Jerry CarinoGannett (Somerville, NJ)
E-mail: jcarino@gannett.com
Twitter: @NJHoopsHaven
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 18, 2021Pre-Season Rankings for Jerry Carino
1Gonzaga (55)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner
1562
Points
2UCLA (8)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Justin Jackson
1459
Points
3Michigan
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 15 - Jeff Welsch
1255
Points
4Villanova
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Scott Richey
1332
Points
5Texas
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andrew Kahn
1315
Points
6Kansas
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1427
Points
7Purdue
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
1213
Points
8Baylor
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - John Werner
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
992
Points
9Illinois
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 20 - Donald Hunt
861
Points

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10Ohio State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
581
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11St. Bonaventure
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
238
Points
12Arkansas
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
673
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13Tennessee
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
563
Points
14Oregon
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Donald Hunt
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
775
Points

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15Duke
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns
963
Points
16North Carolina
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
547
Points
17Maryland
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
294
Points
18Alabama
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Rick Bozich
713
Points
19Houston
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: 21 - Kevin McNamara
694
Points
20Florida State
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
381
Points
21Virginia
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
125
Points
22Michigan State
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
87
Points

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23Richmond
0-0Actual: 34
Highest: 21 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
13
Points

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24St. John's
0-0Actual: 39
Highest: 23 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
5
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25Colorado State
0-0Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
11
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 10-Kentucky12-Memphis22-Auburn24-UConn