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 28, 2015 Week 8 Rankings for John McNamara1 Michigan State (64) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 64 Voters Lowest: 3 - Soren Petro 1623
2 Kansas (1) 10-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Soren Petro Lowest: 5 - Graham Couch 1534
3 Oklahoma 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 5 - Doug Haller 1498
4 Maryland 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - Kevin Lyttle 1428
5 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1351
6 Xavier 12-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1296
7 North Carolina 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Pat Rooney Lowest: 15 - Jeff Faraudo 1219
8 Arizona 12-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1081
9 Butler 10-1 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 7 Voters Lowest: 18 - Cecil Hurt 984
10 Providence 12-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Michelle Kaufman Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 923
11 Iowa State 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Randy Rosetta Lowest: 18 - Kevin McNamara 938
12 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis 963
13 Miami (FL) 10-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 867
14 Purdue 12-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 818
15 Duke 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman 781
16 Villanova 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: 21 - Michelle Kaufman 643
17 SMU 11-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - Terry Toohey 636
18 West Virginia 10-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 500
19 Louisville 11-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Michelle Kaufman Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 516
20 George Washington 10-2 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 40
21 Texas A&M 9-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - Zac Boyer 371
22 Baylor 9-2 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Zac Boyer Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 195
23 Utah 10-2 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Fletcher Mackel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 224
24 South Carolina 11-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 175
25 Cincinnati 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 199
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-UCLA
