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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Nov 2, 2015 Pre-Season Rankings for John McNamara1 North Carolina (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 8 - Graham Couch 1566
2 Kentucky (10) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - Cormac Gordon 1520
3 Duke 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jay Drew Lowest: 12 - Chuck McGill 1350
4 Maryland (14) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1487
5 Kansas (5) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1410
6 Virginia (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle 1347
7 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 1013
8 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1088
9 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1047
10 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - Randy Rosetta 1032
11 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1185
12 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 21 - Elton Alexander 838
13 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: 22 - Adam Sparks 755
14 California 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich 757
15 Utah 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jay Drew Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 499
16 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 433
17 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 917
18 Vanderbilt 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 393
19 LSU 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bob Sutton Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 268
20 Butler 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 223
21 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 360
22 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 126
23 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 32Highest: 11 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 46
24 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 31Highest: 16 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 48
25 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 72
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-UConn 22-Baylor 23-Purdue
