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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Feb 19, 2018Week 16 Rankings for John McNamara
1Villanova (4)
24-3Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1509
Points
2Virginia (42)
24-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Rothstein
1601
Points
3Michigan State (19)
26-3Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Paul Klee
1565
Points
4Xavier
24-4Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: 11 - Jesse Newell
1398
Points
5Gonzaga
25-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1206
Points
6Duke
22-5Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - David Cloninger
1292
Points
7Kansas
21-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 14 - John Feinstein
1166
Points
8North Carolina
21-7Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dave Borges
1074
Points
9Purdue
24-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva
1130
Points
10Cincinnati
23-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: 18 - Seth Davis
954
Points

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11Texas Tech
22-5Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Shannon Ryan
1206
Points
12Clemson
20-6Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Scott Gleeson
683
Points
13Wichita State
21-5Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - David Cloninger
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
870
Points
14Auburn
23-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Tony Parks
Lowest: 18 - Jon Wilner
873
Points
15Ohio State
22-7Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - Paul Klee
680
Points
16Arizona
21-6Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 21 - Matt Vautour
831
Points
17Michigan
22-7Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 23 - Doug Haller
615
Points
18Nevada
23-5Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: NR - Justin Jackson
330
Points
19Saint Mary's
25-4Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
291
Points
20Rhode Island
21-4Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Chris Dachille
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
455
Points
21Houston
21-5Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
263
Points
22West Virginia
19-8Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
329
Points
23Baylor
17-10Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Jason Butt
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
52
Points

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24Tennessee
19-7Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
427
Points
25Middle Tennessee
22-5Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
87
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Florida State