Kevin McNamara WPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI) About: Kevin McNamara has been a Sports Writer at The Providence Journal since 1988. Kevin has covered college basketball for the paper for more than 20 years and followed the Big East, the Atlantic 10 and the Ivy League over that time. He has also covered the Red Sox in the World Series, the Celtics in the NBA Finals a bit of everything in between in his career. Kevin is a native of Coventry.
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Jan 4, 2016 Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Kansas (44) 12-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 44 Voters Lowest: 4 - Graham Couch 1598 Points
2 Maryland 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1459 Points
3 Oklahoma (21) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 7 Voters 1574 Points
4 Michigan State 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1400 Points
5 Virginia 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 9 Voters Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters 1409 Points
6 Miami (FL) 12-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 921 Points
7 North Carolina 13-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jeff Faraudo 1275 Points
8 Villanova 12-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 979 Points
9 Xavier 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Graham Couch Lowest: 19 - Jeff Faraudo 1001 Points
10 Providence 14-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Jason Butt Lowest: 17 - Soren Petro 1108 Points
11 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1039 Points
12 Arizona 13-1 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 10 Voters Lowest: 17 - Aaron Brenner 1126 Points
13 SMU 13-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - Terry Toohey 731 Points
14 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 568 Points
15 Duke 12-2 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 20 - Mark Berman 830 Points
16 Iowa State 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Cecil Hurt 844 Points
17 Butler 11-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - John McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 516 Points
18 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Tod Palmer 558 Points
19 Iowa 11-3 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 456 Points
20 Purdue 13-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Randy Rosetta Lowest: 25 - Scott Wolf 450 Points
21 Pittsburgh 12-1 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 103 Points
22 South Carolina 13-0 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Chris Dachille Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 286 Points
23 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty 420 Points
24 Dayton 11-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 100 Points
25 Saint Mary's 13-1 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 23 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-UConn