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 12, 2018 Final Rankings Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Virginia (65) 31-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625 Points
2 Villanova 30-4 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1554 Points
3 Kansas 27-7 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 23 Voters Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1379 Points
4 Xavier 28-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Richard Croome Lowest: 11 - Jesse Newell 1383 Points
5 Michigan 28-7 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1213 Points
6 North Carolina 25-10 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Seth Davis Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1100 Points
7 Duke 26-7 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Joe Rexrode 1179 Points
8 Arizona 27-7 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Scott Gleeson Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell 918 Points
9 Cincinnati 30-4 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis 1230 Points
10 Michigan State 29-4 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jon Rothstein 1304 Points
11 Gonzaga 30-4 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Jon Rothstein 1199 Points
12 Purdue 28-6 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 14 - Rick Bozich 1047 Points
13 Texas Tech 24-9 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 22 - Joey Knight 716 Points
14 Wichita State 25-7 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Carlos Silva Lowest: 21 - 11 Voters 604 Points
15 Tennessee 25-8 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner 771 Points
16 West Virginia 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 5 Voters Lowest: 24 - Norm Wood 663 Points
17 Kentucky 24-10 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 7 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 528 Points
18 Clemson 23-9 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - Dave Borges 439 Points
19 Houston 26-7 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 430 Points
20 Ohio State 24-8 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Paul Klee 600 Points
21 Auburn 25-7 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Tyson Alger Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 501 Points
22 Florida 20-12 Actual: 23Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 102 Points
23 TCU 21-11 Actual: 29Highest: 22 - Terry Hutchens Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 40 Points
24 Providence 21-13 Actual: 30Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 22 Points
25 Saint Mary's 28-5 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Carlos Silva Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 71 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Miami (FL) 24-Nevada