John McNamara The Capital Gazette (Annapolis, MD) About: John McNamara covers Maryland basketball and football for the Annapolis Capital, where he has worked for the last 19 years. Prior to that, he worked for the Prince George's Journal and the Hagerstown Morning Herald after graduating with a degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland in 1983.
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Dec 29, 2014 Week 8 Rankings for John McNamara1 Kentucky (65) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625
2 Duke 10-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 64 Voters Lowest: 3 - Ron Morris 1559
3 Arizona 12-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - John McNamara Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1243
4 Wisconsin 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 16 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jon Wilner 1395
5 Virginia 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 42 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dave Borges 1457
6 Louisville 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Randy Rosetta 1327
7 Gonzaga 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 28 Voters 1249
8 Villanova 12-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Ron Morris Lowest: 10 - Jeff Faraudo 1316
9 Iowa State 9-1 Actual: 9Highest: 9 - 30 Voters Lowest: 18 - Chris Dachille 1005
10 Utah 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Joey Johnston 956
11 Maryland 12-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Randy Rosetta 869
12 Texas 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray 903
13 Notre Dame 12-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Geoff Grammer 709
14 Kansas 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis 775
15 Wichita State 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Paul Zeise 630
16 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 584
17 Washington 11-1 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 253
18 St. John's 11-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jason Smith Lowest: 24 - Aaron Brenner 690
19 Oklahoma 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 530
20 North Carolina 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Paul Zeise 483
21 Ohio State 11-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 435
22 Baylor 10-1 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 238
23 Northern Iowa 11-1 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Chris Dachille Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 216
24 Colorado State 13-0 Actual: 24Highest: 11 - Ben Frederickson Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 194
25 TCU 12-0 Actual: 26Highest: 10 - Paul Zeise Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 132
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Georgetown
