Thuc Nhi Nguyen Los Angeles Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) About: Thuc Nhi Nguyen has covered UCLA for the Southern California News Group since 2016. A proud Seattle native, she majored in journalism and mathematics at the University of Washington. She likes graphs, animated GIFs and superheroes.
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Oct 22, 2018 Pre-Season Rankings for Thuc Nhi Nguyen1 Kentucky (19) 26-11 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jerry Carino 1529
2 Kansas (37) 31-8 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 37 Voters Lowest: 7 - Elton Alexander 1581
3 Gonzaga (1) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 7 - Matt McCoy 1461
4 Tennessee (1) 26-9 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 12 - Dave Borges 1268
5 Duke (4) 29-8 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Rothstein 1452
6 Virginia (2) 31-3 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1286
7 North Carolina 26-11 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1221
8 Villanova (1) 36-4 Actual: 9Highest: 1 - Elton Alexander Lowest: 16 - Bob Holt 1085
9 Nevada 29-8 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Mark Berman Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 1230
10 Auburn 26-8 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 19 - Elton Alexander 974
11 Kansas State 25-12 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - John Feinstein 922
12 Michigan State 30-5 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow 1024
13 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Tom Bragg 620
14 Virginia Tech 21-12 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 630
15 Florida State 23-12 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 530
16 West Virginia 26-11 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 678
17 Oregon 23-13 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 638
18 UCLA 21-12 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 297
19 Maryland 19-13 Actual: 31Highest: 19 - Thuc Nhi Nguyen Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 28
20 Michigan 33-8 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 437
21 Clemson 25-10 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 268
22 LSU 18-15 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 187
23 Indiana 16-15 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 98
24 Mississippi State 25-12 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 451
25 Washington 21-13 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 165
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-TCU 24-Purdue
