Kevin McNamara WPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI) About: Kevin McNamara has been a Sports Writer at The Providence Journal since 1988. Kevin has covered college basketball for the paper for more than 20 years and followed the Big East, the Atlantic 10 and the Ivy League over that time. He has also covered the Red Sox in the World Series, the Celtics in the NBA Finals a bit of everything in between in his career. Kevin is a native of Coventry.
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Nov 2, 2015 Pre-Season Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Kansas (5) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1410 Points
2 Kentucky (10) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - Cormac Gordon 1520 Points
3 Maryland (14) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1487 Points
4 Duke 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jay Drew Lowest: 12 - Chuck McGill 1350 Points
5 North Carolina (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 8 - Graham Couch 1566 Points
6 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1185 Points
7 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1047 Points
8 Virginia (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle 1347 Points
9 California 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich 757 Points
10 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 21 - Elton Alexander 838 Points
11 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 917 Points
12 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 1013 Points
13 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - Randy Rosetta 1032 Points
14 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: 22 - Adam Sparks 755 Points
15 UConn 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 307 Points
16 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1088 Points
17 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 433 Points
18 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 72 Points
19 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 126 Points
20 LSU 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bob Sutton Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 268 Points
21 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 265 Points
22 Utah 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jay Drew Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 499 Points
23 Butler 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 223 Points
24 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 63 Points
25 Vanderbilt 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 393 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Notre Dame 23-Purdue