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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Mar 14, 2017 Final Rankings Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Villanova (59) 31-3 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619
2 Kansas 28-4 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 18 Voters Lowest: 7 - Andrew Lopez 1478
3 Gonzaga (6) 32-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - Jon Rothstein 1520
4 Arizona 30-4 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1427
5 UCLA 29-4 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Rick Bozich 1207
6 Duke 27-8 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 11 - Elton Alexander 1250
7 North Carolina 27-7 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1278
8 Kentucky 29-5 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Paul Klee 1275
9 Oregon 29-5 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chris Murray Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1194
10 SMU 30-4 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 18 - Cecil Hurt 951
11 Louisville 24-8 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jason Butt 981
12 Baylor 25-7 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 877
13 Purdue 25-7 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Craig Handel 652
14 Notre Dame 25-9 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein 682
15 Florida State 25-8 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 568
16 West Virginia 26-8 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Mandy Mitchell 842
17 Cincinnati 29-5 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - David Cloninger Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 520
18 Wichita State 30-4 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 436
19 Iowa State 23-10 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Andrew Lopez 568
20 Butler 23-8 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 359
21 Virginia 22-10 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 238
22 Florida 24-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 388
23 Michigan 24-11 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 252
24 Wisconsin 25-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 151
25 Saint Mary's 28-4 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 304
