John Feinstein National Public Radio (Washington, DC) About: John Feinstein is the bestselling author of Moment of Glory , Are You Kidding Me? (with Rocco Mediate), Living on the Black , Tales from Q School , Last Dance , Next Man Up , Let Me Tell You a Story (with Red Auerbach), Caddy for Life , Open , The Punch , The Last Amateurs , The Majors , A March to Madness , A Civil War , A Good Walk Spoiled , A Season on the Brink , Play Ball , Hard Courts , and four sports mystery novels for young readers. He writes for The Washington Post , Washingtonpost.com, and Golf Digest .
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Nov 1, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for John Feinstein1 Michigan State (13) 20-15 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Gary D'Amato 1520
2 Kansas (1) 31-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1439
3 Villanova 32-4 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1284
4 Duke (33) 28-9 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1572
5 Kentucky 32-6 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1340
6 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1047
7 Arizona (18) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Dachille 1506
8 West Virginia 28-9 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Dave Matter Lowest: NR - 840
9 Notre Dame 26-10 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara 814
10 Wichita State 31-5 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - David Cobb Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1270
11 Florida 27-9 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1100
12 Xavier 24-14 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 544
13 Miami (FL) 21-12 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 836
14 UCLA 31-5 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 340
15 Northwestern 24-12 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 473
16 Saint Mary's 29-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 333
17 Minnesota 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 642
18 Virginia 23-11 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 57
19 Gonzaga 37-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 500
20 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 362
21 Maryland 24-9 Actual: 36Highest: 21 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 7
22 Wisconsin 27-10 Actual: 33Highest: 20 - Chris Dachille Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 14
23 Seton Hall 21-12 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 274
24 Louisville 25-9 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 570
25 Harvard 18-10 Actual: 46Highest: 25 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 10-USC 12-Cincinnati 24-Baylor 25-Texas A&M
