Kevin McNamaraWPRO-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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Nov 20, 2023Week 3 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Kansas (52)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Rick Bozich
1508
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2Tennessee
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1136
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3Creighton
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1119
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4Marquette
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Parth Upadhyaya
1316
Points
5Houston
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters
1191
Points
6Arizona (3)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1364
Points
7UConn (1)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis
1299
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8Purdue (5)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin McNamara
1440
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9Duke
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Steve Hewitt
Lowest: 14 - Dave Reardon
1084
Points
10Miami (FL)
5-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Luke DeCock
920
Points
11Texas A&M
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Kevin Sjuts
867
Points
12Gonzaga
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 15 - Jon Rothstein
902
Points
13Kentucky
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 25 - Dave Borges
617
Points
14North Carolina
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 24 - Shane Mettlen
655
Points
15Alabama
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
516
Points
16Baylor
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Adam Cole
Lowest: 24 - Luke DeCock
774
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17Colorado
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
241
Points
18Texas
4-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
650
Points
19Virginia
4-0Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
164
Points
20Michigan State
3-2Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Jeff Welsch
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
222
Points
21Illinois
4-1Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
138
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22BYU
4-0Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
138
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23Arkansas
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
224
Points
24Memphis
3-0Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
149
Points
25USC
3-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Nick Alvarez
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
165
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Florida Atlantic22-James Madison25-Mississippi State