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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Dec 4, 2017 Week 5 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Duke (65) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625 Points
2 Kansas 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 39 Voters Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters 1525 Points
3 Michigan State 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Paul Klee 1500 Points
4 Florida 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters 1301 Points
5 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell 1156 Points
6 Villanova 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch 1434 Points
7 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1122 Points
8 Wichita State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - Theo Lawson 1197 Points
9 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 17 - Graham Couch 1174 Points
10 Texas A&M 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva 1192 Points
11 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Tony Parks Lowest: 19 - Brant Wilkerson 856 Points
12 Minnesota 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: 23 - David Cobb 758 Points
13 West Virginia 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 557 Points
14 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 16 - Jon Nyatawa 999 Points
15 Virginia 8-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Carlos Silva 728 Points
16 USC 4-2 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 90 Points
17 Arizona State 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 609 Points
18 Xavier 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 768 Points
19 Cincinnati 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 583 Points
20 Nevada 8-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 199 Points
21 Seton Hall 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 405 Points
22 Purdue 8-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 266 Points
23 TCU 8-0 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - David Cobb Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 311 Points
24 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 96 Points
25 Rhode Island 5-2 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 73 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Baylor