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Doug Haller The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) About: Doug Haller has covered college basketball for The Arizona Republic for six years. He has worked in Arizona since 2006. He also has worked in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota and Indiana.
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Nov 1, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Doug Haller1 Arizona (18) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Dachille 1506 Points
2 Duke (33) 28-9 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1572 Points
3 Michigan State (13) 20-15 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Gary D'Amato 1520 Points
4 Kansas (1) 31-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1439 Points
5 Kentucky 32-6 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1340 Points
6 Wichita State 31-5 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - David Cobb Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1270 Points
7 USC 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 995 Points
8 Villanova 32-4 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1284 Points
9 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1047 Points
10 Florida 27-9 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1100 Points
11 Seton Hall 21-12 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 274 Points
12 Miami (FL) 21-12 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 836 Points
13 Louisville 25-9 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 570 Points
14 Minnesota 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 642 Points
15 West Virginia 28-9 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Dave Matter Lowest: NR - 840 Points
16 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 362 Points
17 Cincinnati 30-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 837 Points
18 Notre Dame 26-10 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara 814 Points
19 Texas A&M 16-15 Actual: 25Highest: 10 - Bob Holt Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 130 Points
20 Saint Mary's 29-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 333 Points
21 UCLA 31-5 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 340 Points
22 Xavier 24-14 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 544 Points
23 Gonzaga 37-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 500 Points
24 Northwestern 24-12 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 473 Points
25 Rhode Island 25-10 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 49 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Baylor