John McNamaraThe 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.


Ballot Score

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Mar 12, 2018Final Rankings Rankings for John McNamara
1Virginia (65)
31-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 65 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters
1625
Points
2Villanova
30-4Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1554
Points
3Michigan State
29-4Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jon Rothstein
1304
Points
4Gonzaga
30-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Jon Rothstein
1199
Points
5Michigan
28-7Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1213
Points
6Cincinnati
30-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1230
Points
7Xavier
28-5Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Richard Croome
Lowest: 11 - Jesse Newell
1383
Points
8Duke
26-7Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Joe Rexrode
1179
Points

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9Kansas
27-7Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1379
Points
10Purdue
28-6Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 14 - Rick Bozich
1047
Points
11North Carolina
25-10Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1100
Points
12Wichita State
25-7Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: 21 - 11 Voters
604
Points
13Arizona
27-7Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell
918
Points
14Texas Tech
24-9Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: 22 - Joey Knight
716
Points
15Ohio State
24-8Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Paul Klee
600
Points
16West Virginia
24-10Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Norm Wood
663
Points
17Tennessee
25-8Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner
771
Points
18Auburn
25-7Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Tyson Alger
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
501
Points
19Houston
26-7Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
430
Points
20Clemson
23-9Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Dave Borges
439
Points
21Kentucky
24-10Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
528
Points
22Saint Mary's
28-5Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
71
Points

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23TCU
21-11Actual: 29
Highest: 22 - Terry Hutchens
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
40
Points
24Nevada
27-7Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
93
Points
25Florida
20-12Actual: 23
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
102
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Miami (FL)