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 27, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Baylor (61) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Duke 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 50 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1448
3 Purdue 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray 1371
4 Kansas 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1233
5 Gonzaga 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 7 - Stephen Tsai 1335
6 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1296
7 Seton Hall 9-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 716
8 Auburn 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 826
9 Arizona 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 973
10 Houston 11-2 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Marcus Fuller 801
11 Iowa State 12-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 985
12 USC 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 7 - 22 Voters Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 994
13 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner 901
14 LSU 12-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 609
15 Ohio State 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 787
16 Texas 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567
17 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 729
18 Colorado State 10-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 366
19 Providence 11-1 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 315
20 Villanova 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 312
21 Texas Tech 9-2 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 121
22 Alabama 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 426
23 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 459
24 Xavier 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 237
25 Illinois 9-3 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 72
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Wisconsin
