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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Dec 4, 2017 Week 5 Rankings for John McNamara1 Duke (65) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625 Points
2 Kansas 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 39 Voters Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters 1525 Points
3 Michigan State 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Paul Klee 1500 Points
4 Villanova 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch 1434 Points
5 Florida 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters 1301 Points
6 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 17 - Graham Couch 1174 Points
7 Wichita State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - Theo Lawson 1197 Points
8 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell 1156 Points
9 Texas A&M 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva 1192 Points
10 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1122 Points
11 Minnesota 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: 23 - David Cobb 758 Points
12 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 16 - Jon Nyatawa 999 Points
13 Xavier 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 768 Points
14 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Tony Parks Lowest: 19 - Brant Wilkerson 856 Points
15 Virginia 8-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Carlos Silva 728 Points
16 Cincinnati 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 583 Points
17 West Virginia 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 557 Points
18 Arizona State 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 609 Points
19 Seton Hall 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 405 Points
20 USC 4-2 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 90 Points
21 Baylor 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Tyson Alger Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 182 Points
22 Purdue 8-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 266 Points
23 TCU 8-0 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - David Cobb Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 311 Points
24 Louisville 4-2 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 50 Points
25 Texas Tech 6-1 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 82 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Nevada 24-Tennessee