Jason Butt The Telegraph (Macon, GA) About: Jason Butt joined The Telegraph and Macon.com on Monday as the Georgia sports beat writer. Here’s a look at Butt’s background.
Hometown: Watkinsville.
High school: Oconee County.
College (year graduated): Georgia (2009).
Previous jobs: CBSSports.com, The Washington Post.
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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Jason Butt1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612 Points
2 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479 Points
3 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476 Points
4 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465 Points
5 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314 Points
6 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343 Points
7 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903 Points
8 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135 Points
9 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149 Points
10 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167 Points
11 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004 Points
12 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755 Points
13 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 464 Points
14 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917 Points
15 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699 Points
16 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504 Points
17 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672 Points
18 Texas 20-13 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 250 Points
19 West Virginia 26-9 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 360 Points
20 Maryland 27-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 144 Points
21 UCLA 15-17 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 540 Points
22 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 512 Points
23 Cincinnati 22-11 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 110 Points
24 Miami (FL) 27-8 Actual: 31Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 35 Points
25 Oklahoma 29-8 Actual: 40Highest: 22 - Joe Juliano Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 11 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Creighton 23-Rhode Island 24-Iowa State