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 1, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Michigan State (13) 20-15 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Gary D'Amato 1520
2 Duke (33) 28-9 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1572
3 Arizona (18) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Dachille 1506
4 Kansas (1) 31-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1439
5 USC 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 995
6 Kentucky 32-6 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1340
7 Miami (FL) 21-12 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 836
8 Villanova 32-4 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1284
9 Florida 27-9 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1100
10 Wichita State 31-5 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - David Cobb Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1270
11 Cincinnati 30-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 837
12 Louisville 25-9 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 570
13 West Virginia 28-9 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Dave Matter Lowest: NR - 840
14 Xavier 24-14 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 544
15 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1047
16 Seton Hall 21-12 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 274
17 Minnesota 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 642
18 UCLA 31-5 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 340
19 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 362
20 Saint Mary's 29-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 333
21 Gonzaga 37-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 500
22 Notre Dame 26-10 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara 814
23 Texas A&M 16-15 Actual: 25Highest: 10 - Bob Holt Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 130
24 Oklahoma 11-20 Actual: 36Highest: 21 - Brant Wilkerson-New Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 7
25 Alabama 19-15 Actual: 26Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 86
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Northwestern 24-Baylor
