John McNamara The Capital Gazette (Annapolis, MD) About: John McNamara covers Maryland basketball and football for the Annapolis Capital, where he has worked for the last 19 years. Prior to that, he worked for the Prince George's Journal and the Hagerstown Morning Herald after graduating with a degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland in 1983.
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Dec 8, 2014 Week 5 Rankings for John McNamara1 Kentucky (64) 9-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 64 Voters Lowest: 1 - 64 Voters 1600 Points
2 Arizona 8-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 17 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1486 Points
3 Duke 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 47 Voters Lowest: 4 - Ron Morris 1518 Points
4 Louisville 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 11 - Ron Morris 1319 Points
5 Wisconsin 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino Lowest: 9 - John Feinstein 1316 Points
6 Virginia 9-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Tom Keegan Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1285 Points
7 Texas 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1155 Points
8 Villanova 8-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Ron Morris Lowest: 11 - Brandon Marcello 1173 Points
9 Kansas 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 11 - 7 Voters 1083 Points
10 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters 1145 Points
11 Wichita State 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 929 Points
12 Iowa State 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kieran Darcy Lowest: NR - Tyson Alger 668 Points
13 Oklahoma 5-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 557 Points
14 Butler 7-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Soren Petro 593 Points
15 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 11 - 13 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 808 Points
16 North Carolina 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 350 Points
17 San Diego State 6-2 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 390 Points
18 Utah 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 717 Points
19 Miami (FL) 8-1 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 359 Points
20 West Virginia 8-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 313 Points
21 Michigan 6-2 Actual: 36Highest: 21 - John McNamara Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 14 Points
22 Northern Iowa 8-0 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 232 Points
23 Maryland 8-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 370 Points
24 Michigan State 6-3 Actual: 26Highest: 13 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 120 Points
25 Illinois 7-1 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 91 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Washington 24-St. John's 25-Notre Dame