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 22, 2018 Pre-Season Rankings for Jerry Carino1 Kansas (37) 31-8 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 37 Voters Lowest: 7 - Elton Alexander 1581
2 Gonzaga (1) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 7 - Matt McCoy 1461
3 Tennessee (1) 26-9 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 12 - Dave Borges 1268
4 Virginia (2) 31-3 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1286
5 Duke (4) 29-8 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Rothstein 1452
6 Nevada 29-8 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Mark Berman Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 1230
7 North Carolina 26-11 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1221
8 Kentucky (19) 26-11 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jerry Carino 1529
9 Michigan State 30-5 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow 1024
10 Villanova (1) 36-4 Actual: 9Highest: 1 - Elton Alexander Lowest: 16 - Bob Holt 1085
11 Kansas State 25-12 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - John Feinstein 922
12 Auburn 26-8 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 19 - Elton Alexander 974
13 Mississippi State 25-12 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 451
14 Florida State 23-12 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 530
15 Clemson 25-10 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 268
16 Oregon 23-13 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 638
17 West Virginia 26-11 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 678
18 TCU 21-12 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 311
19 Michigan 33-8 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 437
20 Virginia Tech 21-12 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 630
21 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Tom Bragg 620
22 Loyola Chicago 32-6 Actual: 26Highest: 10 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 162
23 Nebraska 22-11 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 35
24 Marquette 21-14 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 124
25 UCF 19-13 Actual: 35Highest: 21 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 15
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-UCLA 23-LSU 24-Purdue 25-Washington
