Steve Wiseman The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) About: Steve Wiseman, the Duke beat writer for the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, has written about sports for daily newspapers since graduating from Illinois State University in 1989. He has covered ACC and SEC sports beats, as well as the NFL's Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He also spent two years covering the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to coming to Durham, he worked for the Columbia (S.C.) State, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal, Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record.
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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612
2 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343
3 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479
4 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465
5 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476
6 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314
7 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135
8 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755
9 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004
10 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149
11 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167
12 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903
13 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672
14 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917
15 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504
16 UCLA 15-17 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 540
17 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699
18 Iowa State 23-12 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 168
19 Cincinnati 22-11 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 110
20 Creighton 20-15 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 231
21 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 512
22 Rhode Island 17-15 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 199
23 Virginia Tech 20-15 Actual: 35Highest: 20 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 18
24 Butler 22-11 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 21
25 Florida State 20-14 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 88
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Syracuse 20-West Virginia 21-Texas 25-Maryland
