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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Feb 20, 2017 Week 16 Rankings for John McNamara1 Gonzaga (59) 28-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Nyatawa 1618
2 Kansas (1) 24-3 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1503
3 Villanova (5) 26-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 3 - 9 Voters 1556
4 Arizona 25-3 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 27 Voters Lowest: 9 - Shannon Ryan 1356
5 UCLA 24-3 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Scott Wolf 1316
6 Oregon 24-4 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 11 - Hugh Kellenberger 1297
7 Louisville 22-5 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 13 - Doug Doughty 1267
8 Baylor 22-5 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1108
9 North Carolina 23-5 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Scott Mansch 1138
10 Duke 22-5 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1014
11 Kentucky 22-5 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Marcus Fuller Lowest: 17 - John Feinstein 943
12 West Virginia 21-6 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 908
13 Florida 22-5 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 19 - Scott Richey 822
14 Purdue 22-5 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe 807
15 Wisconsin 22-5 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 713
16 Cincinnati 24-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 733
17 SMU 24-4 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 23 - Patrick Murray 554
18 Saint Mary's 24-3 Actual: 20Highest: 17 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 375
19 Butler 21-6 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 295
20 Virginia 18-8 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 427
21 Notre Dame 21-7 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 322
22 Florida State 21-6 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Patrick Murray Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 419
23 Minnesota 20-7 Actual: 34Highest: 23 - John McNamara Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 5
24 Creighton 22-5 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 178
25 Maryland 22-5 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 159
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Wichita State
