Kevin McNamara WPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI) About: Kevin McNamara is the Host of the KevinMcSports Hour at WPRO radio in Providence and writes for KevinMcSports.com and the Boston Globe. He covered college basketball at the Providence Journal for 30 years and also covered multiple Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals, Final Fours and Ryder Cups in his career.
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Oct 31, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Duke (58) 25-11 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 6 - Craig Handel 1612
2 Kansas 33-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1476
3 Oregon (1) 31-7 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1343
4 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1314
5 Kentucky (2) 27-9 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1479
6 Villanova (4) 35-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Cormac Gordon 1465
7 UCLA 15-17 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 540
8 Xavier 28-6 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle 1167
9 Wisconsin 22-13 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1135
10 Virginia 29-8 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander 1149
11 Michigan State 29-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 903
12 Arizona 25-9 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jerry Carino 1004
13 Louisville 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 755
14 Indiana 27-8 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Elton Alexander 917
15 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 464
16 Florida State 20-14 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 88
17 Gonzaga 28-8 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 699
18 Purdue 26-9 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 672
19 Iowa State 23-12 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 168
20 Texas A&M 28-9 Actual: 38Highest: 20 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 14
21 UConn 25-11 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Richard Croome Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 504
22 San Diego State 28-10 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 48
23 Dayton 25-8 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 98
24 Creighton 20-15 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 231
25 West Virginia 26-9 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 360
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Saint Mary's 21-Texas 23-Rhode Island 25-Maryland
