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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Oct 21, 2019 Pre-Season Rankings for John Feinstein1 Michigan State (60) 32-7 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 3 - Scott Wolf 1619
2 Louisville 20-14 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 11 Voters Lowest: 11 - Matt McCoy 1386
3 Duke 32-6 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1399
4 North Carolina 29-7 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 14 - 9 Voters 1060
5 Kentucky (2) 30-7 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Luke DeCock 1497
6 Gonzaga 33-4 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1096
7 Kansas (3) 26-10 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis 1457
8 Virginia 35-3 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock 1007
9 Maryland 23-11 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Seth Davis Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1134
10 Villanova 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 16 - Dave Matter 1048
11 Memphis 22-14 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 773
12 Florida 20-16 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - John Feinstein 1313
13 Texas Tech 31-7 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Matt McCoy Lowest: NR - Luke DeCock 837
14 Purdue 26-10 Actual: 23Highest: 6 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 230
15 VCU 25-8 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 193
16 Seton Hall 20-14 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means 863
17 Oregon 25-13 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Nick Suss Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 742
18 Tennessee 31-6 Actual: 28Highest: 13 - Christina Chambers Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 78
19 Auburn 30-10 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - B.J. Rains Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 210
20 Arizona 17-15 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 265
21 Saint Mary's 22-12 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 330
22 Harvard 19-12 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 24
23 Davidson 24-10 Actual: 31Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 34
24 Creighton 20-15 Actual: 40Highest: 24 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 4
25 Colgate 24-11 Actual: 48Highest: 25 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Baylor 17-Utah State 18-Ohio State 19-Xavier 22-LSU
