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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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for John McNamara1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612
2 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476
3 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479
4 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465
5 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343
6 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314
7 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135
8 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167
9 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903
10 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149
11 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672
12 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755
13 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004
14 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 464
15 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699
16 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917
17 Creighton 20-15 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 231
18 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504
19 West Virginia 26-9 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 360
20 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 512
21 Maryland 27-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 144
22 Rhode Island 17-15 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 199
23 UCLA 15-17 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 540
24 Texas 20-13 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 250
25 Florida State 20-14 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 88
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Iowa State
