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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Jan 2, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for John McNamara1 Villanova (59) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619
2 Kansas 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 26 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1503
3 Baylor (6) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - Seth Davis 1532
4 Gonzaga 14-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1357
5 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 14 - Doug Doughty 1280
6 UCLA 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale 1406
7 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1179
8 Wisconsin 12-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee 865
9 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 771
10 Duke 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1090
11 Xavier 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Mandy Mitchell 634
12 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1063
13 Florida State 14-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Schramm 902
14 Saint Mary's 12-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 416
15 Creighton 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Geoff Grammer 1015
16 North Carolina 12-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Paul Klee Lowest: 25 - Jason Butt 785
17 Virginia 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Soren Petro Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 954
18 Arizona 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt 613
19 Butler 12-2 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 477
20 Notre Dame 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 250
21 Purdue 12-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - Tony Parks 405
22 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - Jason Butt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 258
23 Florida 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 193
24 Virginia Tech 12-1 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 293
25 USC 14-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Patrick Murray Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 74
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Indiana
