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Justin Ferguson SEC Country (Auburn, AL) About: Justin Ferguson is the Auburn beat reporter for SEC Country. He previously covered the Tigers and college sports for a number of outlets, including Bleacher Report, the Associated Press, Sporting News, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the Opelika-Auburn News and the Auburn Plainsman.
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Nov 1, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Justin Ferguson1 Arizona (18) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Dachille 1506 Points
2 Kansas (1) 31-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1439 Points
3 Duke (33) 28-9 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1572 Points
4 Michigan State (13) 20-15 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Gary D'Amato 1520 Points
5 Kentucky 32-6 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1340 Points
6 Villanova 32-4 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1284 Points
7 Wichita State 31-5 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - David Cobb Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1270 Points
8 Florida 27-9 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1100 Points
9 West Virginia 28-9 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Dave Matter Lowest: NR - 840 Points
10 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1047 Points
11 Cincinnati 30-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 837 Points
12 USC 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 995 Points
13 Miami (FL) 21-12 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 836 Points
14 Minnesota 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 642 Points
15 Notre Dame 26-10 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara 814 Points
16 Xavier 24-14 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 544 Points
17 Baylor 27-8 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 163 Points
18 Louisville 25-9 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 570 Points
19 Northwestern 24-12 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 473 Points
20 Gonzaga 37-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 500 Points
21 Saint Mary's 29-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 333 Points
22 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 362 Points
23 Alabama 19-15 Actual: 26Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 86 Points
24 UCLA 31-5 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 340 Points
25 Texas A&M 16-15 Actual: 25Highest: 10 - Bob Holt Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 130 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Seton Hall