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

31

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Nov 13, 2023Week 2 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Kansas (51)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 51 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Rick Bozich
1530
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2Tennessee
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 14 - Dave Reardon
1146
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3Creighton
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1130
Points
4Marquette
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Justin Jackson
1311
Points
5Houston
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges
1180
Points
6Arizona (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1356
Points
7UConn (1)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis
1301
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8Purdue (7)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1464
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9North Carolina
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
501
Points
10Arkansas
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett
719
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11Gonzaga
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
825
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12Villanova
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
406
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13Texas
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - Bruce Pascoe
513
Points
14Kentucky
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
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15Duke
1-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Steve Hewitt
Lowest: 19 - Dave Reardon
1088
Points
16Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
778
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17Florida Atlantic
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1004
Points
18USC
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Nick Alvarez
573
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19Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Kyle Austin
Lowest: 24 - Justin Jackson
728
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20Alabama
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
264
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21Michigan State
1-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
516
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22Baylor
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
578
Points
23St. John's
1-0Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
47
Points
24Colorado
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
78
Points
25Virginia
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
49
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Illinois24-James Madison