Ray Coleman WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS) About: Ray Coleman is the sports director at 16 WAPT News. He is a graduate of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications.
A Jackson native, Ray has been involved in the magnolia state's sporting world for as long as he can remember. He lettered in three different varsity sports while attending St. Joseph Catholic School.
He started off at 16 WAPT as a news photographer. Since joining the 16 WAPT family in 2006, Ray has won a number of AP Awards.
His favorite sports to cover are basketball, boxing and football.
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Nov 2, 2015 Pre-Season Rankings for Ray Coleman1 North Carolina (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 8 - Graham Couch 1566 Points
2 Kentucky (10) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - Cormac Gordon 1520 Points
3 Maryland (14) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1487 Points
4 Kansas (5) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1410 Points
5 Duke 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jay Drew Lowest: 12 - Chuck McGill 1350 Points
6 Virginia (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle 1347 Points
7 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 1013 Points
8 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1185 Points
9 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1088 Points
10 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 21 - Elton Alexander 838 Points
11 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - Randy Rosetta 1032 Points
12 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1047 Points
13 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 917 Points
14 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 433 Points
15 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 360 Points
16 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: 22 - Adam Sparks 755 Points
17 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 265 Points
18 California 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich 757 Points
19 Utah 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jay Drew Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 499 Points
20 Vanderbilt 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 393 Points
21 Butler 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 223 Points
22 West Virginia 0-0 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 84 Points
23 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 236 Points
24 LSU 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bob Sutton Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 268 Points
25 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 63 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-UConn 25-Michigan