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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Dec 25, 2017 Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Villanova (43) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1600
2 Michigan State (16) 12-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1560
3 Duke 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1435
4 Arizona State (6) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1481
5 Texas A&M 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Bob Holt Lowest: 13 - Carlos Silva 1309
6 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1226
7 Virginia 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 969
8 Xavier 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1242
9 Wichita State 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Brant Wilkerson Lowest: 17 - Cecil Hurt 992
10 North Carolina 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood 891
11 TCU 12-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 923
12 Purdue 12-2 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson 839
13 Miami (FL) 10-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 24 - David Cobb 827
14 Arizona 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
15 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Theo Lawson 901
16 Gonzaga 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 382
17 Kansas 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 920
18 Baylor 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 437
19 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 735
20 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Joe Rexrode Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 405
21 Seton Hall 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 227
22 Cincinnati 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 377
23 Creighton 10-2 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 143
24 Florida State 11-1 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 169
25 Texas Tech 11-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 351
