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 1, 2018 Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Duke (21) 13-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1556
2 Michigan State (43) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 4 - Tyson Alger 1600
3 Villanova (1) 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 8 - Norm Wood 1444
4 Arizona State 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell 1336
5 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 21 - Carlos Silva 894
6 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Mark Berman Lowest: 13 - Theo Lawson 1304
7 Oklahoma 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell 1160
8 Xavier 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - David Cloninger Lowest: 15 - Graham Couch 1325
9 Virginia 12-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Zach Osterman Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch 1048
10 Miami (FL) 12-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Matt Vautour 782
11 TCU 12-1 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 760
12 Arizona 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Doug Doughty 832
13 Wichita State 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Brant Wilkerson Lowest: 17 - Craig Meyer 1026
14 Kansas 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 20 - David Cloninger 963
15 North Carolina 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood 890
16 Purdue 13-2 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 883
17 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 17Highest: 5 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 742
18 Seton Hall 13-2 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 353
19 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 410
20 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 198
21 Texas Tech 12-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 483
22 Florida State 11-2 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 119
23 Gonzaga 12-3 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - Shannon Ryan 410
24 Creighton 11-3 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 54
25 Arkansas 11-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 254
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Clemson
