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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Apr 8, 2025 Final Rankings Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Florida (61) 36-4 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Houston 35-5 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1464
3 Duke 35-4 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 60 Voters Lowest: 4 - Randy Heitz 1402
4 Auburn 32-6 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 4 - 60 Voters 1343
5 Alabama 28-9 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 17 Voters Lowest: 9 - Louis Fernandez 1198
6 Tennessee 30-8 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 23 Voters Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters 1220
7 Michigan State 30-7 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - 10 Voters 1188
8 Texas Tech 28-9 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dave Borges 1140
9 Kentucky 24-12 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 22 Voters 744
10 Maryland 27-9 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 923
11 St. John's 31-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 20 - Randy Heitz 862
12 Purdue 24-12 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Tony Paul 704
13 Arizona 24-13 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 639
14 Michigan 27-10 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Adam Lichtenstein 873
15 Iowa State 25-10 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 512
16 BYU 26-10 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 712
17 Gonzaga 26-9 Actual: 23Highest: 9 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 250
18 Texas A&M 23-11 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Mick Shaffer Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 358
19 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 186
20 Wisconsin 27-10 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein 542
21 Creighton 25-11 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 60
22 Louisville 27-8 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 309
23 McNeese State 28-7 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 17
24 Drake 31-4 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 122
25 Clemson 27-7 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 265
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Ole Miss 20-Arkansas 25-Memphis
