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Jerry Carino Gannett (Somerville, NJ) About: Jerry Carino is the college basketball writer for the Gannett New Jersey newspapers. He covers the Rutgers and Seton Hall beats, the Big East Conference, and blogs at http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/hoopshaven/ .
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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Jerry Carino1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612
2 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476
3 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465
4 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135
5 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343
6 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314
7 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479
8 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167
9 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903
10 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149
11 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672
12 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699
13 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 512
14 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917
15 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004
16 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755
17 Cincinnati 22-11 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 110
18 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504
19 West Virginia 26-9 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 360
20 Rhode Island 17-15 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 199
21 Dayton 25-8 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 98
22 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 464
23 Notre Dame 24-12 Actual: 44Highest: 23 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 6
24 San Diego State 28-10 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 48
25 Princeton 22-7 Actual: 47Highest: 25 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 2
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-UCLA 21-Texas 22-Creighton 24-Iowa State 25-Maryland
