Kelly Hines Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) About: Kelly Hines joined the World staff in September 2007. She grew up in the Oklahoma City area, was valedictorian at her high school and attended Oklahoma State University. She previously worked at The Oklahoman and KOTV and in the World's web and news departments. She covered OSU football and basketball before moving to the TU beat in 2014.
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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Kelly Hines1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612 Points
2 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476 Points
3 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479 Points
4 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343 Points
5 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465 Points
6 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314 Points
7 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167 Points
8 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149 Points
9 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135 Points
10 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917 Points
11 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004 Points
12 UCLA 15-17 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 540 Points
13 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699 Points
14 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755 Points
15 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903 Points
16 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672 Points
17 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 512 Points
18 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504 Points
19 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 464 Points
20 West Virginia 26-9 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 360 Points
21 Texas 20-13 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 250 Points
22 Creighton 20-15 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 231 Points
23 Rhode Island 17-15 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 199 Points
24 Cincinnati 22-11 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 110 Points
25 Maryland 27-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 144 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Iowa State