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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Oct 14, 2024 Pre-Season Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Kansas (30) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 30 Voters Lowest: 5 - Bob Ballou 1449
2 UConn (11) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1345
3 Alabama (14) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1428
4 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1109
5 Houston (4) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou 1343
6 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1037
7 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 1157
8 Duke 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1154
9 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1177
10 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 625
11 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 905
12 Marquette 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 484
13 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Scott Richey Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson 901
14 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492
15 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 775
16 St. John's 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 91
17 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 678
18 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou 737
19 Creighton 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 631
20 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 271
21 Kansas State 0-0 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 30
22 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 210
23 Texas 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 332
24 Arizona State 0-0 Actual: 51Highest: 24 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 2
25 Rutgers 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 102
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Florida 23-Kentucky 24-Ole Miss
