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 3, 2018 Week 5 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Kansas (19) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 5 - Graham Couch 1539 Points
2 Gonzaga (43) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jesse Newell 1578 Points
3 Duke (1) 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1463 Points
4 Michigan 8-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - John Bednarowski 1339 Points
5 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1238 Points
6 Virginia (1) 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis 1367 Points
7 Nevada 8-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ken Weinman Lowest: 8 - Thuc Nhi Nguyen 1300 Points
8 Auburn 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 14 Voters 1154 Points
9 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Dave Preston Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell 1070 Points
10 Texas Tech 7-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 783 Points
11 Michigan State 6-2 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 20 - Chris Murray 915 Points
12 Wisconsin 7-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Mark Cooper Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 809 Points
13 North Carolina 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Mark Berman 782 Points
14 Maryland 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 204 Points
15 Kansas State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 629 Points
16 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 417 Points
17 Arizona State 7-0 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 384 Points
18 Villanova 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Tom Bragg Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 356 Points
19 Florida State 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - John Feinstein Lowest: 20 - Jon Nyatawa 871 Points
20 Buffalo 7-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 515 Points
21 Syracuse 5-2 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 62 Points
22 Ohio State 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 385 Points
23 Virginia Tech 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - John Bednarowski 675 Points
24 Iowa State 6-1 Actual: 29Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 46 Points
25 Purdue 5-3 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 100 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Mississippi State 24-Nebraska 25-Furman