michigan State (4)
2-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Doug Doughty
1496
Points

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2Virginia (1)
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - John Feinstein
Lowest: 12 - Luke DeCock
1232
Points
3Louisville (8)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Matt McCoy
1501
Points
4Duke (52)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Sam Blum
1608
Points
5Maryland
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 6 Voters
1240
Points
6Kansas
2-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dave Borges
1389
Points
7Oregon
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
998
Points
8Gonzaga
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 12 - Adam Grosbard
1227
Points
9Seton Hall
3-1Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Bob Sutton
Lowest: 24 - Bruce Pascoe
837
Points
10Ohio State
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 19 - Bob Sutton
1006
Points

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11North Carolina
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Rob Dauster
1262
Points
12Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Matt McCoy
Lowest: 25 - Luke DeCock
947
Points
13Kentucky
2-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dave Borges
1110
Points
14Xavier
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
463
Points
15Memphis
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
574
Points
16Arizona
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
644
Points
17Utah State
4-0Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Lauren Kirschman
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
619
Points

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18Washington
2-1Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
150
Points
19Villanova
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
560
Points
20Colorado
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Bob Holt
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
208
Points
21Auburn
4-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
420
Points
22Tennessee
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - John Feinstein
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
402
Points
23Baylor
2-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
179
Points

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24Vermont
4-0Actual: 32
Highest: 23 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
11
Points
25VCU
4-0Actual: 21
Highest: 10 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
365
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Texas