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 23, 2024 Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Tennessee (41) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 41 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1528
2 Auburn (21) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1505
3 Iowa State 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Mark Zeigler 1415
4 Duke 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1344
5 Florida 12-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner 1239
6 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 12 - Mitchell Northam 1258
7 Marquette 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Seth Davis Lowest: 16 - Mike Hlas 1038
8 Kansas 9-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 15 - Donna Ditota 1097
9 Oregon 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Jeff Neiburg 970
10 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 426
11 UConn 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen 903
12 Oklahoma 12-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis 850
13 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Victor Flores 959
14 Gonzaga 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn 757
15 Texas A&M 10-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 811
16 Houston 8-3 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 615
17 San Diego State 8-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 319
18 Mississippi State 11-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 423
19 UCLA 10-2 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - C.J. Moore Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 246
20 Baylor 7-3 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 123
21 St. John's 10-2 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 90
22 Maryland 10-2 Actual: 26Highest: 13 - Jeff Neiburg Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 119
23 Ole Miss 11-1 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Mike Hlas Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 506
24 Illinois 8-3 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 135
25 Purdue 8-4 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 270
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Cincinnati 23-Arkansas
