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 7, 2015 Week 5 Rankings for John McNamara1 Michigan State (62) 9-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 6 - Soren Petro 1617
2 Iowa State 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 11 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1347
3 Villanova 7-0 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1230
4 Oklahoma 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Cecil Hurt 1283
5 Kansas (1) 6-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Soren Petro Lowest: 9 - Adam Sparks 1442
6 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Chuck McGill 1325
7 Duke 8-1 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Scott Wolf 1243
8 North Carolina (2) 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1425
9 Maryland 7-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Marcus Fuller Lowest: 12 - Cecil Hurt 1299
10 Purdue 8-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 997
11 Virginia 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1003
12 Xavier 8-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jeff Faraudo 930
13 Arizona 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Cormac Gordon 811
14 Gonzaga 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 399
15 West Virginia 7-0 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 615
16 Baylor 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 488
17 Vanderbilt 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 377
18 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 241
19 Miami (FL) 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 469
20 Butler 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 416
21 Cincinnati 8-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Michelle Kaufman Lowest: NR - Nick Carboni 331
22 Texas A&M 7-2 Actual: 28Highest: 13 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 69
23 SMU 6-0 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Bob Sutton Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 413
24 Providence 8-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 548
25 Syracuse 6-2 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Pat Rooney Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 78
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Louisville 25-Utah
