Kevin McNamaraWPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI)
E-mail: kvmc3333@aol.com
Twitter: @KevinMcNamara33
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.


Ballot Score

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Jan 23, 2023Week 12 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Purdue (39)
19-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 39 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 23 Voters
1527
Points
2Alabama (23)
17-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 39 Voters
1511
Points

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3UCLA
17-3Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Thompson
1155
Points
4Tennessee
16-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Donna Ditota
1298
Points
5Kansas State
17-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1254
Points
6Kansas
16-3Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters
1117
Points
7TCU
15-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
875
Points

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8Xavier
16-4Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Stefan Krajisnik
807
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9Houston
18-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 26 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mia O'Brien
1333
Points
10Virginia
15-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
1160
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11Arizona
17-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 12 - Zach Klein
1195
Points
12Marquette
16-5Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
600
Points
13Texas
16-3Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
980
Points
14Gonzaga
17-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mike Rodak
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
784
Points
15Iowa State
14-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 21 - Mike Rodak
817
Points
16Baylor
14-5Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
497
Points

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17Saint Mary's
18-4Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Todd Golden
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
254
Points
18Auburn
16-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
699
Points
19Miami (FL)
15-4Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
328
Points

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20Rutgers
13-6Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
31
Points
21Providence
15-5Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
194
Points
22New Mexico
18-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
156
Points
23UConn
16-5Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
372
Points
24Florida Atlantic
19-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
271
Points

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25Charleston
21-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
445
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Clemson