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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Mar 14, 2022 Final Rankings Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Gonzaga (54) 26-3 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters 1518
2 Arizona (7) 31-3 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 3 - James Crepea 1470
3 Kansas 28-6 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 53 Voters Lowest: 8 - Scott Richey 1388
4 Baylor 26-6 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Nick Kelly Lowest: 10 - David Jablonski 1286
5 Kentucky 26-7 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Brian Holland Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1178
6 Auburn 27-5 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jeff Welsch Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1144
7 Villanova 26-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Chris Murray 1211
8 Tennessee 26-7 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - James Crepea Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1235
9 Purdue 27-7 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 957
10 UCLA 25-7 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - Dave Matter Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis 823
11 Texas Tech 25-9 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Aria Gerson Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 819
12 Arkansas 25-8 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Dick Vitale 577
13 Wisconsin 24-7 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Paul Klee 684
14 Providence 25-5 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 736
15 Duke 28-6 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - John Werner Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis 986
16 Saint Mary's 25-7 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: 23 - Theo Lawson 507
17 Illinois 22-9 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Matt Murschel 456
18 Iowa 26-9 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Paul Klee Lowest: 21 - 5 Voters 660
19 UConn 23-9 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters 352
20 Murray State 30-2 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 424
21 Houston 29-5 Actual: 15Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 23 - Ben Steele 665
22 USC 26-7 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 169
23 Virginia Tech 23-12 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 63
24 Boise State 27-7 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 164
25 LSU 22-11 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 25
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Colorado State 25-Texas
