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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Jan 2, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Villanova (59) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619 Points
2 Kansas 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 26 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1503 Points
3 Baylor (6) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - Seth Davis 1532 Points
4 UCLA 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale 1406 Points
5 Gonzaga 14-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1357 Points
6 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1179 Points
7 Virginia 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Soren Petro Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 954 Points
8 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1063 Points
9 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 14 - Doug Doughty 1280 Points
10 Duke 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1090 Points
11 Creighton 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Geoff Grammer 1015 Points
12 Florida State 14-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Schramm 902 Points
13 Wisconsin 12-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee 865 Points
14 Xavier 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Mandy Mitchell 634 Points
15 North Carolina 12-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Paul Klee Lowest: 25 - Jason Butt 785 Points
16 Butler 12-2 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 477 Points
17 Arizona 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt 613 Points
18 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 771 Points
19 Notre Dame 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 250 Points
20 Virginia Tech 12-1 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 293 Points
21 Saint Mary's 12-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 416 Points
22 Florida 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 193 Points
23 Purdue 12-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - Tony Parks 405 Points
24 USC 14-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Patrick Murray Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 74 Points
25 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - Jason Butt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 258 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Indiana