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 26, 2016 Week 8 Rankings for John McNamara1 Villanova (56) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 56 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1614
2 UCLA (3) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - Craig Meyer 1518
3 Kansas 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 13 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1461
4 Baylor (6) 12-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis 1458
5 Duke 12-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Graham Couch 1375
6 Louisville 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - Craig Handel 1260
7 Gonzaga 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Mike Barber 1222
8 North Carolina 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Graham Couch Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1113
9 Creighton 12-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Soren Petro 1049
10 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1171
11 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 933
12 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Seth Davis 892
13 Butler 11-1 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - 6 Voters 837
14 Wisconsin 11-2 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Cecil Hurt 772
15 Purdue 11-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Patrick Murray 745
16 Indiana 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - Scott Wolf 709
17 Xavier 10-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters 548
18 Arizona 11-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 23 - Matt Vautour 512
19 Saint Mary's 10-1 Actual: 19Highest: 16 - Patrick Murray Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 407
20 Oregon 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 321
21 Florida State 12-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 326
22 USC 13-0 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 248
23 Cincinnati 10-2 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 207
24 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 204
25 South Carolina 9-2 Actual: 34Highest: 24 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 4
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Florida
