Joey Johnston The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL) About: Joey Johnston of the Tampa Tribune has covered sports in the Tampa Bay area for more than three decades. The Super Bowl, World Series, the Stanley Cup Finals, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are among the events on his career resume, but college basketball has been a particular interest. Johnston has covered NCAA men's basketball tournament events from coast-to-coast, including 11 editions of the Final Four. Johnston spearheaded the Tribune's coverage of the 1999 Final Four at St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Oct 31, 2014 Pre-Season Rankings for Joey Johnston1 Kentucky (52) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 7 - John McNamara 1604
2 Arizona (5) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - Dick Vitale 1518
3 Wisconsin (8) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - Tom Keegan 1483
4 Duke 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1415
5 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 9 - Fletcher Mackel 1346
6 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Ron Morris Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1274
7 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - John McNamara Lowest: 15 - Cecil Hurt 1114
8 Virginia 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1090
9 Florida 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mark Berman 1153
10 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Randy Rosetta 1027
11 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Joe Rexrode Lowest: 25 - Cormac Gordon 885
12 Texas 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 1061
13 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Ron Morris Lowest: NR - Adam Jude 840
14 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 21 - Zach Osterman 781
15 UConn 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 552
16 San Diego State 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 560
17 VCU 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 574
18 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 426
19 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Adam Jude 521
20 Utah 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 98
21 Nebraska 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 309
22 Syracuse 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Randy Rosetta Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 178
23 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Zach Osterman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 340
24 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 33Highest: 17 - Ron Morris Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 21
25 Harvard 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Fletcher Mackel Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 98
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-SMU 24-Michigan
